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

Saturday, January 15, 2011

Ganryu-ji Falls

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Back in December, before winter arrived, there was still some color around so I made one last trip hunting the Fall colors....... We headed ...
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Friday, January 14, 2011

Yanai Shirakabe no Machi

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Yanai Shirakabe no Machi Yanai , a small town and port in Yamaguchi is most well known for its Kingyo Choochin Matsuri featuring goldfish ...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Tanzan Shrine

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Probably the first thing you notice at Tanzan Shrine is the rather unusual 13-story pagoda. Pagodas are of course Buddhist, and this was a t...
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Tondo food & drink

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Upon arriving at Tondo matsuri the first thing to do is get a drink of Kappo Zake, sake poured into a piece of bamboo that is then heated ...
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Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Tondo Matsuri

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Yesterday was Tondo Matsuri over in Tanijyugo. A fire festival traditionally held on the first new moon of the year. On the bonfire are plac...
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Monday, January 10, 2011

The obligatory annual snow pics

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Its that time of the year again...... its been snowing off and on for a couple of weeks, though it tends to melt during the day.... For the ...
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Sunday, January 9, 2011

Seahawk Hotel

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The Seahawk Hotel in the Hawkstown area of Fukuoka was until recently owned by JAL, the national airline. As part of the companies bankruptc...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

Shichifukujin The 7 lucky gods

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All of these statues of the 7 lucky gods of Japan are at Taizo-Ji, a temple at the southern end of the Kunisaki peninsular. This first one...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011

Hatsumode, January 2nd, Kyoto, Part 2

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We wanted to visit Okazaki Shrine, but even on the afternoon of the 2nd the line waiting to get in was several hundred meters long. The reas...
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