Wednesday, April 22, 2009

周恩来(Zhou Enlai)

Do you know the Zhou Enlai prime minister(周恩来)?
When he came abroad to study in Japan, he wrote one poem.
This poem’s name is Raining Arashiyama(雨中嵐山).
There is a monument which inscribed this poem in Kameyama area of Arashiyama Park.
Wen Jiabao prime minister(温家宝), Chinese important person, visited this place too when he visited to Japan.
And many Chinese people are visited this place too, because he is a one of the Chinese hero.
This place is the symbol of the Japan and China friendship now.


Togetsukobashi-bridge, from entrance of Togetsutei Shuzankaku.


The place, across the togetsukobashi-bridge, you can see Mt. Ogurayama and Ooigawa-river.


And across the Togetsukyou-bridge.


When you across the Togetsukyou-bridge, please turn left and go straight.


When you see a stone pavement, please walk on the stone pavement, please go straight too.


When you walk for a while, north side of stone road is put the stone pillar.


And the south side is spreading the great view of Mt and river.


There are the stairs of the stone over there.


There are a sign, middle of the stone stairs, it is written as “Monument commemorating.


Chinese prime minister Zhou Enlai’s poem”.
Please go up the stairs a little more.


When you go up the stairs top, you can see a new sign but can’t see a Zhou Enlai prime ministers 's poem’s sign.
But please don’t worry, please look right side!


You can see a Zhou Enlai prime minister’s poem’s sign!


This is back of the monument.


This is front of the monument of Zhou Enlai prime minister’s poem.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Matsuo Taisya Shrine’s information

A Japanese mountain rose, called Yamabuki, is full bloom now, at Matsuo Taisya Shrine.
A Japanese mountain rose is small yellow flowers.

Matsuo Taisya shrine is far from Arashiyama about 25 minutes walk.
If you use Hankyu train, few minutes ride from Arashiyama station to Matsuo station.
When you get off the train gate, you can see a big red structure.
The big red structure is entrance of Matsuo Taisya Shrine.




The language of flowers for Yamabuki is Dignity, Sublime, and Can hardly wait.

Thursday, April 9, 2009

Cherry blossom of Arashiyama 2009 part 2

The cherry blossom is called SAKURA to Japanese people.

Kyoto, Arashiyama’s SAKURA is full-blown now.



SAKURA of Arashiyama's park



SAKURA of Hourinji temple

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Cherry blossom of Arashiyama 2009

Cherry blossom of Arashiyama.

The cherry blossom is called SAKURA to Japanese people.

There are many sightseeing place of cherry blossom in Kyoto, Arashiyama is one of the most popular sightseeing place of cherry blossom.

Every year, cherry blossom blooms last of March.
However, this year’s cherry blossom began to bloom middle of March.
We were surprised them.



But there is the cherry blossom which does not began to bloom yet.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine

Do you know the Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine?
This Shrine has strange cause of Shrine’s name.
Kurumazaki means stop a car.
Long long time ago, when Japanese emperor’s cow carriage gone along in front of this Shrine, the cow carriage suddenly stopped there.
The people of the followers of emperor pushed and pulled cow carriage, but this cow did not move an inch.
People called this Shrine Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine after this matter.

I found small spring at Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine.

There close spring!




An access to Kurumazaki Jinjya Shrine from Arashiyama.
If you use Randen railway company, Randen Arashiyama station – Saga station – Rokuouin station – Kurumazaki jinjya station, 4th station from Arashiyama station.
About 5 minutes ride.
One way 200yen.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Kyougen night in Daikakuji temple 2009 March

Do you know the Kyogen?
Kyougen is one of the Japanese traditional arts from the history over 650 years ago.
Kyogen is called Noh comedy in English.
Kyogen is part of Noh, but Kyogen is formed as one thing now.

Kyogen's actor is succeeded their boy by their father (patrimonal), they were keeping and protecting their traditional arts and they were changing their style to be correcting in the present age.

Kyogen's actor wraps the body in Kimono and plays funny content.

This event was played by SHIGEYAMA Kyougen family, they keep and protect their tradition in Kyoto.

This event's place is Daikakuji temple with keep and protect their tradition and the histry too.
Daikakuji temple is noble temple, with having strongly relations Japanese royal family.

It held the Kyogen in Daikakuji temple's hall, after night special visit and the sermon of the high priest.

The Daikakuji of traditional temple, the SHIGEYAMA Kyogen of traditonal arts and the Togetsutei's traditional Kyo-Kaiseki dinner!
It was wonderful night of Kyoto.


SHIGEYAMA Kyougen, Noh comedy.




Daikakuji temple.

Friday, January 2, 2009

KADOMATU



KADOMATSU consist of 2 words, KADO and MATSU.
KADO means gate, KADOMATSU are put at the entrance.
MATSU means pine, KADOMATSU are made pine, bamboo and others.

The Japanese thought that God dwelled in KADOMATSU in old days.