Posted by: Yuriko on: March 27, 2010
I went to a festival at Kuji Circular Water Divider. This is a equipment to divide water accurately. Water is guided by siphon mechanism and divided by the ratio at the circumference. This system was invented by HIRAGA Eiji in 1941. A siphon mechanism scoop up water and make overflow to divide accurately. After it [...]
Posted by: Yuriko on: February 3, 2010
Feburary 3rd is the day of seasonal watershed. In Japan, people throws soy beans to reel fortune and keep away demons while shouting “Fortune in and demons out.” In kansai area of Japan, people eat thick cylinder sushi called “Futo-maki” facing to the lucky direction and speak nothing while eating. This tradition come out all [...]
Posted by: Yuriko on: January 23, 2010
I bought a commuter pass of East Japan Railway yesterday. The expiration date is “22.2.22″ — quintet 2 — which means “Heisei 22nd year”, Feburary, 22nd. In Japan, the order of the date is usually year, month, date. And month is generally number, not letters. “Heisei 22nd year” means the 22nd year from the current [...]
Posted by: Yuriko on: January 17, 2010
January 17th has arrived again. Today is memorized as the date of Hanshin-Awaji quake of 1995 in Japan. The earthquake killed 6,434 people and broke about 250,000 houses. This was the biggest disaster after WWII, and second large quake to hit megalopolis in Japan. In Kobe, An illumination art called “Kobe Luminarie” is held every [...]
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