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Off the beaten track in Japan:- Nature, Culture, History, Spirit, Art....

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Fake maiko.

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These 2 young ladies in Gion were being photographed by a whole gaggle of foreign tourists who most probably believed they were seeing maiko...
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009

St. Xavier Memorial Church

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The St. Xavier memorial Church is located in Yamaguchi City. It was built in 1998 to replace an earlier church that "mysteriously"...
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Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Concrete wabi sabi: more steps.

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Continuing with my exploration of the aesthetic potential in Japan's favorite material,.... more steps! An Escheresque view of the steps...
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Monday, December 7, 2009

O-miki by the barrel

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A huge stack of sakedaru (sake barrels) at Matsuo Shrine near Kyoto. Matsuo is the home of the patron kami of sake brewers. Sake when offere...
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Sunday, December 6, 2009

Typical Japanese Landscape 26

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Foothills of Katsuragi Mountain (Nara) at sunset.
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Saturday, December 5, 2009

It's going to be a snowy winter...

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...at least according to these critters! They are Kamemushi ( Turtle Bug), and this fall there has been a much larger number of them invadin...
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Friday, December 4, 2009

Round Windows: looking out.

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Circular windows are not uniquely Japanese, but they do seem a little more common here traditionally. Kennin-Ji, the oldest Zen Temple in Ky...
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Monday, November 30, 2009

Traditional japanese house

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It's only been quite recently that I have begun to appreciate the aesthetics of traditional Japanese houses. This one seemed a little li...
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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Jellyfish invasion

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Not sure what these species are. There was an interesting article in last week's Japan Times about the invasion of Nomura jellyfish, the...
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Saturday, November 28, 2009

Concrete wabi sabi: Steps

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Concrete is everywhere in japan. Japan pours, by far, more concrete than anywhere else on the planet. One of the few factoids I knew of Japa...
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