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One lone gaijin battling a world he never made, the world... of Japan!
Japanese Teaism
Would You Like Some Tea?
The long isolation of Japan from the rest of the world, so conducive to introspection, has been highly favourable to the development of Teaism. Our home and habits, costume and cuisine, porcelain, lacquer, painting — our very literature — all have been subject to its influence. No student of Japanese culture could ever ignore its presence. It has permeated the elegance of noble boudoirs, and entered the abode of the humble. Our peasants have learned to arrange flowers, our meanest labourer to offer his salutation to the rocks and waters. In our common parlance we speak of the man “with no tea” in him, when he is insusceptible to the serio-comic interests of the personal drama. Again we stigmatise the untamed aesthete who, regardless of the mundane tragedy, runs riot in the springtide of emancipated emotions, as one “with too much tea” in him.
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Mystery photo
Buttons
What do we have here…?
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Autumn in Japan
Red and Yellow
The highlights of autumn in Japan are undoubtably the Ginkgo leaf which turns a brilliant yellow, and the Japanese Maple leaf, which turns a rich red. Everyone has their preference. I tend to prefer the Japanese maple. But when you combine the two of them… Well, it’s hard to compete with that.
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Pondering Cat
Here Kitty Kitty Kitty
She’s thinking some deep thoughts there. Or watching a mouse. Either one.
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Abstract iPhoneography
Prison of the Mind
I can’t break free!
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Strange Finds in Japan
The Rock Man
Teens like to gather down here by the river, so I guess some of them built this. Or… it’s an alien. You decide!
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Setsubun is this coming Friday. This is a fun holiday, especially for kids. I was going to write a little about it, but then I remembered this old post. It still holds up, so go have a read if you are curious.
Setsubun is a Japanese holiday that takes place on Feb 3rd, the day before the start of Spring on the old Japanese calendar. It’s not a national holiday, but almost everyone celebrates it. It has some fun traditions that go along with it, particularly one called mamemaki.
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Buddhism in Japan
Bless me, Buddha
A look up at the altar of Mikawa Betsuin, a temple I’ve talked about before. The altars of these temples often aren’t as fancy as this one.
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