ワビサビ旅歌
浄土、平等、童子、法東大、唐招提、大徳、寺
薬師、四尾、御滝、綺麗
室生、古道、修験道、四天王
奈良町、那智滝、私ラッキー
空海、戒壇、段階
空海、戒壇、段階
遍照、金剛、行者
無量、竜安、公案
法隆、竜王、王子
阿字観、観世音、野中
湯の峰、やまね、涅槃
熊野、川湯、蚊
蓮、烏、鱒
熊野、川湯、蚊
蓮、烏、鱒
そうなら、さよう奈良
Akita
August 3-5 2007 I am now in northern Japan, in Akita prefecture. It is very different from Tokyo, and a welcomed change. Everything up here is lush and green as well. The hillsides are dotted with rice fields, and fog covered mountains loom around every turn. This is what they call “inaka” in Japanese, meaning “countryside.” Most of the Japanese delegates had not even been up here, so it has been a new experience for us all! I just arrived back at Akita International University (which is brand new I might add. The dorms we are staying in were finished literally days ago and they are eco-friendly and beautiful!) from 2 nights of homestays with local families. I stayed with the Nakajima’s, who live in Happo-cho (Happo town), a quaint seaside village surrounded by the Shirakami mountains (World Heritage site). Until yesterday I could barely see the scenery, except for an angry and mean looking coastline. This, of course, was due to the typhoon that followed us up north! I was a littl...
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