Category Archives: Culture

Festival of Sawara

Posted on April 23, 2007 by Kenji

Photo: Leon & MaeLicense: Creative Commons This is your 16th french stereo trip for Japan ! Your destination is 佐原の大祭 (SaWara No TaiSai) “the Great Festival of Sawara”. The singularity of this festival lead to the attribution of the title … Continue reading →

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Creatures of Japan : Issie

Posted on March 11, 2007 by Kenji

Copyright Hayashima This the third installment of the serie of articles dedicated to Japan’s UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animal) also known as 未確認動物 (MiKakuNinDôButsu) “unidentified animals”. The first article was about 河童 (KapPa) “Kappa”, a swamp biped creature, whereas the second … Continue reading →

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Chopsticks for young children

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Kenji

If you have ever wondered how young japanese children eat their meal, then this photo is the answer. As you can see this is a quite odd 箸 (Hashi) “pair of chopsticks”. There is a ring on one of the … Continue reading →

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Buddhist ritual at NaritaSan aka ShinShôJi

Posted on January 1, 2007 by Kenji

This is your 15th french-stereo trip for Japan ! This time I invite you to 新勝寺 (ShinShôJi) “the buddhist temple ShinShôJi” commonly known as 成田山 (NariTaSan). After a short presentation of the history of this temple and 真言智山派 (ShinGon ChiSan … Continue reading →

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