Welcome! This is Fan Club of TV Commercial of OOITAMUGISHOCHU NIKAIDOU. (OOITAMUGISHOCHU means barley distilled spirit of OOITA.)
There are many Fan Club members, all of whom love the TV Commercials, and every day continue to introduce the greatness.
As I'd like to introduce the greatness of the CM to foreign people, I built this site.
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| This is OOITAMUGISHOCHU NIKAIDOU. (Barley Distilled Spirit of OOITA) If you haven't tried it, let's try! Delicious. |
What is CM of OOITAMUGISHOUCHU NIKAIDOU
"TV Commercial of OOITAMUGISHOCHU NIKAIDOU".
It's true that it is only a TV Commercial. However, it has very high artistic quality. It's almost "art work". It has very nostalgic story in the 30 seconds, and after watching it, we find ourselves weeping in the nostalgie. Its scenery is very beautiful, full of nature, retro, and after watching it, we find ourselves getting very sentimental.
It may be difficult to introduce the greatness to foreign people, because its scenery are all Japanese and nostalgie from them may have peculiarly Japanese nostalgie. However, I do want to introduce it.
The Commercials of OOITAMUGISHOCHU NIKAIDOU are made by DAIKO Co.Ltd in Fukuoka City, since 1987. (Approximately one commercial in a year. New CMs are usually made in October or November.) Here are the translation of their Japanese voices.
As of March 2010, we can usually watch the CM in Monday 8 p.m. in Nippon Television(NTV), "Sekai Marumie Terebi Tokusoubu".
(Sorry, because of copyright, there's no video or image of the commercial in this site.)
By the way, what should Fan Club members do? --- "To introduce the greatness of the commercial of OOITAMUGISHOCHU NIKAIDOU". That's all! Of course free of charge. If you want to join us, please e-mail me.
Members of Fan Club
(Japanese list of members is here.)
Lineup of CMs since 1987
Shooting Places of the CM are almost in Kyushu Island in Japan. It is maybe because the maker of CM, Daiko Advertising Inc. is located in Kyushu.
It's very difficult for me to translate Japanese poem into English. Frequently I'm going to add, alter and tinker with the contents. If you find something bad or to be corrected, please e-mail me.
| Year | Subtitle of CM | Japanese original dialogue | (Japanese pronounciation) | translation |
| 1987 | Nature | いつ、来れますか…? いつ、逢えますか…? いつ、話せますか…? 自然も、街も、人も、みんな、ゆっくり、もっと、ゆっくり…。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Itsu koremasuka? Itsu aemasuka? Itsu hanasemasuka? Hitomo machimo sizenmo minna yukkuri motto yukkuri... Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
When can you come? When can you meet me? When can you talk with me? Nature, town, people, all slow, slower... Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1988 | Trip of water |
人知れず、彷徨いながら、たゆたいながら、水は、おいしく磨かれていく。 大分の、おいしい水と出会って、私は麦だけの焼酎になる。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
hitosirezu, samayoinagara, tayutainaraga, mizuha oishiku migakareteiku. Ooitano oishiimizuto deatte, watashiha mugidakeno shouchuuninaru. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Wandaring and wabering unnoticed by anyone, water is brushed into good taste. By encountering the delicious water of OOITA, I become distilled spirit of only barley. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1989 | Dream of the Town |
風の気持ちも、光の想いも、知っている。すべてが隙間なく、私の心に重なり合う。 街は今日も、ふるさとの夢を見ているのか…? 麦100%が、原点。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Kazeno kimochimo, hikarino omoimo, shitteiru. Subetega sukimanaku, watashino kokoroni kasanariau. Machiha kyoumo, furusatono yumewo miteirunoka...? Mugi100%ga, genten. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
I know both the thinking of wind and the spirit of light. All overlap into my heart perfectly. Today also, town is dreaming hometown...? Point of origin is barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1990 | Object of time |
海から抜け出した魚たちが、今夜帰ってくる。 大地の上で、彼らは一体、どんな夢を見たのだろう。 聞こえてくるのは、魚たちの夢の話。彼らの夢を肴(さかな)に、今夜も…。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Umikara nukedashita sakanatachiga, konya kaettekuru. Daichinouede, karerahaittai, donnayumewo mitanodarou. Kikoetekurunoha, sakanatachinoyumenohanashi. Kareranoyumewo sakanani, konyamo... Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikiadou. |
Today, fish are going to came back, escaping from the ocean. I wonder what kind of dream they dreamt, on the earth. I can hear tales of dream of fish. Tonight, with their dream, I'll ... Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1991 | Organ in the forest |
この星が生まれたばかりの頃、鳥たちはここで翔ぶことを学び、風は歌うことを学んだ。 ここで生まれて、ここにいる…。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Konohoshiga umaretabakarinokoro, Toritachihakokode tobukotowomanabi, kazeha utaukotowomananda. Kokodeumarete, kokoniiru... Watashiha mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
In the old days when the earth was born, it was here that Birds learned flying and wind learned singing. Born here, and now here... I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1992 | My way |
風の道を辿って、旅は始まる。 忘れていた夢に出会い、見知らぬ刻(とき)に触れる。 私の旅は、終わりのない旅かもしれない。 風の道が、私の道。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Kazenomichiwo tadotte, tabiha hajimaru. Wasureteitayumeni deai, mishiranutokini fureru. Watashinotabiha, owarinonai tabikamoshirenai. Kazenomichiga, watashinomichi. Mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Along the road of wind, my trip begins. I encount the buried dream, and touch the strange time. My trip may be an endless trip. My way is the way of wind. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1993 | penman |
東にいれば、西へゆきたい。春が来れば、冬が恋しい。 いたずらがんこに、生きてゆく。そんな時代がありました。 誰にも似ていない、誰にも辿れない。 麦100%が私の生き方。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Higashiniireba, nishiiheyukitai. Harugakureba, fuyugakoishii. Itazuragankoni, ikiteyuku. Sonnajidaiga arimashita. Darenimoniteinai, darenimotadorenai. Mugi100%ga watashinoikikata. Ooigamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
I want to go east if being west. I miss winter if spring has come. Carrying on living stubbornly. There were those day. There's no one alike. No one can be analogous. My lifestyle is barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1994 | Town of the wind |
その呟きは、やがて街に温もりを宿し、ため息は、懐かしい時間を映し出す。 風が、描く。刻(とき)を、描く。私は、おいしい風を知っています。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Sonotsubuyakiha, yagatemachini nukumoriwoyadoshi, Tameikiha natsukashiijikanwo utsushidasu. Kazega, egaku. tokiwo egaku. Watashiha oishiikazewo shitteimasu. Mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Before long, the murmur warms the town, and the sigh reflects the nostalgic time. The wind draws time. I know the delicioius wind. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1995 | poet of astronomy |
幾千、幾万光年の彼方から、星たちは、どんなメッセージを伝えようとしていたのだろう。 満天の星が、今宵も天文詩人たちを悩ませる。 いつも、新しい輝きと、新しい生命(いのち)。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Ikusen, ikumankounenno kanatakara, Hoshitachiha, donna messejiwo tsutaeyouto shiteitanodarou. Mantennohoshiga, koyoimo tenmonshijintachiwo nayamaseru. Itsumo, atarashiikagayakito, atarashiiinochi. Watashiha mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
From hundreds, thousands of light-years away, I wonder what kind of messages stars have tried to convey. Tonight, stadium of stars puzzle poets of astronomy. Always, new brightness and new life. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1996 | Glass of cinema |
探していた想い出に、人は、どこで追いつけるのだろう? 人はみな、帰るべき刻(とき)があり、辿りつく夢がある。 夢から覚めて、ここにいる。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Sagashiteita omoideni, hitoha dokode oitsukerunodarou. Hitohamina, kaerubekitokigaari, tadoritsukuyumegaaru. Yumekarasamete, kokoniiru. Watashihamugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Where can we catch up with the dream we have looked for? Everyone has his own time that he should come back,and his own dream that he should reach. Being here, awaking from his dream. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1997 | Tree climb |
ただいま。
グラスに映るのは、本当の私です。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Tadaima. Gurasuni utsurunoha hontouno watashidesu. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Hello, I'm back home. What reflects on the glass is true myself. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1998 | Labyrinth of time |
風追い街、誘われ道。 置き去りにされた刻(とき)の迷路で、物語は今も続いている。 私の住処(すみか)は、ここにあります。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Kazeoimachi, sasowaremichi. Okizarinisareta tokinomeirode, monogatariha imamo tsuduiteiru. Watashinosumikaha, kokoniarimasu. Mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Town of chasing wind, way of inviting. In the abandoned labyrinth of time, the story is still going on. My habitat is here. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 1999 | Train window of the traveler |
生まれたばかりの風が、窓から飛び込んでくる。 旅人のほろ苦い後悔は、やがて美味しい溜め息に解きほぐされていく。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Umaretabakarinokazega, madokaratobikondekuru. Tabibitonohoronigaikoukaiha, yagate oishiitameikini tokihogusareteiku. Watashiha mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
The newborn wind comes out of the window. Late, the bittersweet regret of the travelers is raveled and becomes delicious sigh. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2000 | Canal of wind |
確かな言葉は、誰も、持っていませんでした。 海 渡る。風 渡る。 懐かしさは、不思議な力を持っています。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Tashikanakotobaha, daremo, motteimasendeshita. Umi wataru. Kaze wataru. Natsukashisaha, fushiginachikarawo motteimasu. Watashiha mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
No one had sure words. The ocean get accross. The wind get accross. Nostalgia has mysterious power. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2001 | Hiding from the rain |
刻(とき)の我侭に流されて、私は、記憶の海に辿りつく。 ふるさとは、私の中に流れています。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Tokinowagamamani nagasarete, Watashiha kiokunoumini tadoritsuku. Furusatoha, watasinonakani nagareteimasu. Mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Drifted by selfishness of time, I reached the ocean of memory. My hometown is alive in my heart. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2002 | Father |
私の記憶に、いつも後姿で現れる人がいる。 あの頃、あなたが口にしなかったことばに、いつか私は、たどり着くのだろうか…? ずっと、麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Watasnokiokuni, itsumo ushirosugatade arawareruhitogairu. Anokoro, anatagakuchinishinakata kotobani itsukawatashiha, tadoritsukunodarouka...? Zutto, Mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
There is a man who alway shows his back shot in my dream. I wonder when I will someday reach the word that you have never said. Forever, barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2003 | Longing forever |
錆びついていた時計が、再び時を刻みはじめた。 縺(もつ)れた糸はほどけ出し、古びた迷路は、ひとすじの道になる。 麦100%は、私のふるさと。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Sabitsuiteitatokeiga, futatabi tokiwo kizamihajimeta. Motsuretaitoha hodokedashi, furubitameiroha hitosujino michininaru. Mugi100%ha, watashino furusato. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
The rusted-out clock began to move again. The tangled string began to untangle, and the old labyrinth come to be a straight way. Barley 100% is my hometown. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2004 | Island of poet |
水平線をひいたのは、空があまりにも空だったから。 夜空に星をまいたのは、地球という星を忘れそうだったから。 私は、私のままでここにいる。 そして、麦100％。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Suiheisenwo hiitanoha, soraga amarinimo soradattakara. Yozorani hoshiwo maitanoha, chikyuutoiu hoshiwo wasuresoudattakara. Watashiha, watashinomamade kokoniiru. Soshite, mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
It is because sky was too sky that I made sea horizon. It is because I was on the point of forget the existence of the earth that I scattered stars into night sky. I am here, just the way I am. And, barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2005 | Library on the sand dune |
「夢を持て」と励まされ、「夢を見るな」と笑われる。 ふくらんで、やぶれて、近づいて、遠ざかって…。 今日も、夢の中で目を覚ます。 麦100％。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
"Yumewo mote" to hagemasare, "yumewo miruna" to warawareru. Fukurande, yaburete, chikaduite, toozakatte... Kyoumo, yumenonakade mewosamasu. Mugi100%. Ooigamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Encouraged by the word "have your dream", ridiculed with the word "don't dream". Swolling, rupturing, getting near, getting far... Today, I awake in my dream. Barley100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2006 | Power of the unknown |
逆らいながら、奪われて、 流されながら、見失う。 誰もが、その戸惑いの中から、学ぶのだ。 嗚呼…、本当の私に帰ってゆきます。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Sakarainagara, ubawarete, nagasarenagara, miushinau. Daremoga, sonotomadoinonakakara manabunoda. Aa... hontouno watashini kaetteyukimasu. Mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Robbed while withstanding, dropping off while being drifted. Everyon learns in the embarrassment. Ah... going back to the truth of what I am. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2007 | Fragment of letter |
イエスとノー。その二つの間には、何もないのだろうか。 筆を走らせたのは、宙ぶらりんの想いでした。 想いのかけらは朽ちることなく、ざわざわと心を揺らします。 私はまっすぐ麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Yes to No. Sono futatsuno aidaniha, nanimonainodarouka. Fudewo hashirasetanoha, chuuburarinnoomoideshita. Omoino kakeraha kuchirukotonaku, zawazawato kokorowoyurashimasu. Watashiha mugi100%. Ooitamugishouchu Nikaidou. |
Yes and No.
Is there nothing between two of them? I applied brush strokes, feeling at loose ends. The pieces of spirit don't decay, and dally to my soul gradually. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2008 | The vanished footmark |
近道は、遠回り。 急ぐほどに、足をとられる。 始まりと終わりを直線で結べない道が、この世にはあります。 迷った道が、私の道です。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Chikamichiha, toomawari. Isoguhodoni, ashiwotorareru. Hajimarito owarito chokusende musubenaimichiga, konoyoniha arimasu. Mayottamichiga, watashinomichidesu. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
Shortcut is longcut. Haste makes slipping up. There is a way whose start and end we can't connect straightforward. My way is the way I stray in. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2009 | Whisper of the earth |
言葉の海から救い出した結晶は、やがて、儚く消えた。 永遠のような一瞬。音のないメロディ。 大地の記憶は、今日も、囁いてくれるだろうか。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Kotobanoumikarasukuidashita kesshouha, yagate, hakanakukieta. Eiennoyouna isshun. Otononai melody. Daichinokiokuha, kyoumo, sasayaitekurerudarouka. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
The rescued crystal from the ocean of words vanished away fleetingly. Moment like eternity. Melody without sounds. Today, I wonder the memory of the earth whiseper. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2010 | The days I hankered for the sky in |
今でも、空に憧れた日々を思い出す。 教科書も、地図も、とうに失ってしまった。 僕の一日が、僕の一生が、空っぽでありませんように。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Imademo, sora ni akogareta hibiwo omoidasu. Kyoukashomo, chizumo, touni ushinattesimatta. Bokuno ichinichiga, bokuno isshouga, karappode arimasen youni. Watashiha mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
Even now, I remember the days I hankered for the sky in. I've already lost both coursebooks and maps. I wish neither my day nor my life is empty. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2010 | Memory of twilight |
あの頃の私に出会えたら、どんな言葉をかけよう。 深呼吸して、前を向く。 降り積もった日々が、私の背中を、強く押します。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Anokoro watashini deaetara, donna kotobawo kakeyou. Shinkokyuushite maewomuku. Furitsumotta hibiga, watashino senakawo tsuyoku oshimasu. Watashiha mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
If I could meet what I used to be in those days, I wonder what I would speek. Take a deep breath, and face forward. The piles of old days push my back, strongly. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2011 | Looking back and tomorrow |
思えば、守れない約束ばかりだった。 会いたい人と会えない人、風の便りは、いつも風向き次第。 どうか、タイムマシンが、発明されませんように。 目を閉じるだけで、十分です。 私は麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Omoeba, mamorenai yakusoku bakaridatta. Aitaihitotoaenaihito, kazenotayoriha, itsumokazamukishidai. Douka, taimumashinga, hatsumeisaremasennyouni. Mewotojirudakede, juubundesu. Watashiha mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
All of them were promises I couldn't keep, I remember. Someone I want to meet, and someone I cannot meet. Wind's letter always depends on the direction of wind. May time-machine never be invented. Closing my eye is enough. I'm barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2012 | Mother in the Showa era |
手触りも、温もりも、今では失われたパズルのかけらのよう。 未来と引き換えに、奪われてしまった。 雨曝しの記憶の中で、鮮やかに甦る人がいます。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Tezawarimo, nukumorimo, imadeha ushinawareta pazuru no kakerano you. Mirai to hikikaeni, ubawarete shimatta. Amazarashi no kiokuno nakade, azayakani yomigaeru hito ga imasu. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
Now, both the touch and the warmth are like lost pieces of puzzle. They are robbed in exchage for future. The person relives in the memory of raining. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2013 | The line that carves my heart |
泣いた、笑った、名もなき日々。 ため息を知らない私が、そこにはいました。 楽しかった想い出が、今では頬を伝います。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Naita, waratta, namonaki hibi. Tameikiwo shiranai watashiga, sokoniha imashita. Tanoshikatta omoidega, imadeha hoo wo tsutaimasu. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
I used to cry and laugh day after day casually. I haven't sighed at all arount that time. Now the happy memory is running down my cheeks. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2014 | The line that connect hearts--Spring and Summer-- |
昔、憧れた大人は、いつも映画と小説の中にいた。 精悍な顔つき。少しキザな台詞。たまに見せる子どものような無邪気さ。 今日も、あの頃のように、古い映画の話でもしながら盛り上がろうか。 飲みたい人は、会いたい人です。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Mukashi, akogareta otona ha, itsumo eiga to shousetsu no nakani ita. Seikan na kaotsuki. Sukoshi kizana serifu. Tamani miseru kodomono youn mujakisa. Kyoumo, anokorono youni, furui eigano hanashidemo shinagara moriagarouka. Nomitai hitoha, aitai hitodesu. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
The adults we adored in the old days were always in movies or novels. Stormy good looks. A little genteel dialogs. Occasional glance of childish innosence. Let's groove to talking about such as old movies, as if in the old days. The man I want to drink with is the man I want to meet. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2014 | The line that connect hearts--Autumn and Winter-- |
遠足の日より、前の日の夜が好きでした。 わくわくとうきうきを、リュックに詰めたり、ひっくり返したりして。 先にある楽しみを想像すると、思わず、嬉しくなってくる。 私は昔からそうでした。 今日も、楽しく呑めそうです。 飲みたい人、それは、会いたい人です。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Ensoku no hiyori, maenohi no yoru ga sukideshita. Wakuwaku to ukiukiwo, ryukku ni tsumetari, hikkurikaeshitari shite. Sakini aru tanoshimiwo souzousuruto, omowazu, ureshikunattekuru. Watshi ha mukashikara soudeshita. Kyou mo, tanoshiku nomesoudesu. Nomitai hito, soreha, aitai hitodesu. Ooitamugishochu, Nikaidou. |
I liked the previous day rather than the very day of excursion. I used to pack excitement and pleasantness into and out of the backpack. Imagining the future fun, I found myself so joyful. I have been such since old days. I'll have fun drinking today as always. Whom I want to drink with is, exactly, whom I want to meet. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2014 | I'll see you in my dreams |
あの日から遠ざかるほど、あなたに逢いたくなる。 いくつもの色が重なり合い、やがてモノクロームになった日。 甘く、ほろ苦い・・・。 すべてが刻まれた場所を、教えてほしい。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Anohi kara toozakaruhodo, anatani aitakunaru. Ikutsumono iroga kasanariai, yagate monokuromu ni natta hi. Amaku, horonigai. Subetega kizamareta bashowo, oshiete hoshii. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishochu, Nikaidou. |
The further I step away from the day, the more I want to meet you again. Many colors have overlapped on top of each other, and one day it became monochrome. Sweet and bitter... I want to know where all are graven. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2015 | Wind of Solitude |
なぜ、この道を歩いて来たのか・・・ 目を閉じて、見つめる。 立ち止まったまま、遠くへ旅立つ。 誰かのためではなく、自分のためでもなく・・・ 何かひとつ、あなたの心に残したい。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Naze, kono michiwo aruitekitanoka. Mewo tojite mitsumeru. Tachidomatta mama tooku he tabidatsu. Darekano tamedehanaku, Jibunno tamedemonaku, Nanika hitotsu, anatano kokorono nakani nokoshitai. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
Why have I walked along this road? Gazing with eyes closed. Leaving far away while stopped. For neither someone nor myself, I want to leave something one for your heart. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2016 | Dream back into |
揺れている小さな影は、もう1人の私だ。 夢に気づいたのは、メトロノームが止まった瞬間。 錆びた線路は、あの日に続いているだろうか...。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Yureteiru chiisana kageha, mouhitorino watashida. Yumeni kiduitanoha, metorono-mu ga tomatta shunkan. Sabita senroha, anohi ni tuduiteirudarouka... Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
The swaying shadow is another I. It was when I noticed it was a dream that the metronome halted. I wonder whether the rusty railroad leads to the day... Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2017 | Poem of Island's Shadow |
まばゆい夢を抱いて、海を渡ったあの日。 変わらない手触り、息遣いが、今では、胸で漣を立てる。 潮風に、微かなインクの匂いがした。 麦100パーセント。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Magayui yumewo daite, umiwo watatta anohi. Kawaranai tezawari, ikizukaiga, imadeha, munede sazanamiwo tateru. Shiokazeni, kasukana inku no nioiga shita. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
The day I crossed the sea, holding a shinig dream. The same touch and breath are now setting off ripples in my heart. In the salty breeze, it smelled a faint aroma of ink. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2017 | Special Moment in My Life |
「鮮やかに思い出されるのは、いつも、ありふれた風景だ。 何気ない風景にこそ、旅する私が、映し出される。 人生が旅なら、今日も、明日も、小さな旅だ。」 詩人、長田弘は、こう書きました。 好きな焼酎を口に含むと、心が揺らいできて、好きな風景が不意に浮かんでくる。いい旅をしたくなる。 今日も、グラス一杯の、旅に出る。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
"Azayakani omoidasarerunoha, itsumo, arifureta fuukeida. Nanigenai fuukeinikoso, tabisuru watashiga utsushidasareru. Jinsei ga tabinara, kyoumo, ashitamo, chiisana tabida." Shijin, Osada Hiroshi ha koukaimashita. Sukina shouchu wo kuchini fukumuto, kokoroga yuraidekite, sukina fuukei ga fuini ukandekuru. Ii tabiwo shitakunaru. Kyoumo, gurasu ipppaino, tabinideru. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
"It is always ordinary scenes that come to memory vividly. It is always ordinary scenes that reflect me---traveler on. If life is a journey, not only today but also tomorrow is a little trip." Poet Hiroshi OSADA wrote such. When drinking my favorite distilled spirit, my heart begins to swing, and reminds me of my favorite scenes, unexpectedly. Want to take off on a journey. Today, I take off on a journey of one glass. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2018 | Power of Communication | それは、眠らない花びらのようだ。 ねじを巻きながら、時代を巻き戻し、月明かりすら照らさない場所で、そっと咲いている。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Soreha, Nemuranai Hanabira no youda. Nejiwo makinagara, jidaiwo makimodoshi, tsukiakari sura terasanai bashode, sotto saiteiru. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishochu, Nikaidou. |
It is like a sleepless petal. Turning back the era with turning back a screw, it is in bloom softly, in the place even moonlight doesn't shine on. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2019 | Readers | いつの間にか、つぶやきすら大声になってしまった。 出口のない喧騒の中で、沈黙だけが、語りかける。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Itsunomanika, tsubuyaki sura oogoeni natte shimatta.
Deguchino nai kensou no nakade, chinmoku dakega katarikakeru. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishochu, Nikaidou. |
Imperceptibly, even mutters became loud voices.
In a bustle without any exit, only silence talks to me. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2020 | Crystal of Memory | 風の歌で眠り、雨の囁きで、目覚めた。 残されたのは、記憶をノックする匂い。 行き場の無い記憶を、三日月だけが、照らしている。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Kazeno utade nemuri, ameno sasayakide mezameta. Nokosaretanoha, kioku wo nokku suru nioi. Ikibanonai kiokuwo, mikaduki dakega, terashiteiru. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishochu, Nikaidou. |
Fallen asleep song of wind, and waked by whisper of rain. All that is left was the scent of knocking the memory. All that shines light into the stray memory is the crescent moon. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2021 | Time Alone --- Everyday | 新しいのか、古いのか。 自分の生き方を、そんなものさしではかったことはないが、 私は、どうやら古い人間らしい。 確かに、身の回りは、しっくり馴染むものばかり。 手触りのあるものしか、信じられない。 心のおもむくままに、過ごしていく。 私はどこまで行っても、アナログ人間だ。 今日も焼酎と二人きり。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Atarashiinoka, furuinoka. Jibunno ikikatawo, sonna monosashide hakatta kotoha naiga, watashiha douyara furui ningen rashii. Tashikani, minomawariha, shikkuri najimu monobakari. Tezawarino arumonoshika, shinjirarenai. Kokorono omomukumamani, sugoshiteiku. Watashiha dokomade ittemo, analog ningenda. Kyoumo shouchuuto futarikiri. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
New or old? Though I have never evaluate my life by such criterion, I seem to be a person of the old school. Certainly, I am surrounded by what I have become familiar with. All I can rely on is what has hand feeling. I will live as I follow my own heart. I will be an analog person, forever. Today as well, just the two of us with shochu. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2021 | Time Alone --- Trip | あれも、これもと、欲張ることをやめる。 シンプルで、飾り気のない日々を生きる。 肩書きの無い自分になる。 歳を重ねると、足し算より、引き算がいい。 群れない。騒がない。一人の時間が、大人を楽しくする。 今日も焼酎と二人きり。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Aremo, koremoto, yokubarukotowo yameru. Simple de kazarikenonai hibiwo ikiru. Katagakino nai jibunninaru. Toshiwo kasaneruto, tashizan yori hikizan ga ii. Murenai. Sawaganai. Hitorino jikanga, otonawo tanoshikusuru. Kyoumo shouchuuto futarikiri. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
I stop wanting each and everything. I live a simple and humble life everyday. I become myself released from social status. As getting elder, subtraction appears better than addition. Not hang out with a group. Not be noisy. Time alone helps adults have fun. Today as well, just the two of us with shochu. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2021 | Into the inner part of dream | あの日の自分も、うつろう未来も、 ここで出会える。 見覚えのある眼差しが、 心を覗き込んでいるようだ。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Anohino jibunmo, utsurou miraimo, kokode deaeru. Mioboe no aru manazashiga, kokorowo nozokikondeiruyouda. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
Even myself in that day, or the wavering future, here I can meet with. The recognizable look seems to read me like a book. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2022 | Sigh of Water | どこにでもある風景。 ここにしかない風景。 静けさは語りかけ、流れは、囁きに変わる。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Dokonidemo aru fuukei. Kokonishika nai fuukei. Shizukesaha katarikake, nagareha, sasayakini kawaru. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
Scenery that we can see anywhere. Scenery that exists only here. Silence talks, and flow changes into whisper. Barley 100%. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
| 2023 | Beyond Night | 街を仄かに照らし、いつしか、風とともに消えてゆく。 果たせない約束と、悲しみの抜け殻を乗せて。 月はいつも、ポケットの中で輝いていました。 麦100%。大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Machiwo honokani terashi, itsushika kazeto tomoni kieteyuku. Hatasenai yakusokuto, kanashimino nukegarawo nosete. Tuki ha itsumo, poketto no nakade kagayaiteimashita. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
It dimly shines a light on town, and unknown to anybody, disappears with wind. With promise that can't be fulfilled and empty shell of sadness. The moon was always shining in the pocket. Mugi 100%. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
| 2023 | The Traveling Words | 海を越えて、時間さえも越えて、 言葉は、旅をします。 翼を手にした言葉は、あなたの心をくすぐり、時には、揺らす。 よく晴れた週末の朝、ペンを握ろう。 雨のやまない夕方に、引き出しをあけよう。 欲しいのは、手触りのある言葉だけです。 大分むぎ焼酎、二階堂。 |
Umiwo koete, jikan saemo koete, kotobaha tabiwo shimasu. Tsubasawo tenishita kotobaha, anatano kokorowo kusuguri, tokiniha, yurasu. Yokuhareta shuumatsuno asa, pen wo nigirou. Ameno yamanai yuugatani, hikidashiwo akeyou. Hoshiinoha, tezawarino aru kotoba dakedesu. Ooitamugishouchu, Nikaidou. |
Beyond sea, and beyond even time, words travel. The words that obtained wing tickle your heart and sometimes stir your soul. On a very fine weekend morning, let's grab your pen. On an endlessly rainy evening, let's open your shelf. All we want is tactual word. Ooita's barley distilled spirit, Nikaidou. |
Author of this site
"Kacchan" (e-mail), born in May 1979 in Hamamatsu City in Japan, and now live in Kanagawa Prefecture also in Japan.
I'm an engineer, developing large machinery. And, on weekend I often play piano.
About my activity, see below :
- Music
- Travel (Shikoku Walking-Pilgrimage)
My favorite Nikaidou CM is "Town of the wind" in 1994.
Link to other sites
Nikaidou Brewing Company
Daiko Advertising Inc.(making the CM)