Due to a conference in Shinjuku I have been in Tokyo and even had some time to look around. So I went to the Meiji Shrine because it was not so far from the Shinjuku station and the conference place. However, I have to correct the title, as the shrine is already in the city district Shibuya.
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Osaka – Shitennoji Temple
Before I left Osaka, I visited the Shitennoji Temple. This temple was founded in 593 by Prince Shotoku, who supported the introduction of Buddhism in Japan. You can also enter the pagoda and a large hall, the latter containing large Buddha statues, but photos are forbidden there.
Osaka – Sumiyoshi Taisha
The next day I visited the Sumiyoshi Taisha, a very old Shinto shrine. This is the main shrine of about 2300 shrines in Japan and was probably built in the year 211 AD. Thus this temple is so old that no (Buddhist) influences from the mainland existed yet. Continue Reading
Osaka
I am still alive or rather I am still working. This time I had not free in the actual sense, but because of a conference at the Kansai University I had the opportunity to go to Osaka and could hang a day and a half to have a look around. Therefore this time 3 entries come consecutively, because I could make a few photos. As one could also hear from the news in Germany, on my day of arrival Typhoon Jebi came across Japan directly in the region around Osaka.
The japanese Katana
The fabulous and legendary Katana. Ok, that may be a little exaggerated, but it is true that there are many secrets around the Katana and that it also fascinates the western world. Katana means as much as sword. The way it is forged is unique in the whole world, even if Continue Reading
The village of Utsunoya and the Tokai Nature Trail Bypass Course
Yeah, in Japan it’s the golden week and that means I have some time off and only had to work 2 days. To remove the (possible) question mark above your heads, I will first explain what the golden week is.Continue Reading
Food 5
Well, if you don’t have a topic to talk about, you talk about the weather or food. In my case it’s about food again. Nothing new in the East so far. Lately I haven’t done anything I could mention in this blog or I don’t have enough for one entry alone. Many little things, yes, but they cannot be brought together thematically. Hence again a collection of food in Japan. Some commented, some not. There are also repetitions, albeit as variants.
Shimizu – Hagoromo no Matsu
This time I was in Shimizu, a town north of Shizuoka City, which is connected with Shizuoka. Although it can be said that Shimizu is the harbor part of Shizuoka, since it was originally designed in this way. With my trip to Shimizu I actually wanted to visit several places. Unfortunately, I could not find two more places, Continue Reading
Happy New Year!
Or in Japanese: „Akemashite omedetō (gozaimasu)!“ Please do not say this until the new year. This time I do not have much to write about. Although the New Year is probably the most important festival in Japan, but it is celebrated the New Year, different from us where we celebrate more Sylvester. It’s more like a family party, so it’s pretty quiet. There are no fireworks either. Furthermore, I know too little safely to write about it, although I know e.g. there are certain types of home decorations or meals, some of them religious, but before I write anything wrong I prefer not to do so. I simply recommend a google search, there is already a lot. Continue Reading
Tokyo – Odaiba
This time I simply joined colleagues who wanted to Tokyo, more precisely to Odaiba. Odaiba is an artificial island in the bay of Tokyo and has some attractions. In order to save some money and because we were a larger group, we bought a kind of group ticket for the regional train instead of the Shinkansen or the equally acceptable bus. Continue Reading