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The Shugaku-in Imperial Villa (修学院離宮 Shugaku-in Rikyū?), or Shugaku-in Detached Palace, is a set of gardens and outbuildings (mostly tea-houses) in the hills of the eastern suburbs of Kyoto, Japan (separate from the Kyoto Imperial Palace). It is one of Japan's most important large-scale cultural treasures; its gardens are one of the great masterpieces of Japanese gardening.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shugakuin_Imperial_Villa
Le mont Hiei (比叡山, Hiei-zan?) est une montagne située au nord-est de la ville de Kyōto, aux frontière...
世界遺産としても有名な下鴨神社です。初めて行ったのですが、まわりの森も、神社本殿もたいそう立派でした。きょうはたまたま子供たちの剣道の試合が行われていました。世界遺産の境内で行われるなんて何とすばらしい...
Shimogamo Jinja ShrineTadasu no moriThis lush, green mori or forest is a hallmark of Shimogamo shrine...
大文字焼き(正式には五山送り火というそうです)の行われる場所のひとつがここです。今、「大」の字のほぼ中心部分で写真を撮っています。ここからは京都の町並みが一望でき、すばらしい眺めが楽しめます。以前から是...
ANRAKUJI // 京都住蓮山安楽寺 A brief introduction to the Anraku-ji templeAt the beginning of the Kamakura per...
http://www.kangaan.jp/Kanga-an is a Buddhist vegetarian restaurant, housed within a Buddhist temple, ...
Panorama taken inside Heian Shrine (平安神宮; Heian-jingū) in the Sakyo-ku ward of Kyoto, Japan. Heian Sh...
Beauty of NishikiTextile fine arts of TATSUMURA KOHOThe Woven Art of KOHO TATSUMURAWoven on takabata ...
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.
