Friday, June 18, 2021
Taketomi Beaches
Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Tamana Observatory
If I was a kid with friends, it would be a great place to play hide and seek, and I would imagine it would be suitable for a paintball contest, with lots of different levels and nooks and crannies.
The architect is a young Kagoshima native, Masaharu Takasaki, who does not seem to be very well known but does have a book written about him. I came across another of his projects earlier in my walk when down in Kagoshima.Nanohanakan Sports Park is quite bizarre, but also excellent for the kind of geometric, abstract photography I am partial to..
It was an excellent place to spend the solstice night to see the sunrise
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Monday, June 14, 2021
Down the Kikuchi River
Being the solstive eve I found myself a nice high-point to spend the night.
Saturday, June 12, 2021
Kumamoto Komainu
Komainu
Komainu literally means "Korean Dogs", but they are usually translated as "Lion Dogs. They are a variation on the guardian lions found in China that were transmitted to Japan via Korea. Some of the earliest ones found in Japan are in Yaegali Shrine in Izumo, which attests to Izumo's close connection to Korea.
Quite rarely I have actually found standard lion statues at a few shrines.
Thursday, June 10, 2021
Kumamoto Decorative Tumulus Museum
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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Decorated Tombs Museum Kumamoto
Tombs Museum
The Kumamoto Decorated Tombs Museum is located a few miles from Yamaga, north of Kumamoto City. It is sometimes referred to as the Forest of Tombs Museum.
Burial chambers within the mounds that were decorated, either with carving or painted were in a minority, with a few being found in the Nara/Kinki area, but most being found in northern Kyushu. Of course there may well be more in the Nara region but the tombs there are not excavated. The official reason given is to protect the dignity of the imperial ancestors, but many believe it is to avoid questions about the origins of the imperial clans.
The kofun, like so much technology, was imported into Japan from the Korean Peninsula. Decorated tombs, in particular, seem to have the strongest link with the kingdom of Paekche. On display inside the museum are many replicas of these decorated tombs. I believe they were originally created for a major national exhibition on decorated tombs in 1993.
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Saturday, May 29, 2021
Kitsuki Samurai Residence Interiors.
Traditional Japanese houses are known for having little furniture, but in some of the rooms there were some as well as some artworks and such.
Many more posts on Kitsuki can be found by clicking the tags below ths post.
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kunisaki fall,
oita,
preservation district
Thursday, May 27, 2021
Morikawa Mansion in Takehara
Morikawa was the mayor of Takehara when he built this residence. It is believed to have been built on the site of the first "salt" fields of the town.
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hiroshima,
preservation district,
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