【珍百景】回るネズミの狛犬 Mouse Guardian in a Shinto shrine
Every Shinto shrines (Jinja) has guardian (Komainu).
Usually it's a couple of lion but Tobe Sugiyama shrine has gurdian of mouse that can be roteted by hand.
2010年12月5日、神奈川県横浜市の戸部杉山神社を訪れた際の映像です。この神社では、狛犬がネズミです。しかも、それをクルクルと回転させることができます。恐らく日本で唯一と思われる「ナニコレ珍百景」です。
住所は、横浜市西区中央1ｰ13ｰ1。京急本線の戸部駅から西区役所を目指して500mほど歩き、西区役所の脇を入ったところにあります。
【Japan Trip】SATOYAMA Tour in Minami-Ichihara！
SATOYAMA - Japanese countryside. What's so good about it?
This is a video clip from a trial tour in Minami-Ichihara, the southern part of City of Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
Minami-Ichihara is very close to the downtown Tokyo as well as the airports, but is full of nature and agricultural fields.
A monitor tour was held here in March to discover the charms of the Japanese countryside, or ”Satoyama,” from the views of foreign visitors to Japan.
It's amazing how the things most locals think are boring about their village are exactly what appeals to the tourists:
having nothing is peaceful and relaxing
just mountains and fields is serene scenery and fresh air...
With the fresh vegetables right from the farm and warm friendly people, the guests found home in a foreign land.
For inquiries about this video and the tour:
Japan System Integration Research (JSIR)
For inquiries about City of Ichihara:
Ichihara City Tourism Association
0436-96-0055
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Transcript:
Have you ever heard of Minami Ichihara, an area in Chiba Prefecture, Japan?
It is as if the time has stopped just there, an area surrounded by some nostalgic scenery.
We held a trial tour in this area for foreigners in March 2017.
SATOYAMA Tour in Minami-Ichihara
In early spring, mustard flowers and cherry blossoms were starting to bloom.
Kominato Railway, turning 100 years old this year, runs through Ichihara. This journey started with the special Torokko train.
We were greeted with a warm welcome from the local people.
Along the railroad are famous mustard flower fields, attracting a great number of photographers.
For our muslim guests, all the food provided was halal, including this bento box lunch.
After the train ride, we went to a traditional house in the mountains, full of nature and fun activities with the locals.
Finished off the day with BBQ with fresh local vegetables and halal meat!
We stayed at a traditional ryokan hotel and spent a relaxing morning making origami.
The second day started with walking around a temple that holds a beautiful, culturally important gate.
The main event of the day was a rice-cake making party with the locals at a thatched house - which has become very rare.
Eating fresh homemade rice cake with friendly locals - like when you're at a close relatives' house. The best activity in this tour!
Now you know a little bit about Ichihara...
But where is Ichihara?
Around here! (Central Chiba)
1 hour from Narita Airport,
1 hour from downtown Tokyo,
1 hour from Haneda Airport.
Ichihara is so close!
We don't have much here... But sometimes that's exactly what we need. Get away from the city and come to Minami-Ichihara!
Comments from those who attended the tour:
- Really appreciate this opportunity to know/ experience living in SATOYAMA. Looking forward to the tour with hiking and more nature experience. (Female, Indonesian)
- Glad to be able to learn about the lives of people in the Japanese countryside. Also learned a lot about agriculture. All the food was Impressive and delicious! (Female, Korean)
- Perhaps giving us opportunity or time to explore the local area/ local products and to purchase some prominent souveniors would be better. (Female, Indonesian)
- The tour was great, we really liked it, and the kids enjoyed it as well. We want to try it again. The lunch was great, and we enjoyed talking with Matsumoto-san and the neighboring families. (Male, Moroccan)
- I would suggest the tour should happen when all the fields are filled with greenery. The journey along the Kominato Line will be even more beautiful during that time. (Male, Indian)
Production:
Produced by
JSIR
Special Thanks to
Ichihara City Tourism Association
Yasuhiko Matsumoto
Yuuki Sogou
Staff
Takeshi Sugiyama
Kyoko Shimada
Ayako Mori
Youhei Uruma
Maito Niinobe
Shota Inou
Nagoya | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:00:50 1 Etymology
00:01:34 2 History
00:01:43 2.1 Origin
00:02:17 2.2 Tokugawa period
00:03:06 2.3 Industrialization
00:04:18 2.4 World War II and later
00:06:46 3 Geography and administrative divisions
00:07:47 3.1 Wards
00:07:58 3.2 Climate
00:08:21 4 Demographics
00:09:32 5 Economy
00:09:50 5.1 Automotive industry
00:10:28 5.2 Aviation industry
00:11:31 5.3 Ceramics
00:13:32 5.4 Technology
00:14:26 5.5 Retail
00:14:51 5.6 Arts and crafts
00:15:10 5.7 Other
00:15:33 6 Transportation
00:17:07 7 Education
00:21:34 8 Culture
00:22:28 8.1 Museums
00:25:55 8.2 Theatres
00:26:57 8.3 Festivals
00:27:35 8.4 Dialect
00:28:06 8.5 Handicrafts
00:31:23 8.6 Cuisine
00:32:29 8.7 In popular culture
00:33:39 9 Sports
00:34:59 10 International relations
00:35:16 10.1 Twin towns – sister cities
00:36:11 10.2 Sister ports
00:36:49 10.3 Sister Airport
00:37:06 11 Notable people
00:37:15 11.1 Historical figures
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Nagoya (名古屋) is the largest city in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is Japan's fourth-largest incorporated city and the third-most-populous urban area. It is located on the Pacific coast on central Honshu. It is the capital of Aichi Prefecture and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, Chiba, and Kitakyushu. It is also the center of Japan's third-largest metropolitan region, known as the Chūkyō metropolitan area. As of 2015, 2.28 million people lived in the city, part of Chūkyō Metropolitan Area's 10.11 million people.
It is also one of the 50 largest urban areas in the world.