【Shrine】Tsuno Shrine（February 8, 2019）
2019年2月8日。金曜日。
宮崎県都農町（つのちょう）の日向国一之宮「都農（つの）神社」参拝。GoProで撮影。
神社に隣接する「道の駅つの」で「石持ち神事」の石を拝受し、神橋手前でも石を拝受する映像をお楽しみください。
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Tsuno Shrine in rural Takashima shi near Lake Biwa in Shiga Ken!
This is the Tsuno Shrine (津野神社) in rural Takashima-shi near Lake Biwa in Shiga-Ken. There are huge trees flanking the Sandō (参道) or the approach-way leading to the main shrine. All around or rice paddies, birds chirping and the noise of the cicada's (蝉) is overwhelming.
【Shrine】Tne Candle-night in Tsuno Shrine（February 9, 2019）
2019年2月9日。土曜日。
宮崎県都農町（つのちょう）の日向国一之宮「都農（つの）神社」参拝。GoProで撮影。
キャンドルナイトはいつもと違う雰囲気で楽しかった。
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DaAiTV_DaAi Headlines_ 20101014 Back to the Satoyama
In today's special feature report on water management in Japan, we return to the location of the famous NHK documentary Satoyama about the traditional water-supply system in the rural area of land between the mountain and the plain - which is known as Satoyama. In one small village near Lake Biwa, the 750 residents of 170 households live in a close relationship with nature, drawing on the underground water supply from the mountains, and making sure the water that leaves their homes is clean enough to stream into the lake without polluting it. We went to central Japan to find out how it is done.
( Baikamo underwater flowers )
Here in central Japan, the delicate and beautiful baikamo flowers bloom underwater all year round.
( Secret water garden )
This small community is in the Shin-Asahi district of Takashima, in Shiga Prefecture, not far from Kyoto. The small village of just 170 households shot to fame in 2004 when it became the subject of an NHK documentary called Satoyama: Japan's Secret Watergarden.
Satoyama is a Japanese word that describes the area of land between the mountains and the plains. The homes in Takashima draw their water from the underground supply that comes from the mountain range on its way down to Lake Biwa.
Local villager, Miyake Yoshiko: Where does this water come from. It comes from 23m underground.
Local villager, Fukuta Chiyoko : I was born here, 60 years ago. I drank this water growing up. And my mother and father did too. We've lived like this for many generations - 200 years. There's a 200-year history.
It tastes good!
While washing your cup, you can also drink the water.
( Clean water in, clean water out )
In this traditional water-supply system, known as kabata, crystal clear groundwater is drawn up into the first pool, which is used for drinking, cooking and washing rice. The outer pool is used for cleaning the dishes and rearing carp. The fish make sure the water is clean before it is released.
Local villager, Fukuta Chiyoko: We put soup or leftover food in here, which the fish eat up, otherwise if it went into the pipes of the treatment plant it wouldn't be good. The water in here is very clean, and the water that flows outside is clean too, so when it drains into the river, it won't be polluted.
( Kabata keeps Lake Biwa clean )
Ms. Fukua has been using the traditional kabata system for 60 years. The villagers keep a watchful eye on the quality of water leaving their homes, making sure it is not contaminated. Two to three households share a channel, so if dirty water is tipped into the drain, everyone knows about it. Their caution is because the water streams into Japan's largest inland body of water - Lake Biwa - which supplies over 10 million people in Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe.
Local villager, Fukuta Chiyoko: We collect used cooking oil and recycle it into this soap which we reuse in the kitchen, so it's called recycled soap. This doesn't harm Lake Biwa so much.
( Detergent caused algal bloom )
It looks clean today but Lake Bixwa used to have an algae problem.
Lake Biwa Renewal Department, Miwa Nobuhiko: On the surface of Lake Biwa it looks like 2-3 kilometers of red algal bloom was caused mainly by household wastewater directly discharged into the lake. There was also industrial and agricultural wastewater.
Halting the algal bloom was not easy. The first step was to stop phosphorus and nitrogen entering the water.
Lake Biwa Renewal Department, Miwa Nobuhiko: To stop the algal bloom getting worse, there was a campaign to use soap instead of detergent. Because of the housewives' campaign, they put pressure on the Shiga prefectural government to enact an ordinance.
( Grassroots pressure forces new laws )
The local movement grew into a national phenomena, as other prefectures follow suit in passing new wastewater controls. But as the Lake Biwa algal bloom situation improved, new problems of invading species of fish, and overgrowing waterweed appeared.
Restoring the damaged ecosystem may take decades, but the Japanese people have taken the lessons of Lake Biwa to heart.
( Lanfill groundwater protection )
In the final installment of our Japan series, we go back to Osaka to investigate how the city protects its groundwater from being polluted by landfills. Wake sure you tune in for a tour around possibly the most colorful garbage incinerator in the world.
奈良 Nara, 日本 Japan / 春日大社 Kasuga-taisha Shrine (4K 60 Binaural) Ancient Temple / Walk 155
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Kasuga Grand Shrine (春日大社 Kasuga-taisha) is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.[1] Established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up the shrine.
The architectural style Kasuga-zukuri takes its name from Kasuga Shrine's honden (sanctuary).
Kasuga Shrine, and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest near it, are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara.
The path to Kasuga Shrine passes through a deer park. In the deer park, deer are able to roam freely and are believed to be sacred messengers of the Shinto gods that inhabit the shrine and surrounding mountainous terrain. Kasuga Shrine and the deer have been featured in several paintings and works of art of the Nambokucho Period. Over three thousand stone lanterns line the way. The Man'yo Botanical Garden is adjacent to the shrine.
The birth of this shrine, according to legend, began when the first kami of Kasuga-taisha, Takemikazuchi, rode on the back of a white deer to the top of Mount Mikasa in 768 CE. This kami is said to have traveled from the Kashima Jingu Shrine in order to protect Nara. The shrine location first received favor from the Imperial government in the Heian period as a result of the power from the Fujiwara family as well as Empress Shōtoku.
From 1871 through 1946, Kasuga Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.
The four main kami enshrined here are Ame no koyane, Himegami, Futsunushi no mikoto, and Takemikazuchi no mikoto. Though these are the primary divine beings of Kasuga taisha, they are often grouped together as a syncretic, combined deity known as Kasuga Daimyōjin. Kasuga Daimyōjin is composed of five divine beings and each consists of a Buddhist deity and Shinto kami counterpart. The fifth deity, Ame no oshikumone, was added much later and is said to be the divine child of Ame no koyane and Himegami. The importance of the multifaceted kami was that it became a template for future worshipers who wanted to combine several deities to pray to at once.
The architectural style of Kasuga-taisha comes from the name of its main hall (honden) known as Kasuga-zukuri. The shrine complex is protected by four cloisters and contains a main sanctuary, treasure house, several different halls, and large gates. One beautiful aspect of this shrine is the many wisteria trees known as Sunazuri-no-Fuji that bloom in late April and early May. This shrine is also home to over 3,000 lanterns which are made of either stone or bronze. An entire hall is devoted to them which is Fujinami-no-ya Hall but the lanterns are only lit during the Setsubun Mantoro and Chugen Mantoro festivals.
The four main kami each have a shrine devoted to them which are all in the same architectural style. They are characterized by sloping gabled roofs, a rectangular structure, katsuogi (decorative logs), and chigi (forked roof structures). The first hall established is dedicated to Takemikazuchi no mikoto, the second to Futsunushi no mikoto, the third to Amenokoyane no mikoto, and the final hall is attributed to the consort, Himegami. Several auxiliary shrines lie outside the main sanctuary that are dedicated to lesser kami. One is alloted to Tsunofuri no kami, that is commonly known as Tsubakimoto Jinja Shrine or Kayabusa Myojin. Kasenomiya Jinja Shrine is attributed to Shinatsuhiko no mikoto and Shinatsuhime who are kami of the winds. Wakamiya Jinja Shrine, created in 1135 CE, is one of the more prominent auxiliary shrines because it houses the kogami, or offspring kami called Ame no Oshikumono no mikoto. The primary worship here revolves around vengeful gods and the dead and is the location of the Kasuga Wakamiya festival.
The Treasure House at this shrine contains hundreds national treasures as well as about many other cultural properties, most of which are from the Heian period. Some of the most noteworthy items that reside here are ornate taiko drums used in gagaku from the Kamakura period, arrows with crystal whistles from the Heian period, and bronze mirrors of the Heian and Nanboku-cho periods.
Kasugayama Primeval Forest is primeval forest of about 250 hectares (620 acres) near the summit of Kasugayama (498 metres (1,634 ft)), and contains 175 kinds of trees, 60 bird types, and 1,180 species of insects. In this area adjacent to Kasuga Grand Shrine, hunting and logging have been prohibited since 841 CE. Because Kasugayama has long been tied to Kasuga Grand Shrine worship, it is regarded as a sacred hill. The forest backdrop of the Kasuga Grand Shrine's buildings today has been unchanged since the Nara period.
Mii Dera Temple (三井寺）, Otsu City
Mii Dera Temple （三井寺） is located at the foothills of famous Mt. Hiei in Otsu City of Shiga Prefecture in Japan. Mii Dera Temple belongs to Tendai Jimon sect of Japanese Buddhism and Monk Enchin (Chiso Daishi) was responsible for the origin of this temple.
Along with Enryakuji, Kofukuji and Todaiji Temple, Mii Dera Temple is known as the one of the four largest temple's of Ancient Japan, when Kyoto City was the capital of Japan.
Mii Dera Temple is also Temple #14 in the Saikoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage of Western Japan.
西国巡礼 第１４番 三井寺
Japan Travel: Nara
Our day in Nara
We travelled from Osaka on a train, which took about 40 minutes to get to Nara.
Lovely place, I highly recommend!
Tea shop mentioned: Green tea shop Kyokkaen NAKA, 17 Tsunofuri-cho, Nara-shi
Don't buy three packs of cookies, you will only need two :)
my camera is Canon GX7
Music: Cherry Blossom & Ishikari Love by Kevin MacLeod
Makino, Lake Biwa, Takashima, Shiga, Japan (B)
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I’m feeling good No.1, Op.37.
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African Yakuza tout attacked me @ Shinjuku Red-Light District, Tokyo Japan
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Kabukichō (歌舞伎町) is an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō is the location of many host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the Sleepless Town (眠らない街). The district's name comes from late-1940s plans to build a kabuki theater: although the theater was never built, the name stuck.
The area has many movie theaters, and is located near Shinjuku Station, Seibu Shinjuku Station, and several other major railway and subway stations.
Originally, the area was known as Tsunohazu (角筈) and was a swamp. After the Meiji Period, the area became a duck sanctuary. As the Yodobashi Purification Plant was built in 1893, the ponds were filled in. In 1920, a girl's school was built there, and the surroundings were developed into a residential area. During World War II, the bombing of Tokyo in 1945 razed the area to the ground. After the war, a kabuki theatre was planned to be built there and the town changed its name to Kabukichō. Though the theatre was cancelled due to financial problems, the name remained. Kabukichō was quickly redeveloped after the war, mainly due to the efforts of the overseas Chinese in Japan who bought land left unused after the expos and greatly developed them. Examples of such people include the founder of Humax, Lin Yiwen, who started his business with a cabaret.
At present, Kabukichō has transformed from a residential area to a world-famous red-light district housing over three thousand bars, nightclubs, love hotels, massage parlours, hostess clubs and the like. Although referred here as a red light district, there are no red lights in the literal sense with prostitutes in the windows as in Amsterdam. Recently, tourism from China and Korea are on the rise, and so, many tourists can be seen in Kabukichō even during daytime.
The Shinjuku Koma Theater has been a landmark in Kabukichō. Now in its third building, it has hosted concerts and other performances by top stars, including enka singers Saburō Kitajima, Kiyoshi Hikawa, and actor Ken Matsudaira. The management announced that they would close after the December 31, 2008 show.
Crime:
In 2004, according to a spokesperson of Metropolitan Tokyo, there are more than 1,000 yakuza members in Kabukichō, and 120 different enterprises under their control.
Entering the new millennium, laws were more strictly enforced and patrols became more frequent. These, adding to the installation of fifty closed-circuit cameras in May 2002, reduced criminal activities in Kabukichō, amidst controversy.
In 2004, the police undertook an operation clamping down on illegal clubs and brothels, causing many to go out of business. Also, there is a movement to rid Kabukichō of the yakuza (bad hand gangs), known as the Kabukichō Renaissance.
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Kamiyatsuno Okusuu
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Sekai Mumei Senshi no Haka
Ogose Town Information Center
Yamabukino Sato Historic Parkn
Hoonji Temple
Izumo Iwai Shrine
Saitama Children Zoo
Kinchakuda Manjushage Park
Journey to Takashima
270+ km in within 7 days..
What a journey it was and learnt so much from it
I hope you guys enjoyed me riding around Japan and seeing so much beauty and hope this inspires you to come over here someday and see it yourself!
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Acclimated Assassin - Together Got to make it
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Our Kochi. - live out of town in japan
This video show how activities in kochi,japan is. And all used footage in this video shot in kochi prefecture shikoku japan .
I hope this video should make you know more about kochi activities, people , living here more of less .
ps.i'am a exchange student at kochi university
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Passeio em Okuibuki - Maibara/Shiga-ken
Passeio na estação de ski em Maibara - Shiga-ken com a família. Não deu pra andar(tentar andar) de snow dessa vez, fica pra próxima!
Lake Biwa of Four Seasons
四季の琵琶湖の自然風景
Japan Trip 2014 Tokyo Cycling, Shinjuku Kabukichō West pass through a girder bridge
Kabukichō (歌舞伎町) is an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō is the location of many host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the Sleepless Town (眠らない街). The district's name comes from late-1940s plans to build a kabuki theater: although the theater was never built, the name stuck.
The area has many movie theaters, and is located near Shinjuku Station, Seibu Shinjuku Station, and several other major railway and subway stations.
History
Originally, the area was known as Tsunohazu (角筈) and was a swamp. After the Meiji Period, the area became a duck sanctuary. As the Yodobashi Purification Plant was built in 1893, the ponds were filled in. In 1920, a girl's school was built there, and the surroundings were developed into a residential area. During World War II, the bombing of Tokyo in 1945 razed the area to the ground. After the war, a kabuki theatre was planned to be built there and the town changed its name to Kabukichō. Though the theatre was cancelled due to financial problems, the name remained. Kabukichō was quickly redeveloped after the war, mainly due to the efforts of the overseas Chinese in Japan who bought land left unused after the expos and greatly developed them. Examples of such people include the founder of Humax, Lin Yiwen, who started his business with a cabaret.
At present, Kabukichō has transformed from a residential area to a world famous red-light district housing over three thousand bars, nightclubs, love hotels, massage parlours, hostess clubs and the like. Although referred here as a red light district, there are no red lights in the literal sense with prostitutes in the windows as in Amsterdam. Recently, tourism from China and Korea are on the rise, and so, many tourists can be seen in Kabukichō even during daytime.
The Shinjuku Koma Theater has been a landmark in Kabukichō. Now in its third building, it has hosted concerts and other performances by top stars, including enka singers Saburō Kitajima, Kiyoshi Hikawa, and actor Ken Matsudaira. The management has announced that they will close after the December 31, 2008 show.
Crime
According to a spokesperson of Metropolitan Tokyo in 2004, there are more than 1,000 yakuza members in Kabukichō, and 120 different enterprises under their control.
Entering the new millennium, laws were more strictly enforced and patrols became more frequent. These, adding to the installation of fifty closed-circuit cameras in May 2002, reduced criminal activities in Kabukichō, amidst controversy.
In 2004, the police undertook an operation clamping down on illegal clubs and brothels, causing many to go out of business. Also, there is a movement to rid Kabukichō of the yakuza (bad hand gangs), known as the Kabukichō Renaissance.
In culture
Kabukichō is featured in a number of media:
Shinjuku Incident, a 2009 Jackie Chan movie set in the early '90s about Chinese immigrants in Japan
Fuyajo, novel by Hase Seishu. Also, a movie based on the novel that was filmed in Kabukichō
Enter the Void, a film by Gaspar Noé, was partly filmed and set in Kabukichō
A Guide of the Sleepless Town, novel by Lee Xiaomu
In the Miso Soup, novel by Ryu Murakami
Dreaming Pachinko, novel by Isaac Adamson
Kabukichō No Joō, song by Shiina Ringo
The School of Water Business, novel by Hikaru Murozumi
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, a role-playing video game by Atlus
Yakuza series, an Action-adventure game by Sega features a fictionalized Kabukichō as Kamurocho
Ugly Americans, novel by Ben Mezrich
Pattern Recognition, novel by William Gibson
Shin Pet Shop of Horrors, manga by Matsuri Akino
The manga Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi is mostly focused around a fictional version of Kabukichou in the late 19th century
Tokyo Vice, book by Jake Adelstein
Kabukichō, Tokyo
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Japan Trip 2013 Tokyo Shinjuku Station East Exit Kabukicho 977
Kabukichō, Tokyo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kabukichō (歌舞伎町?) is an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukichō is the location of many host and hostess clubs, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the Sleepless Town (眠らない街). The district's name comes from late-1940s plans to build a kabuki theater: although the theater was never built, the name stuck.
The area has many movie theaters, and is located near Shinjuku Station, Seibu Shinjuku Station, and several other major railway and subway stations.
History
Originally, the area was known as Tsunohazu (角筈?) and was a swamp. After the Meiji Period, the area became a duck sanctuary. As the Yodobashi Purification Plant was built in 1893, the ponds were filled in. In 1920, a girl's school was built there, and the surroundings were developed into a residential area. During World War II, the bombing of Tokyo in 1945 razed the area to the ground. After the war, a kabuki theatre was planned to be built there and the town changed its name to Kabukichō. Though the theatre was cancelled due to financial problems, the name remained. Kabukichō was quickly redeveloped after the war, mainly due to the efforts of the overseas Chinese in Japan who bought land left unused after the expos and greatly developed them. Examples of such people include the founder of Humax, Lin Yiwen, who started his business with a cabaret.
At present, Kabukichō has transformed from a residential area to a world famous red-light district housing over three thousand bars, nightclubs, love hotels, massage parlours, hostess clubs and the like. Although referred here as a red light district, there are no red lights in the literal sense with prostitutes in the windows as in Amsterdam. Recently, tourism from China and Korea are on the rise, and so, many tourists can be seen in Kabukichō even during daytime.
The Shinjuku Koma Theater has been a landmark in Kabukichō. Now in its third building, it has hosted concerts and other performances by top stars, including enka singers Saburō Kitajima, Kiyoshi Hikawa, and actor Ken Matsudaira. The management has announced that they will close after the December 31, 2008 show.
Crime
According to a spokesperson of Metropolitan Tokyo in 2004, there are more than 1,000 yakuza members in Kabukichō, and 120 different enterprises under their control.
Entering the new millennium, laws were more strictly enforced and patrols became more frequent. These, adding to the installation of fifty closed-circuit cameras in May 2002, reduced criminal activities in Kabukichō, amidst controversy.
In 2004, the police undertook an operation clamping down on illegal clubs and brothels, causing many to go out of business. Also, there is a movement to rid Kabukichō of the yakuza (bad hand gangs), known as the Kabukichō Renaissance.
In culture
Kabukichō is featured in a number of media:
Shinjuku Incident, a 2009 Jackie Chan movie set in the early '90s about Chinese immigrants in Japan
Fuyajo, novel by Hase Seishu. Also, a movie based on the novel that was filmed in Kabukichō
Enter the Void, a film by Gaspar Noé, was partly filmed and set in Kabukichō
A Guide of the Sleepless Town, novel by Lee Xiaomu
In the Miso Soup, novel by Ryu Murakami
Dreaming Pachinko, novel by Isaac Adamson
Kabukichō No Joō, song by Shiina Ringo
The School of Water Business, novel by Hikaru Murozumi
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, a role-playing video game by Atlus
Yakuza series, an Action-adventure game by Sega features a fictionalized Kabukichō as Kamurocho
Ugly Americans, novel by Ben Mezrich
Pattern Recognition, novel by William Gibson
Shin Pet Shop of Horrors, manga by Matsuri Akino
The manga Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi is mostly focused around a fictional version of Kabukichou in the late 19th century
Tokyo Vice, book by Jake Adelstein