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MiTasol
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It is off topic (which is Japan and Japanese) but an interesting read on the current subtopic written by an American woman who was a fashion designer from a privileged background pre ww2, worked in a Wright aero engine factory during the war, and was a victim of McCarthyism post war.
The book is called Why women cry : wenches with wrenches and is a very interesting read. The preceding chapter is called Gentlewomen and not-so-gentlewomen
The book is called Why women cry : wenches with wrenches and is a very interesting read. The preceding chapter is called Gentlewomen and not-so-gentlewomen
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Tourists banned from private alleys in Kyoto's geisha district.
Visit Nara.
www.japantimes.co.jp
Visit Nara.
Tourists banned from private alleys in Kyoto's geisha district
Gion's main Hanamikoji Street, which is public, will remain open to tourists.
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This British girl speaks amazingly perfect Japanese but she is not confident. Interesting.
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z28uMnxybQ8
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z28uMnxybQ8
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Multi talent comedian Sayuri(54) in Osaka.
Dancer
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PaTyejSAHPc
Pianist
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a9X7agsVvJc
Model
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0drZsHWKbJk
Comedian
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1tvSNR54Pes
Dancer
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PaTyejSAHPc
Pianist
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a9X7agsVvJc
Model
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0drZsHWKbJk
Comedian
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1tvSNR54Pes
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One of the recent Japanese restaurants.
Everybody says delicious for sure but -
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i--cKUatDM8
Everybody says delicious for sure but -
View: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i--cKUatDM8
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"Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists.
A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.
Construction of the mesh net -- 2.5 meters high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 meters -- will begin as early as this week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town in Yamanashi Prefecture said.
"It's regrettable we have to do this, because of some tourists who can't respect rules," leaving litter behind and ignoring traffic regulations, he told AFP.
It is the latest direct action in Japan against overtourism after residents of Kyoto's geisha district banned visitors from small private alleys this year......"
If this was Osaka or Tokyo, exclusive space for such tourists would be provided soon as the overtourism is a rare good business chance. I have suggested the town to have a large camera stage donated by LAWSON - one of the largest convenience store chains in Japan.
japantoday.com
A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.
Construction of the mesh net -- 2.5 meters high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 meters -- will begin as early as this week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town in Yamanashi Prefecture said.
"It's regrettable we have to do this, because of some tourists who can't respect rules," leaving litter behind and ignoring traffic regulations, he told AFP.
It is the latest direct action in Japan against overtourism after residents of Kyoto's geisha district banned visitors from small private alleys this year......"
If this was Osaka or Tokyo, exclusive space for such tourists would be provided soon as the overtourism is a rare good business chance. I have suggested the town to have a large camera stage donated by LAWSON - one of the largest convenience store chains in Japan.
Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists
A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists. Construction of the mesh net -- 2.5 meters high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 meters -- will…
japantoday.com
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Very regrettable to punish all for the actions of some.
You have bad tourists everywhere. I remember watching Japanese tourists from a tour group actually climb into an oven at a WW2 concentration camp to take pictures of themselves in the ovens. I don't judge all Japanese because of the actions of these few idiots, and we don't ban them from coming or restrict their views. Point simply is, a few bad apples don't paint the picture of the majority.
You have bad tourists everywhere. I remember watching Japanese tourists from a tour group actually climb into an oven at a WW2 concentration camp to take pictures of themselves in the ovens. I don't judge all Japanese because of the actions of these few idiots, and we don't ban them from coming or restrict their views. Point simply is, a few bad apples don't paint the picture of the majority.
Greg Boeser
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Build it and charge admission!"Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists.
A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists.
Construction of the mesh net -- 2.5 meters high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 meters -- will begin as early as this week, an official from Fujikawaguchiko town in Yamanashi Prefecture said.
"It's regrettable we have to do this, because of some tourists who can't respect rules," leaving litter behind and ignoring traffic regulations, he told AFP.
It is the latest direct action in Japan against overtourism after residents of Kyoto's geisha district banned visitors from small private alleys this year......"
If this was Osaka or Tokyo, exclusive space for such tourists would be provided soon as the overtourism is a rare good business chance. I have suggested the town to have a large camera stage donated by LAWSON - one of the largest convenience store chains in Japan.
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Town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists
A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular photo spot by Japanese authorities exasperated by crowds of badly behaved foreign tourists. Construction of the mesh net -- 2.5 meters high and the length of a cricket pitch at 20 meters -- will…
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A tower in my neighborhood provides an open space for viewers.
I call it a suicide deck.
Source: 【2023年最新】通天閣の楽しみ方ガイド。展望台からスライダー、ライトアップまで｜るるぶ&more.
I call it a suicide deck.
Source: 【2023年最新】通天閣の楽しみ方ガイド。展望台からスライダー、ライトアップまで｜るるぶ&more.
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Another open space nearby.
The safety harness looks free from the wall
www.nikkei.com
The safety harness looks free from the wall
あべのハルカス展望台、 1000万人突破 半年前倒し - 日本経済新聞
日本一高いビル、あべのハルカス（大阪市）の展望台「ハルカス300」の累計来場者数が3日、1000万人を突破した。開業から5年7カ月で達成した。2017年9月に700
www.nikkei.com
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Osaka people may be optimistic about the safety.
Seriously, on March 28, there was a gas explosion accident at the construction site for Osaka Expo which is scheduled in next year.
"The Japan International Exposition Association (Expo Association) announced that the explosion accident that occurred during the venue construction for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo was due to the failure to measure the gas concentration before work.....The accident occurred on March 28th when a spark from welding work ignited gas and caused damage to a part of the concrete floor near an outdoor event plaza toilet."
A crucial point which media did not tell in details is that unmeasurable amount of methane gas that caused the accident this time due to the landfill made decades ago exists underground. I believe the association minds this but looks trying to ignore because of their tight construction schedule. Please take care.
Expo 2025 venue image
www.ktv.jp
Seriously, on March 28, there was a gas explosion accident at the construction site for Osaka Expo which is scheduled in next year.
"The Japan International Exposition Association (Expo Association) announced that the explosion accident that occurred during the venue construction for the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo was due to the failure to measure the gas concentration before work.....The accident occurred on March 28th when a spark from welding work ignited gas and caused damage to a part of the concrete floor near an outdoor event plaza toilet."
大阪万博の会場建設工事で起きた爆発事故、作業前にガス濃度を測定せず…溶接作業中に引火
imminent-global-news.translated.com
A crucial point which media did not tell in details is that unmeasurable amount of methane gas that caused the accident this time due to the landfill made decades ago exists underground. I believe the association minds this but looks trying to ignore because of their tight construction schedule. Please take care.
Expo 2025 venue image
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This is a little bit academic topic.
A historical mystery of Japan "Where was the ancient country "Yamatai-koku (Yamatai-country)" which is said in ancient China's documents ruled by Empress Himiko, in Kyushu or in Nara?" may have been solved by a young Japanese historian Yuichiro Makurazaki recently.
He concludes in his report "Japanese people have been reading 邪馬台 as YAMATAI without doubts for centuries but this was pronounced YAMATO in ancient China."
If this is true, Yamatai-koku is the original state of Japan located in Nara. This looks too simple to be noticed for centuries certainly.
news.yahoo.co.jp
Empress Himiko
A historical mystery of Japan "Where was the ancient country "Yamatai-koku (Yamatai-country)" which is said in ancient China's documents ruled by Empress Himiko, in Kyushu or in Nara?" may have been solved by a young Japanese historian Yuichiro Makurazaki recently.
He concludes in his report "Japanese people have been reading 邪馬台 as YAMATAI without doubts for centuries but this was pronounced YAMATO in ancient China."
If this is true, Yamatai-koku is the original state of Japan located in Nara. This looks too simple to be noticed for centuries certainly.
《邪馬台は「ヤマト」と読む》「邪馬台国はどこにあったのか論争」に歴史学者が画期的新説（文春オンライン） - Yahoo!ニュース
邪馬台国はどこにあったのか――。古くから続けられてきた論争に決着が付かない理由は、『魏志』倭人伝に記された地理的情報にこだわっていたからだと、歴史学者・桃崎有一郎氏は指摘する。そして、あることに注目
Empress Himiko
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So, where is Empress Himiko's grave?
This Tomio Maruyama burial mound in Nara is thought one of the possibilities as Chinese shield-shaped bronze mirrors and a massive ceremonial sword were discovered.
5-meter wooden coffin buried in fourth century unveiled in Nara
Mirrors
www3.nhk.or.jp
Sword
mainichi.jp
This Tomio Maruyama burial mound in Nara is thought one of the possibilities as Chinese shield-shaped bronze mirrors and a massive ceremonial sword were discovered.
5-meter wooden coffin buried in fourth century unveiled in Nara
Mirrors
奈良 富雄丸山古墳 ひつぎから新たに３枚の鏡など発見｜NHK 奈良県のニュース
【NHK】古代の東アジアで最も長いとされる鉄の剣など、貴重な発見が相次いでいる奈良市にある富雄丸山古墳で、木製のひつぎの中から新たに３枚の鏡などが見…
Sword
全長237センチ 東アジア最大の蛇行剣初公開 奈良・富雄丸山古墳 | 毎日新聞
奈良県立橿原考古学研究所と奈良市教委は27日、同市にある国内最大の円墳、富雄丸山（とみおまるやま）古墳（4世紀後半、直径109メートル）から2022年12月に出土した「蛇行剣（だこうけん）」（全長237センチ、幅約6センチ）を初めて報道公開した。曲がりくねった刃が特徴で、古墳時代の鉄剣では東アジア
MiTasol
1st Lieutenant
Great item Shinpachi.
The article suggests there should have been a follow up story about a month ago. Do you have a link to that as well?
The article suggests there should have been a follow up story about a month ago. Do you have a link to that as well?
A4K
Brigadier General
There are swords that size available still for training and sparring, called a Montante. They are large and heavy - you have to lift the handle with both hands, kick the blade up with your right foot and swing it over your shoulder, ready for one big sweep. Rarely would you get the chance to do it twice in battle, so according to my Sword Instructor, the man wielding it was the highest paid soldier, as he had the shortest life expectancy. Apparently they would wear colourful or decorative clothing too, the only man allowed to do so. He would be in the front rank, for obvious reasons, and make one big sweep, the aim being to take out as many of the enemy as possible in one go, and clear a space for his fellow soldiers to swarm into. Pretty amazing stuff.
