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November 17, 2015

when i look at the blue hig sky.

when i find the shining lights which is as if the god walks on there from among the clouds during sunset.

when i watch the big strong clouds were brought by storm is moving fast in the sky. it is like a changing beautiful art.

whenever i notice these view, i believe that i was born to see them. thanks to god.

when i look the beautiful shining moon, i think her light will wash my soul and make me pure. then, i imagine our old ancients who made special place only for watching the beautiful moon with beutiful music by insects. i think i'm lucky to be born this country which has like that history. and thanks to our ancients to have made lovely history.

if i do something good for others, people say "thanks". this word make me happy and i want to say "thanks" to whom said thanks to me.

i'm happy when my mind is full of many thanks.

April 9, 2014

last month, I went to Iga Ueno castle. it was very wonderful experience.
this castle was built about 500 years ago and it's said which has highest stone wall in Japan.(about 30 meters)
that castle was rebuilt at 1935, but the stone wall has left its appearance of the old time.

if you want to go to there, you can use JR and other train.
from Nagoya, it takes for 3 hours and you have to change your train at Kameyama and Igaueno like this,

Nagoya → Kameyama 1hour and half by JR
Kameyama : waiting for next train  about  half an hour
Kameyama → Igaueno about 50 minutes by JR
Igaueno → Ueno-shi about 7 minutes by Igatetsudo

then, it takes 10 minutes from that station to the castle by your foot!

Igaueno castle:
open 9:00-17:00
entrance fee 700 Japanese yen for adult
they don't have holiday.

 

February 20, 2014

if you go to shrine, you can notice a kind of rope that's Shimenawa that are made from straw of rice. this Shimenawa tells us the place is very sanctum.

from the end of the every years to new years, people decorate Shimenawa on the entrance of house.  that's why people want god to stay in their house. the end of the year, it's said gods go out and go to the one place. so people's house would be empty. people don't want it. god will give up to go out when they see Shimenawa.

this tradition is from Shinto mythology. when the god of the sun hidden in rocks the wolrd was darkness. so  other gods showed her (the god of the sun is woman)  dancing  and song. she noticed and attracted it and went out from rocks. other gods tied that rocks with rope made from straw of rice as she never return in there again.

old Japanese always used ropes made from straw of rice. people wanted to make difference between usual rope and Shimenawa. so they twisted rope in the opposite direction.