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  • Van Gogh and Japanese Painting Style Ukiyo-E.

    Van Gogh and Japanese Painting Style Ukiyo-E.

    I found perfect pine twigs to take a photo like Ukiyo-E.

    Van Gogh was very fond of the Ukiyo-E style, and he left many paintings in the style.
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    One of the points of Ukiyo-E is its exaggeration.

    But look at my photograph!

    Far-away temple peeping from between the voluptuous pine twigs.

    This is no exaggeration.
    This is a real angle you can enjoy at Ginkaku-Ji, Kyoto.

    Think of this, what Ukiyo-E painters saw might have been quite real for them.

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  • The Sound of Water in a Japanese Garden

    Relaxing time!

    Enjoy the sound of water in a Japanese garden.

    The garden is one of the exclusive Japanese Tofu restaurants in Kyoto, Junsei.
    http://www.to-fu.co.jp/en/


    Every new year, I visit here.  Now it becomes almost my ritual to spend a day of the. new year festive season.

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  • Yuba

    Yuba

    We have many many kinds of soya cooking.

    Tofu, Miso, Syoyu (Soy Sauce), AbuRageh, Ganmo, AtsuAgeh, and Yuba.

    The meaning of Yuba is “The leaf of hot water”.

    What?!

    Yes, « Yu » is hot water, and « Ba » is a different form of « Ha » which means a leaf or leaves.

    Look at this video, and you will know what Yuba is.

    Fresh Yuba is like this.
    KumiAgeh means “fresh from the pot”.

    You can get dried Yuba in shops to bring back home.

    Enjoy Japan.

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  • Sand Garden of Kongo-Buji

    Sand Garden of Kongo-Buji

    Have a peaceful time watching this quiet video of the sacred garden.

    It is of Kongo-Buji, the main temple of Mount Koya, one of the world heritage.
    Sand garden or Rock garden may be well known as a typical Japanese style.

    The sand on the ground represents the sea.

    The rocks sometimes represent places related to Buddhism, sometimes literature, and sometimes animals such as this.

    The idea of the garden is « Two great dragons meeting at the centre of the universe ».

    Very Samurai!

  • Simple View of Nara, to Koya-san

    Feel the deep and spirit of ancient Japan, watch this simple movie of the scenery from the train window.

    The train is from Yoshino-guchi station to Koya-san, the world heritage.


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