watashi to tokyo: Burn out

Kinkaku He likes the tetrapod very much, he says it's form and smooth texture is his spot. I understand a little bit. He made a paper craft tetrapod by himself. It's very cute! I want to try. It will be cool to set on your desk :-) Strange?

Kumano Kodo (Komano old road) is a Japanese world heritage that leads to three shrines in the Ise area. The Ise area is a sort of spiritual place where Koyasan, Ise-jingu and other such major temples and shrines are located. The place has remained unchangd over the centuries. You will feel a holy, spiritual power around there. I found this service"rental costume" on her blog; it will be a good idea to try an old Kimono and take photos there!

Talking about world heritage, I am very sorry to see the news of Namdaemun burning down. I have been there sometimes (I really love Korean food), so it was shocking for me too. The Japanese had a similar experience about Kinkakuji.. In 1950, the pavilion was burned down by a monk. His motive and complex situation were novelized by some writers. The most well known one is the work of Mishima. The main story was the same as the facts but some details are different. If you are interested, please checkJapanese wiki.

By the way, I love Mishima, he is a genius and he is crazy. I really wish he didn't commit Harakiri and left more novels. But I know his novels were so beautiful because of his very complex sprit and so I love his novels. You may find some videos about him on youtube. I found the movie KURO TOKAGE on YouTube. (Did I mention this before?) Mishima produced the movie and starred his favorite actor Akihiro Miwa (That beautiful lady is MIWA). Actually Mishima's sexual orientation still remains a matter of debate. In No10 or 11, you can find MISHIMA in the movie too(as a doll with knife), laguh....

And his movie choice is really great. suna no onna has English subtitles, check it out. It's Kobo Abe's great novel. It's an old Japanese novel like Steven King 's Misery.