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Remembering the March 11, 2011, Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami today. I had the chance in the summer of 2017 to visit one of the towns that was almost completely wiped out by the disaster. I enjoyed speaking to the locals and seeing firsthand the recovery process. The small fishing town of Onagawa in Miyagi Prefecture is a shining light of the strong will and never give up attitude of the Japanese people.
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Onagawa Miyagi Prefecture
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Vending machines in the snow ❄️ Shot early last year in Aizuwakamatsu.
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Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture
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March 3 is Hina Matsuri in Japan. This traditional Japanese event is also known as the Doll’s Festival or Girl’s Day and is celebrated across the country. Beautiful “hina” dolls are displayed on red carpet platforms in homes of families with daughters to pray for their health, future, growth, and prosperity. Here is an interesting set I found recently in Gujo Hachiman.
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Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture
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Checked out some samurai sword museums in Seki this morning to do a bit of research for my next article. Seki in southern Gifu Prefecture is known as the “City of Blades” and was a center for sword making during the Muromachi era (1338-1573).
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Seki, Gifu Prefecture
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Sunomata Castle is a legendary Japanese castle located near Ogaki in Gifu Prefecture. It is a little hard to get to but is certainly worth a visit with a great story and fascinating history behind its construction.
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Sunomata, Gifu Prefecture
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Sunday morning shoveling snow ❄️ in rural Gifu, Japan.
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Gifu Prefecture
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We did our hatsumode (first shrine visit of the new year) today at Inaba Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Gifu City. This historic shrine has a history of over 1,900 years and is a popular spot for hatsumode.
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Magome-juku, Gifu Prefecture
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One of the first things that you see upon arrival at Magome-juku in Gifu Prefecture is this old water wheel. This well-preserved Edo period (1603-1868) post town is like taking a step back in time.
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Magome-juku, Gifu Prefecture
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Happy New Year everyone and thank you all for your support in 2021. Looking forward to seeing what the Year of the Tiger will bring in 2022
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Gifu, Gifu Prefecture
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Kadomatsu is a traditional Japanese decoration placed in pairs in front of homes or businesses to welcome ancestral spirits or kami (Shinto spirits) during the New Year in Japan
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Gifu, Gifu Prefecture
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Kagami Mochi is another traditional Japanese New Year’s decoration. It consists of two round mochi topped with a daidai (bitter orange). The two mochi represent the past year and the year ahead with the daidai, which means “generations” in Japanese representing the continuation of a family from one generation to the next. This is my Kagami Mochi from 2021.
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Gifu, Gifu Prefecture
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Shimekazari is a traditional Japanese New Year’s decoration usually hung on the front door to keep bad spirits away as well as inviting the toshigami or Shinto deity to visit. They are made out of sacred Shinto rice straw rope, pine twigs and carefully crafted zigzag-shaped paper strips called shide. This is my shimekazari to welcome in 2022.
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Gifu, Gifu Prefecture
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I spent the day walking the Nakasendo in the Kiso Valley researching another project for a client. The Nakasendo was an old stone road that once connected Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Kyoto during the Edo period (1603-1868). We started in Magome-juku in Gifu and walked to Tsumago-juku in Nagano and then on to Nagiso with lots of little interesting spots along the way.
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Magome Juku, Gifu Prefecture
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Amazing view from the top of Gujo Hachiman Castle in Gifu
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Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture
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Back in the heyday of indigo dyeing during the Edo Period (1603-1868) there were 17 different family run indigo dye businesses in Gujo Hachiman. Today only one remains, Watanabe Somemono Traditional Indigo Dye Shop. The current master craftsman, Watanabe-san is the 15th generation of his family to take up the business. With a history of over 400 years, this family run shop still painstakingly hand makes every item using traditional techniques and materials to produce top quality products.
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Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture
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Spent the day in the historic castle town of Gujo Hachiman in Gifu Prefecture researching a project for a client. It was a very productive trip as I got to interview the head of the Gujo Odori Preservation Association and the President of the Watanabe Somemono Traditional Indigo Dye Shop. Heading back to Gifu City now on the highway bus
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Gujo Hachiman, Gifu Prefecture
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The main castle gate and tower of Ogaki Castle in Gifu Prefecture
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Ogaki, Gifu Prefecture
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Spent the morning at Monet’s Pond in the beautiful mountains of Itadori in Gifu Prefecture researching my next article.
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Itadori, Gifu Prefecture
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Mount Fuji as seen from Lake Kawaguchi in southern Yamanashi Prefecture.
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Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture
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Looking forward to seeing the autumn colours again this year at Gujo Hachiman Castle in Gifu Prefecture
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Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture
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A bunch of red spider lilies on the road just outside of my house. They always seem to pop up overnight and disappear in a flash. Very mysterious!
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Yamagata City, Gifu Prefecture
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