Home of bond, Echizen Ono - Another name of Ono City, Fukui Prefecture -
[English subtitled]
Ono City, where is called Little Kyoto of Hokuriku, produced the video.
It introduces the famous water, food, history, culture and nature of Home of bond, Ono City.
In the past, people in Ono helped each other for planting and harvesting rice, forest work
and ceremonial occasions. So, Echizen Ono is a home filled with bond.
*The video is reprinted with permission from Ono City.
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Japanology Plus 2016 10 20 Paper
Around the world, many a Japanophile-in-waiting has enjoyed their earliest, sometimes unknowing, encounters with Japanese culture through the medium of origami, paper folding.
But this graduation from paper planes and fortune tellers to more sophisticated designs like jumping frogs and cranes is nonetheless often conducted using rather unassuming paper torn from sketchbooks and notepads.
Enter any Japanese stationer, or even a 100 yen store, and you will find a kaleidoscope of different colors and patterns of perfectly square paper produced specifically for origami.
A more refined extension of this experience is to visit a store specializing in traditional washi (literally “Japanese paper”). Pulling open drawer after drawer of lovingly handmade paper in all sorts of elegant hues is a feast not just for the eyes, but also for the senses of smell and touch.
Indeed, while the craft of washi was inscribed on UNESCO’s list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage in 2014, the paper itself presents a highly tactile pleasure.
Since its introduction from China in the seventh century, paper has secured a remarkable prominence in many aspects of Japanese life.
As well as the aforementioned origami, for centuries the nation’s children have enjoyed other traditional toys and games such as kites (tako), paper balloons (kamifusen) and playing cards (karuta).
In the home, rooms are divided by paper-covered fusuma sliding doors and shoji screens, the latter of which, along with paper-covered bonbori lanterns and andon lamps diffuse light in a way that characterizes the Japanese aesthetic of in’ei, a sensitivity to subtle gradations of light and shade.
Other practical items include sensu folding fans, traditional paper umbrellas, and a panoply of decorative boxes and envelopes.
But is it really a good idea to use such a delicate material to make items that need to withstand everyday use, especially in a house where children live?
Never fear, over a millennium of washi heritage has that one covered. Japanese paper is traditionally made from indigenous plants like kozo, mitsumata, and gampi, which all have long, strong fibers.
This combined with traditional washi production techniques creates a mishmash of interlacing tendrils that is much more difficult to tear than Western paper.
As we discover in this edition of Japanology Plus, recent years have seen the strength of Japanese paper taken to even greater extremes.
Tune in for tear-resistant yet smooth-as-silk, four-ply luxury tissue papers; washable garments made from paper; and cellulose nanofiber. This new material, stronger and lighter than steel, is currently earmarked for possible use in smartphone and tablet screens. It may also be used in the construction of cars in a bid to reduce emissions through lighter bodywork.
In seeming contrast to this quest for toughness, we also see approaches intended to make recycling easier, and even a paper that dissolves on contact with water -- perfect for writing top-secret messages on.
Sakuras e panda japonês Nishiyama Park Fukui-ken - Sabae-shi - Japão (Tour Japan)
Perto de casa tem um parque formado por duas montanhas, dizem que é bonito de se ver em todas as estações do ano...
Making Salt on the Sea of Japan | Nippon.com: Japan in Video
The traditional method of producing salt by spreading seawater on beds of sand is in use today at only one location in Japan—in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Noto Peninsula. Seawater is carried in buckets from the ocean and scattered onto a large bed of raked sand. After it sets, the salt-coated sand is scraped off the surface and shoveled into a tank. More seawater is added, and the salty brine is drawn off. This is then simmered in a large barrel to evaporate the water, leaving crystallized salt.
Spreading the salty water uniformly on the sand bed is a skill that requires experience. After it is spread, the sun and the wind evaporate the water, and the salt becomes attached to the sand on the surface. The salty sand is scraped from the top of the sand bed with a long, flat tool and placed in an open, square tank to which more seawater is added. Salty brine is drawn from the bottom of the tank and put into a cauldron to be boiled down over a wood fire. The fire is kept going overnight, and by around dawn the salt has turned into white crystals of salt. This natural salt, rich in minerals, is valued by chefs in Japan and abroad.
Salt making by this traditional process, called agehama in Japanese, is said to date back to the late sixteenth century on the Noto Peninsula. It was promoted by the area’s feudal rulers as a source of revenues for themselves and as a form of assistance to the farming population. In 2008 the process won official designation as an important intangible folk cultural property. In 2018 Emperor Naruhito (then the crown prince) visited Suzu and observed salt being made.
(Created in cooperation with Kanazawa Cable Television.)
Kaikatei Ryokan Awara
Location
Kaikatei Ryokan is conveniently situated in Fukui, within driving distance from the city attractions. Just 10 minutes by taxi from JR Awara Onsen Station is the property. A must visit attraction in this city is the Echizen Suisen no Sato Park.
Rooms
Guests can relax at any of the well appointed accommodation units offered at this Ryokan. All the units feature amenities such as colour TV and ensuite.
Restaurant
Kaikatei Ryokan in Fukui has an onsite restaurant, which serves delicious dishes in a relaxing atmosphere.
Exploring Ono City! | Experience Fukui
It’s that time of the month again! For this month’s video, I visited Ono City to get in touch with traditional Japan!
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This video is made by Japanese junior or senior highschool students who joined our workshop in 2014 because they wanted the world to know the beauty of Japanese tradition they found at long-established Japanese traditional drum and Mikoshi shop in Tokyo. English study is also aimed at.
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