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Inside the giant Daibutsu at Kamakura, Kanagawa. The top photo is a view looking up into the head of the Daibutsu. Notice the thick brown fibre glass repairs that have been applied. The bottom photo shows the rear of the statue with the ventilation windows open.
“Mos no Natsumi” the new healthy burger from MOS BURGER. It’s a burger with a patty and relishes between fresh lettuce rather than bread buns.
There are 6 different “Mos no Natsumi” burgers:
Beef patty with vegetables and sauce ¥320
Fish ¥300
Prawns ¥350
Pork cutlet ¥340
Chicken ¥280
Teriyaki chicken ¥320
Avaiable from April 23rd until the beginning of September.
Lotteria’s new “Q-Story Cheese Burger” to celebrate the anime Evangelion Shin Gekijōban: Q.
The name is a play on words. The burger has nine patties - that’s pronounced kyū in Japanese.
Akibasan Gongen Hibuse Matsuri at Ryogaku-in Temple, Itabashi, Odawara, Kanagawa Japan. on Flickr.
Mallet and tub used for the pounding of omochi sticky rice cakes.
Jun Hori, NHK reporter/anchor/editor/cameraman, has resigned from NHK. NHK threatened to sack him for telling the truth about TEPCO and the state of affairs regarding the level of radiation from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor.
NHK and TEPCO, along with the Japanese government are complicit in hiding the truth from the population of Japan about the level of radiation being released from the stricken nuclear reactor.
I take my hat off to Jun Hori, a hero for Japan who has stated that he will not be silenced in telling the people the truth.
“This is the job of a journalist. TEPCO and NHK are involved in a cover up supported by the government of Japan.” He said.
Evil Japanese “Fire Horse” women.
In Japan it is believed that women born in a hinoeuma year - the year of the Fire Horse in the fifth lunar calendar cycle, or every 60 years - are evil.
These women are considered dangerous and in league with spirits that are considered less than friendly. A woman born in a hinoeuma year would not make a good wife and thus men would avoid them at all costs.
The last hinoeuma year was in 1966 and resulted in a huge spate of abortions across Japan - lest the child be a female.
Records show that Japan had a sharp decrease in birth rates in 1966 which is generally attributed to this superstition based on the old lunar calendar.
The next hinoeuma year will be 2026.
Mount Koma and Shõnan Daira, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Japan on Flickr.
A shady little picnic area on the slops of Shõnan Daira, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa.
Mount Koma and Shõnan Daira, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Japan on Flickr.
View of the city of Hiratsuka, Kanagawa from the top of Shõnan Daira. The tallest Mountain in the distance is Mount Õyama.
Mount Koma and Shõnan Daira, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Japan on Flickr.
View of Mount Fuji from the top of Shõnan Daira, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa.
Mini Stop convenience stores are selling Dragon Ball-themed chips to promote the upcoming movie “Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods.”
I bet visitors to Japan are almost always surprised to see many people wearing surgical masks out in public. Just take a walk down any street in Japan all year around and you will see hundreds of people wearing surgical masks. I found it rather annoying at times trying to talk to someone whose face I could barely see! I hated it when my son had to wear one everyday to school after the Great Fukushima Earthquake because the teachers insisted wearing one would “stop the radiation.”
Many wear a surgical mask to protect themselves from illnesses that may be floating around at the time, such as the flu, or to ward off cedar pollen that causes so many across Japan to splutter and sniffle during spring.
The most common reason for the Japanese to wear a surgical mask used to be when they were sick, and being the considerate lot they are, wanted to keep their sickness to themselves. However things are changing and the humble surgical mask has become somehting quite different.
More Japanese people today are wearing surgical masks for cosmetic reasons, say to hide blemishes and pimples or to cover up their face on a bad makeup day, but even more are wearing them as a fashion statement and to appear more alluring to men!
Oh, I know I love a masked woman. Not!
A recent survey of people wearing surgical masks in Shibuya, Tokyo discovered that nearly 30% were wearing them for reasons other than sickness or allergies.
One school girl when asked why she wears a surgical mask said, “Wearing a surgical mask makes me look cuter. It gives me a mystifying appearance because only my eyes are showing.” A clerical assistant said, “It leads guys on, they want to know what my face looks like under the mask.” One high school girl’s reason for wearing a surgical mask was, “I don’t like having to show facial expressions for people. They can’t read my intentions.”
The Japanese have a fear of showing their emotions and the surgical mask has become a fashionable way to hide their intentions and emotions from others.
The above images are from Picomask a company quick to cash in on this growing fashion trend. Available in a huge range of fashionable designs, some even have swappable coloured elastic!
Naramachi, Nara Japan on Flickr.
A traditional stone tsukubai on the street outside a house in Naramachi, Nara. The rustic and traditional bamboo fence behind, the white gravel and sparse plantings contrast with the modern concrete alcove into which it is built.
The tsukubai is fed by an out of sight pipe under the alcove above that dribbles water down from above.
Naramachi, Nara Japan on Flickr.
This house has an ornate window section that was imported from Nepal over 300 years ago.
Naramachi, Nara Japan on Flickr.
Traditional old houses in Naramachi, Nara. Many of the houses and stores in Naramachi date back to the Edo period (1600-1868).
Every single house in this old town area has a red fire bucket in the front ready for use against a fire.
Naramachi, Nara Japan on Flickr.
Shintõ shrine dedicated to the god Inari. Inari is a god of fertility, rice, agriculture, industry, and worldly success. The white foxes (kitsune) are messengers of Inari on earth.
