Hiyaoroshi-Tokubetsu Junmai from Kisoji in Nagano, originally uploaded by Tony Alexander.Hyaoroshi-tokubetsu junmai from Kisoji in NaganoBlack white label(taste almost like one; very good smell; fragrant; very easy to drink.)Sweet, flowery, beautiful.Another Autumnal Gem !
松代大本営As Japan faced certain defeat in World War II, special plans were put in place to move the Emperor and the main organs of the Japanese state, including the ministries and NHK, to underground bunkers in the mountains of Nagano Prefecture.The thinking was to prepare for a final battle to inflict such damage on the Allies as they would accept the continuation of the Imperial system. A
善光寺Zenkoji is Nagano's must-see sight and one of the most famous temples in Japan.Dating from the 7th century, Zenkoji keeps the Ikko-Sanzon Amida Nyorai, supposedly the first Buddhist image to arrive in Japan (from Korea in the 6th century). A copy of the image is displayed to the public every seven years in the Gokaicho Festival, the next is in 2010. The original is kept behind a curtain a
Si è conclusa dopo quattro ore segnate dal caos la staffetta della torcia olimpica in Giappone mentre il capo religioso dei tibetani, il Dalai Lama, chiede colloqui “seri” con la Cina.
Almeno tre persone sono state arrestate e quattro ferite tra la folla che, sventolando bandiere tibetane o cinesi, si è assiepata lungo il percorso della [...]
Un documental musical con laDeutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin"El documental televisivo en video on demandKent Nagano presenta:Joyas de la Música ClásicaCuidada producción que explora nuevas tendencias visuales en la filmación de escenas de concierto, evitando recursos efectistas. También presenta innovaciones en otros aspectos. Con dibujos animados, se escenifican, con fidelidad histórica, episodios de la vida del compositor. Fragmentos en forma de reportaje, muestran los ensayos y la vida entre bastidores. El director y los músicos hablan sobre la música y su trabajo. El núcleo de cada capítulo lo constituye la filmación de un concierto con gran calidad técnica y riqueza visual. El rodaje se efectuó en la Filarmonía de Berlín. La serie muestra espectaculares imágenes, rodadas con cámaras robotizadas. El espectador queda atrapado con las tomas con cámaras sobre tramoyas y grúas que dan la sensación de estar allí mismo. El equipo de producción, integra
Japanese architect Hiroki Tanabe designed this dental clinic and residence located in the suburbs of Nagano, Japan, in a beautiful farm village surrounded by rice fields and peach orchards.
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Welcome to T4td's new early morning regime - compulsory for all the staff. Even senior management - although they are expected to delegate the difficult bits and just turn up to press the button at the end.
Here are the food pictures that I promised yesterday. These pictures were taken at restaurant Sakura (Japanese for cherry blossom) in Nagano during lunch last Friday after our visit to Zenko-ji temple (see my two previous posts). As some of the pics hopefully will show, it proves that often with Japanese dishes presentation and composition make up half of the dish. Eye for detail and esthetics always form an important part of Japanese culture. You can see this in many Japanese artforms, but also in the way Japanese food sometimes is presented. I'm not sure if I remember all the things that I've been eating, but I will do my best. The starter was a small bowl with some root vegetable comparable with potato (the white stuff) with some sweet beans The box in which the next course was presented looked simple but gorgeous. On top of some sashimi (raw fresh fish), forgot te name of the fish, but it tasted a bit like trout, you see some pickles, sweet fruits and seeweed. On the right you se
On Friday we went to Zenko-ji temple in Nagano an old and one of the most famous temples in Japan. I was here before in springtime 1997, but I never saw the temple complex while there was snow. It attracts a lot of tourist, but it is for a reason, because this is a very nice and gorgeous temple. Here are some pics to give you a bit of an impression.
Here is part 3 with pics from Matsushiro castle. I haven't found some more extended information yet about the history of the castle, there is just a little bit of basic information at the info of Matsushiro town (see: link) Near Matsushiro there is a famous battleground, called Kawanakajima where two warlords Takeda Shingen and Uesugi Kenshin fought five battles in the 16th century within a period of 11 years. These battles belong to the most famous ones ever fought in Japan. The picture below shows the sculpture that reminds about the battles between the two warlords.
Like I promised last night I'm going to post some of my pics that I made during my stay at Nagano from Wednesdaynight till Friday where I visited my good friend Motoko. We met each other for the first time in Israel at the kibbutz in 1996, the year that I visited kibbutz Gesher for the fourth time and also the year that my brother got married in Israel. After the wedding I went to the kibbutz and became friends with Motoko and a few other Japanese volunteers. Motoko and I kept in touch since then and I made my first visit to Nagano during my first stay in Japan in 1997.This must have been my fourth visit to Nagano. The first night we went to a nice and exclusive Chinese restaurant. You have to take my word that the food was gorgeous, because I forgot to take my camera with me. The next day we visited the mountaintown Matsushiro (see: link1 and link2 ) a quiet and historical town with a nice and peaceful atmosphere. We visited some old historical houses, temples and the local castle. H
{mosgoogle right}NAGANO -- Nagano Prefectural Police on Wednesday decided to boost the number of members dispatched to guard the route along Japan's Olympic torch relay to about 1,500 -- more than double the originally planned number.Based on conditions when the relay is held in Nagano on April 26, police said they would expand the force to a size of up to 3,000 or 4,000 members, providing extra heavy security.The National Police Agency and Nagano Prefectural Police have [...]
{mosgoogle right}MATSUMOTO, Nagano -- A woman who fatally stabbed her sister-in-law has been jailed for 10 years by the Matsumoto Branch of the Nagano District Court.Saki Gomi, 24, a part-time worker with a social welfare organization, was found guilty of the murder of her husband's 24-year-old sister, Eriko Gomi.Presiding Judge Hideaki Arakawa ordered Gomi to serve 10 years in prison for fatally stabbing her sister-in-law at the Gomi family home in Fujimi, Nagano Prefec [...]
{mosgoogle right}Two men under arrest for withdrawing a massive amount of money from the accounts of a missing Chofu Municipal Government worker and her younger brother were hit Thursday with fresh arrest warrants accusing them of dumping the victims' bodies, police said.Yoriaki Imaruoka, 64, and Kazuo Okikura, 60, are accused of abandoning the corpses of Chofu Municipal Government worker Yasuyo Obuku, 54, and her 51-year-old younger brother Hirokazu, both residents of Akiruno, wes [...]
{mosgoogle right}MATSUMOTO, Nagano -- A woman left in a coma for 14 years after a deadly sarin gas attack here in 1994 passed away on Tuesday, hospital officials said.Sumiko Kono, 60, from Matsumoto, died of respiratory failure triggered by hypoxic encephalopathy -- a condition caused by sarin poisoning -- at a hospital in Matsumoto at 3:04 a.m. on Tuesday. Her funeral will be held at her home on
