More glimpses of unfamiliar Japan

  I begin the second leg of my walk up the Gonokawa River to its source from my home. I live on the other bank to the one I am walking up. M...

On the sunday morning all signs of the previous night had disappeared and ceremonies were held. The first took place in front of a si...

When we arrived at the shrine at 10:30 the Shioharae was in progress. This is usually the second dance of the night and purifies the d...

Past midnight and the inevitable Iwato was performed. It is one of my least favorite dances, but the last sequence after Amaterasu has...

Last Saturday was the opening night of our villages matsuri and matsuri begins in the evening with ceremonies in the shrine. Most shri...

Yoko dropped me off about one kilometer upstream at my favorite overlook. I hung around for about 20 minutes hoping for the sun to break thr...

Woke up to a few centimeters of of snow this morning so took the opportunity to go for a short one hour walk...... Tomorrow I will post more...

Upon arriving at Tondo matsuri the first thing to do is get a drink of Kappo Zake, sake poured into a piece of bamboo that is then heated ...