Now we are free ... School's Over ... You know what it means ... My teacher came to me ... She told that I must pass exams to get a final grade score ... The first test .... http://blog-imgs-80.fc2.com/… Read more

Tsuyu(Rainy Season) is likely over today(awaiting for MET office's official declaration at a later date) in Kanto (Tokyo,Kanagawa,Chiba,Saitama,Ibaraki,Tochigi and Gunma-ken) plus Koshin(Nagano and Yamanashi-ken) after southern Kyushu's earlier declaration. Chances of rain spells fewer than the past period. This is almost usual timing, Tsuyu over and School Holiday starts ... so much for today... Good night kisses to you.… Read more

Ural Owl - Bass Singer in the Woods The Ural Owl (Strix uralensis)(fukurou =フクロウ in Japanese) is a large owl with a round head, no ear-tufts, and a relatively long tail with a wedge-shaped tip. Light and dark morphs are known to occur, with the light form being more common. The Ural Owl is active mainly at night, with peaks at dusk and just before dawn. Roosts during the day close to a tree trunk or in dense foliage. They are normally not shy, and can often be approached quite closely. T… Read more

LEFT : "Memories of Summer" by Rokuro TANIUCHI (1921-1981) RIGHT : "Autumn Scenes" by Ken KUROI (1949 - ) LEFT : Scenery of Gifu-ken RIGHT : Scenery of Oita-ken http:… Read more

Huis Ten Bosch (ハウステンボス ) is a large theme park in Sasebo, Nagasaki. Opened on March 25, 1992 Huis Ten Bosch recreates the Netherlands by displaying real size copies of old Dutch buildings in 152,000 sqm. land in Sasebo-city. 2,477,000 visited in 2013.… Read more

LEFT: Typhoon Nangka path in blue and forecast position at 06am and 6pm Japan Time for tomorrow RIGHT: Precipitation map as of 07:45pm Japan Time - still raining in Kinki, Kansai, Hokuriku regions The Gion Matsuri Float Parade was completed safe in such a bad weather conditions .... 1/ Today's Float Parade (there will be another Parade next week, 24th). 2/ Number of visitors were 95,000 compared to last year(2014)'s 340,000 on Yoiyama(16th) Festival Day.… Read more

Despite of miserable weather Kyoto Gion Matsuri Grand Float Parade just started ... 17th / Yamaboko Junko=山鉾巡行 (grand parade) *Sakimatsuri (前祭り) : At 9:00, the main Naginata-boko=長刀鉾 starts moving. When it reaches Fuyacho, the chigo=稚児, sacred c h i l d on the float cuts the sacred rope and the parade begins. ( * from last year(2014) a second parade is performed a week later(24th) with fewer floats.) Above float is the leading "Naginata-hoko" with a sacred "Chigo" onboard to cut the sacred rope This Year'… Read more

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To move heavy float a lot of power needed ... Yes, this is an idea ... Even small portable shrines weigh as heavy as one automobile ... Thanks for your help. After 1,200 years Gion Matsuri now goes quite International ... http://blog-imgs-80.fc2.com/s/k/b/skbjkjsk/img_59… Read more

The hottest city in Japan today(July 15) was Tatebayashi, Gunma-ken (群馬県館林市) with 37.7 C This very special "hand-held" fireworks festival will be held at Tatebayashi-city this year on July 25.… Read more

"Stranded" (Sex and submissin.com) by Kelly Wells & Chris Charming August 25, 2006 Kelly Wells plays a city girl who's car breaks down deep in the countryside. With no phone reception and unbearable heat, she submits to a stranger out of desperation. A beautiful outdoor setting shots. http://blog-imgs-80.fc2.… Read more

Gion Matsuri Float Lanterns (Kitakannon-yama) on Yoi-Yoi-Yoi-yama evening It was a hot day in Kyoto today. The Float Grand Parade will be on 17th, Friday. Typhoon is approaching.… Read more

The Fire Festival of Nachi (那智の火祭り) is one of the three major fire festivals held every year on July 14th at the Kumano Nachi Shrine(=那智大社). This Shrine is one of the 3 Grand Shrines of Kumano Sanzan (熊野三山 : Nachi Taisha=那智大社, Hayatama Taisha=速玉大社, and Hongu Taisha=本宮大社 ) in the mountain areas of Wakayama prefecture as a World Heritage Site. The ceremony consists of returning the god enshrined at the Nachi Taisha Shrine back to his hom… Read more

City of Nagasaki has a population of approx. 450,000. A port city with European influences(16th-19th Century). "Nagasaki" means "Long cape".… Read more

In 1832, Hiroshige traveled the length of the Tōkaidō from Edo(Tokyo) to Kyoto, as part of an official delegation transporting horses for the Imperial court. The horses were a symbolic gift from the Shogun, presented annually in recognition of the Emperor's divine status. Hiroshige started a trip from Nihombashi(日本橋), the real center of Edo (present Tokyo). The landscapes of the journey made a profound impression on the artist, and he created numerous sketches during the course of the trip, as well as his return to… Read more

Kyoto is special ....don't you think so ? Waiting for our turn .... THIS WEEK's SCHEDULE 12 - 14th / Hoko Hikihajime=鉾引き初め & Yama Kakizome=山舁き初め (trial pulling): On these days, the people of each respective float neighborhood try pulling the newly constructed floats. http://blog-imgs-80.… Read more