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Monday, October 3, 2011

THE 58th JAPAN TRADITIONAL ART CRAFTS EXHIBITION

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We can smell the sweet smell of Kinmokusei (金木犀 :Osmanthus fragrans or Sweet Osmanthus) here and there although its small yellow blossoms ar...
Monday, September 26, 2011

Higan in autumn

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Two periods of seven days including the spring or autumn equinox are called Higan(彼岸), which means "the other shore" or Buddhahood...
Saturday, September 24, 2011

The oldest company in the world

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This week a typhoon hit my area with full force after so long.The tsunami-hit areas were also flooded. The typhoon paralyzed our transportat...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

typhoon and the elderly

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The weather has suddenly become cooler. Although the season's 16th typhoon passed away near Japan, the 15th typhoon is predicted to ma...
Friday, September 16, 2011

Moon Viewing

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Hot humid weather has lasted. I've got tired because of the summer heat. Many people have been rushed to hospitals with heat stroke. ...
Monday, September 5, 2011

typhoon and Pacific saury

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The typhoon No.12(Talas) is moving toward the north at the speed of 10 km/h after moving across western Japan. It is very slow and proceeded...
Thursday, September 1, 2011

fireworks festivals

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Aerial fireworks are a feature of summer in Japan, but many fireworks festivals were cancelled or postponed due to the Great East Japan Eart...
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Thursday, August 25, 2011

Jizo(Ksitigarbha)

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 paper lanterns at Jizo-bon  Jizo-bon(地蔵盆) is an festival held to celebrate Jizo(地蔵, Ksitigarbha in Sanskrit) on August 24th...
Saturday, August 20, 2011

Gozan no Okuribi and send-off ceremonies

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Temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius continued in many areas.　I could hardly sleep night before last. It got cool after a thunderstorm ...
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The Awa Dance Festival

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The anniversary day to mark the end of the Pacific War is on August 15th when Japan made an unconditional surrender. The annual Memorial Cer...