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In this minute long video watch dozens of the beautiful Japanese Koi as they swim under the branches of a Cherry Tree in bloom. This visual treat is accompanied by the soothing sounds of the pond's flowing waters.
The other two minute-in-length videos are titled, "Listen to the soothing waters of an Open Air Onsen Public Bath under the Cherry Blossoms in Hakone, Japan," and "Find the Darting Koi in this Mesmorizing Reflecting Pond at Hakone Japan's Sangetsu Garden."
The Sangetsu Garden is located in the mountain-side valley adjacent to Yoshiike Onsen located within walking distance of Hakone Yumoto train station. The garden was once part of the private estate built by a Mitsubishi tycoon in 1904.
Included in the garden is a teahouse that was relocated from the Summer Palace of an early 1800s Tokugawa Shogun who ruled Japan prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Admiral Perry and his Black Ships brought a reopening of a Japan that had been under isolation for the some 250 years that the Tokugawa Clan had held power during the Samurai Era
Found a nice display for my newly acquired White Star Line pieces.
The saucer is dated March, 1911 and the cup is dated July, 1905.
These were made for the new Olympic class ocean liners “Olympic”, “Titanic” and “Brittanic”.
While unlikely, it’s cool to think these may have been on “Titanic”.
In homage to the classic 1956 Movie, "The Teahouse of the August Moon," the 1953 Broadway Play from which it was adapted, and the original 1951 Novel, all of the same name, here is my photo tribute.
First, a little background regarding "The Teahouse of the August Moon." The teahouse in the book, play, and movie was the product of well intentioned efforts by the occupation forces in Okinawa to assist the locals. In the movie Marlon Brando as the interpreter, along with a geisha played by Japanese Actress Machiko Kyo, play pivotal roles in repurposing an intended school house and social center into the eventually built teahouse that the locals preferred.
In the movie's trailer, when the teahouse comes into view, the narrator elaborates:
"When the sun sets it is the custom to visit the Teahouse of the August Moon and there to meditate, absorb the customs and culture passed along through the centuries."
Pictured below are my exterior photos of an actual teahouse that was built during the Edo a/k/a Samurai Period in Japan prior to 1867. Now relocated within the historic Sangetsuen Garden adjacent to Yoshiike Onsen Ryokan, this teahouse was actually built for the 16th in succession Tokugawa Shogun ruler of Japan.
(See the included below pictured plaques offering more details about the history of the teahouse and Sangetsuen Garden.)
The last below pictured interior photo with its symbolic "August Moon" lighting I took in Wakayama Japan.
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Found a nice display for my newly acquired White Star Line pieces.
The saucer is dated March, 1911 and the cup is dated July, 1905.
These were made for the new Olympic class ocean liners “Olympic”, “Titanic” and “Brittanic”.
While unlikely, it’s cool to think these may have been on “Titanic”.
That’s pretty cool! I got another JM bar. I’ll post to the never ending metals thread.
In a previous post I mentioned the Sinclair gas station that became a fried chicken/pizza carry out. These pics nearly mirror the one here in town. It was called the Henny Penny.
@Downtown1974 said:
Found a nice display for my newly acquired White Star Line pieces.
The saucer is dated March, 1911 and the cup is dated July, 1905.
These were made for the new Olympic class ocean liners “Olympic”, “Titanic” and “Brittanic”.
While unlikely, it’s cool to think these may have been on “Titanic”.
Very nice.
I'm on my 112th day of a 113 day world cruise. These past 30 days have had several unexpected Titanic connections at several ports of call.
White Star Line Building in Liverpool.
Cunard Building in Liverpool.
These long arches are an ode to great ships built in Belfast....
...including the Titanic.
Titanic Memorial next to City Hall in Belfast.
Statue of Samuel Cunard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His ship the Carpathia saved hundreds of Titanic passengers. One-hundred fifty lay in rest in a cemetery in Halifax.
Due to icebergs in the Labrador Sea, our Nuuk, Greenland port of call was canceled. Our new route took us past Newfoundland towards the wreckage of the Titanic - we were 128 nm from the site on April 15, 2024 at 612 am, 112 years to the day the Titanic sunk!
Tomorrow morning I will disembark in Southampton where 900+ passengers embarked on the Titanic on April 10, 1912.
@D808LF Those are unbelievable shots! What a great trip and a once in a lifetime opportunity to see so much of the world. You really were able to soak up some history on your vacation. Thanks so much for posting those great pics!
Return to Kagoshima’s Kirishima Shrine and the Boulders that Inspired Japan’s National Anthem based on a 1185 Poem
In March of 2023 on the first returned to Japan sailing of the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship since its infamous departure in early 2020 one of our ports of call was Kyushu Japan’s Kagoshima. We took advantage of a land excursion that took us to Kirishima Shrine, the most sacred and revered Shinto Shrine in Western Japan.
Fast forward a year later to this March of 2024, and we were once again on board the Diamond Princess and it was again making a port of call at Kagoshima. Likewise, we once again took advantage of the land excursion that took us to Kirishima Shrine located an approximate hour distant from the ship’s docking.
One of the motivations for my return visit was to confirm and film the location there of the boulders that are claimed to have inspired Japan’s National Anthem, “Kimigayo.” It was only after our first visit that I had learned of their presence along the walkway to Kirishima Shrine.
In addition at a recent event sponsored by the Consular Office of Japan in Anchorage commemorating the Japanese Emperor’s Birthday, I had the opportunity to hear and film Japan’s National Anthem “Kimigayo” sung by a Japanese speaking member of Anchorage’s renowned singing group, “Pipeline Vocal Project.”
The venture was successful as I was not only able to locate and photograph the moss covered boulders but also to take videos both in 2D and separately in 3D using Apple’s new Vision Pro.
**Here is the backstory as I previously recounted it after the initial visit to Kirishima Shrine:
**
Japan’s national anthem is not only one of the oldest (having come from a poem written before 1185), but is the world's shortest National Anthem. Here are its words translated into English:
"May your reign continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles grow into massive boulders lush with moss.”
One can actually see the boulders that inspired the ancient poet. They are located on the grounds leading up to the Kirishima Shrine.
Kirishima Shrine’s large Tori Gate at the base of the walkway to the shrine is the Tori Gate most heralded in Western Japan. (The Tori Gate heralded in Eastern Japan, and Japan’s largest, is located on the walkway to Tokyo’s Meiji shrine.) Along the walkway to Kirishima Shrine is located a cleansing with water location and near to it moss covered boulders. Legend has it that these are the boulders referenced in Japan's National Anthem "Kimigayo" [… pebbles that grow into boulders]. The boulders are known in Japanese as Sazare-ishi.
Hidden at the base of a forested mountain, the Shinto Kirishima Shrine is located over an hour distant from the Kyushu city of Kagoshima. It has been described as the Nikko of Western Japan. (Nikko located over two hours distant from Tokyo is home of Japan's most decorated shrine, the Toshogu Shrine. Both shrines share the similarity that they are located in National Forests.)
The shrine itself dates back to at least 540 AD although it was relocated to its present location in 1715 due to repeated fires from volcanoes having burned the original as it continued to be rebuilt. The shrine itself is most sacred to the Japanese as enshrining Ninigi-no-Mikito who per Japanese mythology was the grandson of the Sun Goddess who came down to earth and married a mortal princess with their progeny including a great grandson Jimmu who was the first Emperor of Japan. The original location of the shrine was at the base of Mount Takachiho-no-Mine, the mountain on whose summit Emperor Jimmu's Great Grandfather came down from heaven and planted a sword or spear into the ground.
Interestingly, at the not too far distant present location of the Kirishima Shrine there stands an image on a sacred pine tree's branch that some claim is a representation of Ninigi-no Mikito replicating his descent to earth. The tree itself, as well as the image, is at least 800 years old. It is also claimed that this particular tree is the ancestor of all pine trees in Southern Kyushu.
Kirishima Shrine:
Japan's National Anthem Inspiring Boulders:
The 800 Year Old Sacred Pine Tree with its Image of the Deity Coming Down from Heaven:
Western Japan's Largest Tori Gate located on the roadway approach to Kirishima Shrine followed by the Largest Tori Gate in Eastern Japan located at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo:
OK, here is a link to the 360 degree video I took of the Boulders that inspired Japan's National Anthem and their environs at the approach to the Kirishima Shrine:
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I shot a roll of 35mm black and white film through an old Minolta X-700. I was testing an 85mm lens I had gotten for it. I like shooting film for fun outside of my full time digital gig - its limitations can force you to think about how you compose your shots, and your choice of what film stock you use is an artistic choice as well (in this case Tri-X). A much slower process, and not without its costs, but still fulfilling
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.
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Completing the Trilogy:
In this minute long video watch dozens of the beautiful Japanese Koi as they swim under the branches of a Cherry Tree in bloom. This visual treat is accompanied by the soothing sounds of the pond's flowing waters.
The other two minute-in-length videos are titled, "Listen to the soothing waters of an Open Air Onsen Public Bath under the Cherry Blossoms in Hakone, Japan," and "Find the Darting Koi in this Mesmorizing Reflecting Pond at Hakone Japan's Sangetsu Garden."
The Sangetsu Garden is located in the mountain-side valley adjacent to Yoshiike Onsen located within walking distance of Hakone Yumoto train station. The garden was once part of the private estate built by a Mitsubishi tycoon in 1904.
Included in the garden is a teahouse that was relocated from the Summer Palace of an early 1800s Tokugawa Shogun who ruled Japan prior to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Admiral Perry and his Black Ships brought a reopening of a Japan that had been under isolation for the some 250 years that the Tokugawa Clan had held power during the Samurai Era
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Found a nice display for my newly acquired White Star Line pieces.
The saucer is dated March, 1911 and the cup is dated July, 1905.
These were made for the new Olympic class ocean liners “Olympic”, “Titanic” and “Brittanic”.
While unlikely, it’s cool to think these may have been on “Titanic”.
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In homage to the classic 1956 Movie, "The Teahouse of the August Moon," the 1953 Broadway Play from which it was adapted, and the original 1951 Novel, all of the same name, here is my photo tribute.
First, a little background regarding "The Teahouse of the August Moon." The teahouse in the book, play, and movie was the product of well intentioned efforts by the occupation forces in Okinawa to assist the locals. In the movie Marlon Brando as the interpreter, along with a geisha played by Japanese Actress Machiko Kyo, play pivotal roles in repurposing an intended school house and social center into the eventually built teahouse that the locals preferred.
In the movie's trailer, when the teahouse comes into view, the narrator elaborates:
"When the sun sets it is the custom to visit the Teahouse of the August Moon and there to meditate, absorb the customs and culture passed along through the centuries."
Pictured below are my exterior photos of an actual teahouse that was built during the Edo a/k/a Samurai Period in Japan prior to 1867. Now relocated within the historic Sangetsuen Garden adjacent to Yoshiike Onsen Ryokan, this teahouse was actually built for the 16th in succession Tokugawa Shogun ruler of Japan.
(See the included below pictured plaques offering more details about the history of the teahouse and Sangetsuen Garden.)
The last below pictured interior photo with its symbolic "August Moon" lighting I took in Wakayama Japan.
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That’s pretty cool! I got another JM bar. I’ll post to the never ending metals thread.
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In a previous post I mentioned the Sinclair gas station that became a fried chicken/pizza carry out. These pics nearly mirror the one here in town. It was called the Henny Penny.
Very nice.
I'm on my 112th day of a 113 day world cruise. These past 30 days have had several unexpected Titanic connections at several ports of call.
White Star Line Building in Liverpool.
Cunard Building in Liverpool.
These long arches are an ode to great ships built in Belfast....
...including the Titanic.
Titanic Memorial next to City Hall in Belfast.
Statue of Samuel Cunard in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His ship the Carpathia saved hundreds of Titanic passengers. One-hundred fifty lay in rest in a cemetery in Halifax.
Due to icebergs in the Labrador Sea, our Nuuk, Greenland port of call was canceled. Our new route took us past Newfoundland towards the wreckage of the Titanic - we were 128 nm from the site on April 15, 2024 at 612 am, 112 years to the day the Titanic sunk!
Tomorrow morning I will disembark in Southampton where 900+ passengers embarked on the Titanic on April 10, 1912.
It's been a fun and historic connection.
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@D808LF Those are unbelievable shots! What a great trip and a once in a lifetime opportunity to see so much of the world. You really were able to soak up some history on your vacation. Thanks so much for posting those great pics!
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Return to Kagoshima’s Kirishima Shrine and the Boulders that Inspired Japan’s National Anthem based on a 1185 Poem
In March of 2023 on the first returned to Japan sailing of the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship since its infamous departure in early 2020 one of our ports of call was Kyushu Japan’s Kagoshima. We took advantage of a land excursion that took us to Kirishima Shrine, the most sacred and revered Shinto Shrine in Western Japan.
Fast forward a year later to this March of 2024, and we were once again on board the Diamond Princess and it was again making a port of call at Kagoshima. Likewise, we once again took advantage of the land excursion that took us to Kirishima Shrine located an approximate hour distant from the ship’s docking.
One of the motivations for my return visit was to confirm and film the location there of the boulders that are claimed to have inspired Japan’s National Anthem, “Kimigayo.” It was only after our first visit that I had learned of their presence along the walkway to Kirishima Shrine.
In addition at a recent event sponsored by the Consular Office of Japan in Anchorage commemorating the Japanese Emperor’s Birthday, I had the opportunity to hear and film Japan’s National Anthem “Kimigayo” sung by a Japanese speaking member of Anchorage’s renowned singing group, “Pipeline Vocal Project.”
The venture was successful as I was not only able to locate and photograph the moss covered boulders but also to take videos both in 2D and separately in 3D using Apple’s new Vision Pro.
**Here is the backstory as I previously recounted it after the initial visit to Kirishima Shrine:
**
Japan’s national anthem is not only one of the oldest (having come from a poem written before 1185), but is the world's shortest National Anthem. Here are its words translated into English:
"May your reign continue for a thousand, eight thousand generations,
Until the tiny pebbles grow into massive boulders lush with moss.”
One can actually see the boulders that inspired the ancient poet. They are located on the grounds leading up to the Kirishima Shrine.
Kirishima Shrine’s large Tori Gate at the base of the walkway to the shrine is the Tori Gate most heralded in Western Japan. (The Tori Gate heralded in Eastern Japan, and Japan’s largest, is located on the walkway to Tokyo’s Meiji shrine.) Along the walkway to Kirishima Shrine is located a cleansing with water location and near to it moss covered boulders. Legend has it that these are the boulders referenced in Japan's National Anthem "Kimigayo" [… pebbles that grow into boulders]. The boulders are known in Japanese as Sazare-ishi.
Hidden at the base of a forested mountain, the Shinto Kirishima Shrine is located over an hour distant from the Kyushu city of Kagoshima. It has been described as the Nikko of Western Japan. (Nikko located over two hours distant from Tokyo is home of Japan's most decorated shrine, the Toshogu Shrine. Both shrines share the similarity that they are located in National Forests.)
The shrine itself dates back to at least 540 AD although it was relocated to its present location in 1715 due to repeated fires from volcanoes having burned the original as it continued to be rebuilt. The shrine itself is most sacred to the Japanese as enshrining Ninigi-no-Mikito who per Japanese mythology was the grandson of the Sun Goddess who came down to earth and married a mortal princess with their progeny including a great grandson Jimmu who was the first Emperor of Japan. The original location of the shrine was at the base of Mount Takachiho-no-Mine, the mountain on whose summit Emperor Jimmu's Great Grandfather came down from heaven and planted a sword or spear into the ground.
Interestingly, at the not too far distant present location of the Kirishima Shrine there stands an image on a sacred pine tree's branch that some claim is a representation of Ninigi-no Mikito replicating his descent to earth. The tree itself, as well as the image, is at least 800 years old. It is also claimed that this particular tree is the ancestor of all pine trees in Southern Kyushu.
Kirishima Shrine:
Japan's National Anthem Inspiring Boulders:
The 800 Year Old Sacred Pine Tree with its Image of the Deity Coming Down from Heaven:
Western Japan's Largest Tori Gate located on the roadway approach to Kirishima Shrine followed by the Largest Tori Gate in Eastern Japan located at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo:
The largest land based Tori Gate in Japan located at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo:
The singing of Japan's National Anthem as referenced above.
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OK, here is a link to the 360 degree video I took of the Boulders that inspired Japan's National Anthem and their environs at the approach to the Kirishima Shrine:
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