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East
Meets Tokyo
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Tokyo, Japan
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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." |
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After
the Earthquake
- kashiwazaki -
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Niigata, Japan
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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. |
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Tokyo's
District Election
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Tokyo, Japan
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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. |
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A
day in Kyoto
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Kyoto, Japan
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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. |
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