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Iris flower festival at Fukui Daianzenji temple

2015.06.18

Festivals and events

For shooting and reporting, I went to the Iris flower festival.

The area was so beautiful and peaceful.

There were several groups of people.

Everyone was cheerful.

 

Pre-school and elementary school students were especially very cute and lovely.

Iris flowers were blooming gracefully. There was also a rose garden and the roses were blooming elegantly.

After walking up the mountain, 4meters of graves for each generation feudal lord, there are sitting quietly

and almost proudly.

In this grave area,　1360　Fukui stones called Shakudani Ishi were put together skillfully.

 

I did my first report in my life. I think I really like reporting.

http://www.daianzenji.jp/files/Myoshinji%20Lineage.pdf

 

A debut work!

2015.06.13

Festivals and events

A few days ago we went to Daianzenji, a well-known zen temple in Fukui city, to shoot footage of "Hanashobu-Matsuri (Iris Festival)", 

and also to "Senjojiki", the graveyard of Matsudaira family, within the precincts of the temple.

And Ms. F, our staff member narated in English for the first time there.

Though she looked a little nervous in the beginning, she made a very good debut!

Full report will be uploaded later, don't miss it.

Daian Zenji Iris Flower Festival

2015.06.04

Festivals and events

I am going to go to Daian Zenji Iris flower festival as a Gen Japan staff. This festival will be held from June 6th until June 28th. There will be 60 kinds and 100,000 irises!!! Moreover, there will be a photo contest that anyone can enter for, yoga, tea ceremony, Buddhist foods, music live and treasure of the temple exhibition!!!　I always thought that temples in Japan are very strict so that no music live show and or yoga are allowed. My image of Japanese temples has already been changed completely!!

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Grand Tea Ceremony in Mt. Asuwa, Fukui

2015.04.29

Festivals and events

We went to the Grand Tea Ceremony in Mt. Asuwa to take a video.
You can enjoy tea of each school among fresh green leaves in early summer weather.
Tea ceremony is a wonderful culture that Japan is proud of.
I wish to continue this traditon in the future as well.

Festival that tells the coming of spring

2015.03.26

Festivals and events


For over 300 years, the people of Katsuyama have celebrated the coming of spring with the Sagicho festival.
Wearing traditional women’s red kimono slip, children and adults dance atop the 12 yagura (scaffold towers) that are put up around town, festively performing to the beat of the taiko drum accompanied by shamisen, flute, and gong bells.
The close of Sagicho is celebrated with giant dondoyaki (bonfires), which serve as a prayer toward no fires in the coming year, as well as abundant harvests.
It is believed that a person who has warmed up by the fire and eaten rice cake toasted over it shall suffer no disease and become healthy.

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