TOKYO JAPAN

YOUR CAN VISIT ANCIENT TEMPLES AND SHRINES, GARDENS, AND BUDDHISTS TEMPLES.  THEY ALSO HAVE MANY HISTORICAL BUILDING TSHEIR BUILDINGS SUCH AS SAKURADA GATE WAS REBUILT IN THE YEAR 13 OR 1636.  IT HAD EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE AND WAS REPAIRED WITH WIRE MESH AND MUD.

THEY HAVE MANY MUSEUMS. ONE IS TAKEHISA YUMEJI MUSEUM.  IT HOUSES 3000 WORKS BY A PAINTER WHO IN 1880 - 1930'S SYMBOLIZED THE ROMANCE OF THE TAISHO PERIOD.  THESE REPRESENT THE TYPICAL HISTORIC ART PAINTINGS.  A MUSEUM THAT HOUSES MODERN ART  AND PHOTOS IS MORI ART MUSEUM.  THEY ARE WORKING TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH.

THEY HAVE AN INTERESTING  TANABATA MATSURI STAR FESTIVAL WITH A SHRINE OF PIECES OF MATERIAL.  MANY SHRINES AND TEMPLES CELEBRATE THE OCCASION WITH A FESTIVAL.  LOVERS WRITE THEIR WISHES ON TANZAKU STRIPS OF PAPER.  THE PRIESTS PRAY FOR WISHES TO COME TRUE.  THEY HAVE SHRINES FOR MEN AND WOMEN.

THEY'RE FOODS ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM OURS.  IT HAS MUCH FISH, DIFFERENT VEGETABLES, AND RAW FISH, CLAMS, WHITE RICE AND VARIOUS STEAMED MISO SOUP AND FISH CAKES.  THEY ALSO EAT DRIED SARDINES.  AND CHEESE AND OIL FROM  FRUITS.  MISO IS A BEAN PASTE.


THEY MADE KIMONO'S OF INDIGO COLORED WITH WHITE PATTERNS DEVELOPED IN THE 1`800'S.  SILK HAS BEEN WOVEN FROM 1820'S.  THEY WERE IN VARIOUS WEAVES.  THEY BRAIDED SILK CORDS SINCE 1600'S.  THEY HAD VARIOUS METHODS OF MAKING SILK .  DURING THE 19TH CENTURY MANY DYERS WORKED UNDER SANURI LORDS.

AT EDU CASTLE THEY HAVE GARDENS DURING THE DURING THE 11TH SHOGUN.  THE GARDENS WERE GIVEN TO THE TOKYO GOVERNMENT IN 1945 AND OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.  THEY HAVE SOME LARGE AQUARIUMS WITH DOLPHINS AND VARIOUS OCEAN SPECIES.  AND TROPICAL FISH AT THE THE WORLD.

AT 1 TEMPLE THEY HAVE AN UNUSUAL FIRE WALKING FESTIVAL AT A BUDDHIST TEMPLE ATOP A MOUNTAIN.  TAKAO IS KNOWN FOR AS A CENTRAL TEMPLE OF SHINGON SECTION.  THE FIRE WALKING FESTIVAL IS ONE OF THE TRADITIONAL  EVENTS. HERE.  THE PRIEST'S PRAY FOR THE SAFETY AND FOLLOW MONKS TO WALK BAREFOOT OVER SACRED GONNA-FIRE THAT IS SMOLDERING.  A STILL PARTIALLY BURNING.  THE MONKS CHANT AND BRAVELY WALK  ON FIRE!  AT ANOTHER SHRINE THEY HAVE WISTERIA PLANTS OVER MANY TRELLISES.

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