high class wedding shinto priests play the shakuhachi

On a very crowded day at Kamakura a wedding party proceded up the main entrance to the Noh theatre hall where priests conducted strange superstitious acts with tree branches. Wedding guests were hypnotozed by the shakuhachi players. Then the bride devoured the groom whole!

Tokyo Revisited part III

May 4th 2007
Thursday: Come Again to Kamakura! How's the sushi in Zushi? I had to make some quick changes. The camping trip to Yamaguchi was off. May 3rd, Constitution Day. Takeshi and I were getting along famously. Standing at the JR wicket where I learned it was no problem to extend my return journey free of charge, I asked if I could stay with my host the rest of Golden Week. He agreed. At h ... read more

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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

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