Living dolls and Kimono's 10,000 arched pathway
each red arch is a prayer to the god of rice and saki
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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... [read more]
In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... [read more] Blog: Living dolls and Kimono's
Date: November 18th 2008
Just to set the scene we are in our hostel, sitting in our Japanese style room on our Tatami matting, a guy singing as he plays his guitar, ice forming on our noses, a huff of breath as we talk, Kirstin typing our blog wearing Rob's gloves, the same gloves Kirstin suggested didn't need to be packed; an Aussie accent sweetly rings out from the long wooden hall "it's as cold in ere as it is outside! ... read more
Date: November 18th 2008
Just to set the scene we are in our hostel, sitting in our Japanese style room on our Tatami matting, a guy singing as he plays his guitar, ice forming on our noses, a huff of breath as we talk, Kirstin typing our blog wearing Rob's gloves, the same gloves Kirstin suggested didn't need to be packed; an Aussie accent sweetly rings out from the long wooden hall "it's as cold in ere as it is outside! ... read more
