Title: Daibutsu-den, Nara (1950)
Artist: Hasui Kawase
https://www.todaiji.or.jp/en/information/daibutsuden/ #ShinHanga #Art #Showa #HasuiKawase #Summer #Tsuyu #TodaiJi #DaibutsuDen #KagamiIke #Nara #Japan
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on transience
https://www.europesays.com/2234242/ You Won’t Believe How Breathtaking Japan’s Cherry Blossom Season 2025 Will Be: Here’s The New Update, Find Out Now #Aomori #DestinationNews #HanamiFestivals #hiroshima #Hokkaido #japan #JapanCherryBlossoms2025 #JapanTravelNews #kyoto #Nara #Osaka #SakuraSeasonJapan #Shizuoka #Tokyo
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Rainy season! What rainy season?
pleasure boat-
on the mountain a deer
calls his wife
うかれ舟や山には鹿の妻をよぶ
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).
Trans. David G. Lanoue.
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Yamabiko-bashi (山彦橋) reaches across the Doro Gorge (瀞峡) from Nara to Mie. Constructed in 1984, the suspension bridge is 25m high and 83m long.
Astonishingly it was damaged in 2011 by Tropical Storm Talas (紀伊半島大水害), the river waters rising above the bridge!
#瀞峡 #DoroGorge #Wakayama #Mie #Nara
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Hayashi rice (ハヤシライス) may not be the fanciest of dishes, but you can't beat this lunch view!
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The Doro Gorge (瀞峡 'Doro-kyō') straddles the borders of Nara, Mie and Wakayama prefectures.
Situated at the headwaters of the Kitayama River, the ravine is part of the Yoshino-Kumano National Park (吉野熊野国立公園), and is one of Japan's special natural monuments of scenic beauty.
THE GORGE
TV program idea...
We send Nao-san to perform increasingly daredevil outdoor tea ceremonies
It’s been three years since the shocking assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — and yet, the trial of the 44-year-old man accused of the crime still hasn’t begun. Here are where things stand. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/08/japan/crime-legal/japan-pm-abe-shooting-three-years/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #shinzoabe #tetsuyayamagami #nara #unificationchurch #japanesecourts
The Japan Times · Three years after Abe's shooting, where do things stand?
At the Otowasan Kannonji Temple, the nuns cut bamboo strips for the #Tanabata star festival. They use the bamboo to hang ornaments and paper strips bearing people's wishes.
Deadline Extended: Dagstuhl-Style Workshops @ ISWC 2025
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New Deadline: July 8, 2025
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Standing Kigeiten statue, Akishino-dera, #Nara, #Nara Prefecture, #Japan.
#BuddhistArt #Buddhism
Deer in Nara, Japan - Springtime Serenity. Wall Art Prints: https://matthias-hauser.pixels.com/featured/deer-in-nara-japan-springtime-serenity-matthias-hauser.html 
#deer #animals #japan #nara #nature #photography #spring #fineart #art #mastoart #fediart #wallart #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters
Replied to Betsy Roberts Miller ⁂
@BRMiller I emailed #NARA when I saw this being discussed on Mastodon, and received this reply:
"Thank you for your inquiry. New processes announced Monday, June 23, with regard to security enhancements at College Park, MD contained many inaccuracies. Though they had not taken effect, these new processes are now rescinded. For more information, please see https://x.com/JimByron_NARA/status/1937903345295085616
Thank you,
National Archives and Records Administration"
X (formerly Twitter)Jim Byron (@JimByron_NARA) on XNew processes issued Monday, June 23 with regard to security enhancements at College Park, MD contained many inaccuracies.
Though they had not taken effect, these new processes are now rescinded. 1/2
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Claire Kluskens, a former employee at the US National Archives (Subject Matter Expert for Genealogy/Census Records), has also posted about this "misunderstanding"
The Twelve Key · Researcher Access to Archives 2 (College Park, Maryland) is Not ChangingFrom what I have seen on FaceBook this evening, June 24, NARA added some language to the Archives 2 webpage at that caused a great deal of consternation today. While I believe that NARA was trying …
Spring Moments in Nara, Japan - Deer and Blossoms. Wall Art Prints: https://matthias-hauser.pixels.com/featured/spring-moments-in-nara-japan-deer-and-blossoms-matthias-hauser.html #deer #animals #japan #nara #nature #photography #spring #fineart #art #mastoart #fediart #wallart #BuyIntoArt #ArtMatters
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By the time construction work finished on the temple in 698, Emperor Tenmu had been dead for 12 years.
A decade later work began on the new capital, Heijō-kyō (平城京 - modern Nara), and in 718 Yakushi-ji was partly dismantled and moved to its new (current) home.
THE MEDICINE BUDDHA'S LOTUSES
dew from a lotus-
plenty
for morning tea
蓮の露一つもあまる朝茶哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
Trans. David Lanoue.
When his consort fell deathly sick in 680, Emperor Tenmu (天武天皇) ordered the construction of Yakushi-ji (薬師寺) as a prayer for her recovery.