part 1 of the camino is published. part 2 you will be occur (picture, little story about you, with informations you should send asap: Some questions:
Where did you buyed your bike, little story? price?
What did you change - racks ....
Why did you do the camino?
What are you doing in japan? profession ....
Daniel

<Marco>Guten ???, Daniel,

Auch mich, , part-1 of CAMINO has completed. Part-2 you had occured. I'm pleased to reply the query as you asked, which is the typical question I'd been asked from my lots of Japanese Firend and some bicycle friend in America and Sweden, Netherland. It is written in MY Hope Page by Japanese.

<1>Biciclata I purchased:
In Donostia (San Sebastian) in Basque. Consequently, I find the BICI shop in Donostia by chance. But I had a kind of belief that ,"There should be a nice BICI shop in a RESORT TOWN, much better than an ordinary big city. Internet onformation before I left Japan was not enough to tell me such information.

The price of my BIKE was Pts 19000, which is second hand, the tire is worned out 50%. I was thinking I might need to change tire on the way. But I had no punctute and also use the same tire now in Japan. I might be simply a lucky! Regarding the price of bike, the cheapest way would be to buy it in Portgal and to forward to Spain, now I thought.

**Before I left Japan I was wonderind if it better to purchase the Japanese folding BIKE. But I thought it would be a some tsruggle to bring it from my house to Narita Airport. This was why I decided to purchase the bike in Spain or France.

<2>Luggage carrier
This is very useful Q&A to lot of bycicle amigos! Even in Japan, to find the best-fit carrier is very difficult. And I had been thinking all the way, even before I purchased BICI, the Carrier would be a key to complete the travel! I happened to find a nice BICI shop in San Jean Piered de Port as soon as I reached by railway, on my way to find a hotel. The next morning, I've asked a mechanician of the store to fit the luggage racks. But it took time to attach it! Depending on a type of BICI, the bolt hole is different. The bike I purchased had a single bolt hole. It needs some modofication by using additional some metal sipport. It was a kinf of engineering facility. This was a kind of service, nowadays be difficult to be found even in Japanese small manufacturer.

Everyday I had been tuning-up the racks(back side carrier). I found a large CAGE and used iron-weir in contsruction gabbage on the way.  Then purchased tools in DIY store to attach the cage on carrier. This new gear helped me to luggage on-and-off works. It was very comfortable and I could cruise in good balance ,so as not to be involved in traffic accident. But the outlook of my hand made carrier was strangely enough. I named this "Gaudi Carrier!" after I reached in Astorga, where is the entrance of Galicia.

And my bike had also a front side carrier. This was included in the second hand Pts:19000 bike. I put a frozen orange juice on rain coat (this is an insulation material), and put cheese and fish sandwitches for lunch. Even
Gaudi may not have invented a refregerator for bike! I shipped my bike from Coimbra, Portugal, by the charge as same as the bike price. It took 2-days to dismantle in a hostal room very next to the bike shop. Then I begged a people of YAMAHA and CITROEN automobile to give me empty boxes to pack bike.

The last day of my bike-trip, I had the bike box on my bike and walked the treet for 1-km to the post office, CORREIOS. I might be looked like CRIST having T-Cross on the back. After shipped bike, I purchased Professional Fidist Grade Portgal Guitar, which is ten times more expensive than the bike! My tripp might be a trip to find something. Bike, Guitar and ,,,,,,,.

Daniel, what did you find on the way?

<3>Why Camino?
This is the question I need much more alphabet to explain. Here, I just mention in brief.
*It was a good and appropriate distance for GOOD EXCERCISE by bicicle.
*By chance.
*I've read in WEB,  a diary by old Japanese gentlemal who can not speak Spanich nor English. On the way he has some struggle, which recalls my younger dayd in my younger days.
*In Japan now, Camono becomming popular gradually, which I sensed after I've travelled.

<4>My Profession: I'm a company stuff.

**Finally; Now in Japan and also in Europe, I sense there is some cultural tide for seraphic feeling trend. For example in a field of music, ENYA of Iceland(?) have reached the overwellming sales record. And in Japan there is a cartoom movie which had a record of sales. But I feel that there is a foundamental treand which is very much oriented to German Philosopher, Adorf Schteiner education graduate. The name is not still so popular in Japan, I know some famous musical instrument player or some music composer. Back in Japan, very recently, I was introduced a Brasilian Novelist, Pauro Coello from a friend of mine, who is from Brasil. Outlook is Japanese but not so good at Japanese.

Keep in Touch, Marco

【Marco。】 tamaeさんへ；
　お答えします、私の知る範囲ですが。（バッハの曲は逸話が多いので正確な話かどうかは分かりません。）BWV-1006a リュート組曲　E-flat です。尚、この曲は元々バイオリン組曲E-major からの編曲です。いわゆる、バッハが日曜日のミサごとに行った、「使い回し」の曲です。掲載のMIDIはギター初心者の為の楽譜ですが、Marco。さんのＣＤの中でのお勧めは次の２つの演奏です。

�@Christopher Parkening (Segoviaによる編曲で装飾音が多いです）　シアトル出身のギタリスト　�Aイエラン・セルシェル編：スウェーデンの音です。最高！　尚、音楽関連のメールは大変久しぶりでしたので、本人にとっても新鮮でした。

Name : tamae Email : 　私の演奏する楽器は、ギターです。まだまだ上手いとは言いがたいですけれども、目標だけは高く持ちたいと思っています。他の曲でも（掲載のもの以外でも）弾きやすそうなクラッシックの曲があれば教えて頂ければ幸いです。私が弾いてきたものは、ロックの部類に入るものばかりでしたが、Marco。さんのサイトをみて、クラッシックのよさを感じてしまいました。重複しますが、メールを送って頂いて、ありがとうございます。私の周りでは、この曲を知っている人が誰一人いませんでしたのでとても助かりました。知らない曲を探すというのはとても大変ですね。これからもよい曲を紹介して頂くのを楽しみにしています。　　tamae

【Marco。】大変ご無沙汰しております。お久しぶりです。mejamo マルコ。・ナザリオです。丹頂鶴の写真は以前に、松崎さんに送っていただいた絵はがきから撮りました。（たぶん、拙著、「雲海」を送った後かも？？）タイトルページに使っていたのは、今年の冬のほんの数日間と思います。現在でも、弊ＨＰを開けていただいて、微笑み返し＞九州編＞出水の鶴を開いていただくと、【釧路の丹頂鶴】を下段で選ぶと、「青森県在住Ｍ氏撮影」と依然と同じように残っています。本名を出しても良いですか？。

Name : 松崎邦雄：当時は　青森に住んでいましたが　2年前に　北海道に勤務してきました。今は　道南に住んでおります。私は　別にかまいません。他にも丹頂の写真をポストカ-ドにしています。てっきり　アメリカに永住していると思っていました。日本に帰って来てたんですね。　これからも　写真のPR　よろしくお願いします

Marco。>：　はじめまして。３５日間のお休み中でしたので、お返事が遅れました。『赤い花白い花』を最初に聴いたのは、１５年前に、ハイファイセットのレンタルＣＤでした。初めは旋律に、そのあとで詩が耳に付いていて、ＣＤをダビングしたテープはとっくに車の中で無くなってしまったのですが、度々思い出していました。そのご、町内会のアンサンブルで、７０歳のおじさんが編曲してきたのを見てびっくり。合奏演奏の候補からは没になったのですが、自分でもう一度作り直してみました。（まだ、改修中）。貴ＨＰを見てから、また勉強してみようと思います。ところで、どのエンジンで検索されたのですか？登録した覚えがありません（HPを開設した頃に送信したけど載りませんでした）。

Name : お陽さまお月さま＞拝啓　そちら様の『赤い花白い花』のページは「Yahoo!」で「赤い花白い花」と入力すると49番目に出てきます。(2001年7月7日現在)。ところで、ひとつ質問があります。あの『赤い花白い花』の音楽は誰の『赤い花白い花』を参考に作られたのですか？　あの『赤い花白い花』の前奏は、芹洋子さんの『赤い花白い花』の前奏とメロディーが同じなのです。出来たらで結構ですので、お答えくだされぱ嬉しいです。　　敬具　

Marco。＞前奏のメロディー（主旋律の全音符の単音）は参考ではなく、"Otai Tsuyoshi"さんの「ギターで歌う日本の歌」に載っている音譜そのものです。その上で楽器の構成をアレンジしてオクターブ調整をしているだけです。伴奏はギターコードを自分で分解して、適当に組み合わせているので時々不協和音になっています。あと、「赤い花」なんですけど、先月にスペインの巡礼路で一面に咲く野生のひなげしの花（オレンジ色ですが）を見た時にこの曲を思い出しました。また、「白い花」については１５年前に尾瀬ヶ原でみたワタスゲの白い綿を見た時にすぐ連想しました。

<From Marco>:__ <Japanese browzer ha arimasuka?>

Ｈi Marie,It is my pleasure to explain about the musical instrument,especially for strings. However, it is my first time to do so re: Koto! There goes as much I know and as much I guess. Depends on audience's interest, there would be some options;

<1>:for highly sophisticated students;
Most of Japanese traditional musicalinstrument are imported via way of China, Korea ,or other Asian/European countries. There is some famous imperial music, so calles "GAGAKU" which is played by ainsemble of drum, whistle(shou, ryuteki) and strings. But actually these are only seen in TV program of new year celemony. Contray to the "GAGAKU" (,which were favored by hight society), there was also another category of Japanese traditional music, so calles "ZOKUGAKU". As is common to the eurocentric human history, Japan also had a medieval era and people are classified as "samurai","farmer", "manufacture" and "merchant". "ZOKUGAKU" were gererated among farmers daily life and favored by merchaInt and other city people. Koto is classified as KUGAKU" instrument. As an mixed einsamble, it is often played with "shakuhachi" whistle and "shamisen",which has three strings. This is the offitial use of Koto. But for most of Japanese, only Koto's einsanble and only played by young women are well known to be seen in TV program. Why? , I don't know. This would be a way of popular music style over the world.

<2>:for poetic and romantic students;
As an analogy, the harp in orchestra resembles to Koto. They both playes for solo part and also for einsamble by many many strings. Symphony ,La Meer composed by Dubissue who was enlighted by the painting of HOKUSAI and "The Spring Ocean" combposed by Miyagi (,who is not a teacher of KARATE KIDS) would be an good example.
But think about the player for their tuning work. The guitar has six strings. The trampet has three buttons. How many strings do they have for Harp and Koto ? I was lucky not to have selected Harp and Koto!. Not time to sleep for tuning.

Koto: A Japanese plucked sringed instrument of the zither type, usually with 13 strings, placed horizontally and played by three plectrums worn on the thumb and two fingers.

あと、「Marco。のCapriccio」でのMIDI等の作品は、未だにほぼ全曲が改善中なので、同じタイトルでも中身が変わってます。また、何時の日かのご訪問をお待ちしてます。