Osaka Side Trip to Mt. Koya | japan-guide.com
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In this video we will be making the short side trip from Osaka to Mount Koya, a sacred mountain-top temple town. While on Koysan we'll walk through Japan's largest cemetery, stay overnight at a temple, explore some of the town's most noteworthy temples, and finally go hiking along a short pilgrimage trail.
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Producers: Sam Evans, Stefan Schauwecker & Export Japan
KOYASAN | Unique Stay at a Japanese Buddhist Temple
From Osaka I travelled to Mount Koya, also known as Koyasan for an overnight stay at Ekoin, a 1200 year old Buddhist temple.
I'm staying at a shukubo, a pelgrim lodging at a buddhist temple. It's such a unique experience. From the Buddhist vegetarian meal (shojin-ryori) and hot spring baths to the night tour at the Okunoin Cemetery and morning fire ritual.
It's a side of Japan I haven’t experienced before. Quiet, peaceful and with beautiful nature.
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Kyoto Shugakuin Waterfall
Playing at the waterfall and creek on a hot day. Otowagawa river in Shugakuin, Kyoto.
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Samurai Assassin
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Samurai Assassin
Theatrical poster for Samurai Assassin (1965)
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
Produced by Toshirō Mifune
Reiji Miwa
Masao Suzuki
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Written by Jiromasa Gunji (story)
Shinobu Hashimoto
Starring Toshirō Mifune
Keiju Kobayashi
Michiyo Aratama
Yûnosuke Itō
Eijirō Tono
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Tadao Nakamaru
Shiro Otsude
Yoshio Inaba
Akihiko Hirata
Eisei Amamoto
Ikio Sawamura
Music by Masaru Satō
Cinematography Hiroshi Murai
Editing by Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Distributed by Toho Company Ltd. (Japan)
Toho International Company Inc. (1966, USA)
Release date(s) January 3, 1965 (Japan)
March 5, 1965 (USA)
Running time 123 min.
Language Japanese
Samurai Assassin (侍 ,Samurai ?) is a 1965 Japanese movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshiro Mifune, Koshiro Matsumoto, Yunosuke Ito, and Michiyo Aratama.
Samurai Assassin is set in 1860, immediately before the Meiji Restoration changed Japanese society forever by doing away with the castes in society and reducing the position of the samurai class. It is a typical samurai movie, with lots of conversation, beautiful black and white photography and a swordfight at the end. This movie is rather quiet in as far as the main part of the action goes.
The film tells the story of Niiro Tsurichiyo (Mifune) as the illegitimate son of a powerful nobleman, and the way of his life that made him a swordfighter but also a social outcast. The film is based on a novel, which in turn was inspired by a real event: the assassination of feudal lord Ii Naosuke outside the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle.
8/04/2010 KOYA-SAN JAPON-BOUDDHISME JAPONAIS SHINGON MIKKYO-Ninjutsu japan
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(HANAMATSURI)Anniversaire de la naissance du bouddha shakyamuni
KOYA-SAN JAPON-ICHIJO-IN SHOKOUBO (Auberge Temple 1nuit/10000YEN-(83€)/Pers/Sonctueux Repas soir+matin inclus-Levée 6H00 pour la cérémonie religieuse)
A 850m d'altitude Koya-san est le haut lieu sacré du bouddhisme ésotérique japonais SHINGON MIKKYO,c'est un ensemble de 110 temples fondés en l'an 816 par le grand maitre KUKAI (kobo daishi),le 21 mars 835,agé de 62ans,il entre dans le samadhi éternel,En 921 il recut le titre posthume de kobo daishi,le grand instructeur qui a répandu la loi. le bouddhisme japonais shingon mikkyo ou koya-san est tres intéressant (de même pour le ninjutsu d'ailleur) lorsque l'on comprend et sait lire le japonais,car de nombreux samourai,daimyo,shogun et haute personnalités ont leur tombe ou mausolée dans cette grande et sacré nécropole qui s'etend sur presque 5km sur 3 de large.l'etude des arts martiaux,religion,autres est tres important,car la culture c'est comme la confiture,moins on en a,plus on l'étale...il est plus facile de paraitre que d'etre.A méditer pour les ignorants et grands maitres ninja^$^.
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???? Shakuhachi Solo Antonio Enzan - Tamuke de Takahashi Kuzan - 古典本曲尺八 手向 高橋空山作曲
Original version of Tamuke composed by Takahashi Kuzan. Played on a 2.3 jinashi made by Okubo Kodo.
Transmited by Maekawa Kogetsu.
Tamuke literally means hands folded together in prayer and is a eulogy or requiem for the departed souls of loved ones. It is a melody that brings indescribable sorrow and stillness deep into the heart. Tamuke originated in the Fusai Temple in Ise, Wakayama Prefecture, a branch of the Kyoto Meian Temple.
Let's look at the image of a person sitting in prayer, facing. . . what? Facing the unknown. Someone special and dearly loved has crossed over to the other side. You are communicating with them, however, your mind faces nothing. You expect them to walk through the door any minute, but they do not. They have vanished from the face of the earth. The rational mind cannot deal with this very well. We sit in an attitude of respect for both the deceased and in the face of the unknown. When one goes through this tearing away that occurs when someone who is a part of your life dies, a wide range of emotions are experienced: pain, anger, fear, sadness, bewilderment, hope, expectation, helplessness, grief, and so on. Tamuke gives us a vehicle to express these deep feelings and a way to communicate with our loved ones.
In Japan, most homes have a Buddhist altar where one can sit and connect with those who have passed on from this world. Often there is a photograph of this person in front of the altar as well as some food or drink they enjoyed. One sits at the altar, burning incense and communicating in some form, usually by chanting a sutra, by talking or even in the silence of memories. This is wonderful because, in Japan, there is a place to make such contact in a most natural way.
A shakuhachi player can sit in this space before the altar playing Tamuke until the person in his or her heart appears. Time is not part of this world; one should naturally lose oneself in this process and several hours will pass in an instant. Play shakuhachi to express the emotions you experience at the gates of death. Play while remembering the things you experienced with this person, recalling their existence as if you are sharing old stories with them. Play until tears of sadness stream down your cheeks, then tears of happiness, as you feel their presence sitting next to you and the relief that they still have an existence, albeit in a different world.
The feeling of Tamuke is whatever you bring to it. Not just a sad effigy, but something very real as you play from your life experience. Do what is natural. Play happily if you feel like doing so; this is a private matter. Tamuke gives an opportunity to play from the core of your life. This skill cannot be taught, but only learned through doing.
Walk With Me to Kyoto University // Jalan-Jalan ke Kyoto University
A daily trip of mine from Shugakuin International House to Kyoto University, Yoshida Campus.
Kyodai is a beautiful university located in a beautiful city and I thought I would like to share this pretty sight of Kyodai during autumn. And for those who are aiming to study in Kyoto Univeristy, hopefully this video will give you an extra motivation!
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