法観寺（ほうかんじ）
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Thomas Humeau
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法観寺（ほうかんじ）は京都府京都市東山区にある臨済宗建仁寺派の寺院。山号は霊応山。観音霊場として知られる清水寺の近隣に位置する。街中にそびえ立つ五重塔は通称「八坂の塔」と呼ばれ、周辺のランドマークとなっている。境内は狭く、塔以外に目だった建築物がないことから、「八坂の塔」は、寺自体を指す通称ともなっている。
法観寺（ほうかんじ）は京都府京都市東山区にある臨済宗建仁寺派の寺院。山号は霊応山。観音霊場として知られる清水寺の近隣に位置する。街中にそびえ立つ五重塔は通称「八坂の塔」と呼ばれ、周辺のランドマークとなっ...
八坂神社（江戸時代までは祇園社）の門前町として鴨川から東大路通・八坂神社までの四条通の南北に発展した。京都有数の花街（舞妓がいることでも有名）であり、地区内には南座（歌舞伎劇場）、祇園甲部歌舞練場、祇園...
八坂神社（江戸時代までは祇園社）の門前町として鴨川から東大路通・八坂神社までの四条通の南北に発展した。京都有数の花街（舞妓がいることでも有名）であり、地区内には南座（歌舞伎劇場）、祇園甲部歌舞練場、祇園...
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.
