Matsuo mine apartment group ruins 4F |
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松尾鉱山の緑ヶ丘アパートの4F
松尾鉱山の緑ヶ丘アパート 中央通路です。寒い冬でも外に出ることなく棟を往来でき、大きな売店があったそうです。
Appi Resort is located in Iwate prefecture which is in the northern area of the main island of Japan ...
東日本大震災から約10日経った盛岡駅です。とっても静か(人がまばら)で、車の数も異常に少ないです。ガソリンは未だに行き渡らず、何時間も待ってやっと2000円分しか買えない状態が続いてます。但し、タクシー...
これらのパノラマは、2011年の東日本大震災の状況を360°全方位パノラマVRムービーで記録した「Japan Pano Journalism Project」のコンテンツです。転載をご希望の方は、こ...
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.