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'Shinto‘ is a folk belief since ancient times in Japan.   'Shin' refers 'God, spirits or divine' and 'to' is 'way'. I t had presented in this country before Buddhism entered.   The idea of Shinto is to worship natures, the mountains, the sea, the river, the trees and plants to stone as well as ancestor or people who passed away. They usually have a gate as the picture.  It separates the sacred area from this world. 'Ana Hachiman Gu' is one of shrines that is enshrined in the city of Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo . Now days, people go to Shrine not to worship but seek a divine favor. This shrine is famous for economic fortune. They sell an amulet to put on the wall that gives a good luck in  business . However there are some rules to use the amulet, they are sold between 22 Dec until 3 Feb and there are only three days to put on the wall, 22 Dec(winter solstice), 31 Jan(new year) and 3 Feb (traditional end of winter). Also orienta...

I was in a cafe this afternoon as usual weekends and writing something about my latest concerns on my mac. When I nearly finished writing 3000 Japanese letters, this woman who was wearing Kimono with grey hair, having black coffee,  asked if she could sit my table. I replied, 'Please' then went back on my work. She continued 'With no sugar?' I answered 'You can get them at counter'. She brought back two syrups and one sugar stick. I thought they were too much but didn't say anything and kept re-writing. Two syrups were went in the coffee and one stick sugar went thrown in the one of plastic bags placed on the floor. She asked if I was working with PC.   I replied vaguely yes and no. She looked a wealthy and elegant old lady likely often living in this neighborhood, but somehow I could feel that she wanted to talk with someone and someone would have been me at that time. She was just drinking coffee while I was facing the screen as i...

This earring appears gold but it is made from grass. Golden Grass is a herbal plant of a golden color found in a northern region of Brazil called Jalapoo. I found these crafts at Hikarie in Shibuya Tokyo first. It was sort of event shop not regularly selling. And it came to encounter again at festival   in Monaco, I bought them this time. The plant is everlasting, only the shoots are harvested to preserve the roots thus ensuring that natural reproductive and life cycle of the plant are maintained and safeguarded. These are light so it's comfortable to wear. 　 29.-EUR www.or-vegetal.com