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Pruners on Miyajima (Shrine Island)
What visitors looking at Japanese garden landscapes may not realize is that the vista is more than meticulous grooming and sophisticated garden design. Continue reading
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Tagged Japanese gardens, symbols in Japanese gardens
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Off to Miyajima
Though it is ranked as one of three most famous scenic views in all of Japan (Nihon Sankei), I wonder wearily whether it will simply look as it does in a book. Continue reading
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Tagged Itsukushima, Miyajima, Nihon Sankei, Shrine Island, Three Scenic Views of Japan
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Musings on Third Advent Sunday
Long before the existence of Christianity, Northern peoples created various rituals with fire and green boughs to ward off the deepening darkness Continue reading
Hiroshima Okonomiyaki
Attempts to explain this unusual dish take almost as much time as making it. Continue reading
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park & Museum
Anyone who was not taught what happened here would never know. Continue reading
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Tagged A-Dome, Hiroshima Museum, Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
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Arriving in Hiroshima
Though it’s not the only city to suffer wartime carnage, in this place the once unspeakable and unthinkable happened. Continue reading
The Shinkansen Silent Car
From Shin-Osaka to Hiroshima I am in the Number 4 Silent Car. No conversation is permitted and no announcements will be made. Continue reading
Riding with Constant Uncertainty
As I hurtle through the darkness I can’t help but feel it as a metaphor for existence. Continue reading
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Tagged Constant Uncertainty, Japan travel, Train travel
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In the Moment
You might notice manifestations of singular beauty and grace in any moment. Continue reading
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New World Sake: Round Two
The first rice-harvesting combine in Canada (recently shipped to Abbotsford from Hokkaido) brought in the harvest destined to become the 2014 Osake Fraser Valley Junmai. Continue reading