The obon season is coming, and I believe many of you are taking a vacation during this period. The word "bon" came from an old Sanskrit phrase "ura bon e", originally meaning "agony". It came from India via China, and eventually reached Japan. The term came from the fact that your ancestors' spirits come back to your home town during obon, and you have to be careful not to have any accidents least the spirits try to take you back [to their] home with them...
Please take care and enjoy your vacation.
アメ横
かつてのアメ横らしいお店は、 指折り数えるぐらいしか残っていないような感じ。 そしてお客さんも観光客ばかり。あの大きなお菓子屋さんで、 ハラールの豚骨インスタントラーメンを見かけて、 どういうことかと思ったけれど、まあ、そういうことなのかな。 人混みに疲れて、古き良き松坂屋の上で...
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Walking around Aoyama Cemetery. It's surreal that cherry blossoms are falling and covering graveyards, and its beauty, ephemeral, tranq... -
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New blue hat and awesome carrot salad from Daylesford for lunch at Farmers' market at UN University in Omote Sando. And do you see rese...
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