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Japan And The Dead: An Old View

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:00:00 -0700

The first thing one needs to know about this topic of the Dead, is that the country consists of five spiritual belief systems (in no particular order): Taoism, folk religion, Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism.In fact, these belief systems have harmoniously intermingled with each other for centuries.Christianity, led by St. Francis Xavier tried to sneak into Japan in 1549 AD, but that never took

Tokyo Architecture In LEGO

Sun, 27 May 2012 21:01:00 -0700

I have no idea who sent me these pictures of LEGO constructs, but they certainly are awesome.I did do a lot of research on them, however, because I do recognize the architecture (I like architecture).Constructed entirely of LEGO, the top photo is of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building also known as Tokyo City Hall (東京都庁舎 Tōkyō-to Chōsha).To show you the type of accuracy involved, here's

Sannen-zaka - A Walk Down Memory Lane

Sat, 26 May 2012 21:01:00 -0700

The photo above is a part of Kyoto-shi (Kyoto City) in Kyoto-ken (Kyoto Prefecture) in Japan. This section of town is known as Sannen-zaka, which translates to 'three-year hill'.The street has been restored to the glory of two hundred years previous, and aside from the style of dress and the excessive electrical lines above, one does get the feeling of being a wandering ronin (masterless samurai)

A Short Story On Nintendo's Mario

Sat, 26 May 2012 05:01:00 -0700