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There are a lot of islands in Japan. When I say four big island from the north, they are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu. I live in Kyushu island.
Kyushu island is far away from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, so it takes a while when you order something on the Internet because the transportation companies usually use tracks for delivery. If you live in Hoshu, you can get the product you order on the Internet on the next day, however, I get it in more than two days.
Kyushu connects Honshu with Kanmon bridge(関門橋).
http://www.google.co.jp/maps?z=11&ll=33.9618,130.9585&t=h
Some people say you need your passport when you cross over Kanmon bridge. Of course it's just kidding.
I used to live in Urayasu city, near Tokyo and it is famous for Tokyo Disneyland, though it was about 15 years ago and there was no Amazon.co.jp at that time.
I sometimes wish I still live in Urayasu.
There aren't bad things when you live in Kyushu island. Agriculture and animal industries are flourishing in Kyushu, so vegetables and meats are cheaper than the other areas. I think most vegetables are more delicious because it doesn't take much time for transportation.
My daughter likes tomatoes, especially small tomatoes. Smaller tomatoes are sweeter than bigger ones. I often buy them.
She came up with an interesting idea the other day. She put two tomatoes on her rice as eyes and a half slice of potato as a mouth. You can see it in the picture on the left. Next day, she put a string of spinach as a mouth. She always entertains me!
Kyushu island is far away from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, so it takes a while when you order something on the Internet because the transportation companies usually use tracks for delivery. If you live in Hoshu, you can get the product you order on the Internet on the next day, however, I get it in more than two days.
Kyushu connects Honshu with Kanmon bridge(関門橋).
http://www.google.co.jp/maps?z=11&ll=33.9618,130.9585&t=h
Some people say you need your passport when you cross over Kanmon bridge. Of course it's just kidding.
I used to live in Urayasu city, near Tokyo and it is famous for Tokyo Disneyland, though it was about 15 years ago and there was no Amazon.co.jp at that time.
I sometimes wish I still live in Urayasu.
There aren't bad things when you live in Kyushu island. Agriculture and animal industries are flourishing in Kyushu, so vegetables and meats are cheaper than the other areas. I think most vegetables are more delicious because it doesn't take much time for transportation.
My daughter likes tomatoes, especially small tomatoes. Smaller tomatoes are sweeter than bigger ones. I often buy them.
She came up with an interesting idea the other day. She put two tomatoes on her rice as eyes and a half slice of potato as a mouth. You can see it in the picture on the left. Next day, she put a string of spinach as a mouth. She always entertains me!
Starting from the north, the 4 big islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
I live on Kyushu island.
Kyushu island is far away from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, so it takes a while when you order something on the Internet because the transportation companies usually use trains for delivery.
If you live in Hoshu, you can get the product you order on the Internet on the next day. However, it takes more than two days for me to get it.
Kyushu connects to Honshu via Kanmon bridge(関門橋).
Of course they're just kidding.
There aren't many bad things when you live in Kyushu island.
I think most vegetables are more delicious because it doesn't take much time to transport them.
Did you like those pictures?
Japan seems to do a lot more of that than we do in America. :) Here, we might make funny shapes with pancakes or something, but Japan seems like it makes designs in Bentos all the time.
I agree with you that some Japanese are very good at making bento, but I'm not very good at it.
I live in Kyushu. BUT
I live on Kyushu island.
any comments for or against this logic?
On the other hand, English is just weird. For instance:
"On the bus this morning, my sister was really loud."
"In the car this morning, my sister was really loud."
There's no reason that I know of for these 2 to be different, and yet they are.
Your discussion was really helpful to understand the difference between "in" and "on."
I thought I had to use the preposition "in" when I said where I lived, however it wasn't right.
Oyatsu's guess was totally understandable.
William's example "on the bus" and "in the car" was great.
Thank you, both of you!
There are a lot of islands in Japan, but four large ones. (if you add this to this sentence, the next sentence is correct as you wrote it, but otherwise, the word "when" is kind of confusing and out of place. Also, put a comma after the word islands.)
Kyushu island is far away from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, so it takes a while when you order something on the Internet because the transportation companies usually use trucks for delivery.
Of course it's just a joke. (William's correction is good too, I'm only offering an alternative one.)
I sometimes wish I still lived in Urayasu.
> she entertains me too. :)
I'm glad to hear that.
When I say name the four big main islands from beginning in the north, they are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
I live on Kyushu island. People live "on" and island, a mountain, a peninsula, a riverboat. But one lives "in" a city, village, township, county, state, or country. "On" = "atop." "In" = "within" (surrounded by).
Kyushu island is far away from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, so it takes a while when you order something on the Internet because the transportation companies usually use tracks trucks for delivery.
If you live in Hoshu, you can get the product you order on the Internet on the next day, but however, I will get it in more than two days or more.
Kyushu is connected to Honshu with by the Kanmon bridge (関門橋).
Of course it's just they're kidding.
I used to live in Urayasu city, near Tokyo, which and it is famous for the Tokyo Disneyland, though it was built about 15 years ago and there was no Amazon.
But there aren't bad things when you live in Kyushu island.
Agriculture and livestock flourish animal industries are flourishing in Kyushu, so vegetables and meats are cheaper than the other areas.
I think most of the vegetables are more delicious here because it doesn't take much time to transport them for transportation.
My daughter likes tomatoes, especially small tomatoes.
We call small tomatoes "Cherry Tomatoes."
I buy them often.
I agree that agricultural areas are nicer places to live. Young people like the excitement of the city, but soon enough they will see the beauty of farmland.
I've lived in urban areas most of my life, and was relieved with the pleasant living for the five years I lived in Iowa. Now I live in Colorado living is even nicer. There aren't many farms up here, but we do have ranches where horses, sheep, cattle, and Llamas grow.
You might be surprised to know that I can get Amazon purchases up here in three days via FedEx! It takes a little longer to get furniture and appliances, though, because they have to be sent by motor freight.
Needing a passport to cross the bridge was funny! That shows the difference in the two islands.
> You might be surprised to know that I can get Amazon purchases up here in three days via FedEx!
Really? It is the same duration I get Amazon purchaces as you.
> Needing a passport to cross the bridge was funny!
I'm glad to hear that.
Japan is made up of many islands.
This sounds more natural to me.
If you live in Hoshu, you can order something on the Internet and get it the next day; however, when I order something it (usually) takes three or more days.
I think most big companies (like Amazon) have shipping centers all over the US, so for most things you can get next-day delivery regardless of where you live (as long as you are in/close to a relatively big city). People who are in the middle of nowhere (ど田舎） have to wait longer, though.
すぐに食べちゃうのに笑っているのは偉いですね。 笑
Haha. The system of the JLPT is very clever, isn't it?
> so for most things you can get next-day delivery regardless of where you live (as long as you are in/close to a relatively big city)
I thought it took more time to get things in the United States because the US is a big country.