Japan Facts

Japanese kanji number series

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 04:54:00 +0000

Japanese kanji number series. There are many products from 0 - 9.
Check it now.

Dragon Ball DVDs

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 10:02:00 +0000

Dragon Ball (�??�?��?��?��??�?��?�) is a really famous Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama.

Have you ever seen it?
Why don't you buy the DVDs | amazon | zlio

The Japanese Tradition - Origami

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 06:35:00 +0000

A short comedy about Origami (�??�??�?) by Rahmens. (No English subtitles).

Livedoor trial

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:36:00 +0000

Livedoor Ex-Chief Takafumi Horie got 2 and a half years in prison by appeal court decision of Tokyo High Court in July 25.

Kuroiso Shrine

noreply@blogger.com (japanfacts) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:14:00 +0000

These photos were taken at "Kuroiso Shrine" (�?磯�?社 Kuroiso Jinja).

Toro (�?�籠)

Torii Gate (鳥�?)

A sculpture at the gate.

Chozuya (�??水�??)

Soreisha (�?�??社)

People leave the paper fortune like this when the fortune said that bad luck.

The Japanese Tradition - Hashi

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:51:00 +0000

A short comedy about chopsticks (箸 Hashi) by Rahmens. (No English subtitles).

Yabusame

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 02:49:00 +0000

"Yabusame" (�?�??馬) is a traditional style of Japanese archery. The archer shoots a special "turnip-headed" arrow at a wooden target.

These photos were taken at Nikko Toshogu.

Yabusame is held on every May and October In Nikko Toshogu.

Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 06:30:00 +0000

Hayao Miyazaki's newest movie, "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" (�?�?��?�?��??�??�?� Gake no ue no Ponyo) has begun showing in theaters on July 19.

The Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:42:00 +0000

Hideo Higashikokubaru (�?��?��??�?�夫) is one of the most famous governor in Japan. However, how do you think this product?

A hydrangea

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:44:00 +0000

This is a hydrangea (紫�?��?� Ajisai) in Japan. We can see many hydrangeas especially in rainy season.

Kuro Denwa

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:24:00 +0000

This is an old Japanese telephone called "Kuro Denwa" (�?�?�話).

Nakagawa

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:07:00 +0000

The view at Nakagawa (�?��??�?).

Spirited Away

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:05:00 +0000

"Spirited Away" (�??�?��??�?�?��?�?��?? Sen to Chihiro no Kami Kakushi)

Master animation director Hayao Miyazaki follows up on his record-breaking 1997 opus Princess Mononoke with this surreal Alice in Wonderland-like tale about a lost little girl. The film opens with ten-year-old Chihiro riding along during a family outing as her father races through remote country roads. When they come upon a blocked tunnel, her parents decide to have a look around -- even though Chihiro finds the place very creepy. When they pass through the tunnel, they discover an abandoned amusement park. As Chihiro's bad vibes continue, her parents discover an empty eatery that smells of fresh food. After her mother and father help themselves to some tasty purloined morsels, they turn into giant pigs. Chihiro understandably freaks out and flees. She learns that this very weird place, where all sorts of bizarre gods and monsters reside, is a holiday resort for the supernatural after their exhausting tour of duty in the human world. Soon after befriending a boy named Haku, Chihiro learns the rules of the land: one, she must work , as laziness of any kind is not tolerated; and two, she must take on the new moniker of Sen. If she forgets her real name, Haku tells her, then she will never be permitted to leave.

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Unganji

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:47:00 +0000

Unganji (�?��?�寺) is a temple of Rinzai-shu Myoshinji-ha (�?��?�?�?�?寺派), built in 1283. This is one of the four major dojo of Zenshu (�?�?) in Japan. Matsuo Basho the most famous poet of the Edo period in Japan also visited here.

"Sanmon" (山�??)

"Butsuden" (�?殿)

"Shoro" (�??楼)

"Torii Gate of Kumano shrine" (鳥�?)

Stone Steps at Unganji

Poor country, Japan

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:03:00 +0000

At present, Japanese food self-sufficiency ratio is 39%.

By the way, Japanese rice self-sufficiency ratio is 100%. However, the trade price of farmer is very cheap. For example, farmer earns 480kg of rice by 10m�?100m rice paddy (1 tan), and the trade price is 6,000~7,000yen/30kg (it depends), so they earn about 100,000yen by 1 tan. It is definitely hard to continue their work and live. Therefore, young people leave from farming. Moreover, a lot of farmers are getting older and the average age is almost 70 yeas old.

We have to think and do something, really.

Hannya

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:49:00 +0000

We designed a new image called "Hannya" (�?��?�), means "Prajna" in Sanskrit.

This scary mask is created for "Noh" (�?�), a Japanese traditional performing arts. The mask expressed as a curse of a woman. However, in the Noh stage, she realizes many things and acquires wisdom by teachings of Buddhism.

"Hannya" means wisdom which is different from knowledge.

A bear's distress

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:18:00 +0000

This sun bear, called "Tsuyoshi" is always suffering his meal.
He does this action when he couldn't get a food.

Intel Japanese CM

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:17:00 +0000

Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Japanese Commercial with Eri Fukatsu.

The Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 04:53:00 +0000

We created a new design for CafePress and highly recommend this tote bag to your daily shopping.

We can save resources :)

Mt. Aso

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:03:00 +0000

Mount Aso (�?��??山 Aso-san) in Kumamoto prefecture, on the island of Kyushu, is the largest active volcano in Japan, and is among the largest in the world.

I took this picture in 1997. Here is one of my best place in Japan.

Mononoke Original T-Shirt

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:52:00 +0000

We created "Mononoke T-Shirt".
"Mononoke" (�?��?��?�) means spirits or incarnation of things in Japanese.

Princess Mononoke

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:49:00 +0000

"Princess Mononoke" (�??�?��?��??姫 Mononoke Hime) is one of the biggest hits of Hayao Miyazaki's movie. "Mononoke" (�?��?��?�) means spirits or incarnation of things in Japanese.

We highly recommend to watch this.
Buy it now!

Seto Inland Sea

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:25:00 +0000

This photo was taken on the Ukou-ferry (connection between Takamatsu and Uno), a beautiful view of "Seto Inland Sea" (�?��?��??海).

Wind-Bells

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:38:00 +0000

This wind-bell is called "Furin (風�?�)", a seasonal tradition.
The sound makes us comfortable.

Photo at SHOZO

Tanabata

noreply@blogger.com (Ryusuke) — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:14:00 +0000

July 7th is the day of the Star Festival called "Tanabata" in Japan.
Japanese people make a wish and write it on a strip of paper.

The yellow paper reads, "I wanna get off on my journey."

Photos at SHOZO 04 Store