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A golden past
The next day our path took us past Fukushima. A major city in the north, but clearly not as packed as the major cities in the south, with fewer highrises and a look similar to the suburbs of those cities. Our destination was the Hiraizumi, once the centre of a mighty empire but now a sleepy village living off the memories of a distant past. One legend even has it, that Ghengis Khan originated from here, after the fall of this ...
Why Japan will Overcome this Crisis
... Handicraft Village where traditional Japanese crafts and culinary delights came alive. For starters, we made Nambu sembei rice crackers, which is done in a similar fashion to making waffles but on a much smaller scale. Walking through the village, we watched on as local artisans carried on years of tradition by perfecting their craft of Nambu-tekki, wooden toys, pottery, ceramics, dyed goods and local sweets. For lunch, my homestay family arranged for ...
Thoughts on the Train
... and electric cables spaghetti from wall plugs as camera batteries and mobile phones are charged.
What sort of people would do this to such a lovely space? What sort of animals are we?
Unfortunately we're only being true to ourselves.
And don't get us started on all the ******* around with slippers. I only want to go and have a pee. Why do I need to change my footwear three times?
In all our miles travelling through the ...
Shaman Dancing in the Sun
... It is predominantly then the rice that is left out to dry and the purpose of the origami is to arrange the sheaves so that the rice is always on the outside to dry faster.
More than this, the stacks do have a great character but I would describe them now as great hairy monsters whose eyes and mouths are concealed in folds of matted, plaited hair. They are truly ...
Matsuri
... und auch nicht kalt sondern gerade richtig... leider hab ich vergessen das Auslöser-Geräusch wegzumachen... Die neben mir auf der Toilette hat sich sicher gedacht ich hab was anderes fotographiert *hüstel*..
okay ich weiß ich schimpf über Nerds und selber fotographier ich Toiletten-Panels 1_1.... - war alles rein wissenschaftlich ^_^
Morgen gehts wahrscheinlich weiter nach Aomori. Mal schauen obs uns in ein Ryokan oder ein Hotel zieht....
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