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Miyazaki
... gargle which purifies them so they can enter the temple. At the temple they pray by clapping twice, bowing twice and then clapping once. The Japanese, apart from being ritualistic are also superstitious – everywhere there are bits of white paper which you take and tie to some structure and this wards off evil spirits or brings you good luck – depending on what you need.
Along the route there are many Cedar trees growing. In this area over 80% of the countryside ...
Dreams Never Die
... so I had Tadashi’s phone number handy. We walked away from the station when I spied this car turning up onto the sidewalk and headed right at us! I whipped out my camera as I recognized Tadashi.
Tadashi lives about 100 yards from a nice protected beach. His house is traditional with tatami mats and wooden sliding walls with rice paper. He described he house as being one like in Bali. He was right as there are stands of bamboo, ...
Miyazaki, Kyushu
... was immaculate. The seats are clean and comfortable. An attendant came by with snacks and drinks for purchase. Our ride was over in 2 hours as we went from south central Honshu to the first big city in Kyushu. We bought a 5 day rail pass for Kyushu. It cost some $600 for the four of us but allowed us to jump on and off the trains at will and included the Shin Kansen.
The train stopped at most of ...