Dominican Republic. Republica Dominicana. ドミニカ共和国

The Dominican Republic is an island country that possesses many enchanting things.
La República Dominicana es un país que posee muchos encantos

It is located in the middle of the Caribbean Sea.
Esta ubicada en la centro del Mar Caribe

The Dominican Republic and Haiti have a trubulent past, and a conflicting relationship.
La República Dominicana y Haití comparten un pasado turbulento y actualmente tienen una relación conflictiva.

One issue that I always have in Japan is that I'm from Dominica, and I always carry with me a map to explain that there are two countries located in the Caribbean Sea and that they are different. One is the Dominican Republic were I'm from and other is Dominica.

Un asunto con el que siempre tengo que lidiar en Japón es el hecho de que para los japoneses yo soy de Dominica y por esta razón siempre cargo con un mapa para explicarles que en el mar Caribe hay 2 paises diferentes. Uno es la República Dominicana de donde yo soy y el otro es Dominica.

日本人にとって私はドミニカ人、でも　ドミニカという国はカリブ海の中に二つあります。私の国はドミニカ共和国です。もう一つの国はドミニカ国です。

The place where everything began in America
El Lugar donde todo comenzó en America

The Tainos. Los Tainos.　タイノ
The native people of Santo Domingo Island were the Tainos. They don't exist anymore.
Los nativos de la Isla de Santo Domingo eran los Tainos, raza que ya no existe.

The time difference with Japan is of 13 hours. So when in Japan is night in the Dominican Republic is the morning of the same day.
La diferencia de horario es de 13 horas. Asi que cuando en Japon es de noche, en RD es por la mañana del mismo día.

The population is of about 10 million people.

The Dominican Republic surface is of 48,442 square meters, almost the same size as Kyushu Island plus Kochi Prefecture.

La superficie de la RD es de 48,442 metros cuadrados, casi del mismo tamaño que la isla de Kyushu mas la Prefectura de Kochi.

The Dominican Republic has 32 provinces.
La Republica Dominicana tiene actualmente 32 provincias.
現在ドミニカ共和国は３２県で構成されています。

The native language is Spanish.
El idioma nativo es el español.
国語はスペイン語です。

The main religion is Christian.
La mayoria de la poblacion es Cristiana
９５％約　宗教はキリスト教

The weather is mainly summy with occasional rain splashes that end very quickly
El clima es mayormente soleado con algunos aguaceros que terminan rápidamente.
The temperature during the year goes between 18 to 32 degrees Celsius. Usually during a sunny day it is of 30 degrees.
La temperatura oscila entre los 18 y los 32 grados celsius durante el año. Y Normalmente en un día soleado sube a los 30 grados.

The rainy season is between May to June. And the Hurricane season is from June until October.
La temporada de lluvia va desde Mayo hasta Junio. Y la de huracanes desde June hasta Octubre.

The currency is the Dominican Peso.
La moneda es el Peso Dominicano
通貨はドミニカのペソです。


Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina.

ラファエル・レオニダス・トルヒーヨ・モリナ









The Dominican Republic is famous for its baseball players.
La Republica Dominicana es famosa por sus jugadores de beisbol.
ドミニカ共和国は野球の国です。ドミニカ共和国の野球選手は世界的に有名です。


The president is Leonel Fernandez.
El Presidente es Leonel Fernandez.
大統領はレオネル・フェルナンデス


There are 3 main political parties.
Hay 3 partidos politicos mayoritarios.
大きい政党は三つあります。

The symbols of the country
Los simbolos del pais
国のシンボル

The important symbols of the Dominican Republic are: the flag, the coat of arms, and the national anthem. The flag has a large white cross that divides it into four quarters. Two quarters are red and two are blue. Red represents the blood shed by the liberators. Blue expresses the sky and God's protection over the nation. The white cross symbolizes the struggle of the liberators to bequeath future generations a free and peaceful nation. An alternate interpretation is that blue represents the ideals of progress and liberty, whereas white symbolizes peace and unity amongst Dominicans. In the center of the cross is the Dominican coat of arms, in the same colors as the national flag.

The people who created the Dominican Republic
Los Padres de la patria.
ドミニカ共和国を作った人々




The capital of the Dominican Republic is Santo Domingo. Each day growing into a modern city.
La capital de la Republica Dominicana es Santo Domingo (Distrito Nacional) y cada dia crece convirtiendose en una ciudad moderna.
ドミニカ共和国の首都はサントドミンゴです。

The Island of Santo Dominingo as it was known before becoming the Dominican Republic, was the first place were Colombus expedition funded a city. For that reason Santo Domingo has the first Hospital, the first Cathedral and the First University of the so called "New World" (Now the American continent).
In the colonial city, people can observe the structure of a European city, as the original buildings are still preserved.
The Fortaleza Ozama (Ozama Fortress) is the oldest fort in America. It is called Ozama because it was built on the banks of the Ozama River. Ozama a Taino word, that means navigable waters or wetlands.

The Cathedral of Santa María la Menor. Nuestra Señora de la Encarnación in Santo Domingo is the oldest cathedral in the Americas, begun in 1514 and completed in 1540. Fronted with a golden-tinted coral limestone façade, the church combines elements of both Gothic and Baroque with some lavish plateresque styles as exemplified by the high altar chiseled out of silver. The treasury has an excellent art collection of ancient woodcarvings, furnishings, funerary monuments, silver, and jewelry.


Santo Domingo's History. La historia de Santo Domingo. サントドミンゴの歴史

Founded by Christopher Columbus in 1492, it is the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas, and was the first seat of Spanish colonial rule in the New World. Santo Domingo came to be known as the "Gateway to the Caribbean".

The original layout of the city and a large portion of its defensive wall can still be appreciated today throughout the Colonial Zone. Because of all that it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990. The Colonial Zone, bordered by the Río Ozama, also has an impressive collection of 16th century buildings, including palatial houses and majestic churches that reflect the architectural style of the late medieval period.

After three centuries of Spanish rule, with French and Haitian interludes, the country became independent in 1821 but was quickly taken over by Haiti. It attained independence in 1844, (thanks maintly to 3 men known as the Fathers of the country: Juan Pablo Duarte, Francisco del Rosario Sanchez and Ramon Matias Mella). After its independence the Dominican Republic suffered political turmoil and tyranny, and as well a brief return to Spanish rule, over the next 72 years. United States occupation 1916-24 and a subsequent, calm 6–year period were followed by the military dictatorship of Rafael Leonidas Trujillo Molina from 1930 to 1961 when he was killed. After Trujillo’s death the political instability caused the last civil war in current Dominican history in 1965 which ended with U.S. intervention, followed by the election of Joaquin Balaguer as president which lasted until 1978 (and this period is commonly known as the 12 years). Since 1978, the Dominican Republic has moved strongly toward representative democracy, and currently its ruled by president Leonel Fernandez, who was elected by the largest majority of votes in the history of the country in a free democratic election.

The Dominican Republic is full of wonderful things, amoung them we have: the Carnibal, the baseball, the merengue, the beaches, golf fields, shopping malls and the beach resorts.
La Republica Dominicana esta llena de cosas maravillosas entre ellas tenemos: El Carnaval, El beisbol, el meregengue, las playas, etc.



The Merengue. El Merengue.
Dominicans LOVE to dance！.
A los Dominicanos les encanta bailar！.
ドミニカ人は踊りが好き！。





The Musical Instruments
Los Instrumentos Musicales
楽器

Dominican Traditional dress
Traje tradicional dominicano　
ドミニカのドレス

The metro of Santo Domingo

In the year 2008 The Metro of Santo Domingo started to work. This represents a major step toward modernization of the city, and an attempt to solve the traffic congestions problems, and the reduction of pollution by car emisions.
En el año 2008 el Metro de Santo Domingo comenzó a funcionar. Esto representa un gran paso hacia la modernización de la ciudad de Santo Domingo y es un intento por resolver el problema del tráfico y un mecanismo para reducir la contaminación que produce el gran número de vehículos.








The small market or convenience store in the Dominican Republic is called "COLMADO o PULPERIA"
Las pequeñas tiendas de conveniencia en la República Dominicana son llamados "COLMADOS o PULPERÍAS"
ドミニカ共和国のコルマドやプルペリアは日本のコンビ二ストアみたいなものです。




A message to all the people: Feel Welcome to the Dominican Republic.
Un mensaje para todas las personas: Sientanse Bienvenidos en la República Dominicana.
皆様へのメッセージ：ドミニカ共和国へようこそ！

Video. Dominican Republic. Inagotable
Video Republica Dominicana. Inagotable.
ヴィデオ：ドミニカ共和国。イナゴタブレ。
http://www.megavideo.com/?v=Y8R2IKSF