tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28732079168032363772024-03-19T06:17:32.388+09:00Hokkaido KudasaiPamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.comBlogger4493125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-54549314596526353712024-03-19T04:00:00.038+09:002024-03-19T04:00:00.252+09:00Vernal Equinox Day<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMioTt3Ps2wcL1VzclcGpOw9ij229qpBdG4ctTJ_G0twc0jzqxx6AbwkYUEuARAR8nZiRR1zhu1ggEWk3sXquyZ-P2EE3-efaL8kh_3YGXj_2GQLLxx-5hz5NkmLrYFHa9Gc4Gh9qJePOSZKMlDzc1eI9MOhXGLGL3LsqQCOSdrTf7n4KAYpz5eonHAuH/s507/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-24%20at%208.38.02%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="507" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcMioTt3Ps2wcL1VzclcGpOw9ij229qpBdG4ctTJ_G0twc0jzqxx6AbwkYUEuARAR8nZiRR1zhu1ggEWk3sXquyZ-P2EE3-efaL8kh_3YGXj_2GQLLxx-5hz5NkmLrYFHa9Gc4Gh9qJePOSZKMlDzc1eI9MOhXGLGL3LsqQCOSdrTf7n4KAYpz5eonHAuH/w400-h395/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-24%20at%208.38.02%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Tomorrow is a national holiday in Japan - Vernal Equinox Day. Before WWII, the holiday was called Shunki Koreisai, a shinto holiday to honor past emperors of Japan. In 1948, it was changed to Shunbun no Hi, a day to celebrate beauty in nature and living creatures. The traditional food for this day is botamochi, a wagashi made with glutinous rice, white rice and sweet azuki paste.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5XY_tjN1eU8Oz-4Z8T7OYx73i2pCJhCq5rQyOTrxS0HA9OFrS2i-bOUgonVa2lOaXtaRbaqXFPIx4gf0ZxTGDexTdk0wqGDaD_vmBByryZrX2e_8PExup4t-4FmBi0AiHw1ovtABSG4JIcNDc3dJ3t-tZ4kGD_BZmnvvBAVMF4SYc3eOhPxveiWoF1bE/s769/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-24%20at%209.00.36%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="769" height="297" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5XY_tjN1eU8Oz-4Z8T7OYx73i2pCJhCq5rQyOTrxS0HA9OFrS2i-bOUgonVa2lOaXtaRbaqXFPIx4gf0ZxTGDexTdk0wqGDaD_vmBByryZrX2e_8PExup4t-4FmBi0AiHw1ovtABSG4JIcNDc3dJ3t-tZ4kGD_BZmnvvBAVMF4SYc3eOhPxveiWoF1bE/w400-h297/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-24%20at%209.00.36%20PM.png" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-51599852204087362142024-03-18T04:00:00.015+09:002024-03-18T04:00:00.290+09:00Monday Morning Star Count - Four New Hexagons<p> <span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">For a total of 212 hexagon flowers. To see the total piece so far with 17 rows of 12 flowers connected, check out </span><a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2024/03/monday-morning-star-count-seventeen-rows.html" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #888888; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">this post</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px;">.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GEsivzr_loU71OPmBtfy55YydrKJD2RZftExYoO6HSyo7itVgeLh_SjXQEJyoJ4oxPPVa3akJuPwS0CPzHTh4GvepeqBFgNO3ARDA9iXAf53b3YOfgXOcnKOGdjhjkmv_GYs0Mu0NQeMWHQibh97qE6YYwY4LknpEgtbquP5YlkMH8dZ6hlnr9himsoy/s3792/IMG_1549.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2713" data-original-width="3792" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7GEsivzr_loU71OPmBtfy55YydrKJD2RZftExYoO6HSyo7itVgeLh_SjXQEJyoJ4oxPPVa3akJuPwS0CPzHTh4GvepeqBFgNO3ARDA9iXAf53b3YOfgXOcnKOGdjhjkmv_GYs0Mu0NQeMWHQibh97qE6YYwY4LknpEgtbquP5YlkMH8dZ6hlnr9himsoy/w640-h458/IMG_1549.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-87250312459890284792024-03-17T04:00:00.135+09:002024-03-17T04:00:00.201+09:00Kyoto Costume Museum<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The last time I was in Kyoto, <a href="https://www.iz2.or.jp/english/" target="_blank">The Costume Museum </a>was closed, maybe for exhibit change. I can't remember. On my way home from Osaka and Nara, I decided to make a short stop to visit it. The museum is about a 15 minute walk from Kyoto Station. The Tale of Genji exhibit was fabulous! It was well worth the 800 yen admission (recently raised from 500 yen). The miniature detail is absolutely fabulous! I am fascinated by the story and have downloaded the English version of the book to my Librivox, so I can listen to it while I stitch.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCr_l_VtB2-NraC-j-p3EiR9lzBxyf4GQmkb4-xYrthLHl27-ruU-8e3P6HbIo3A0ZeoG5lapbn0k6GHJ_JHY7iMuMljDdcGF2ThuWZHCfZHQUP4bTN_EORUuqNSuajXkRrFweE2FZLHwTE80fbS0emvIpevUXeMBXrugomlqNo9L1Rhmg-KKazw1p-2l/s3264/IMG_3647%202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3264" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCr_l_VtB2-NraC-j-p3EiR9lzBxyf4GQmkb4-xYrthLHl27-ruU-8e3P6HbIo3A0ZeoG5lapbn0k6GHJ_JHY7iMuMljDdcGF2ThuWZHCfZHQUP4bTN_EORUuqNSuajXkRrFweE2FZLHwTE80fbS0emvIpevUXeMBXrugomlqNo9L1Rhmg-KKazw1p-2l/w480-h640/IMG_3647%202.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The exhibit is like a giant doll house with the different rooms telling the story. 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If you go to Kyoto, I highly recommend it!</span></h2>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-27951145368992359952024-03-16T04:00:00.149+09:002024-03-16T04:00:00.262+09:00Yamato Koriyama Castle<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After leaving Nara and the deer, I took the train to Koriyama to visit Yamato Koriyama Castle.</span> <span style="font-weight: normal;">The castle grounds are about a 15 minute walk from the JR Koriyama Station. There were only a few other people the day I was there.</span></h2><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here is the history of the castle from the <a href="https://jcastle.info/view/Yamato_Koriyama_Castle" target="_blank">JCastle</a> website:</span></h2><p><span face=""Open Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: medium;">After Tsutsui Junkei defeated his long time enemy Matsunaga Hisahide in 1580 he moved to Koriyama strengthening the fortifications that were there and building Koriyama Castle. In 1585 Hideyoshi's brother Hidenaga moved into Koriyama Castle and conducted many improvements making it into a large scale modern castle. He also confiscated many stones from nearby temple gardens and even religious statues for use in the walls. Mashita Nagamori moved into the castle in 1595 but abandoned it when he lost at the Battle of Sekigahara. The castle fell into disrepair for a time until Ieyasu stationed Mizuno Katsushige here in 1615 and commissioned him to reconstruct the castle. Yanagisawa Yoshisato became lord of the castle in 1724. 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I was there one March 3rd and the flowers were already beyond their peak. Still, I paid 500 yen to view the little house filled with small trees. Outside the house was an area selling fruits and vegetables and Japanese sweets. I bought some dango. 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I recommend visiting if you are in the area.</span></h2><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-20959176026145612192024-03-15T04:00:00.078+09:002024-03-15T04:00:00.139+09:00Kofukuji Temple and a few other things in Nara<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKaBw_ySufWNoXkxzFX4tB-P49RyIExZxcx9voLt0iQ1HDCr-82zklthaIyfN60HAG2y9LSD3zzh9TIn0Phkclb60Zz_e3uBKBfZN42-jothfr6lGyqBMBPWljLMw11brDSK_Ce4fMpd7i94K9rwITOVxeLlVOk0Y-8yAK2204HQIynNghIEfDkTT2oCR/s2448/IMG_3534.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="2448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKaBw_ySufWNoXkxzFX4tB-P49RyIExZxcx9voLt0iQ1HDCr-82zklthaIyfN60HAG2y9LSD3zzh9TIn0Phkclb60Zz_e3uBKBfZN42-jothfr6lGyqBMBPWljLMw11brDSK_Ce4fMpd7i94K9rwITOVxeLlVOk0Y-8yAK2204HQIynNghIEfDkTT2oCR/w640-h640/IMG_3534.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After this, it was back to the train station and on to my next adventure.</span></h2>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-33179507884627964742024-03-14T04:00:00.115+09:002024-03-14T04:00:00.172+09:00Kasugataisha Shrine in Nara Park<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Around 1300 years ago w</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">hen the original capital of Japan was Nara, the Takemikazuchi no mikoto came from Kashima Shrine in what is now Ibaraki Prefecture to dwell on the summit of Mt. Mikasa for the prosperity of the nation and happiness of the people. In November 768, political leader Fujiwara no Nagate, on the orders of Empress Shotoku, built great buildings where the shrine is now located. This was the start of Kasugataisha. In December 1998, Kasugataisha and the Kaugayama Primeval Forest were designated as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" UNESCO World Heritage Site.</span></h2><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCTWLC13Sts_yBTRXB9CXApIVJowia6c6dDiz5N4zQWmOmxqyt9FeI7LB43Uml9GQR2niBAd91c9S1LvqxlrHTiefkZaMHMLiEuszGx5vqmey_ukVb82_NlHnB-m3DHZfNLv972Iaur8OYfn4q28VHNAfzB5LSAJZ88JEgLt2eq5kFYXlvsFmrVEfdPv7/s3264/IMG_3493.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCTWLC13Sts_yBTRXB9CXApIVJowia6c6dDiz5N4zQWmOmxqyt9FeI7LB43Uml9GQR2niBAd91c9S1LvqxlrHTiefkZaMHMLiEuszGx5vqmey_ukVb82_NlHnB-m3DHZfNLv972Iaur8OYfn4q28VHNAfzB5LSAJZ88JEgLt2eq5kFYXlvsFmrVEfdPv7/w640-h480/IMG_3493.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I had been to Nara Park years ago, but not to this shrine. This was an interesting place for an early morning walk, quiet with few people but many deer.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9u0aOyM_pHO5bdOdc0rdJZcPW7PlvCTY8mcWdd4tB0k9JpfPgyzNWGUrWWY33XluU_Ccx7l200Cjsln35dC8kH7OxrkRntcb0bWxPvPNr3bKKTb-DykjpK_8Hxebh4d45PaySu83-QhvSyWRsaaC7rm0hSyKHuoOqj_ghdakKIGVpgTOgxW2k4YxTDW7/s3264/IMG_3496.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9u0aOyM_pHO5bdOdc0rdJZcPW7PlvCTY8mcWdd4tB0k9JpfPgyzNWGUrWWY33XluU_Ccx7l200Cjsln35dC8kH7OxrkRntcb0bWxPvPNr3bKKTb-DykjpK_8Hxebh4d45PaySu83-QhvSyWRsaaC7rm0hSyKHuoOqj_ghdakKIGVpgTOgxW2k4YxTDW7/w640-h480/IMG_3496.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">There are 3,000 donated stone lanterns at the shrine.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It is about the unlucky years. The ages for women are on the left and the men on the right.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc2YmOGy66eX4rypH7gCKauEB4HREeNnF25f77iTNXRXrSO8o6QkjbqyxKodB7q9OKrm2_ZwewX-Bs77Z-708-H93UivawVU3G5H9h20jXRPC3n-X2qRZbZTgTjCkqAjy635TGvV1KEijKXDTKcpcRrvnAPkEL1aKJIuKfb-J7DQpr9JodEmzdINSHrK2/s3264/IMG_3516.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXc2YmOGy66eX4rypH7gCKauEB4HREeNnF25f77iTNXRXrSO8o6QkjbqyxKodB7q9OKrm2_ZwewX-Bs77Z-708-H93UivawVU3G5H9h20jXRPC3n-X2qRZbZTgTjCkqAjy635TGvV1KEijKXDTKcpcRrvnAPkEL1aKJIuKfb-J7DQpr9JodEmzdINSHrK2/w640-h480/IMG_3516.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZUBtSf-8xcTaLRjCZmNabarQZrqqbF6TFPiyHnMteenS1rAAhO99qUb6EFO-PUo4OKL3UGgNdOTD1-zI2hrGZuijBe0Z7hcrEkZxgV9XeMLP3p-AvQFsD9EE8fDtZLSFTD3Fj7Ll_H84ll4MtTEbMLU9JAwJf1PjmROVd_5P9JLm1Bbra66uqruxnphx3/s3264/IMG_3517.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I liked the country look and the quilt, but never stitched it.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3nBR5HLzyZY3OdSd-mrzFLJ9e7wXnHR5R0F_YUVpJi3q7QukwW93-ftpToHkdvM2I_L7OcykuXAk1QEcvh209LqddbbFKWfxf7BEJXDa_eBDYz7jHLg__pYh6fD5hgMbbhmMSkgseB9ZZt-9W_6uAh6v647JP2vP3ogKqWug7TRUgDdOjrP2MBhTXc9w/s4032/IMG_1541.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3nBR5HLzyZY3OdSd-mrzFLJ9e7wXnHR5R0F_YUVpJi3q7QukwW93-ftpToHkdvM2I_L7OcykuXAk1QEcvh209LqddbbFKWfxf7BEJXDa_eBDYz7jHLg__pYh6fD5hgMbbhmMSkgseB9ZZt-9W_6uAh6v647JP2vP3ogKqWug7TRUgDdOjrP2MBhTXc9w/w480-h640/IMG_1541.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlckqSpCf3p4vV8kUHY3qslgudiqGBz6Yrc5rlnjRdmXPS05VHWUYndNj5XEX3NgpauqFtYQLMzT5zAcaadDYKKbMSR1sG5rpx4PZ4lm_hPy0n9_odZUC7DUQcimg_-PFwvta_nxiokAaixz_OT9kUpAvHXlXRBcLC1HWgKt2zhKimbZLxOs1Q1z7hRFl_/s3188/IMG_1542.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3188" data-original-width="2459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlckqSpCf3p4vV8kUHY3qslgudiqGBz6Yrc5rlnjRdmXPS05VHWUYndNj5XEX3NgpauqFtYQLMzT5zAcaadDYKKbMSR1sG5rpx4PZ4lm_hPy0n9_odZUC7DUQcimg_-PFwvta_nxiokAaixz_OT9kUpAvHXlXRBcLC1HWgKt2zhKimbZLxOs1Q1z7hRFl_/w494-h640/IMG_1542.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">International Panda Progress</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVk_JVH1cAK37CDL5UuzXLY6N1Hgi3QGGXbtc2ymP8DKPdhH2-_KIs61nteQwcZFWbnHJrN29E7_z3PtcFd3WR7q0sYIOdmomuv7J4x-YIMCT__oh7V3X4KZXXHiTc8AxTDZNESA9ElVhFJS2G1c5_VyaCyDCyGj7ltHD8m3N5maNpALxLWPGhEQr15sY/s3382/IMG_1536.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3382" data-original-width="2614" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirVk_JVH1cAK37CDL5UuzXLY6N1Hgi3QGGXbtc2ymP8DKPdhH2-_KIs61nteQwcZFWbnHJrN29E7_z3PtcFd3WR7q0sYIOdmomuv7J4x-YIMCT__oh7V3X4KZXXHiTc8AxTDZNESA9ElVhFJS2G1c5_VyaCyDCyGj7ltHD8m3N5maNpALxLWPGhEQr15sY/w494-h640/IMG_1536.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-49563318250967616882024-03-12T04:00:00.099+09:002024-03-12T04:00:00.136+09:00The Deer at Nara Park<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I got up early and checked out of <a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2024/03/henn-na-hotel-nara.html" target="_blank">my hotel </a>after breakfast. The walk to Nara Park wasn't far. </span></h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvL0d_ZJ_WX_8mTbBpoClWr03XEldIBqimgOhdG9nBsMJ28tOLlfWrqDRSAWhD5xWpA3McirSNAQb15NARb_Co6CIXolKAta4ff3yc1eBeh9JpGR0PMBv6u6mjJ1e13UVrojFY85mJwT41z84btiBvCat8egtFSTfQUw3IR6XrtgCDyrFymUFE41FQq5q/s3264/IMG_3472.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvL0d_ZJ_WX_8mTbBpoClWr03XEldIBqimgOhdG9nBsMJ28tOLlfWrqDRSAWhD5xWpA3McirSNAQb15NARb_Co6CIXolKAta4ff3yc1eBeh9JpGR0PMBv6u6mjJ1e13UVrojFY85mJwT41z84btiBvCat8egtFSTfQUw3IR6XrtgCDyrFymUFE41FQq5q/w640-h480/IMG_3472.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">Nara Park was established in 1880 and is one of the oldest parks in Japan. The legend is that in the year 768, the first of the four gods of Kasugataisha Shrine traveled from the current Ibaraki Prefecture to Mt. Mikasa in Nara, on a white deer. After that deer were considered sacred. Currently, there are around 1400 wild deer living in and around Nara Park. They are protected as Natural Monuments. </span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">There are vendors around the park selling special deer crackers, which are the only food visitors are allowed to feed to the deer. Some deer get rather pushy about getting the crackers.</span></h2><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">Every October, there is a special ritual to painlessly cut the antlers of the deer. 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">This was the only deer I saw with a collar. I don't know what that is about.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO4IhrImID5vRwEd4Sr8Z8VKqM0ra5fgkUNuh1qjFkdXGBBRMpDWXOF7tg9ozcqT8isw5M5TK9dRKcGsBSX2OzJV39kb4xjY3cTT17DyAVgxb_WpYM5ymGDmbJVVxnMPzqEAkMb6gAvbnaJhK_d3osdnQFFNwmwnuJLXZ-eDrzkBqpOX3kvF72g7Jjl44/s3264/IMG_3533.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWO4IhrImID5vRwEd4Sr8Z8VKqM0ra5fgkUNuh1qjFkdXGBBRMpDWXOF7tg9ozcqT8isw5M5TK9dRKcGsBSX2OzJV39kb4xjY3cTT17DyAVgxb_WpYM5ymGDmbJVVxnMPzqEAkMb6gAvbnaJhK_d3osdnQFFNwmwnuJLXZ-eDrzkBqpOX3kvF72g7Jjl44/w640-h480/IMG_3533.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The deer are interesting, but they aren't the only interesting thing in this park...</span></h2>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-9093668494215824812024-03-11T04:00:00.021+09:002024-03-11T04:00:00.240+09:00Monday Morning Star Count - 7 New Hexagon Flowers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8UQTMybaDL8gVayxn0RZiymZFnZIdPOpmoyQXH_LhsfjLFdk9Pq0VNwVJrap3MnULN5wQ8OBhm-I7R8Acx2yYNStAF0mB6vzTryn2e6f-Lr_1naZDh64HStNNXgYOIyNU_aeXHL5_syKoGuZWT7n9NGdL5_m7Cj5VTjqO7S6abF_AQqiq_eu9TTmAZbc/s3024/IMG_1531.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy8UQTMybaDL8gVayxn0RZiymZFnZIdPOpmoyQXH_LhsfjLFdk9Pq0VNwVJrap3MnULN5wQ8OBhm-I7R8Acx2yYNStAF0mB6vzTryn2e6f-Lr_1naZDh64HStNNXgYOIyNU_aeXHL5_syKoGuZWT7n9NGdL5_m7Cj5VTjqO7S6abF_AQqiq_eu9TTmAZbc/w640-h640/IMG_1531.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">For a total of 208 hexagon flowers. I expect to be working on more for next week. I still need a couple of more rows. To see the total piece so far with 17 rows of 12 flowers connected, check out <a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2024/03/monday-morning-star-count-seventeen-rows.html" target="_blank">this post</a>.</span></h2>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-15855262995813356792024-03-10T04:00:00.052+09:002024-03-10T04:00:00.308+09:00Namba Yasaka Shrine<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One of my stitching friends told me about this place, and of course, I wanted to see it for myself!</span></h2><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJaOrKLVMgwoa9fiEPxx_NY2iA8V7T1gJc-HQv18jGwyqSPNjnwn9GKvpQ6L7i_blcSmg06mut3-7B0MFnnUyQKfE8qX5XdowgndpxExVH5meSGJ3JTePaqgE8Lz-kvTOTuMmmnzF9EjQVIgtn3igYaBsfA4HxgbIcQSOek6hKwHm-tWaWyKcx6JN7LyO/s4032/IMG_1504.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivJaOrKLVMgwoa9fiEPxx_NY2iA8V7T1gJc-HQv18jGwyqSPNjnwn9GKvpQ6L7i_blcSmg06mut3-7B0MFnnUyQKfE8qX5XdowgndpxExVH5meSGJ3JTePaqgE8Lz-kvTOTuMmmnzF9EjQVIgtn3igYaBsfA4HxgbIcQSOek6hKwHm-tWaWyKcx6JN7LyO/w640-h480/IMG_1504.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Namba Yasaka Shrine is located in Naniwa-ku, Osaka City. The most famous feature of the shrine is the large open-mouth Lion Hall. The Lion's mouth swallows evil spirits.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VLs4oCEPmN9kggwMhNDDoguheA2yXS4UsuYLkt99pu1APp5fdxg3Rhflzi422-RlDoafwpH0d-M0U1-Onj8F7-cQS6ItIyZB7dg-fa0zW3m-O3e0s1o0YSAJGgud13eTaTT8iyxpVUHKQfWEtKmx6RCmLKzg09uKSPY4k98hTJGxBLeU5dE18QC3OlGr/s4032/IMG_1505.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5VLs4oCEPmN9kggwMhNDDoguheA2yXS4UsuYLkt99pu1APp5fdxg3Rhflzi422-RlDoafwpH0d-M0U1-Onj8F7-cQS6ItIyZB7dg-fa0zW3m-O3e0s1o0YSAJGgud13eTaTT8iyxpVUHKQfWEtKmx6RCmLKzg09uKSPY4k98hTJGxBLeU5dE18QC3OlGr/w480-h640/IMG_1505.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bWQV40fJTPHLMvvFaZXOvoOHuY8dGNKu16QPAyAqw4RVaDyRwzW62f-sllYNHb9YPh8QbOwyplyQfHR2cHST0JV1eNHA0ZtyGXcRR7k6GEPytHX2jOk8Gs9DeqOvYbrn8kBU_2HYkwyqFrsIa7800Q0VRRgJExziffRzbM-13ox9sw7AdSHxjMTR2ZQn/s4032/IMG_1507.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2bWQV40fJTPHLMvvFaZXOvoOHuY8dGNKu16QPAyAqw4RVaDyRwzW62f-sllYNHb9YPh8QbOwyplyQfHR2cHST0JV1eNHA0ZtyGXcRR7k6GEPytHX2jOk8Gs9DeqOvYbrn8kBU_2HYkwyqFrsIa7800Q0VRRgJExziffRzbM-13ox9sw7AdSHxjMTR2ZQn/w640-h480/IMG_1507.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I looked around the rest of the shrine grounds,</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVNqjyYKpEdilbKJUBdE5fZrgvvzD2KX4mhfeJKNMaLqJ3JJcnBRfaexehBLtqYTEc4SABVUA8K0aMfqx8KmIuYNjuCNAYMmcYTCskVhshsNcDWAFgHPlxgVOSixH4no5LBNdZzIMeh19twFEy7YpeudZNdYDcf4u8rv9IWiIv2nJxwBFs7azLHSJI_QU/s4032/IMG_1508.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLVNqjyYKpEdilbKJUBdE5fZrgvvzD2KX4mhfeJKNMaLqJ3JJcnBRfaexehBLtqYTEc4SABVUA8K0aMfqx8KmIuYNjuCNAYMmcYTCskVhshsNcDWAFgHPlxgVOSixH4no5LBNdZzIMeh19twFEy7YpeudZNdYDcf4u8rv9IWiIv2nJxwBFs7azLHSJI_QU/w640-h480/IMG_1508.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOjlIXNemWa_3V4KQJFWm4EE6-lbC-GLl8nxIVL7JYO7FsM1ibRD0rJ_h6GzZdFgbmDJ6HTAQjAepk6EvoaC9eiiuuwioVfDO4T8iUG4VqiI0ikz3TpppwQHuG9inlsc79rGmpOKmfO1AD8r8V0ewJrWbBrJX7mGMvMLUaOzeg6DU4YR6CxUx_8TgZaB8/s4032/IMG_1509.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOjlIXNemWa_3V4KQJFWm4EE6-lbC-GLl8nxIVL7JYO7FsM1ibRD0rJ_h6GzZdFgbmDJ6HTAQjAepk6EvoaC9eiiuuwioVfDO4T8iUG4VqiI0ikz3TpppwQHuG9inlsc79rGmpOKmfO1AD8r8V0ewJrWbBrJX7mGMvMLUaOzeg6DU4YR6CxUx_8TgZaB8/w640-h480/IMG_1509.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrFJ9_COoYjntUeHL-LNudbNGTPaC9NHxVpihaDPoWL_ZSafGy2a2aSXCD41uIJDMHvoDZ2T1zwvbh8OCUx0wRgaymcR84hus_I2nYibWZR_i6-mXdhbxYDj1UsJZlE_ME-PAkkHsAB2FPEJO9V0psmwysTPLdwDNBcx8BadsXnqwn3tVe_fR-RI7Wc_k/s4032/IMG_1514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrFJ9_COoYjntUeHL-LNudbNGTPaC9NHxVpihaDPoWL_ZSafGy2a2aSXCD41uIJDMHvoDZ2T1zwvbh8OCUx0wRgaymcR84hus_I2nYibWZR_i6-mXdhbxYDj1UsJZlE_ME-PAkkHsAB2FPEJO9V0psmwysTPLdwDNBcx8BadsXnqwn3tVe_fR-RI7Wc_k/w640-h480/IMG_1514.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">but the Lion's mouth was the interesting part. The head is 12 meters high, 11 meters wide, and 10 meters deep. It is used as a stage for Kagura (shinto music and dance) Shishimai (lion dance), and Iaido (Japanese martial art). </span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOHhrWfSIPAraaLAnUsxV5LG0XZ75XrzExCeMXvrqqRgbazkrNRqJCaUC-2cv_roPZZOrLKUapsnG8tTTSPUdyKJM7mialltpLEPbOZQEeLh-M6V75ael1hhxPIuNrEtbXLfjYDFgHbP1uhS4zSpVfaFm7R0zVgLAqNG0GDD9L8dRfGEZosufDOeOXfZU/s4032/IMG_1513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOHhrWfSIPAraaLAnUsxV5LG0XZ75XrzExCeMXvrqqRgbazkrNRqJCaUC-2cv_roPZZOrLKUapsnG8tTTSPUdyKJM7mialltpLEPbOZQEeLh-M6V75ael1hhxPIuNrEtbXLfjYDFgHbP1uhS4zSpVfaFm7R0zVgLAqNG0GDD9L8dRfGEZosufDOeOXfZU/w640-h480/IMG_1513.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ORDth_35JGaCRXVZ_AKgf2u45XKMN1m23EL3AYIuQRTadaLjb6Pn9wc_XPysCJfYchrZKv-O_BSVwClMm_gaEdOraFPrDleFJu-VpUKHYOLh_ge8Rw0gw_K_ekkyFqmlmPCTrXyvPNPVThhhwAyXVRQahalGrSy55nHZ3OifLl90o5TR3hB9QxBFIgMD/s4032/IMG_1515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4ORDth_35JGaCRXVZ_AKgf2u45XKMN1m23EL3AYIuQRTadaLjb6Pn9wc_XPysCJfYchrZKv-O_BSVwClMm_gaEdOraFPrDleFJu-VpUKHYOLh_ge8Rw0gw_K_ekkyFqmlmPCTrXyvPNPVThhhwAyXVRQahalGrSy55nHZ3OifLl90o5TR3hB9QxBFIgMD/w640-h480/IMG_1515.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Would you like to visit this place, or is it just me?</span></h2>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-46616161849241483982024-03-09T04:00:00.084+09:002024-03-09T07:47:51.326+09:00Ikeda Castle<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After visiting <a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2024/03/tatatsuski-castle-park.html" target="_blank">Tatatsuki Castle Park</a>, I continued on to Ikeda Castle. </span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBin3OFBM6jPVYLtA1bPtrHsgQIyLrIEuH-HwudBxieOWRTwrkhCpapXR_bvZO0LS2_EC3EXSrpV6badRp_LdG5_yaS1T7YnOLDvhD3uG3KWThvgETKVg-oW8zSOPv3sxM_4O_Wh5beaiaOpgNCuzGeoBJLC3-B_1D1bUlvzkWmnIh6ADsvRvKED-BlRQV/s4032/IMG_1467.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBin3OFBM6jPVYLtA1bPtrHsgQIyLrIEuH-HwudBxieOWRTwrkhCpapXR_bvZO0LS2_EC3EXSrpV6badRp_LdG5_yaS1T7YnOLDvhD3uG3KWThvgETKVg-oW8zSOPv3sxM_4O_Wh5beaiaOpgNCuzGeoBJLC3-B_1D1bUlvzkWmnIh6ADsvRvKED-BlRQV/w640-h480/IMG_1467.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">It was about a 15 minute walk from the Ikeda Hankyu station and uphill.</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">This is the history from <a href="https://jcastle.info/view/Ikeda_Castle" target="_blank">the JCastle website</a>:</span></h2><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Open Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 16px;">The castle was originally a small fortification built by Ikeda Noriyori in 1334. The Ikeda clan ruled the area from this time through to the Sengoku Period. The castle was involved in many battles and struggles for power in the area and gradually grew in size and strength with each. The castle fell to Oda Nobunaga in 1568. Nobunaga recognized the skills and intelligence of Ikeda Katsumasa, lord of the castle, and made him a retainer. Ikeda rebuilt and strengthened much of the castle learning from Nobunaga's castle techniques. Araki Murashige took over the castle in a coup in 1570 and expelled Ikeda Katsumasa from the castle. The castle was abandoned in 1580 when Araki moved to Itami Castle.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHYhix8iT4EcJHphMRnqmJIiPC0iexiWZVxvSRWZ3LrpZJadJHSVgZU2YYfUmjhhNt0endxKhRbEk3vMKd8h3Lq0b4RDlLaPjDlrm0bq4xYZTtpwf4ZZTGoC_HylyDK2C9Gqhyphenhyphen_f6IaJTwxolK4I9LK-ZhmRKm5mNhmXuDQ2fn1QOihN09x_mBbxM3ICX/s4032/IMG_1468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioHYhix8iT4EcJHphMRnqmJIiPC0iexiWZVxvSRWZ3LrpZJadJHSVgZU2YYfUmjhhNt0endxKhRbEk3vMKd8h3Lq0b4RDlLaPjDlrm0bq4xYZTtpwf4ZZTGoC_HylyDK2C9Gqhyphenhyphen_f6IaJTwxolK4I9LK-ZhmRKm5mNhmXuDQ2fn1QOihN09x_mBbxM3ICX/w480-h640/IMG_1468.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir1e79YIPdpZrP3HJNcyYgPLVGUT4U1IIj1n20s4TUZGA1Q4MNMdYXYDLO7aBG06cRGlGF8BLUjR4Ts-MUdLFX5weboTPb415407bZF_ch1VHiu46Mo4DVgacF1Zlt2ApZPLm6OD4jksJn7CVqbU_r1Izd31e99n7DOyWD4AS40rHzLllbqFAWcuRsGmfp/s4032/IMG_1470.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I didn't see any real birds, but these must be birds in the area.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1Max-_2y_khv3bg7kJf1Zd-Atza-qTs5oWMsp1itLkJ5B9odOVqZykp0n2NRfyydN1o65DRCKf-MoMFMXNhZaqK2GgI5m_vNyys9aF4fhmgCp-mZ50DxuPlO84xSjMKswvCd6OGhh9NhHS1ghp6s4arO-huwPon5fgPxME__pFCmz4cTgdnA4jfzOZ5P/s4032/IMG_1496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1Max-_2y_khv3bg7kJf1Zd-Atza-qTs5oWMsp1itLkJ5B9odOVqZykp0n2NRfyydN1o65DRCKf-MoMFMXNhZaqK2GgI5m_vNyys9aF4fhmgCp-mZ50DxuPlO84xSjMKswvCd6OGhh9NhHS1ghp6s4arO-huwPon5fgPxME__pFCmz4cTgdnA4jfzOZ5P/w640-h480/IMG_1496.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv7lbvC5HEhIR-gd8USy6i0R2i7NbXwQYlStZWP0QkLp6Gpc8F_Im8G2wzsv2F60W8qRIpVPpbTVXtLPYin2y3G0hKCkHvryl_VkqrMeptSm_zwTlAcD5L0K4-5buwfS5KBoorsKrct_XzJfKIUdkjd9ZXTQ9SUaPxCKiGq3N3isOLitp8N84wCZUOLUpI/s4032/IMG_1497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I had a long day ahead with many local trains to ride, so I brought along my hexagons to work on.</span> </h2><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz08knsuCZ8ue5uEB3oOTLSe_AbNe1RABkOZxTlyZx612JSFbgjT8Ha9M87X502K3BGsjQXw90CRBWfBMgW48RbPM2ixC4Gzi7RhDSslpzPagQkW2PbbJHeFxZ5APUinRk-Ic2bYDbKc6MtCIJE_C1ja2zA_jTcEMo39elrPda-5d8PV1_41t8MFz2u1m/s3264/IMG_3463.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiz08knsuCZ8ue5uEB3oOTLSe_AbNe1RABkOZxTlyZx612JSFbgjT8Ha9M87X502K3BGsjQXw90CRBWfBMgW48RbPM2ixC4Gzi7RhDSslpzPagQkW2PbbJHeFxZ5APUinRk-Ic2bYDbKc6MtCIJE_C1ja2zA_jTcEMo39elrPda-5d8PV1_41t8MFz2u1m/w400-h300/IMG_3463.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My first destination was Tatatsuki Castle in Osaka Prefecture. There wasn't a lot left to see.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCPT32AUEC9c1RpbMeb1cvH9X6OtsMspbdL1ukX3d3j3hS5ZKC3hp8fS8CuXw3c8lkCesG1NjmXI6DYZSuSwwTEE0CTUL8EEZUcSRhA6ejOFMl0YAQAyJ-4abEJUNafNakF3bADqltx34vZ5nokxeXzz3gFMu6BMhGeH4Qp_tPZOFUeQMSKstgvVGD20M/s3513/IMG_1457.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3513" data-original-width="2493" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBCPT32AUEC9c1RpbMeb1cvH9X6OtsMspbdL1ukX3d3j3hS5ZKC3hp8fS8CuXw3c8lkCesG1NjmXI6DYZSuSwwTEE0CTUL8EEZUcSRhA6ejOFMl0YAQAyJ-4abEJUNafNakF3bADqltx34vZ5nokxeXzz3gFMu6BMhGeH4Qp_tPZOFUeQMSKstgvVGD20M/w454-h640/IMG_1457.jpeg" width="454" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Here is the history of the castle from the <a href="https://jcastle.info/view/Takatsuki_Castle" target="_blank">JCastle website</a>: </span></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Open Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">Stories say that a castle on this site dates back to the 9th C., but the earliest evidence of it appears in writings from 1527. In the mid 1500's it was a fortification of Akutagawasan Castle. In 1568 the castle came under the control of Oda Nobunaga when he defeated Akutagawasan Castle. Wada Koremasa became the new lord of the castle and began to further fortify the castle. Wada was killed at the Battle of Shiraikawara in 1571 and Takayama Tomoteru and hi son Ukon, the famed Christian lord, became the new lords of the castle. Ukon helped to develop a thriving castle town. In 1581, Takayama Ukon built a church within the castle grounds and invited missionaries to administer to the local people. Takayama Ukon was a devoted Christian and during his reign, there were about 18,000 Christians living in the castle town around Takatsuki Castle. The castle came under direct control of Hideyoshi in 1582 when he started construction of Osaka Castle and remained as a site for government offices under both Hideyoshi and Tokugawa until 1615 when Naito Nobumasa was made lord of the castle and the Takatsuki Domain was founded. The castle was vastly renovated into an Edo Period castle by Naito Nobumasa in 1617. After Naito, several different lords held Takatsuki Castle until Nagai Naokiyo in 1649. The Nagai ruled for 13 generations until the end of the Edo Period when it was abandoned in 1871. A special feature of Takatsuki Castle was that it was built on damp and fairly unstable land, so under the original ishigaki (stone walls), the builders had laid a carpet of pine needles on top of which were laid some logs. It was over this “insulation base” the stone walls were built. A model of this can be seen in the Shiroato History Museum. The castle stone walls and wood from buildings were repurposed to build the train line between Mukomachi and Osaka in 1874.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Open Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: #777777; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face=""Open Sans", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"" style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(119, 119, 119); color: #777777; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0cZ07Ji_lSOEuHfubmuYC3m-EsdogHkFwvXrK_BCvAX1Tuf-XpTd3lUHypwoy3faUPidEqWiefeaRKbFGb7kRAGTRKBtNORM7htmqK4x60GErmN2U3opaSY0mEAaZb5_3HA0hQDBfi17Y0rHUTyzCaOOEAk-83_8pn1PRqiMeaebnhu8IlYT-p-CKBDVe/s4032/IMG_1458.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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After my short visit, I headed back to the train station and on to my next stop.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><h2 style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 22px; margin: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">If you are interested in Japanese Castles, check out my <a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/p/japanese-castles.html" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Castle Page</a>, with links to posts on the castles I have visited.</span></h2></span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-53763882363001219262024-03-07T04:00:00.091+09:002024-03-07T04:00:00.228+09:00Henn na Hotel, Nara<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I took a two day trip and visited some places in Osaka, Nara, Koriyama, and Kyoto. I stayed one night at the <a href="https://group.hennnahotel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/251/2022/10/HISHoldings_HotelLineup_Brochure_202210.pdf" target="_blank">Henn na Hotel</a> in Nara. The novelty is that there are no live people at check-in, just hologram type creatures/people. When I first entered the lobby area, there was a dinosaur helping another person check-in.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhyphenhyphenzDm6mPY6bH8QqSy4ApW_R3loE-U1BW0KSQoEBjBDgQEdQ8yzda11Pv1Qq3risa9faIWTNdX25umr_zwQAHhwpDHRHHqZ2CMsq7STT3ejhF6hAVWVD9kmcU_YehfnsqKxxzSXE_l6rD8Ehs87RAGK1G8cpa30hSfgYfgTNWEhnzKOSLcLHFdJ0fnAhB/s4032/IMG_1516.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVhyphenhyphenzDm6mPY6bH8QqSy4ApW_R3loE-U1BW0KSQoEBjBDgQEdQ8yzda11Pv1Qq3risa9faIWTNdX25umr_zwQAHhwpDHRHHqZ2CMsq7STT3ejhF6hAVWVD9kmcU_YehfnsqKxxzSXE_l6rD8Ehs87RAGK1G8cpa30hSfgYfgTNWEhnzKOSLcLHFdJ0fnAhB/w640-h480/IMG_1516.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">When I walked up, a ninja appeared. I was asked to type my name onto the screen. I mistakenly typed my given name, then my family name on the screen (as in done in the US) and the ninja told me (in English) to start with my family name first (as is done in Japan). My reservation popped up on the screen, then the machine spit out my room key and breakfast ticket.</span></h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXln9JH5H6RtyXZ6JEGzJXgi8x1Dihf2xSyzf4uMJKVu0l-KgJDqbSmauvAxFmzzQGTTXPRfYctrhyphenhyphendWy-XqzYtNOAWKS_vtC9h8ucgziUvgVckn-hNoHq4NGmKRd5xz155NozqjOW94SUOesxCG7McAzfo2ZOXJTkqtfYHMrcbWDtw_KBrzbUrp2Z4rv/s4032/IMG_1517.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjXln9JH5H6RtyXZ6JEGzJXgi8x1Dihf2xSyzf4uMJKVu0l-KgJDqbSmauvAxFmzzQGTTXPRfYctrhyphenhyphendWy-XqzYtNOAWKS_vtC9h8ucgziUvgVckn-hNoHq4NGmKRd5xz155NozqjOW94SUOesxCG7McAzfo2ZOXJTkqtfYHMrcbWDtw_KBrzbUrp2Z4rv/w640-h480/IMG_1517.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">How cool was that? The lobby area also had a fun look.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDktcZ40uIHd8iRmXMPYy_gArbvKRVkV85apAzY9KrisFj-4sef_b96mqJmgtuZBDvHnC469IemT-qa-ccqeDsHdw-9egcHuhpDuJHxxFNWNk_CbocFLlga9y3h0ZqtzRZWnlA0sQPzOnSPErybLhwf881JldiUW9Uyv0sN_XaTly90mWEutEkhWkc3dB/s3264/IMG_3465.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRDktcZ40uIHd8iRmXMPYy_gArbvKRVkV85apAzY9KrisFj-4sef_b96mqJmgtuZBDvHnC469IemT-qa-ccqeDsHdw-9egcHuhpDuJHxxFNWNk_CbocFLlga9y3h0ZqtzRZWnlA0sQPzOnSPErybLhwf881JldiUW9Uyv0sN_XaTly90mWEutEkhWkc3dB/w640-h480/IMG_3465.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4JiLzZoDllJs0GQ922Wte_8pH-SOYg1Ha2xFVyhtgKFq8RqSHo9suVp5koAMimHIjiw0XixE_56WlSN7vc9-aVt2pXuMBJ9i0Om-XpSqkKO7xvvXlpTopkND1nX905ztaORIPM2i_NvrMYd-4xds3SdRhHTqcuenIA8NZqD-zPKue09o-yJdTAit_Cod/s3264/IMG_3467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4JiLzZoDllJs0GQ922Wte_8pH-SOYg1Ha2xFVyhtgKFq8RqSHo9suVp5koAMimHIjiw0XixE_56WlSN7vc9-aVt2pXuMBJ9i0Om-XpSqkKO7xvvXlpTopkND1nX905ztaORIPM2i_NvrMYd-4xds3SdRhHTqcuenIA8NZqD-zPKue09o-yJdTAit_Cod/w640-h480/IMG_3467.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My room was on the 6th floor. It was comfortable and clean, but pretty ordinary.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lLGE93WRcTHhzt6J4AZj-2tTNjLC1r1TzOHX2icDSEhTqFv7pKhnxYpWedjBKSPAor2p3PdDbAuq2h_7E9nyYM1Qs3JnfWWP1kqLk7TCbxN2IK1Zv88YD6_n65esGBiOH4FRja3Slpg6iNhnXStsYROIpV4d5dxgHWky3ZcQ9h3W-it7Uj-XJA3QiL1j/s4032/IMG_1518.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lLGE93WRcTHhzt6J4AZj-2tTNjLC1r1TzOHX2icDSEhTqFv7pKhnxYpWedjBKSPAor2p3PdDbAuq2h_7E9nyYM1Qs3JnfWWP1kqLk7TCbxN2IK1Zv88YD6_n65esGBiOH4FRja3Slpg6iNhnXStsYROIpV4d5dxgHWky3ZcQ9h3W-it7Uj-XJA3QiL1j/w400-h300/IMG_1518.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Breakfast was included in my reservation. There was a choice of cheese toast or French toast, plus a little buffet. I chose French toast and had scrambled eggs with almonds and a salad with caesar dressing.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJOjyUebZ9jEx7akeGR0deTud33gGHRMBNNjDsZe7tmCHQ26ilvgMirein4Gp8SlyQBUhEput18ttckHszn0joNY0C7lJpYuB7zVqnvHx11ST5UHuUdAPp-qsYm_mFxjkv5hALTPyRTMWtjHTohtfdlA8rQ6pGj0rSk4tu6KGNHKcd4s8J0DzCjuu1asJ/s3264/IMG_3464.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2448" data-original-width="3264" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJOjyUebZ9jEx7akeGR0deTud33gGHRMBNNjDsZe7tmCHQ26ilvgMirein4Gp8SlyQBUhEput18ttckHszn0joNY0C7lJpYuB7zVqnvHx11ST5UHuUdAPp-qsYm_mFxjkv5hALTPyRTMWtjHTohtfdlA8rQ6pGj0rSk4tu6KGNHKcd4s8J0DzCjuu1asJ/w640-h480/IMG_3464.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">After breakfast, I packed up my few things and checked out because I had many things to see and do.</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7_jhhWIE9HJBQL87b7sEvsxu4gA84rTwsVdpCudxqVAPFq6NLU3AzI65fbJMfWCDjsVMsvRmQySckKlAIUMYJQtoWfCKASYARda_ePunWMgzrCh-Idtz9hd2oeh3KPILWGo2dLZ6tQsPeLYzjHpGKjJmcPcbRLHs_X2ejVx7_PsZRompuwPBX3efaiqa/s2425/IMG_3461.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2425" data-original-width="2281" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC7_jhhWIE9HJBQL87b7sEvsxu4gA84rTwsVdpCudxqVAPFq6NLU3AzI65fbJMfWCDjsVMsvRmQySckKlAIUMYJQtoWfCKASYARda_ePunWMgzrCh-Idtz9hd2oeh3KPILWGo2dLZ6tQsPeLYzjHpGKjJmcPcbRLHs_X2ejVx7_PsZRompuwPBX3efaiqa/s320/IMG_3461.JPG" width="301" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">International Panda Progress</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOQcXa8euypRokfYR58wa-9p1xkDm4tf4k1MTNW-4nDyf0UMSKx8MyKsUN2QLKSAlSo_-MMFfvRBqeW8Tec0Ci83FgKcGbXpBRg-xainQZjEzbGAgDpf3KuwJyjILATrk1b22XuuwhEKtWrfIX0-bgCFS7GXakYwiErAzbiKNWGF3Y5JFdgwFA-n_upjZ/s3639/IMG_1449.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3639" data-original-width="2747" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVOQcXa8euypRokfYR58wa-9p1xkDm4tf4k1MTNW-4nDyf0UMSKx8MyKsUN2QLKSAlSo_-MMFfvRBqeW8Tec0Ci83FgKcGbXpBRg-xainQZjEzbGAgDpf3KuwJyjILATrk1b22XuuwhEKtWrfIX0-bgCFS7GXakYwiErAzbiKNWGF3Y5JFdgwFA-n_upjZ/w484-h640/IMG_1449.jpeg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Felt heart ornament and bird pin</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUvqlDkQsXd-ie_dyfmUA6mwui-beBm3j8zJD6BBem1hRDByNDPBkK-ewtau9nxL_18u-p_X6DCHqmN2ccEscnoY1_yGdlGkEOA4a9vj_lLaGV1gPzYKP7EWiaCGbqgRSaijiO8t3wIlbLL9aL9c45Ynu-Mpr0MRMQKXeebVF5JUSKy44mG7PjVSycqzQ/s3024/IMG_1456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2644" data-original-width="3024" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUvqlDkQsXd-ie_dyfmUA6mwui-beBm3j8zJD6BBem1hRDByNDPBkK-ewtau9nxL_18u-p_X6DCHqmN2ccEscnoY1_yGdlGkEOA4a9vj_lLaGV1gPzYKP7EWiaCGbqgRSaijiO8t3wIlbLL9aL9c45Ynu-Mpr0MRMQKXeebVF5JUSKy44mG7PjVSycqzQ/w400-h350/IMG_1456.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-7787716829536803912024-03-05T04:00:00.055+09:002024-03-05T04:00:00.250+09:00Tokyo Marathon 2024 Limited-edition Souvenir T-shirt<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScs7nrTjcv6P-elBRiQHh_sBsRdI8oQpOZvI8QY4clWXVHBN25egV3SzMlrM263T5WG38Q16ImB-juDoNdb50Z1gSB5I-vPehEQIDCvpNEZBpW1tOhFN4M6lbVd36-Olpk6ivTjoPB6wSeJ2KzL48Yslvl49X6_hs6p6CMxe1nt25nwZeiIyDKs5K3uY-/s839/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-02%20at%207.49.55%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="541" data-original-width="839" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScs7nrTjcv6P-elBRiQHh_sBsRdI8oQpOZvI8QY4clWXVHBN25egV3SzMlrM263T5WG38Q16ImB-juDoNdb50Z1gSB5I-vPehEQIDCvpNEZBpW1tOhFN4M6lbVd36-Olpk6ivTjoPB6wSeJ2KzL48Yslvl49X6_hs6p6CMxe1nt25nwZeiIyDKs5K3uY-/w640-h412/Screen%20Shot%202024-03-02%20at%207.49.55%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Tokyo Marathon is one of the biggest, most important distance running events in Japan. Every year there is a lottery to determine who gets to participate. This year, a special shirt was offered for sale (see picture above). Unfortunately, no one proof read the English text. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Run Tokyo and the date were fine. "Start" was correct, but the end point on the map was designated as the "Funish" instead of the "Finish". </span><i>Oh NO! </i><span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The shirt maker/seller, Asics has issued an apology apologized and offered full refunds, even if the shirt has been worn, promising to make thorough efforts to improve their quality control in the future. I think some people might want to keep the shirts as a collector's item. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">English is difficult.</span></h2><p></p>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-42635536800930227312024-03-04T04:00:00.024+09:002024-03-04T04:00:00.177+09:00Monday Morning Star Count - Seventeen Rows<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I now have seventeen rows of twelve hexagon flowers connected. I thought I was getting close, but when I spread it out on the bed, I see I need several more rows at the top. Hanging on the laundry pole does not show how big it needs to be on the bed. This next week I will be cutting more fabric and making more hexagons and maybe more flowers.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0AxaoYj569-m2bd_7mL7lZVK-ETWgivCkH_1YHgR4UzPj8C3uv9J-IsZgYxoGVK8XCsTUxPlKpK4_qxUAAbqsD6QPQom2ef-eZSQh7FNynRAFPY2uXVaDQ1jWVAZZ7C4dZt_QU8fxFaRlCk2-_pP8-FfOGL5dTAOI1ERdn6rSKQy-xR2a7PFSTxcmnWI/s3779/IMG_1443.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3779" data-original-width="2806" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0AxaoYj569-m2bd_7mL7lZVK-ETWgivCkH_1YHgR4UzPj8C3uv9J-IsZgYxoGVK8XCsTUxPlKpK4_qxUAAbqsD6QPQom2ef-eZSQh7FNynRAFPY2uXVaDQ1jWVAZZ7C4dZt_QU8fxFaRlCk2-_pP8-FfOGL5dTAOI1ERdn6rSKQy-xR2a7PFSTxcmnWI/w476-h640/IMG_1443.jpeg" width="476" /></a></div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-88622923141182896322024-03-03T04:00:00.092+09:002024-03-03T04:00:00.252+09:00Hina Matsuri<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">March 3rd is the day every year to celebrate and pray for the growth and happiness of girls. Hina-ningyo dolls are traditionally arranged on a platform covered with a red cloth. Some are simple, others quite elaborate. It is not a national holiday, but it is widely celebrated. If you are not in Japan (or even if you are) I want to share some of the many types of displays here.</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My own displays -</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9nCPDMLt_Qm-ah8Y3rh4WmAFhYbeISa9z4qTgkAXoFQfjZikxx5zph2wMGuC3XGcp8yfT0mdmrb8cH9x54CDzl9sAEUEs6wf8N_HD_SZAqORWAuSOjEV0kt4Nz4BbsfNHCwGnIL3ovEkhe5uvNVp6XNd8Cuvc42rB7MlGuH1btJIIvdRABpTOZ52Q_v7/s200/DSCN7574.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="150" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA9nCPDMLt_Qm-ah8Y3rh4WmAFhYbeISa9z4qTgkAXoFQfjZikxx5zph2wMGuC3XGcp8yfT0mdmrb8cH9x54CDzl9sAEUEs6wf8N_HD_SZAqORWAuSOjEV0kt4Nz4BbsfNHCwGnIL3ovEkhe5uvNVp6XNd8Cuvc42rB7MlGuH1btJIIvdRABpTOZ52Q_v7/w300-h400/DSCN7574.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiRlwteJ7exUwxcC_3hyphenhyphen32l-4GKDqZfawfAzI_sUB9rxY7YV7s4hqwkYIqw9tfGlDQIWenb-g5Fy4NxsQOmzq2T7P8aVNZ_0l6ldsqx6DC1n1bMx-A5C4VVkZgxbNd_LIsMj-JGOw4lPpcMrzFEPpshygbOZKprqCESBM1j3iOoifLk41gkWtmPYvC_mL/s320/DSCN2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiRlwteJ7exUwxcC_3hyphenhyphen32l-4GKDqZfawfAzI_sUB9rxY7YV7s4hqwkYIqw9tfGlDQIWenb-g5Fy4NxsQOmzq2T7P8aVNZ_0l6ldsqx6DC1n1bMx-A5C4VVkZgxbNd_LIsMj-JGOw4lPpcMrzFEPpshygbOZKprqCESBM1j3iOoifLk41gkWtmPYvC_mL/w300-h400/DSCN2010.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2023/02/kasuisai-hina-matsuri.html" target="_blank">Kasuisai Temple</a> in Fukuroi, Shizuoka-</h3><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgZY76iH1idXV9Mtf88F1_c-mOYRfhKXs66NM9qx1EbgFno-Bx7YihpEHIhRQT9x5e5-PnTlraLl3nohyphenhyphensTaNF3ZL6k7MK0mXERSmiaVdjYbvkqzmrOZB8w1ev5cJDV2oTgUSEJgoUR5skQop7V03KBwfcow0ePBAw9p_IjKvebA-kfhs-nSniut1JVwU/s320/IMG_1843.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFgZY76iH1idXV9Mtf88F1_c-mOYRfhKXs66NM9qx1EbgFno-Bx7YihpEHIhRQT9x5e5-PnTlraLl3nohyphenhyphensTaNF3ZL6k7MK0mXERSmiaVdjYbvkqzmrOZB8w1ev5cJDV2oTgUSEJgoUR5skQop7V03KBwfcow0ePBAw9p_IjKvebA-kfhs-nSniut1JVwU/w480-h640/IMG_1843.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">One of many displays inside <a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2022/02/iga-ueno-castle.html" target="_blank">Iga Ueno Castle</a> -</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn6iu6UHw57Cc8uJywV0kxUZd0glmwS1o9MpXU8ADqcYhZiIp3ImNRRYJSt0Wro4nPCILXFDcwin9E4xGs-nf7K4nsn-Fw5m_qEbYqWrmtCjiKC8gi56rElKBg0F_7JDAZ-bYoHQXBLczlDAh2qzOL-D8gXbD57Yj6eRqQzwzKk5-UYWVtyF_BkuCYZYZ/s640/IMG_1036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLn6iu6UHw57Cc8uJywV0kxUZd0glmwS1o9MpXU8ADqcYhZiIp3ImNRRYJSt0Wro4nPCILXFDcwin9E4xGs-nf7K4nsn-Fw5m_qEbYqWrmtCjiKC8gi56rElKBg0F_7JDAZ-bYoHQXBLczlDAh2qzOL-D8gXbD57Yj6eRqQzwzKk5-UYWVtyF_BkuCYZYZ/w400-h300/IMG_1036.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2016/03/hina-matsuri.html" target="_blank">Takamatsu Hotel</a> -</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BRlzahCY9QZcETZNrQrXh8tdoqmBL-2w4ia4CBLjecXxhHglhKOSNFvFqFLn9qsBr5SSSioeQnsfWn5qVs9XkJlIFcwqB1h4HV50C-E-So-lickQIQBF_MMY4QSzitGvjkOpTa3kMvQ3yHwLI_FNinorgcQFle7LN4mtQnZX4UdKIKrDQhpxlZZqQ7H5/s640/DSCN4224.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BRlzahCY9QZcETZNrQrXh8tdoqmBL-2w4ia4CBLjecXxhHglhKOSNFvFqFLn9qsBr5SSSioeQnsfWn5qVs9XkJlIFcwqB1h4HV50C-E-So-lickQIQBF_MMY4QSzitGvjkOpTa3kMvQ3yHwLI_FNinorgcQFle7LN4mtQnZX4UdKIKrDQhpxlZZqQ7H5/w480-h640/DSCN4224.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.666666px; font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2016/02/tsurushi-kazari.html" target="_blank">Keio Plaza Hotel in Sapporo</a> -</span></h2><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.666666px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.666666px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq9w-o1eRO4D_Zf0demwZpnuimO0TVjirnCNRq73jEt3Ohol1HfarfMPwwVk6DIeeBJLWoumOnLzN1JWRo-IlJWExXs9W153nOxvIEdElKI6eBNSADvFl37iOUxKrH7CKyAN8-GDbzzYdV9XM_i-RvWsBxDC9nlGdfUMBuEx6a6dVVWM4fz7tDsmilLhx/s640/1-DSCN3929.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbq9w-o1eRO4D_Zf0demwZpnuimO0TVjirnCNRq73jEt3Ohol1HfarfMPwwVk6DIeeBJLWoumOnLzN1JWRo-IlJWExXs9W153nOxvIEdElKI6eBNSADvFl37iOUxKrH7CKyAN8-GDbzzYdV9XM_i-RvWsBxDC9nlGdfUMBuEx6a6dVVWM4fz7tDsmilLhx/w640-h480/1-DSCN3929.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Also, please check out <a href="https://queeniepatch.blogspot.com/p/hina.html" target="_blank">Queenie's Needlework</a> to see the beautiful Hina ornaments she makes every year. </h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;"><br /></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name" style="caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 22px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0.75em 0px 0px; position: relative;">Is there a special day to celebrate girls where you live?</h3>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-63845435641981546962024-03-02T04:00:00.088+09:002024-03-02T04:00:00.135+09:00My Daruma<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I recently attended one of the three big<a href="https://hokkaidokudasai.blogspot.com/2024/02/bishamon-daruma-festival.html" target="_blank"> Daruma Festivals </a>at Myoho-ji Temple, where I bought this small Daruma doll. It comes with vacant eyes.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp61MLpibLQDOjX2JLrZSwBoWrB85_YrFftx32K5L7aJheclP9ReEideTPqYyj9MuA2ajkTMgxBl6vf7T3kDkE14lHJus3gLlQOHZ6Q9k8zJPkg8GZgOsrlG8O7cBUr6iT4UHMUNVLTlaumv_A2IU5Kmvexk1sjMvTyDkDPPk7BEYacRFsZoFwzSZt5-O/s2505/IMG_1444.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="2229" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp61MLpibLQDOjX2JLrZSwBoWrB85_YrFftx32K5L7aJheclP9ReEideTPqYyj9MuA2ajkTMgxBl6vf7T3kDkE14lHJus3gLlQOHZ6Q9k8zJPkg8GZgOsrlG8O7cBUr6iT4UHMUNVLTlaumv_A2IU5Kmvexk1sjMvTyDkDPPk7BEYacRFsZoFwzSZt5-O/w356-h400/IMG_1444.jpeg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The dolls are said to depitct the 5th or 6th century CE Buddhist monk, Bodhidharma, who was known for his practice of wall-gazing. The legend is that after facing a wall without moving for nine years, his arms and legs fell off. In Japan the Daruma doll is seen as a symbol of perseverance and good luck. When receiving the doll, a goal is set and t</span><span style="font-weight: normal;">he left eye is filled in. When the goal is met, the other eye is filled in. Seeing the doll reminds me to persevere in order to meet my goal.</span></h2></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvRD47gvhC1Gn8VEm_B9TXAEbfI1dK1aESoOtjqeK5d8yxXotqu_YpEJd_FUux1XCwax2ktUowJo2fmFb1Mn3xLluELFtxYkK7-q14iLkc2F8-CBW38sp8hq6uwPEbW_m-mDmhSA6oadA7L9yhvyOlIIoDtxRDoxvAH_E0ElwmHe1nhLJT15f6Z5d3EGe/s1940/IMG_1445.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1940" data-original-width="1877" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDvRD47gvhC1Gn8VEm_B9TXAEbfI1dK1aESoOtjqeK5d8yxXotqu_YpEJd_FUux1XCwax2ktUowJo2fmFb1Mn3xLluELFtxYkK7-q14iLkc2F8-CBW38sp8hq6uwPEbW_m-mDmhSA6oadA7L9yhvyOlIIoDtxRDoxvAH_E0ElwmHe1nhLJT15f6Z5d3EGe/w388-h400/IMG_1445.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">My one year goal is a health/fitness type goal. I want to walk 500 minutes a week. I chose a weekly rather than a daily goal so if I walk less than enough on one day, I can make up for it before the week is over. At the 100 yen store, I bought a little notebook with squares printed on the pages to record my progress.</span></h2><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGcU-H5OWbbZjrnDSuP5rqduwH9qC8cK9lSkbuDqZnXFOb9ufXiNiZLZz1qtQn3AX1dqY-qlj8sjpAIu8Xn2KBxOSduPQhifd3XU2abLJ_sApz9O0T_OQJSKgTqw8IPkFW5orAKkMPsix-oWN2K8_PiEuinfhHne-7Cj6wGxVQfUCvSxS3SwdEUzrP9KC/s3867/IMG_1447.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3867" data-original-width="2900" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkGcU-H5OWbbZjrnDSuP5rqduwH9qC8cK9lSkbuDqZnXFOb9ufXiNiZLZz1qtQn3AX1dqY-qlj8sjpAIu8Xn2KBxOSduPQhifd3XU2abLJ_sApz9O0T_OQJSKgTqw8IPkFW5orAKkMPsix-oWN2K8_PiEuinfhHne-7Cj6wGxVQfUCvSxS3SwdEUzrP9KC/w300-h400/IMG_1447.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div><p></p></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-87516485748341467892024-03-01T04:00:00.013+09:002024-03-01T04:00:00.156+09:00Friday Finish - Forty Coasters<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLvd47otUN1KzLd3mHmKcVDVMiJd3lNHRQHWiPO-cnsuLLyW5Zn14CU4KJMU3bY8rSoRB808hLvcDyKbtQIMwDLp17DIpSAwOnBPc1TF13NDx4jHbzkrnC5F2_6vu5ekNWYy8SFS6PTnf4XtrHN86J58vs6QRmOwCwt-APICJWjYl6vEUDulArtWViMtH/s3724/IMG_1425.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2888" data-original-width="3724" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLvd47otUN1KzLd3mHmKcVDVMiJd3lNHRQHWiPO-cnsuLLyW5Zn14CU4KJMU3bY8rSoRB808hLvcDyKbtQIMwDLp17DIpSAwOnBPc1TF13NDx4jHbzkrnC5F2_6vu5ekNWYy8SFS6PTnf4XtrHN86J58vs6QRmOwCwt-APICJWjYl6vEUDulArtWViMtH/w640-h496/IMG_1425.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I made these last week to give as gifts. I think they are kind of fun looking.</span></h2>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-59175643347794026602024-02-29T04:00:00.030+09:002024-02-29T04:00:00.317+09:00Yesterday's Fuji San View and Special Gift Cup<h2><span style="font-weight: normal;">This was yesterday's view from my apartment.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBVuM1y9vbrSWwZicyyc5k-0KcrFwUWF3xQ4k-p8Jk0VlDOBVv4qH2Vu9bdgXoxOJmcqktYocwMrRtO6rD0BnPgO24yDINd-6zbBCyo9liz55R7qvaHa0hXiDrXikqeJt0vGhKwt_Y3xokgW6UBy39UVmirWjce0yqEKLiAyjXnj40ImUFy_ADMSBFsXh/s4032/IMG_1440.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBVuM1y9vbrSWwZicyyc5k-0KcrFwUWF3xQ4k-p8Jk0VlDOBVv4qH2Vu9bdgXoxOJmcqktYocwMrRtO6rD0BnPgO24yDINd-6zbBCyo9liz55R7qvaHa0hXiDrXikqeJt0vGhKwt_Y3xokgW6UBy39UVmirWjce0yqEKLiAyjXnj40ImUFy_ADMSBFsXh/w640-h480/IMG_1440.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">I received this gorgeous Mt. Fuji gift last week.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGH-bXe5h8gfGqVmycydS38u9ngQEx8IXAQSpx64GctnPwe_0xvbKXmHjmxP08susDfbl2SYR4WY3wagZrgwgbrQzUKhyphenhyphencjpbCZIQmGm6bs3nUngbxH_eN0UAdaAm994xxcJQNtut8ZUJVnY0zr0JD3nXelB1wZeLZtEVach4bCEuwDW9G8vuwf_AwmuHn/s2444/IMG_1435.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2444" data-original-width="2156" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGH-bXe5h8gfGqVmycydS38u9ngQEx8IXAQSpx64GctnPwe_0xvbKXmHjmxP08susDfbl2SYR4WY3wagZrgwgbrQzUKhyphenhyphencjpbCZIQmGm6bs3nUngbxH_eN0UAdaAm994xxcJQNtut8ZUJVnY0zr0JD3nXelB1wZeLZtEVach4bCEuwDW9G8vuwf_AwmuHn/w564-h640/IMG_1435.jpeg" width="564" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMdghwha_wBzoE8vy5k5XNO3p-w42uEFMrfmKzsAEQO1P8hxagoAmzmlbtCO7h5uIwZonvuyQgBXOutYAVY0l8ozApI8HnHabrtdpIdUlQX2D1V1N6PwLQJjdDuknjBkri-rwJMnw4DaSXIPA4O1vithiowkE4kcKa425Ptym-PBnqDjAMv82vLrNzGlWZ/s2830/IMG_1437.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="488" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZBaHipPBGOjJZDXGbVkWKqszlOXJvX9NM872VC6cuobSBUOjHFsYwrTteTUThVyM0zrOqtvXNY7GSvlggO0wY6orvJ5ILRikT9t7vVfgTnDFjUJ4VlK9X3PutF2cuSn9twy2Hkxir3eSIfkdAgrwDCCxneehL7-y9jxX5aGj9yISFtm8-dBZEC55kLRn-/w640-h574/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-26%20at%207.51.51%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">According to the Japan Post, mail volume in Japan had decreased by 45% in just over two decades. The volume of domestic standard postal items peaked at 26.2 billion in fiscal 2001, and has declined since that time, with fiscal 2022 at 45% lower that 2001. Apparently more people are using the internet to send and receive messages.</span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">In fiscal 2022, Japan Post had an overal deficit of 2.1 billion yen. International mail services posted a surplus of 3.5 billion yen, but domestic mail was 24.6 billion in the red. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The number of mailboxes has also decreased by over 8,000 in the past ten years. A survey conducted by Japan Post in June 2023 found that 43,000 mailboxes handled less that 30 items per month, and further reductions in the number of mailboxes are being considered. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced plans to increase the price of sending a standard size letter from 84 yen to 110 yen, and the price of sending a postcard from 63 yen to 85 yen, starting sometime in the fall of this year. This will be the first price increase since 1994, other than the increase made in line with consumption tax increases. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">While I hate to have to pay more to send something by mail, I understand the reason for the probable increase later this year. How much does it cost to send a letter or postcard where you live?</span></h2>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-335853997285443022024-02-26T04:00:00.017+09:002024-03-02T20:07:04.837+09:00Monday Morning Star Count - Sixteen Rows<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">Now I have sixteen rows of twelve hexagon flowers connected.</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreCRk9reb2QXmiXffuURri_gnB-MIavUZLdpTu8rRwbsEAbgwI01_NdWZj8tOSscFg1zNa3W4ugLqZhoeZ_zwOWbOPJ69B6FlRJzN3g6DFevix40krA2IWK5JiXiBjBji6g5CDXDQFaM3Iz2DDoB7tUvQ2Z1eNyUdl6RR3rX-FqbKySY4_CU-Uo4lTO9W/s2726/IMG_1345.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2559" data-original-width="2726" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjreCRk9reb2QXmiXffuURri_gnB-MIavUZLdpTu8rRwbsEAbgwI01_NdWZj8tOSscFg1zNa3W4ugLqZhoeZ_zwOWbOPJ69B6FlRJzN3g6DFevix40krA2IWK5JiXiBjBji6g5CDXDQFaM3Iz2DDoB7tUvQ2Z1eNyUdl6RR3rX-FqbKySY4_CU-Uo4lTO9W/w640-h600/IMG_1345.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-83727811327239945412024-02-25T04:00:00.008+09:002024-02-25T04:00:00.235+09:00The Way You Sit<h2 style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;">So True!</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RxyyIFZqK4NZ63G1s39TGGC1lTiEdNDXyWI66cJgKs02ffhIiCzqDtm4O-eYkpp7AtPKZxQyi9ZXd4mM3-MpbNVnSPnOmIalE14vBccIawpZW66eA0IIkIDw6h97m6FSVaH52zIn-ONEmnRX_ZSUpl3MxjfWSzNgTi1mwxVbmhzdeYBBfPpqCeGbkyu7/s1791/IMG_1420.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="1363" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RxyyIFZqK4NZ63G1s39TGGC1lTiEdNDXyWI66cJgKs02ffhIiCzqDtm4O-eYkpp7AtPKZxQyi9ZXd4mM3-MpbNVnSPnOmIalE14vBccIawpZW66eA0IIkIDw6h97m6FSVaH52zIn-ONEmnRX_ZSUpl3MxjfWSzNgTi1mwxVbmhzdeYBBfPpqCeGbkyu7/w488-h640/IMG_1420.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2873207916803236377.post-12232598248597771172024-02-24T04:00:00.034+09:002024-02-24T04:00:00.247+09:00Never Too Old?<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">Yes, this is another crazy crime in Japan story. An 88 year old man was arrested in Osaki, Miyagi Prefecture for trespassing into the men's bathing area at a Miyagi inn, and climbing over a partition to observe the women's bath area. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">According to the police, at around 5 pm last Friday, the Ishinomaki City man, who was not a guest at the inn, entered the men's bathing area, then climbed up a two meter partition and sat on top so he could see the women's area. A woman noticed him and reported the man to the inn staff, who contacted the police. </span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;">The man denied the allegation, saying he didn't want to see the naked bodies of the women bathers, he was just checking the structure of the women's bathhouse!</span></h2><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4HrSc9-RmAeA3H3VIlNS0UbW4RQcYvEKh5zMqkILNUfYZR13yXuU7SnZu7xYlaozvvIhJ4c4mam5Bzrmx4ehFX_9FVWmizW_QauEJu5JL1OiXNlXlV42B0OOKx0FfEw2B47hn8h51bBOL1p1aBCRkyJCt9qOh5Z8MKEhf9vhd_P0bVFOa1__Oe9XjbMa/s608/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-22%20at%209.40.49%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="608" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM4HrSc9-RmAeA3H3VIlNS0UbW4RQcYvEKh5zMqkILNUfYZR13yXuU7SnZu7xYlaozvvIhJ4c4mam5Bzrmx4ehFX_9FVWmizW_QauEJu5JL1OiXNlXlV42B0OOKx0FfEw2B47hn8h51bBOL1p1aBCRkyJCt9qOh5Z8MKEhf9vhd_P0bVFOa1__Oe9XjbMa/s320/Screen%20Shot%202024-02-22%20at%209.40.49%20AM.png" width="320" /></a></div>Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04207344791348560569noreply@blogger.com6