Tag Archives: Japan
Climbing Walls
__________ Photo Credit: Ciara Darren Location: Osaka Castle, Osaka, Japan
Posted in Daring, history, Identity, Life, People
Tagged fun, Japan, man climbing wall, Osaka, Osaka Castle, quotes
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10 Shrines of History, Politics, and Wonder – a.k.a. Museums
Museums throw open the doors to the past, the future, and the facts and opinions we might never otherwise come in contact with. Recently, Knyght and I visit The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. We meant to stay just … Continue reading
Posted in Art, history, Identity, People, travel
Tagged Asian Art Museum, China, Fort Ross, international politics, Japan, Japanese history, MET, Metropolitan Museum, museum, Russians in California, Sanxingdui, South Korea, The Field Museum, The Korean National History Museum, Yashukan museum, Yasukuni shrine
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12 Months
I decided to play around with a new tool on my Mac this week and share something a little different with all of you. Below is a collection of photos from the last twelve months of my life, working in … Continue reading
The Black Avians: Crows and Ravens
I’ve had black avians on the mind lately. Living in Japan has given me the opportunity to see very large crows. Supposedly they are considered bad luck. Three cries of a crow and someone dies, is one thing I’ve read. … Continue reading
Posted in Creatures, Mythology
Tagged bad luck, black avians, black birds, crows, Gilgamesh, Japan, Mordred, Noah's ark, ravens
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A New Year!
Last night or early this morning as your timepiece dictates, my husband and I left the house as the clock struck twelve and rode our bicycles to the local Shinto Shrine near where we live, in Japan. We tossed a … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged amasake, Blazing Saddles, Books, Hal Emerson, Holidays, Japan, Japanese New Year, Johnny B. Truant, New Year, Sean Platt, Shinto Shrine
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Ciara Darren 