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East Meets Tokyo


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Tokyo, Japan

  
  Two top-quality craftsmen from Kyoto came to Tokyo to create a traditional Tea Ceremony House in a modern business building.
The carpenters are specialized for "Sukiya," which is an authentic method for Japanese traditional architecture. They do not use nails, but joint woods with handcrafts.
Since Japanese people rather live in modern houses nowadays, "Sukiya method " has been becoming a "dying tradition."		    

After the Earthquake
- kashiwazaki -


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Niigata, Japan

  
 

On July 16, 2007, an earthquake hit Kashiwazaki, Niigata in Japan, where Japanese biggest atomic power plants have been placed. The power of the earthquake was Magnitude 6.8.
11 people were killed and 2,098 were wounded. 35,842 houses were destroyed. Over 12,000 people are forced to evacuate and live in the gyms of the local schools for over two months.

   

Tokyo's District Election


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Tokyo, Japan

  
  Bunkyo District, which holds 174,000 inhabitants, is one of the 23 districts of Central Tokyo. March 2003, an election for the chief of the district was held.    

kagura


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Honolulu, Hawaii

  
  "Kagura" is a formal dance dadicating to GOD of Shintoism. At the 100 years aniversary of IZUMO TAISHA in Hawaii, kagura was held to commemorate the relationship between Japan and Hawaii.    

A day in Kyoto


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Kyoto, Japan

  
  April 8 is the birthday of Buddha. On that day, I made a weekend-trip to Kyoto, where is the head of Japanese Buddhism, to see how today's religeous city looks like.