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岡崎城のある岡崎公園にあり、「五万石ふじ」といわれ、ふるさとの名木として岡崎市指定文化財に指定されている。 花房は最大１mになると言われている。棚は約１３００平方メーター、幹回りは最大２．４m、枝の長...
愛知県岡崎市岡崎公園にある、１４５５年室町時代に築城され一時江戸時代徳川家康の本城となった。１９５９年昭和３４年天守閣が復元された。
愛知県岡崎市伊賀町にある伊賀八幡宮の境内の蓮池。 この神社は、徳川家康公の５代前の先祖、松平親忠公が文明２年（１４７０年）創建した神社です。その後徳川幕府三代将軍家光公により境内が整備された折この蓮池が...
愛知県岡崎市の公園。敷地の面積約２７ヘクタール。大小の池がある。夏は花菖蒲、秋は１５００本のモミジが紅葉する岡崎市最大の紅葉スポットです。また、ゾウ、ラクダ、モル モット、ミーアキャット、プレーリードッ...
The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.
The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.
They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.
So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.
The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.
I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.
At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)
Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...
Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.
They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.
Text by Steve Smith.
