Will be back in early January, hopefully with photos of the Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) shrine circuit in Ginza (Nihonbashi), but in the meantime see last year's "Yanaka Seven Gods of Good Fortune." Congratulations to those who may have passe... ...full story at Japan Now & Then
from Japan Now & Then on Thu, Dec 27 2007
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Old Japan Fukusuke Statue - Merchant God of Prosperity »
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Vintage ceramic image of Fukusuke, Japan's god of merchant prosperity. Fukusuke is one of the lesser known Japanese luck gods, though in the past he was sometimes associated with the famous Shichifukujin seven gods of luck (please read below... |
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Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Circuit 日本橋 七福神巡り » Japan Now & Then |
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"Welcome back to Tokyo" - The wrath of the Gods » Adventures of a Salaryman Just to remind me how miserable it is to be back to the islands of Japan at this time of year and how much nicer it was in Hawaii with the sunshine and nice ocean breeze, the weather Gods of Japan decided to throw a double-combo of typhoon and... |
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Meet the new gods. Same as the old gods. » Notes from the Nog I can't remember when I was down in Nara last. Probably two springs back, when I'd watched my mom and Maggie get pulled around by a young rickshaw driver. Today was a very warm July day, with the majority of the deer lounging listlessly in the shad... |
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Astute teenage detective in a thriller for grownups » Japan Times In ancient Greek tragedies, hopeless predicaments were often resolved through on-the-spot intervention of the gods — or rather actors playing gods — who were physically lowered onto the stage by a crane. Hence the Latin term deus ex machina, liter... |
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reception » Japanese Eye receptionOriginally uploaded by Ginger Jive Turkey"When we take one step towards the gods, the gods take ten steps towards us" reads the sign in the reception of an uncompleted resort hotel in tropical Japan. The first step into one of these places always... |
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