Mack Tries Out My ATS3B in Kimitsu, Japan
This is my venerable ATS3B QRP rig being tried by a local ham buddy, Makoto.
No contacts on this call, but some immediately before.
Japanese Shark Dive - Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Just one minute of an awesome shark dive in Japan. We were surrounded by Banded Houndsharks and Red Stingrays, as well as an assortment of other reef fish, including Asian Sheepshead and large Groupers. This was the first day of a Japanese Shark Diving Expedition with Big Fish Expeditions. Great start!
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The G-8 summit in Okinawa, Japan, has closed, but local residents hope its influence will continue to benefit them.
The industry which could profit the most from the international attention is tourism.
Okinawans hope the press and official delegations that have visited will spread tales of exotic beaches and first class facilities when they return home.
A highlight of the G-8 summit was a dinner on Saturday for the leaders at Shuri Castle, the former home of a dynasty who ruled the islands as an independent kingdom from the 1500s until assimilation into Japan in the late 1800s.
The castle, with bright red walls bearing golden dragons, has recently been spruced up for the event and despite its age, looks shiny and new.
The dinner was accompanied by dances typical to the region.
For centuries, Okinawa has stood apart from the rest of Japan.
It has been a kingdom of its own, one of World War II's bloodiest battlefields and a U-S territory.
But by having Japan's poorest region host the leaders of the world's richest nations, Tokyo hoped to bring its most distant province a little bit closer.
Hosting the annual economic summit of the world's seven largest industrialised nations and Russia, was in a way Okinawa's debut on the world stage.
In the future Okinawans would like more people to experience their culture.
In the past Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo and Nagano have hosted international events.
But Okinawa had gone unnoticed, except by the thousands of U-S troops stationed there.
With the island in the spotlight, organisers went all out to show off their most promising industry, tourism.
Journalists and delegation officials stayed at resort hotels, close to the pristine beaches.
Water sports and sunbathing were available as the weather stayed beautiful right up until the leaders started to leave.
Local tourists have known about Okinawa's charms for some time, and were amused by the changes the summit brought.
SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)
We come to Okinawa quite frequently, but its really unusual to come at the time that the summit is happening. It's really odd, for example that there are so many police around.
SUPER CAPTION: Voxpop
Okinawa is the largest of a string of tropical islands on Japan's southern fringe.
It may have white beaches and beautiful landscapes, but it's remoteness means twice the unemployment and far lower wages than the rest of Japan.
It's an area heavily reliant on U-S military bases, tourism and government spending.
Some feared the summit would only highlight the island's problems, but visitors seem more than pleased with the island and the weather, which stayed nice until the last day of the summit.
SOUNDBITE: (English)
Well I suppose it is a nice island, white sand, beautiful sea, prices low compared to Japanese standards.
SUPER CAPTION: Fabriccio Del Noche, RAI Television
SOUNDBITE: (English)
What I found very very nice is the kinds of people here and I really enjoyed the hospitality of the people and I also liked the weather. I just thought that it was great.
SUPER CAPTION: Juliane Eisenfuhr, German radio journalist
Facilities cater to the interests of Japanese tourists first, as they are the majority of the visitors.
But as Japan has increasingly embraced traditionally Western recreational activities, international visitors can generally satisfy their tastes.
Taiwanese tourists are the second largest group of tourists after the Japanese, due to their proximity and relative wealth in Asia.
Okinawa remains more expensive than many Asian vacation destinations, but much cheaper than most places on Japan's main islands.
SOUNDBITE: (Japanese)
SUPER CAPTION: Chuhaku Nakayama, Ostrich Land
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Kururi Castle
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Archaeological dig at Tsutsujigasaki Yakata (Takeda Shrine), Kõfu, Yamanashi, Japan
Archaeological dig at the west kuruwa (bailey) of the former Tsutsujigasaki Yakata (palace) of the Takeda clan in Kõfu, Yamanashi Prefecture Japan.
Originally built in 1519 by Takeda Nobutora - the father of Takeda Shingen, the Tsutsujigasaki Yakata was the home and headquarters for three generations of the Takeda clan - Takeda Nobutora, Takeda Shingen, and Takeda Katsuyori.
The palace fell into ruin following the defeat of the Takeda clan during the late Sengoku era. During the Tokugawa period (1600-1868) it is recorded that virtually nothing remained apart from some of the moats and stone walls.
During the Meiji period castles were ordered to be demolished, this saw the few remaining walls being either buried or the stones carted off to build government roads and the moats being filled in.
A visit by the Emperor Meiji in 1880 inspired the locals of Yamanashi to build a shrine on the site dedicated to the memory of those who had fought on the side of the loyalists in the Boshin war (1868-69).
In 1915 the Emperor Taishõ commissioned the Takeda shrine in honour of the great warlord Takeda Shingen. The shrine was completed in 1919.
Currently the archaeological digs have revealed a part of the western kuruwa (bailey) and its surrounding moat. The site was a very well fortified palace, if not a castle. It consisted of a number of baileys as would be found in a castle of the era, surrounded by wide defensive moats.
A number of walls and entrances are being slowly uncovered and rebuilt following diagrams and drawings of the era based on the archaeological dig. Aerial photography and radar equipment has allowed the outline of the palace site to be distinguished and the placement of original buildings to be determined.
A number of artefacts have been found and are on display in a temporary hut nearby. (I wasn't allowed to film those).
Hotel Johgashima Asobigasaki Resort: The Closest Resort to Tokyo
An introduction to Hotel Johgashima Asobigasaki Resort!
The closest resort to Tokyo. Only an hour and a half by car!
It is located near many tourist locations such as Yokohama (Japan's second largest city), Hakone (a famous hot springs town with a view of nearby Mt. Fuji), Kamakura (where you will find various temples and shrines as well as beautiful sand beaches), Odawara (one of the 100 Historical Parks in Japan) and Hakkejima Sea Paradise (one of the top aquariums in Japan).
Hotel Johgashima Asobigasaki Resort has a beautiful view of Mt. Fuji to the west and an ocean view of the Boso Peninsula to the east. It is surrounded by nature, the beautiful ocean, culture and history. Its a rare site to see such a resort so close to Tokyo.
Japanese style and Western style rooms are both available.
All rooms have an ocean view and include a private bathroom with bathtub. A communal bath, cypress scented bath, and outdoor Jacuzzi are also available.
Enjoy the nightlife or have a garden barbecue party with friends! Go cycling, fishing or sea kayaking! Or just relax in the jacuzzi! There are so many ways to enjoy your stay at Hotel Johgashima Asobigasaki Resort!
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千葉県君津市久留里の街中に点在する上総掘り井戸。
明治中期に上総地方で開発された「上総掘り」により、地下300～700メートルまで掘られ自噴する井戸。平成の名水100選に指定されている。
JR久留里駅のとなりにある上総地域交流センター前にある井戸。
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Well Water.
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Osaka (大阪市 Ōsaka-shi) (Japanese pronunciation: [oːsaka]; listen (help·info)) is a designated city in the Kansai region of Japan. It is the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and the largest component of the Keihanshin Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Japan and among the largest in the world with over 19 million inhabitants.
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Central Osaka is roughly divided into downtown and uptown areas known as Kita (北, north) and Minami (南, south).
Kita is home to the Umeda district and its immediate surrounding neighborhoods, a major business and retail hub that plays host to Osaka Station City and a large subterranean network of shopping arcades. Kita and nearby Nakanoshima contain a prominent portion of the city's skyscrapers and are often featured in photographs of Osaka's skyline.
Minami, though meaning south, is essentially in Chūō Ward (中央区 Chūō-ku) and geographically central within the city. Well known districts here include Namba and Shinsaibashi shopping areas, the Dōtonbori canal entertainment area, Nipponbashi Den Den Town, as well as arts and fashion culture-oriented areas such as Amerikamura and Horie.
The business districts between Kita and Minami such as Honmachi and Yodoyabashi, called Semba (船場), house the regional headquarters of many large-scale banks and corporations. The Midōsuji boulevard runs through Semba and connects Kita and Minami.
Further south of Minami are neighborhoods such as Shinsekai (with its Tsūtenkaku tower), Tennoji and Abeno (with Tennoji Zoo, Shitennō-ji and Abeno Harukas), and the Kamagasaki slum, the largest slum in Japan.
The city's west side is a prominent bay area which serves as its main port as well as a tourist destination with attractions such as Kyocera Dome, Universal Studios Japan and the Tempozan Harbour Village. East Osaka is zoned as a separate city, although the east side of Osaka city proper contains numerous residential neighborhoods including Tsuruhashi Korea Town, as well as the Osaka Castle Park, Osaka Business Park and the hub Kyōbashi Station.
Osaka contains numerous urban canals and bridges, many of which serve as the namesake for their surrounding neighbourhoods.
The phrase 808 bridges of Naniwa was an expression in old Japan used to indicate impressiveness and the uncountable. Osaka numbered roughly 200 bridges by the Edo period and 1629 bridges by 1925. As many of the city's canals were gradually filled in, the number dropped to 872, of which 760 are currently managed by Osaka City.
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Hamamatsu Castle
Hamamatsu Castle (浜松城) is located in Hamamatsu City.
Hamamatsu castle was originally built in 1532 by Imagawa Sadatsuke of the Imagawa clan.
Tokugawa Ieyasu obtained the castle after defeating the Imagawa in a battle in 1568 and moved here permanently in 1570. Many of his famous battles were fought using this castle as his base of operations. The most famous battle Ieyasu fought from Hamamatsu castle is recognised as one of the most fierce in Japanese history, and one that nearly settled the fate of the whole country by wiping Tokugawa Ieyasu out altogether - the battle of Mikata ga hara.
Tokugawa Ieyasu had extended the influence of his ally Oda Nobunaga by making Hamamatsu his headquarters. Situated halfway between Kyoto and Odawara (Edo was not yet established) on the Tokaido road Hamamatsu was in a very strategic position to control the major artery of pre-modern Japan.
Takeda Shingen realised that his biggest threat was Oda Nobunaga. Nobunaga had destroyed the base of the Buddhist warrior monks of mount Hiei in 1571, and Takeda Shingen being a Buddhist monk took this to be an affront on Buddhism as well as a threat to his desire to become warlord of Kyoto.
Tokugawa Ieyasu was not Shingen's biggest threat, but an immediate challenge to his plans to destroy Oda Nobunaga. Shingen had made a peace treaty with Nobunaga, and secretly planned to first destroy Ieyasu and then move against Nobunaga. Nobunaga advised Ieyasu to withdraw to Okezaki castle while the peace treaty was being drawn up, but the headstrong Ieyasu wouldn't have it knowing Shingen all too well.
Ieyasu remained in Hamamatsu and Shingen took this as a further affront, deciding to make a direct attack on Hamamatsu castle. Shingen cut off all of Ieyasu's supplies and support from Oda, and then moved on Ieyasu.
Ieyasu was advised that he was not the objective and that Shingen merely wanted to get at Oda. He was advised to prepare for a siege and send out night raids to break it and take Shingen from the rear. Ieyasu would have non of it, and decided against a direct battle on the plains in front of Hamamatsu castle.
The Takeda army had taken the high ground of Mikata ga hara and his army outnumbered Ieyasu three to one. The battle lasted all day and into the night when it was realised by Ieyasu that he was not going to see victory. The keeper of Hamamatsu castle, Natsume Yoshinobu rode out from Hamamatsu castle and pleaded with Ieyasu to flea and think of his family's line. Ieyasu would not budge determined to die fighting, but Yoshinobu swung Ieyasu's horse around and struck it on the rump sending him back to the castle, he then charged into the Takeda army shouting I am Ieyasu.
As Ieyasu entered the gates of Hamamatsu castle the orders were given to shut them, but Ieyasu interrupted them. To shut the gates was exactly what Shingen wanted them to do. Instead he ordered the gates left open and all the fires to be lit to guide retreating samurai back. Sakai Tadatsugu was ordered to beat the taiko drum at the gate.
The battle chronicle Mikawa Fudo-ki notes that Ieyasu had the dead Tokugawa samurai who had died in the retreat laid upon their backs in lines while the samurai who had died in advancing laid face downwards. The advancing Takeda suspected a trick and didn't dare enter the castle even though it's gate was open.
The Takeda camped on the plain in front of the castle. Ieyasu determined to make the night unpleasant for the Takeda sent out night patrols of samurai to sneak into the Takeda encampment and take their weapons and provisions. Led by Okubo Tadayo and Amano Yasukage, skilled men in night infiltration, sixteen samurai armed with guns and 100 footsoldiers moved on the Takeda encampment. They infiltrated the Takeda in small teams and sabotaged their equipment.
Okubo constructed a dummy bridge over a narrow pass constructed of cloth and strewn with straw and then proceeded to harass the enemy from across the pass firing burning arrows into them. The ruse worked and a contingent of Takeda attempted to cross and fell into the steep ravine where they were fired upon by the Tokugawa.
Shingen held a war council and impressed by the tenacity of the Tokugawa, Shingen resolved to withdraw rather than risk a full scale siege of the castle and deal with the night infiltrators of the Tokugawa. So Tokugawa Ieyasu and Hamamatsu castle were saved by one very loyal retainer and Ieyasu's ability to use both psychological and gorilla warfare.