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More Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan

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Off the beaten track in Japan. Culture, history, nature, spirit, art.

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  • Fake maiko.

    Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 01:55 in cosplay, gion, kyoto, maiko

    These 2 young ladies in Gion were being photographed by a whole gaggle of foreign tourists who most probably believed they were seeing maiko or geisha.In fact the 2 women were customers of one of the many "Maiko make-over" shops that are in Gion.With...

  • St. Xavier Memorial Church

    Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 23:52 in architecture, xavier, church. yamaguchi. rugieri

    The St. Xavier memorial Church is located in Yamaguchi City. It was built in 1998 to replace an earlier church that "mysteriously" burnt down in 1991.It was designed by the Italian architect Rugieri, and is constructed of marble and concrete.St. Fran...

  • Concrete wabi sabi: more steps.

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 19:05 in concrete, Seoul, shikoku, matsue, omori, sanbe, tamatsukuri

    Continuing with my exploration of the aesthetic potential in Japan's favorite material,.... more steps!An Escheresque view of the steps down sanbe Dam.A very standard form of steps. These go down to the stream that run through Omori, Iwami Ginzan.Of ...

  • O-miki by the barrel

    Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 23:00 in sake, shrine, shinto, matsuo shrine, sakedaru, omiki

    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 offered to the kami is known as O-miki. It is one of the primary offering (shinsen) to the kami. After a ceremony the...

  • Typical Japanese Landscape 26

    Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 23:11 in landscape, nara, katsuragi kodo

    Foothills of Katsuragi Mountain (Nara) at sunset. ...

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

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 21:32 in bug, shimonohara, kamemushi

    ...at least according to these critters! They are Kamemushi ( Turtle Bug), and this fall there has been a much larger number of them invading the house. Local wisdom says this means heavier than usual snowfall this winter.Members of the Pentatomidae ...

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