ICHIBAN JAPAN - Saison 3 Épisode 2 : Village des Renards et Fukushima
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Épisode 2 Saison 3 d'Ichiban Japan, documentaire Japon en vidéo !
Dans cet épisode, je vous propose de découvrir la région du Tohoku à travers Kitsune Mura (le village des renards) et la ville de Fukushima accompagné de mon ami photographe Kazu :
Musique : Pandrezz
Introduction 3D : Corentin Bechet
Ending : Dreamy
Sendai, Japan - AER Lookout Terrace (2019)
Aer (アエル aeru) is a skyscraper in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Rising 31 stories to a height of 145.5 m, Aer was the tallest building in the Tōhoku region until 2010 and the completion of the Sendai Trust Tower (37 stories/180 m) and was partially constructed by robots.
Aer is a mixed used complex built as a part of the redevelopment of the west side of Sendai Station. Floors 1 to 4 are occupied by retail businesses, including chains such as Uniqlo and Maruzen. Floors 5, 6, and 7 are occupied by municipal government offices, while floors 8 through 30 are occupied by commercial offices. Located on the 31st floor are a free observation deck, and Heichinro, an expensive Chinese restaurant chain. A unique feature of this building is that it was partially constructed by robots.
The top floor was assembled with a lattice of overhead rails. It was jacked up and the first floor was then constructed. This process was repeated until the building stood at its full height. Robots welded, located columns and beams, poured and leveled concrete. The postal codes 980-61xx are reserved for this building, with xx indicating the floor of the building. Postal codes of 32 and higher are available to specific clients.
As the tallest building in the Tōhoku region,[citation needed] Aer drew people's attention even since the beginning of its construction. The building is unrelated to the consumer finance company AEL, which is pronounced the same as Aer in Japanese.
Building address: 1-3-1 Chūō, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
Sendai (仙台市 Sendai-shi, Japanese: [seꜜndai]) is the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, the largest city in the Tōhoku region, and the second largest city north of Tokyo. As of 1 August 2017, the city had a population of 1,086,012, and is one of Japan's 20 designated cities. The total area of the city is 786.30 square kilometres (303.59 sq mi).
The city was founded in 1600 by the daimyō Date Masamune, and is nicknamed the City of Trees (杜の都 Mori no Miyako); there are about 60 zelkova trees on Jōzenji Street (定禅寺通 Jōzenji dōri) and Aoba Street (青葉通 Aoba dōri).
In the summer, the Sendai Tanabata Festival, the largest Tanabata festival in Japan, is held. In winter, the trees are decorated with thousands of lights for the Pageant of Starlight (光のページェント Hikari no pējento), lasting through most of December.
On March 11, 2011, coastal areas of the city suffered catastrophic damage from a magnitude 9.0 offshore earthquake, which triggered a destructive tsunami.
The perfect shape of an ancient tomb in Shibukawa, Gunma, Japan ! - 中ノ峯古墳 - Nakanomine Kofun
This little 6th Century kofun sitting not too far from the foot of Mt. Haruna, in the Shibukawa area of Gunma (群馬県渋川市), is quite interesting.
According to research, an eruption of Mt. Haruna (i.e. a volcano) in the 6th Century, not too long after the kofun's construction, actually entombed the whole the kofun mound in pumice stone, which was then discovered some 60 years ago in an almost intact state - hence the perfect shape of this kofun. I really love the way it is preserved (but was a bit of a tight squeeze to crawl all the way inside it).
The kofun is also interesting for the fact that the remains of 5 people were discovered inside.
More info here (in Japanese):
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Q: What am I watching here ?
A: You are watching footage of a kofun/古墳 - kofun are tombs in Japan that were created during the Kofun Period (roughly between the 3rd and 7th Century AD) - this era was preceded by the Jomon and Yayoi periods, and followed by Asuka, Nara and so on. These tombs were built as burial chambers for people from Japanese imperial families and other people of higher status in society during those days. The most well-known and generally largest tombs are found around Kyoto and Osaka, but they are found all over Kansai, Kanto, Tohoku etc., and even in other parts of Japan such as Shikoku and Kyushu. Figures vary greatly, but some sources state there are over 160000 of these kofun in Japan. At times you will see haniwa on and around kofun - haniwa are terracotta figures which were made in various shapes, including being formed as people and animals.
Have a read of the the Wikipedia article for more information :
I also have a Facebook page where I post these videos. Feel free to contact me via that page if you want to connect regarding anything about kofun, particularly their promotion to tourists to Japan. Ideally I'd like to build a kofun appreciation community of sorts, but that is just a dream right now -
Tourism in Japan
Japan attracted 13,413,600 international tourists in 2014, slightly more than Singapore. Japan has 16 World Heritage Sites, including Himeji Castle and Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. Popular foreigner attractions include Tokyo and Nara, Mount Fuji, ski resorts such as Niseko in Hokkaido, Okinawa, riding the shinkansen and taking advantage of Japan's hotel and hotspring network.
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