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Saturday, April 17, 2010

Adakaya Kojins

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The main kami in my area is known as Omoto, and is represented by a straw serpent. Up in Izumo a similar kami goes by the name of Kojin, an...
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Friday, April 16, 2010

Shimonoseki Kaikyokan

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Shimonoseki Kaikyokan is the big, new aquarium located right on the seafront in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture. It was designed by the Ni...
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Monday, April 12, 2010

Tachikue Gorge

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Tachikue Gorge on the Kando River just south of Izumo City is a great place to spend a quiet couple of hours. The area is a designated sceni...
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Saturday, April 10, 2010

More Colourful Koi

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Japanese koi come in an astonishing number of breeds. Here are a few of the major ones..... KOHAKU.... white with large red markings on top ...
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Yomi, The Underworld!

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When it comes to where you go after death, the Japanese have had multiple places to believe in. Probably the most common nowadays is the Pur...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

Omiwa Shrine

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Omiwa Shrine is the major shrine at the base of Mount Miwa in Nara Prefecture. Known as Mount Mimoru in the ancient chronicles, Miwa is gene...
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Shimenawa & Rock

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Rock and stone plays a major part in ancient Japanese mythology, so it's not surprising to find them marked as sacred with a shimenawa. ...
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Concrete Wabi Sabi Mountainsides

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Concrete Wabi Sabi: Mountainsides Any look at the aesthetics, or economics, of concrete in Japan would have to look at concreted mountains...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Samurai with guns

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These 2 draincovers are on Ishin kaido, Restoration Road, in Yuda Onsen, Yamaguchi. The restoration referred to is the Meiji restoration of ...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Okuizumo Vineyard

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Other than Omiki in matsuri season I rarely drink any alcohol, maybe 6 bottles of beer a year, but when offered samples to taste at Okuizum...
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