Culture and tradition from Japan: 2011

2011年6月15日水曜日

能面 - Nohmen, noh masks

能-Noh is one of the Japanese traditional arts.
It's a lyric dance drama, performance by donning 能面.

孫次郎 - Magojiro, young woman

young woman

翁 - Okina,old man

猩々- Shojo, liquorish fairy

般若 - Hannya, devil

童子 - Doji, child

中将 - Chujo, lieutenant general

小面 - Koomote, young woman

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2011年5月28日土曜日

We live with 富士山 - Mt.Fuji

We live with Mt.Fuji in all our life.

with snow

This symmetrical coned mountain has been inspiring
many artists such as the legendary ukiyo-e painter
and printmaker 葛飾北斎 - Katsusika Hokusai.

Yamanaka lake where is nearby Mt.Fuji is one of Fuji five lakes.

from 山中湖-Yamanaka lake

morinig

evening

It is considered particularly lucky
to dream of Mount Fuji, a hawk and an eggplant.

from Tokyo day

from Tokyo night

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2011年5月16日月曜日

華厳の滝 - Kegon no taki in Nikko

滝 -taki means waterfall.
華厳の滝 is the three best waterfall in Japan.
With a drop of 97m "just sprectacular".　

華厳の滝 - Kegon no taki

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2011年5月7日土曜日

UFO catcher - crane game

You can pick up objects from a pile of goods in a transparent box.
Try it !

Teddy bears in a crane machine

Crane machine

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2011年4月21日木曜日

枯山水-karesansui at 龍安寺-Ryoanji

枯山水 means Japanese dry garden style.
Stones and sand are used to represent nature.
龍安寺 in Kyoto is famous for dry garden.

Stones look like mountain

layers of white sand symbolize sea and flow of water

龍安寺
http://www.ryoanji.jp/

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2011年4月8日金曜日

金閣寺 - Kinkakuji is a famous temple in Kyoto.
First built in 1397 by 足利義満 - Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, the Shogun
of the Muromachi Shogunate and then restored in 1955.
金 means gold in Japanese.
This temple is put sparkling gold coat.

金閣寺　-　Kinkakuji

Declared a World Heritage site in 1994.

金閣寺
http://www.shokoku-ji.or.jp/kinkakuji/index.html

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2011年4月4日月曜日

祇園 - Gion at night

Gion is the traditional downtown area in Kyoto.
We can often see 芸妓-geiko and 舞妓-maiko in this area.
Gion is conserved as a cultural heritage.
In summer the annual Gion Festival is held
and thronged with tourists, local people.

祇園 - Gion
http://www.gion.or.jp/index.htm

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2011年4月1日金曜日

仁和寺 - Ninnaji in kyoto

Ninnaji is the headquarters of the Shingon Omuro sect.
Build in 888 and famous for cherry blossoms.
Designated a World Heritage Site.

仁和寺 - Ninnaji

襖絵 - Husumae

多聞天立像 - Tamonten

仁和寺　http://www.ninnaji.or.jp/index.html

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2011年3月28日月曜日

京料理　和食-Washoku

京都-Kyoto is one of the most famous travel destinations.
It came to be the capital city 平安京-Heiankyo in 794.

突出し-Tsukidashi

御造り-Otsukuri, sashimi

焼き物-Yakimono, roast fish

蒸し物-Mushimono, steamed egg hotchpotch

These are the traditional Japanese foods.
和食 uses the freshness of the ingredients and
enjoy a sense of the season.

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2011年3月16日水曜日

雛人形 - Hina ningyou

2011年3月14日月曜日

We hava a bad time...

We have never experienced an earthquake and seismic sea wave like this.
Of course this small island is quake-prone area,
so we are prepared for earthquakes and get smarter from them.
However, this is so far from our knowledge and experience.

長谷川直亮撮影(毎日新聞)

緑川真実撮影 (産経新聞)

橋本昌宗撮影（産経新聞）

We should try to stay positive though many difficulties of existence break out.

Japan appreciates everything and everybody in the world who helps us.

Thanks a lot.

2011年2月24日木曜日

浮世絵-Ukiyoe

浮世絵-Ukiyoeは江戸時代に確立されました。
ゴッホのような印象派の画家にも多大な影響を与えています。

Ukiyoe was developed in the Edo period(1603~).
It has attracted impressionists including Van Gogh.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　(富嶽三十六景)-Fugaku Sanjurokukei
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　葛飾北斎-Katsusika Hokusai

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　「見返り美人図」-Mikaeri Bijinzu
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　菱川師宣-Hishikawa Moronobu

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　「江戸の花　娘浄瑠璃」-Edonohana Musume joruri　　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　喜多川歌麿-Kitagawa Utamaro
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

世界で最もよく知られている日本芸術の一つです。
Ukiyoe is one of the most famous Japanese art in the world.

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2011年2月16日水曜日

Today's four-character　「大胆不敵 daitan huteki」

大胆不敵とは度胸があって恐れを知らないこと。
daitan huteki toha dokyou ga atte osoreo shiranaikoto

大胆不敵 means daring, having brass balls, having no fear.

あの人は大胆不敵だ。
ano hito ha daitan huteki da.
He is daring.

あなたの好きな四文字熟語は何ですか？
anata no sukina yonmojijukugo ha nandesuka?
Which four-character do you like?

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