JAPAN Land of the Rising Sun

SUMMER 

Summers in Japan last from June to September and bring a mixture of high temperatures and high relative humidity. Temperatures across the country range from warm to very hot. The high humidity makes life in Japan's low-lying cities can feel uncomfortably close. Rain falls throughout the year in Japan, but by June and early July, the increasingly southerly winds bring on the country's main rainy season. For two or three weeks Japan is washed by the "Ume Rain," so-called because that is the time of year the ume, or plum tree, bears fruit. While it doesn't rain continuously, the downpour can go on for days at a time, with high humidity keeping everything damp. Following close on the heels of the heavy rains comes a hot and humid summer. Day after day, temperatures rise to over 30°C (86°F).

Northern Japan (northern Honshu and Hokkaido) experiences warm summers a respite from the heat and humidity further south. Hokkaido, with its vistas of mountains, forests, rivers, wetlands, and meadows, is much drier than the Tokyo area. Sapporo averages a relatively cooler 20.2°C (68°F). Wakkanai, on the northern end of Hokkaido, has an average July high temperature of 19°C (67°F). Rainfall is intermittent with sunshine.

Summer in central Japan is muggy. Tokyo's average high temperature in July is 27°C (82°F). Evenings are a bit more tolerable, with the average temperature dropping to 21°C (71°F). On average, the relative humidity in the Japanese capital in July ranges from 89% in the morning to 72% in the afternoon.

Okinawa, in the Ryukyu Islands, falls well inside the temperate zone, but its climate is subtropical with long, hot, humid summers due to the strong influences of the surrounding ocean, monsoons, typhoons, and the warm "Kuroshio" current. July in Naha, Okinawa, averages 37°C (87°F) for a daytime high temperature, cooling off only by an average of 4°C (7°F) at night.

About 28 typhoons develop in the western Pacific from June to September, and towards the end of summer and into early autumn, two or three regularly roar in from the southwest to strike the Ryukyu Islands. Most however, generally blow themselves out long before reaching Tokyo.

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Ninja Dojo Visit

Our ancestors used to work for the Samurai Regime, named Tokugawa Shogunate till 1868. The received the official title of "onmitsu" from the government.

When you visit our dojo, you'll learn the basic training for our novice ninja-onmitsu.

For a ninja, it's most important to survive and send information to the governmen, so a ninja learned all types of weapon and went through a lot of mental training.

He/She must foster his or her personality to be persevering and calm. So we always start our training with meditataion and kujikiri.

Then you get changed to a ninja trainee attire and learn ninja stars and blowgun techniques as warming up exercises, after that you specify one of the skills to be worked on; grappling, self defence, kinai skills, jutte skills, iai swordmanship, rope or chain techniques, or shintai-sosa (body operation) for beginners which does not requiere athletic abilities, etc.(Nunchak is not a ninja weapon, so we use chains.)
 

Ninpo Taijutsu does not involve a competition of power against power, but rather, involves taking advantage of an opponent's flow of strength to the advantage of the defender, then using the initiative gained, breaking their balance in order to apply a given technique. You don't need to move quickly, but you are to be exact. So observation and thinking on your feet become important. The ultimate objective of our training is that one develops sensitivily to determine sakki (harmful intent) and move away from it consciously. Only when you aquire this, you will be recognized as a full-fledged ninja. However strong or fast or acrobatic one may be, without this ability, one is nothing but an ordinary person.

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Gundam shows up in Shizuoka

I went to the festival ''Shizuoka's hobby'' that is held in East side of Shizuoka.

(It will be held from 24th July through 27th March 2011)

The model of 1/1 size Gundam has been exhibited there, and it gets into the news on a Japanese inside now.

The animated cartoon of Gundam was on the television in Japan. It is the previous state that became a big hit chiefly among boys by about 30 or 25 years ago.

My brother was watching Gundam on the TV every day and made plastic model of Gundam.

However I was not interesting in Gundam when I was kid and afterwards my life from that time.

This year summer holiday.

When I went to hair salon in Hiroshima where is my hometown,the manager who is same generation of mine, he was asking me '' why don't you go to see Gundam because you live in Shizuoka?'' and he told me how Gundam is such a good animation one.moreover,

The animated cartoon of Gundam is broadcast again on the television in midnight, and recently, my husband (He is Gundam generation) records it every time, and he watch alone while drinking Sake after dinner.

and 3 years old son is watching it together now and he is a big fan to Gundam too.

30years later, now my surroundings have been dyed to the Gundam color little by little.

 Then we decided to go to see Gundam. it took about 1hour and half from Hamamatsu city to there by car.

We got there by car but this festival is holding at close to Higashi-Shizuoka station of Shinkansen,so if you go to there you can get a Shinkansen or train it is more convenient for you.

or you can see Gundam from Shinkansen when you on the it.

 There is,now we can see Gundam!

It is a big model of 18 meters in height.

There is a specially-installed hall in this plaza, too and 500 historical works or more of the plastic model of Japan are open to the public to the museum that pays the admission fee of 600 yen and enters.

Actually, plastic model manufacturers TAMIYA such as toy manufacturer BANDAI, cars, and tanks that manufacture the plastic model of Gundam are companies in Shizuoka.

These events have been held by all over the world now in the home of the plastic model of Japan with the fan this time.

 

 18 meters in height, it is powerful view!!

And, it is made surprisingly considerably elaborately.

I feel that it seems to be going to move at any moment.

It is natural as if man was standing.

Eyes shine every 30 minutes, the neck moves, and smoke rises.

The inserted song of the animated cartoon of Gundam flows, and I have already had gooseflesh, and tears have fallen.

Even I was terribly impressed though I feel strange by myself.

 now, I became fan of Gundam.

I am impressed of Amuro who freely moves such big Gundam.

I know Amuro and Gundam is unexist....but I feel it.

Japanese animation makes the border between reality and fantasy no longer I guess, If it so, that is amazing work!

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Japanese Garden

Clingendael Park Japanese Garden reopens

The magnificent Japanese Garden in Clingendael Park reopens to the public on 30 April 2010. The garden is open daily from 9.00 to 20.00 hrs. until 13 June 2010. Admission is free.

 

The Japanese Garden was created in the beginning of the 20th century by the former owner of the country estate of Clingendael, Marguérite M. Baroness van Brienen (1871-1939), also called Lady Daisy. Lady Daisy sailed off a number of times by ship to Japan and brought back to the Netherlands a number of lanterns, a water cask, sculptures, the pavilion, the little bridges and several plants.

The original design with the serene pond, meandering brook and the winding pathways has remained intact all these years.

The Municipality of The Hague has always taken great care of the Japanese Garden because of its uniqueness and tremendous historical value. The garden was placed on the list of national historical monuments in 2001. Due to its fragility, the garden can be visited only during a short period of the year.

Free information, a map of the garden and a walking route through the garden are available at the entrance to the garden. You can also request permission to take wedding photos in the Japanese Garden.

Wheelchairs can enter the garden via the Sterrebos entrance.

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Soccer in Japan

Soccer has become the second most popular professional spectator sport as well as the second most widely practiced sport among boys in primary schools. The Japan Football Association was established in 1921, and in 1948, the first national championship games were held. It became known as the Emperor's Cup, and by 1997, more than 3,000 teams participated in this tournament.

In 1987, the chairman of the Japan Soccer League (JSL), Mori Kenji, determined that soccer players should be allowed to register as professionals. Then in 1988, a committee made up of members of the JSL discussed ways to popularize soccer among the general public. The committee favored the establishment of a professional soccer league. In January of 1991, the Japan Football Association announced the basic structure of the Japan Professional Football League, or J. League for short. By July of the same year, ten teams were established. Finally, on September of 1992, the first official J. League tournament took place. In 1993, league competition was begun. New teams were added throughout the following years, with 26 participating teams today.


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In recent years, Japan has emerged in the international soccer scene. In the 1998 World Cup, Japan's national soccer team represented Asia in the championship games in France after surviving the elimination rounds. After vigorous campaigning, Japan was chosen to co-host the World Cup in 2002.




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Ajisai - hydrangeas

RAINY DAYS

It is now the rainy season in Japan. It can be very gloomy when it rains all day, every day. The hydrangea has come to symbolize the rainy season in Japan. I think hydrangeas look very pretty in the rain and seeing them makes the gloomy feeling go away during the long dark days. There are several areas in Japan that grow many varieties of hydrangeas and during the rainy season they are a tourist attraction. Check out "Where to view Ajisai in Japan." 

Meigetsuin-Meigetsu is known as "ajisai temple" with over 2,000 ajisai. Most of them are blue ajisai. 

Mimurotoji Temple Ajisai Garden-It's one of the best ajisai spots in Kyoto. There are over 10,000 ajisai.

Ohirasan Jinja Shrine-There are about 2,500 ajisai trees along the front approach to the shrine.

Hondoji Temple-There are about 30,000 ajisai of over 40 varieties in the temple grounds.

Shimoda Ajisai Matsuri-There are more than 150,000 ajisai trees in the park.

Osaka Fumin-no-mori (Osaka Prefectural Nature Parks)-Nukata-enchi is located near the summit of Mt. Ikoma and is a popular hiking destination. 

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The Byodoin Temple

The Byodoin Temple

The Byodoin Temple is the home of the Amida Biddha Hall, which is featured on Japan’s 10 yen coin. The Amida Biddha Hall is shaped like the mythical phoenix, and for this reason is also called the Phoenix Hall.

The Byodoin Temple is a World Heritage site.

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The Japanese Garden

BEAUTY IS IN THE SIMPLICITY OF NATURE

The balance of positive and negative forces, Yin & Yang, are ever present here. Obvious in the skillful blending of traditional Japanese landscaping with modern Occidental architecture, less so in the way the Japanese concept of "WA" or harmony is used to unite the desires of the human spirit with our more mundane requirements—the exquisite beauty of a Japanese garden with the need for an abundant supply of fresh water.

We invite you to walk, to sit, to contemplate your surroundings in our garden. To do so is to experience absolute tranquility, it is to enrich one's spirit, to achieve a state of grace so elusive in our busy modern world. It is to emulate Lord Buddha who, three thousand years ago, seated in the shade of a tree in silent contemplation of the human condition, achieved spiritual enlightenment.

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Japanese Traditional House

JAPANESE TRADITIONAL HOUSE

Japan has both modern and traditional styles of housing. The traditional Japanese house is a beautiful sight to behold. Made of wood and paper, it has an organic feel and look that can be found nowhere else. Individual houses in Japan are either single or two stories.

The traditional Japanese house made of wood is expected to last about twenty years before having to be repaired or rebuilt. Each year it is depreciated, unlike homes here in the United States.

The interior design is what really sets the traditional Japanese house apart from European or American designs. With the exception of the entry way (genkan), the kitchen (daidokoro), the bathing room (sento) and the toilet (benjo), the rooms in a traditional Japanese house does not have a designated use.

A room can easily be a living area, a bedroom, a dining room or any combination. Large rooms are partitioned by fusuma, sliding doors made of wood and thick paper. The paper used for fusuma is called washi. These sliding doors can be removed whenever a larger space is needed.

In large traditional houses, there was one large room, or ima (living space) that could be divided as needed. The smaller rooms like kitchen, bath and toilet were small extensions to one side. Rouka, or wooden-floored hallways, follow the edge of the home. Windows are made of wood and shoji paper, which is thin enough to let the light shine through.

Even modern Japanese houses tend to have one traditional Japanese room, called a washitsu. This room is sparsely if at all furnished, and has tatami mats on the floor. In a traditional Japanese house, this style may be reflected throughout the home. Tatami are thick straw mats covered with stitched, woven rushes. Tatami are smooth and firm enough to walk on, while making a sleeping surface more comfortable than wood or stone.

The genkan is usually a step below the level of the rest of the house. When people enter the home, they leave their shoes in the genkan, pointed toward the door so they only need to slip them on when they are ready to go out. Indoor slippers are often worn inside the house.

The kitchen in most traditional Japanese homes will contain a stove with a very small oven and broiler and an electric refrigerator. Counter space for food preparation and a sink are also located in the kitchen.

The bathing room contains a tub and is often waterproof. An adjacent area is available for showering. The Japanese re-use bathwater, either for other bathers or for washing laundry, so it is important not to dirty the water with soap and dirt. Dirty portions of the body can be washed before stepping into the bath.

The toilet in Japan can either be a Western style toilet, or a squat toilet installed in the floor. The room containing the toilet is often only as large as a typical toilet stall, and the person using this room puts on special slippers while in this room.

Heating in the winter is traditionally supplied by a kotatsu. This is a low table with a heating element on the bottom. During cold weather, people sit around the table and keep the heat contained with a light duvet-type.

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Bicycles are widely used in Japan

Bicycles are widely used in Japan for everyday life by people of all age groups and social standings. Commuting to school, work or to the closest railway station, picking up children from preschool or doing the daily groceries are among the activities commonly done by bicycle.

Types of Bicycles

In Japanese, bicycles are known as jitensha or charinko (slang). The most common bicycles for every day use are typically equipped with a basket and/or a child seat (or two), a simple lock, a kickstand and just one gear.

Basic everyday bicycles cost around 10,000 Yen (about US$ 100), while used ones are available for less. More advanced models with multiple gears, for example, are slightly more expensive.

Foldable bicycles, mountain bikes and road racing bicycles are getting more common, but are still vastly outnumbered by the inexpensive everyday bicycles.

Road Rules
In theory, bicycles are supposed to use the streets and not the sidewalks, except when signs indicate that the sidewalks are for common use by pedestrians and cyclists. In praxis, however, cyclists tend to use the sidewalks at all times.
Due to the high popularity of bicycles, there are dedicated bicycle parking areas near most railway stations and shopping centers. Here and there you may even find multi-storey parking garages for exclusive use by bicycles.
Where there is a lack of designated parking space, bicycles will be ruthlessly parked even in clearly designated non-parking zones. In some areas, wrongly parked bicycles may be removed by the local authorities and can only get returned against a fine.
Bicycle Theft and Registration
Bicycle theft is not uncommon. Especially the scenario of being stranded at a railway station without continuing bus connection or someone to drive you home, creates occasional thieves. In order to fight bicycle theft, every bicycle in Japan is supposed to be registered with the police against a small one-time fee.
If you buy a new bicycle, the registration process will likely be handled by the store, but if you take over a used bicycle from somebody else, you are supposed to re-register the bicycle under your name at the local police station in order to avoid misunderstandings.

Most bicycles are equipped with a basic lock (see illustration below on how to use it), but more sturdy locks are required if you are concerned about bicycle theft.


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Japanese paper umbrella – Wasaga

This old Japanese umbrella is made from a heavy rice paper hand painted with peacocks and flowers. It has a bamboo handle and a metal cap on top. For being over 100 years old this “wagasa”  is in good condition.

Wagasa – Traditional Japanese Umbrellas

Since its introduction to Japan over 1000 years ago, the Japanese have gone beyond seeing the umbrella as merely a tool. Indeed, they are objects of beauty in their own right.

Traditional Japanese umbrellas or Wagasa (和傘), are made of bamboo (竹), wood, and washi (和纸: Japanese traditional paper), fortified and made waterproof with persimmon, linseed oil and China wood oil.

There are many types of Japanese umbrella:

Bangasa (番伞): traditional rain umbrella made of bamboo and oiled paper.

Janome (蛇の目: umbrella in snake eye pattern): is blue in the center and at the edges, and white in between, and looks like the eye of a snake when viewed from above. This umbrella does have variations, such as painted black rings on the surface and the application of other materials.

Maigasa (舞伞) or Buyôgasa (舞踊伞): is a wonderful parasol used traditionally for classical Japanese dance, is more lightweight in nature, allowing for delicate and graceful moves. Maigasa is status symbol of “mai”(舞) dancer but not be used in the rain.

Nodategasa (野点傘): is a type of umbrella used for shade in Japanese processions and open air tea ceremonies (茶の湯).

While a typical western umbrella has eight ribs holding up the covering, a traditional Japanese umbrella has 30-40 ribs. This is due to the particular structure of these umbrellas, wherein thin bamboo ribs positioned closely together support and push the washi paper outwards to open.

When closed, bamboo is strong and durable more than expected, due to being transformed into a form of its bamboo cylinder.

When opened, however, it is not strong enough due to thin bamboo ribs connected with the threads with washi paper glued to the frames, which requires good care for a longer use. If kept in good shape, a 20 year old umbrella may be usable to your surprise. Wagasa may look simple, but it requires a complex technique since paper must be folded nicely after it is pasted on the frame.

The umbrella was invented in ancient China as a canopy to be held over a nobleman. It was introduced to Japan through Kudara (the Korean peninsula) as part of Buddhist ceremonies. Originating in the Kamakura era (镰仓时代: 1192-1333), it flourished in the Edo era (江戸时代: 1603-1867).

The umbrella in Japan was originally called “kinugasa”, but because it came from China (kara), it was also called “karakasa”. At the time, they were unlike umbrellas used today, and were more like canopies that could not be opened and closed. Their purpose was also different. These umbrellas were reserved for privileged members of society, and as well having the conventional function of a parasol, the umbrella was a status symbol that was believed to ward off evil spirits.

The umbrella has played an important role in Japanese culture, and its “Umbrella Culture” is without parallel in the rest of the world. Not only is it indispensable in everyday life for protection against rain and sun, the wagasa is also used in the world of traditional arts, such as in Noh and Kabuki theatre.

Currently, the kano umbrella, made in Kano, Gifu Prefecture, is proud to be to the only place in Japan to be a major producer of traditional Japanese umbrellas.

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