Comments on: Nara x3 + Karaoke + Tenpura + Elementary School Kids + Pop’n Music!! http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/19/nara-x3-karaoke/ Just another Tokyo Tofu weblog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:30:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: The GSI http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/19/nara-x3-karaoke/#comment-708 The GSI Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:34:52 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=95#comment-708 室生寺とか仏隆寺も、人がいなければ、いいかもね。 私はまだ行ったことがないんですが。 http://hamai.exblog.jp/2600810/ もし神社がすきなら、出雲大社はどうでしょうか？ 出雲大社はたぶん混んでいると思うけど、その歴史的背景 (historical background)がとても面白いですよ。 Do you know October is called 神無月（かんなづき） in native Japanese language? As you can see, it means No God Month. But, in 出雲, it is 神有月 God Exist Month. Yes, all 八百万の神 of Japan are gathering into 出雲 in October. There had been another kindom in 出雲, which was conquered by 大和朝廷 (the current loyal family), around 3-5 century, I guess. But, Gods are still gathering there once a year. Interestingly, they are not coming to 伊勢。 You might want to visit, though it is not so attractive as the shrine itself. 室生寺とか仏隆寺も、人がいなければ、いいかもね。
私はまだ行ったことがないんですが。
http://hamai.exblog.jp/2600810/

もし神社がすきなら、出雲大社はどうでしょうか？
出雲大社はたぶん混んでいると思うけど、その歴史的背景
(historical background)がとても面白いですよ。

Do you know October is called 神無月（かんなづき）
in native Japanese language? As you can see,
it means No God Month. But, in 出雲, it is
神有月 God Exist Month. Yes, all 八百万の神 of
Japan are gathering into 出雲 in October.

There had been another kindom in 出雲, which was
conquered by 大和朝廷 (the current loyal family),
around 3-5 century, I guess. But, Gods are
still gathering there once a year. Interestingly,
they are not coming to 伊勢。

You might want to visit, though it is not so
attractive as the shrine itself.

]]> By: The GSI http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/19/nara-x3-karaoke/#comment-707 The GSI Thu, 23 Feb 2006 07:06:03 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=95#comment-707 I visited 山寺 (Yamadera) in 東北地方 at 6am in winter. 山寺 is not very famous temples like Todaiji or Kinkakuji, but it is still pretty known. (Have you heard about it s閑かさや　岩にしみいる　蝉の声　by 松尾芭蕉？） Yet, it keeps away some people as it is a complex of tiny temple building stands in a mountain. I arrived a station around 5m and started climing 5:30, then I reached the top of the mountain around 6:15 or so. http://www.sight-seeing-japan.com/2-tohoku/yamagata/yamadera1.jpg There was literally no one else. It was snowing lightly and so quiet. I only heard the sound of snow and wind. I only saw small arbors/bowers on crag where, I supposed, monks had stayed for meditations. It was the moment you might naturally tear. I visited Fushimi Inari around 6pm, I met only 4 people for 40 minutes. So, avoid the daytime 9am-5pm. ãã†ã„ãˆã°ã€ç§‹ç¯ å¯ºãªã‚“ã‹ã‚‚çµæ§‹ã€ç©´å ´ï¼ˆã‚ãªã°ï¼‰ã‹ãªã€‚ I visited 山寺 (Yamadera) in 東北地方 at 6am in winter.
山寺 is not very famous temples like Todaiji or Kinkakuji, but it is still pretty known. (Have you heard about it s閑かさや　岩にしみいる　蝉の声　by 松尾芭蕉？）

Yet, it keeps away some people as it is a complex of tiny temple building stands in a mountain. I arrived a station around 5m and started climing 5:30, then I reached the top of the mountain around 6:15 or so.
http://www.sight-seeing-japan.com/2-tohoku/yamagata/yamadera1.jpg

There was literally no one else. It was snowing lightly and so quiet. I only heard the sound of snow and wind. I only saw small arbors/bowers on crag where, I supposed, monks had stayed for meditations. It was the moment you might naturally tear.

I visited Fushimi Inari around 6pm, I met only 4 people for 40 minutes. So, avoid the daytime 9am-5pm.

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]]> By: The GSI http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/19/nara-x3-karaoke/#comment-706 The GSI Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:52:36 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=95#comment-706 Indeed, almost all famous places have always plenty of people, and indeed every Japanese wishes to be alone and appreciate temples/shrines by her-him-self. There are some TIPs: i) avoid weekends, ii) visit there in early morning (before 10am) and iii) avoid hotspot like Todaiji but visit some 'unknown' places. Umm, i know it's hard to find even for Japanese, but there are some. Indeed, almost all famous places have always plenty of people, and indeed every Japanese wishes to be alone and appreciate temples/shrines by her-him-self.

There are some TIPs:
i) avoid weekends, ii) visit there in early morning (before 10am) and iii) avoid hotspot like Todaiji but visit some ‘unknown’ places. Umm, i know it’s hard to find even for Japanese, but there are some.

]]> By: anony http://tokyo-tofu.com/japan/2006/02/19/nara-x3-karaoke/#comment-705 anony Mon, 20 Feb 2006 14:27:34 +0000 http://japan.tokyo-tofu.com/?p=95#comment-705 So by the way, there are two Pop'n'Music 13 machines side-by-side on the bottom floor of the Saty\MyCal mall in Omihachiman. They're 100 yen for 3 plays! Much more economical =P So by the way, there are two Pop’n'Music 13 machines side-by-side on the bottom floor of the Saty\MyCal mall in Omihachiman. They’re 100 yen for 3 plays! Much more economical =P

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