Tag: Art
28
Feb
Young Nihonga Artist: Kyoko Imagawa/今川教子 (from Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City)!
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Pictures all taken by Robert-Gilles Martineau with the authorization of Ms. Kyoko Imagawa and Matsuzakaya Department Store in Shizuoka City General explanations of Nihonga taken...
15
May
Bestiary at Sengen Shrine in Shizuoka City!
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Shinto shrines in Japan, especially the big ones, are hosts to a whole menagerie or bestiary, that is “animals” which are supposed to symbolize or...
31
Jul
Dragons in Shizuoka Prefecture 2
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Dragons! If you know where to look around you will find plenty looking after us in Shinto Shrines or looking at us in Parks or...
19
Jun
Kyoto Pavement Art
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Like in every city in Japan yu should have a god look at the pavements of Kyoto City, although they are remakably from this of...
04
Jun
Wall Painting: Food & Tourism on Water Tank in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!
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The other day I was cycling along a street parallel to the Miho Beach in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, when I espied this unusual water...
23
May
Sights at Hamana Lake Flower Garden in Hamamatsu City!
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We spent no less than 4 hours inside the enormous Flower Garden in Hamamatsu city and took more than 180 picture! I am not going...
21
May
Objets d’Art/Art Objects at Hamana Lake Flower Garden!
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We spent no less than 4 hours inside the enormous Flower Garden in Hamamatsu city and took more than 180 picture! I am not going...
30
Mar
Kura: Japanese Traditional Warehouses in Shizuoka Prefecture 15: Ieyama, Shimada City!
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“Kura” (in Japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”. In traditional Japan, especially during the Edo Era, as most of buildings and urba/village structures...
29
Mar
Cherry Blossoms-Mizuochi Police Box, Aoi Ku, ShIzuoka City!
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“Of all places!”, you might say and I tend to agree as the occupants of MIzuochi Police Box in Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City, are famously...
27
Mar
Manhole Covers in Shizuoka Prefecture 33: Kanbara, Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!
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Kanbara, located between Yui and Shin kambara in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, was merged into Shizuoka City on March 1st, 2006, but Shimizu City became...
27
Mar
Cherry Blossoms At Last Blooming in Shizuoka City!
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The cherry blossoms are at last beginning to bloom, at least some varieties, in Shizuoka City! As far I can figure out at least two...
22
Mar
Street Tourism Art in Kanaya, Shimada City!
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Wherever you go in Japan, and Shizuoka Prefecture for that matter, there are plenty of signs, tiles, sculptures, billboards, and other artifacts promoting local tourism...
18
Mar
Pavement Tourism Art in Yokohama City!
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Pavements in Yokohama City, especially in the vicinity of Minatomirai are decorated with all kinds of tiles and plaques to attract passers-by’s eyes and and...
12
Mar
Manhole Covers in Shizuoka Prefecture 30: Ecopa in Fukuroi by Guest Blogger Atsuko Kurata!
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My good friend Ms. Atsuko Akira, who share the drainspotting bug with recently visited the Ecopa Sports Complex in Aino, Fukuroi City! This is the...
07
Mar
Pavement Tourism Signs in Shizuoka Prefecture 3
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Discovered on the pavement of the Oda River in Fukuroi City! Cities in Shizuoka, and I’m sure in many cities in Japan have an interesting,...