Tag: pictures
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Thean Hou Temple, Kuala Lumpur
The 6-tiered Thean Hou Temple, located in Kuala Lumpur, is one of Southeast Asia’s largest and most beautiful temples. The temple is a fusion of three beliefs – Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. It is colorful and lies on top of Robson Hill, offering a spectacular view. The stunning edifice is also known as the Temple of the […]
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Hakone Shrine Gate
Hakone Shrine (箱根神社, Hakone Jinja) stands at the foot of Mount Hakone along the shores of Lake Ashinoko. The shrine buildings are hidden in the dense forest but are well advertised by their massive torii gates, one standing prominently in the lake and two others over the main street of Moto-Hakone.
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Dragons, Beijing
The famous Forbidden City is a world of dragons. How many dragons on earth are there in the Forbidden City? Somebody counts the dragons in the Taihe Hall and finds 12,654 dragons. There are 19 dragons painted in gold on the throne, and 79 carved on the folding screen behind the throne.
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Terracotta Warriors in Xi’an, China
The Terracotta Warriors are the primary reason visitors travel two and a half hours north of Shanghai to Xi’an. This terracotta army of warriors, each with a distinct face after unique troops. Was discovered on March 29, 1974, by farmers digging a well about 1.5 kilometers from the emperor’s tomb. By 1979, approximately 9,000 troops […]
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おみくじ or o-mikuji
These are fortune-telling papers. If you don’t like the outcome of what they predict. You just tie them to a rope and forget about them. On the other hand, if the outcome is positive for you. You can also tie the paper to the same rope to amplify its effect. In short, I guess one […]
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Okinawa, Japan
Known as the “Hawaii of Japan”, Okinawa has amazing star-gazing, diving, unique cuisine, and yes, cherry blossoms too. Whatever misconceptions you might have had about this prefecture, we set the record straight in this Blog Post.
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Yosa Buson
Drinking up the cloudsit spews out cherry blossoms –Yoshino Mountain. Wind blowsthey scatter and it diesfallen petals Petals fallingunable to resistthe moonlight Sakura, sakurathey fall in the dreamsof sleeping beauty Yosa Buson
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Haiku Poetry About Japan’s Cherry Blossoms
A cloud of cherry blossoms;The temple bell,－Is it Ueno, is it Asakusa? How many, many thingsThey call to mindThese cherry-blossoms! Very brief –Gleam of blossoms in the treetopsOn a moonlit night. A lovely spring nightsuddenly vanished while weviewed cherry blossoms Basho Matsuo
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Masaoka Shiki
The cherry blossoms:Being ill, how many thingsI remember about them Scatter layerby layer, eight-layeredcherry blossoms Moon at twilighta cluster of petals fallingfrom the cherry tree cherry blossom petalsblown by the spring breeze againstthe undried wall Masaoka Shiki
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Evening blossom
A visit to Tokyo in late March or early April isn’t complete without a hanami (flower-viewing) session to see Japan’s iconic cherry blossoms or sakura. If you can’t get enough of these tiny, delicate blossoms in the daytime, they’re just as lovely at night. During cherry blossom season, many parks and gardens—and even some neighborhoods—light […]