ATTENBOROUGH'S JAPAN PART 2
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Tokiwa Shrine （常盤神社）, Mito City
Tokiwa (jinja) Shrine is a small but charming Shrine located in Mito City of Ibaraki Prefecture. The Shrine is located next to the famous Kairaku-en Garden. Two Mito Clan rulers of Tokugawa Shogunate Giko and Rekko are enshrined at this Shrine. The City of Mito was named after the Mito Clan that ruled this place. Enjoy!!!
Pharrell Williams - Happy (Festivals in Shiga Prefecture, Japan)
We are HAPPY from Lake Biwa, Japan's largest lake in Shiga Prefecture next to Kyoto. A great tour of Shiga's most famous matsuri festivals when people feel most happy.
Filmed and edited by Philbert Ono.
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Full-version videos of the matsurii clips are here, in the order of appearance:
- Lake Biwa Museum aquarium
- Yuru-kyara Mascot Character Festival
- Hiko-nyan mascot
- Lake Biwa Museum workshop for kids
- Ayu sweetfish at Shiga Food and Craft Fair
- Yokozuna Hakuho in Maibara
- New Year's at Taga Taisha Shrine
- Katsube Shrine Fire Festival
- Taga Taisha Setsubun Festival
- Sagicho Matsuri
- Tsuchiyama Saio Princess Procession
- Sanno-sai
- Minakuchi Hikiyama Matsuri
- Kaizu Rikishi Matsuri
- Inside Hikone Castle (very cool)
- Yanana at Yuru-kyara Mascot Character Festival
- Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri
- Hachiman Matsuri
- Sakata Shinmeigu Yakko-furi
- Aburahi Matsuri Yakko-furi
- Kenketo Matsuri Dance, Koka
- Kenketo Matsuri, Ryuo
- Hino Matsuri
- Niu Chawan Matsuri
- Iba-no-saka-kudashi Matsuri
- Shichikawa Matsuri
Painting yorokobu (喜) kanji meaning happy on Higashi-Omi giant kite.
- Naginata Odori
- Omizo Matsuri
- Hyozu Matsuri
- Sushi-Cutting Festival
- Higashi-Omi Giant Kite Festival
- Yuki Saiden Rice-Planting Festival
- Biwako Shuko no Uta song monument
- Rowing on Lake Biwa, Imazu
- Rowing on Lake Biwa, Hikone
- Yokaichi Shotoku Matsuri
- Taga Taisha Lantern Festival
- Otsu Summer Festival Fireworks
- Imazu Jr. High Rowing Club on Lake Biwa
Kyoto University Rowing Club on Lake Biwa
- Hinade Shrine Sumo Odori
- Suijo Hachiman Taiko Odori
- Ibuki-yama Taiko Odori
Asahi Honen Taiko Odori (Coming soon)
- Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri
Otsu Matsuri (Coming soon)
Yuru-kyara Mascot Gathering with singer Hashi Yukio
- Hikone Castle Festival
Omi Jingu Yabusame Horseback Archery (Video coming soon)
- Koka Ninja House
- Koka Ninja Village
- Takatora Summit in Kora
Hikone Castle Tourist Ambassador
- Hikone Castle
Otsu Tourist Ambassador
- Maibara Hikiyama Matsuri
Kumi Tachi at Aiki Shrine
Kumi Tachi (Ichi kara Go) featuring Christopher Porto and Robin Klein at the Aiki Shrine in the founding town of Aikido namely Iwama, Japan.
Japanese Festival, Las Vegas 2012 Aki-matsuri - Las Vegas Kendo Club
Las Vegas Kendo Club
Beautiful Shiga, Japan- September, 08, 2019
At the Azuchi Castle Archaeological Museum in Shiga, Japan, my granddaughters, Jessica and Larissa, raved about the challenge of researching and answering 10 questions about the historical and socio-cultural exhibits at this museum. After answering correctly, they received, as a souvenir, a beautiful, white Jomon shell that is the name of the first culture in the Japanese archipelago. The granddaughters were happy to have the opportunity to take pictures of people who pretended to be samurai and ninjas. They also were astonished at the replica of the house where the feudal lord Oda Nobunaga lived. This feudal lord was a major figure in Japanese history in the Sengoku period by military conquests dominating almost all of Japan. With the conquest, Nobunaga accumulated great wealth and invested a great deal in art and culture. To elevate his prestige, he built grand and beautiful gardens and castles. Such true works of art. Azuchi Castle, on the edge of Lake Biwa, is considered the grandest castle in Japan, covered in gold and statues on the outside, and decorated with fixed canvas, sliding doors, walls and inside ceiling paintings by his subject Kano. Eitoku from the Kano Art School which Nobunaga sponsored. Certainly, my granddaughters remembered and learned about the Japanese history of this period by successfully accomplishing the cultural challenge. Another place, smelling of vegetation, called La Colina, caught the eye for architecture, rice crops and countless people there. Hunger tightened, and the stomach thanked with a different cuisine can contemplate the sparkling waters of Lake Biwa, as well as hear the birdsong. The afternoon was toasted with the ride at Himurehachimangu. Lovers of Japanese history will love to visit the Himure Temple (at the origin of the founding of the city) and the ruins of Hidetsugu Castle. The latter is reached by a cable car with a beautiful view of Nishinoko Lake. I have so much to thank God for another beautiful day of cultural tours here in Japan. - 08 September 2019
Sengoku Musou 4/Samurai Warriors 4:CAW Hanahime, Tsuruhime, Otazu Iio Gameplay (Hell Difficulty)
CAW Character Creation Unique NPC Gameplay of Hanahime, Tsuruhime, and Otazu Iio. Chaos/Hell Difficulty. Character's background:
Hanahime- She is the daughter of Masakage Nagao and Aya Gozen. Also, she is Kagetora Uesugi's second wife.
Tsuruhime- A legendary warrior and shrine priestess from Ōmishima, Ehime Prefecture. She was married into the Ōuchi family and fought together with her brother and lover on the battlefield.
Otazu Iio- Tsuratatsu Iio's wife and Naotora Ii's best friend. She convinced Naotora to believe in Ieyasu's leadership. She was introduced in Samurai Warriors Chronicles 2.
Utamaro: Brush Writing in the Arts of Japan
Seven paintings on display in the exhibit, Brush Writing in the Arts of Japan, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Manhattan. Three are by Utamaro, three by his contemporaries, and one by an earlier artist. This was recorded on Dec. 13, 2013. These are the paintings:
Kitagawa Utamaro (1754-1806): Hanamurasaki of the Tamaya, ca. 1790
Kitagawa Utamaro: The Poet Ariwara no Narihara (825-880) and Ono no Komachi,
ca. 1798
Kitagawa Utamaro: The Poet Sojo Henjo (816-890) Slipping a Letter into a Woman's Sleeve,
ca. 1798
Katsukawa Shuncho: Three Women Enjoying Literary Pursuits, late 1780s
Torii Kiyonaga (1752-1815): Gyoku-kashi Eimo Preparing Calligraphy Offerings, ca. 1782
Chobunsai Eishi (1756-1829): Honoring the Three Gods of Poetry: Women Composing Poems, ca. 1792
Okumura Masanobu (1685-1764): Parody of Palace Servants Heating Sake over a Fire of Maple Leaves, ca. 1750
Tours of Japan - Shijo Dori- Letters from Japan
This is video of Shijo Dori, which runs through two different geisha districts (Pontocho and Gion), through the Shinkyogoku shopping district and shopping arcade, and just a half block parallel to Nishiki Market. It's a wonderful place to spend an afternoon (if it's not raining!!)
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Public Lecture Video (9.9.2016) Yakuza and the Constitution (Yakuza to Kenpo)
Yakuza and the Constitution (Yakuza to Kenpo): Film Screening with Director Koji Hijikata
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A Tokai TV crew entered the office of an Osaka-based designated organized crime syndicate, Nidaime Higashi-gumi Nidaime Seiyukai, and followed them for 100 days. Yakuza and the Constitution captures the backgrounds of Seiyukai members and their possible engagement with shinogi (yakuza’s fundraising activities), an ojiki (uncle figure) member treating a new member like his son, as well as a member’s arrest followed by a police raid.
Musashi vs Inshun
Inshun was a Buddhist monk, head of the Hōzōin temple, and guardian of all the temples of Nara, who founded a school of Sōjutsu called Hōzōin-ryū. In'ei was a connoisseur of the martial arts, having practiced Nen-ryū under Toda Yosaemon and Iizasa Chōisai Ienao's Katori Shinto-ryū. In'ei was noted for having arranged the meeting between Kamiizumi Ise no kami Nobutsuna and Yagyū Sekishusai Muneyoshi, being the catalyst for the creation of Yagyū Shinkage-ryū.
He passed on leadership of the school to other Buddhist monks of his order, including Hōzōin Inshun (1589-1648), Hōzōin Insei (1624-1689), Hōzōin Infū (1682-1731), and Hōzōin Inken (1746-1808).
The school was revived and updated in the nineteenth century by Takeda Sōkaku (1858-1943), who introduced the use of bamboo practice swords (shinai).
In'ei and his school feature in the manga series Vagabond, in which he has retired as master of Hōzōin-ryū, only to train Miyamoto Musashi to defeat his successor.
자기 성격에 못이겨 성을 탈출하게 되고, 성주인 Ikeda Terumasa는 그런 무사시의 기개를 높이 평가함.
그리고 미야모토 무사시라는 이름을 지어준다.
무사시는 강자들과 승부하기 위해 우선 Yoshioka Seijuro를 찾아가서 대결을 신청하지만 무참히 실패, 간신히 목숨을 건져 스스로 고행을 하며 실력을 키운다.
그 후 Seijuro에 앞서 호조인의 인슌이라는 승려에 대결을 신청하게 되는데..
2012年 小津獅子舞太刀(1/9)－太刀遣い(天然理心流棍法(棒術))(1/4)
(English follows Japanese.)
天然理心流は剣術に加えて棍法（棒術）・柔術・気術を備えた総合武術であり、剣術・棍法・柔術の三術は、二代近藤三助から三術を唯一免許された高弟の増田蔵六とその弟子山本満次郎へと受け継がれましたが（気術は三助の急死により失伝）、それらは明治維新とともに失伝したと考えられていました。
ところが、その内の棍法が八王子近辺の祭礼における棒の手として密かに伝承されていたことが、月刊「秘伝」（2011年6月号）誌の取材により紹介されました。
この動画は2012年8月12日(日)に八王子市小津町の熊野神社に奉納された小津獅子舞太刀を撮影したもので、露払いとして行われている棒の手が天然理心流として伝わる棍法であるとのことです。
小津の獅子舞はおよそ400年前から五穀豊穣や雨乞いを祈願してはじめられたといわれている八王子市指定無形民俗文化財です。
Otsu Shishimai Tachi 2012(1/9) -Tachi-zukai(Tennen Rishin-ryu Bojutsu)(1/4)
Tennen Rishin-ryu was traditional Japanese mixed martial arts which consisted of not only Kenjutsu (sword art) but also Bojutsu (staff art), Jujutsu, and Kijutsu (Qi art).
Although Kenjutsu, Bojutsu, and Jujutsu were handed down from Kondo, Sansuke (the 2nd generation master) to only Masuda, Zoroku (number one disciple in the 3rd generation) and his disciple Yamamoto, Manjiro (the 4th generation), these were thought to be lost after the Meiji Restoration.
(Kijutsu was lost earlier than others by the sudden death of Sansuke.)
However, it was reported that only Bojutsu had been quietly handed down as a festival's dedication ceremony around Hachioji.
(The Hiden, 2011 Jun. )
The video above is Otsu Shishimai Tachi (lion dance & sword dance) which showed Tennen Rishin-ryu Bojutsu as usher for lion dance in dedication to Kumano Shrine in Otsu-machi, Hachioji City.
(recorded on Aug. 12, 2012)
Otsu's lion dance which continues to be observed since 400 years ago is appointed as an intangible folk cultural asset of Hachioji City.
Reacting To Japanese Gum
So we went to Little Tokyo here in LA! and we bought Japanese flavored gum! Among other things :P
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岐阜城 1min Movie 4K
岐阜城 (Gifu Castle) 1min Movie 4K
SAKURA DANCE
at ASAKUSA station, Sunday in Tokyo
Outstanding Dance | Butoh Dance Performance in Japan | Awesome Video
Part of Swiss Butoh dancer Imre Thormann's performance at Hiyoshi Taisha Shrine in Shiga (Japan) in summer 2006. The live music is by Swiss jazz pianist Nik Baertsch and his band.
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Jammin at Bluz By You
The great Rudy Chavez Medina and Johnnie C Smith performing T Bluz By You
Red Spider Lily 巾着田の曼珠沙華2015 Hidaka city Saitama Pref. Japan
The Ten Ox-herding Paintings 3
The Ten Ox-herding Paintings 3