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Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Atoichi Children's Tauebayashi Matsuri

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I had a thoroughly enjoyable time at the Atoichi Children's Tauebayashi Matsuri. Following a small ceremony in front of the school, the ...
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Atoichi Elementary School

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On Sunday we drove up into the mountains to the village of Atoichi where we found a wonderful example of an old, wooden school building. It ...
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Sunday, May 9, 2010

Tanijyugo Suijin Matsuri

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On Wednesday (May 5th) it was Childrens Day, but in my area it was also time for the annual Suijin Matsuri. Usually we go over the river to ...
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Saturday, May 8, 2010

Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall

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Only opened in 2003, the Nagasaki National Peace Memorial Hall memorializes the victims of the atomic bombing. Built underground, the surfac...
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Friday, May 7, 2010

Japanese White-eye

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This little guy flew straight into our window and dropped like a stone. We put him in the shade up high out of reach of the local cats and a...
Wednesday, May 5, 2010

The diverse Komainu of Suwa

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Komainu, the pairs of guardian "lion/dogs" that guard the entrance to shrines, come in a variety of styles and forms. All the ones...
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Golden Week-end walk day 2

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I was up walking at first light. Not sure of the time as I havent owned a watch in more than 20 years. In the shrine at Mitsu I found a sma...
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Monday, May 3, 2010

Golden Week-end walk

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Golden Week I took advantage of the spell of wonderful weather this past weekend to go for a 40k walk. I wanted to walk the last section o...
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