Good fortune Meteor shower

　Please light up this darkness.

　The time goes by.

　Ah, this moment...

　Yours.

　And, ours.

　The future...

　The pure comes over from the everlasting distance.

　And, leave for faraway.

　The life...

　夕飯や　 花火聞ゆる　 川開

　　 正岡 　子規　　　　　 (1867 – 1902)

　supper time　　fireworks sound　　river festival

　　　Masaoka 　Shiki 　 (1867 – 1902)

In Japan, fireworks have a history of about 600 years. They are made by special craftsmen.

" Summer " Japanese calligraphy

 　 

" 夏 " (ka, natsu). It is translated as summer.

This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

Etymology :　Hieroglyph

The figure which the man attaches a big mask, and dance.

Then it came to gradually express the size of the person.

It has the meaning of the state that force is prosperous.

" The summer "

It is the season when it is good for a festival.

Human sturdiness may be expressed there.

I seem to hear human heart beating. . .

You don't have to come to Japan, a remote, far east part of the world, to see these fireworks displays.

And these places are remote within Japan. It takes effort to get there.

" Girls ' Day , March 3rd" Japanese Doll Festival

　　　The Japanese Doll Festival ( Hinamatsuri ), or Girls' Day, is held on March 3.

　　　A set of ornamental dolls ( hina-ningyō ) representing the Emperor, attendants, and musicians in traditional court dress of the Heian period.

　　　The custom of displaying dolls began about 1200 years ago.　

　　　The official decoration consists of five steps.

　　　Each position is selected as each role.

　　　I show respect for Lady in the whole world.

　　　Era when the talent of all women was utilized has come.

　　　And the world will become more peaceful if the status of women worldwide improves.

The introduction to the English version of Hinamatsuri, as introduced on Japan's national broadcaster NHK.

・The Hina doll, escorted by spring - The 72 Pentads of Yamato
・Hina Dolls: In Prayer for Healthy, Happy Children - Core Kyoto mini
・Doll Revival - Zero Waste Life

" Congratulations " Japanese calligraphy

　　　" 寿 " (ju, or kotobuki).

　　　It is translated as congratulations, felicitation, celebration, greetings, etc.

　　　This character is written by Kanzi, Semi-cursive script.

　　　This character is very famous as "寿司 (su-shi)".

　　　There are the words called "寿命 life (whole duration of a being) " elsewhere, too.

In the silver world, hot spring " Onsen "

 

There is one hot spring inn in the other side of the way of this cliff.

　We walk to there.

　Innumerable hot spring (Onsen) spread through the whole country.

　Because I was born in a south area, I like Onsens of the winter.

　There is an outdoor bath in the other side of this hut.

　Here is Semboku, Akita Prefecture.

　It is a " nyūtō onnsenn village " in Towada-Hachimantai National Park.
Welcome to the forest of the beech.

　The heart of a mountain is dotted with hot spring inns.

　In this magoroku-onsen, color is white.

　The hot spring of Akita especially has the atmosphere of the old good Far East.

　Paradise in the intense cold.

　The onsen in the snow scene may let a person rebear.

I like this hot spring village the most.

Can you reach the deepest mountain hot spring in Japan?

Even deeper and more deeper....