September 29, 2010
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September 9, 2010
Sleeping cat
Many animal sculptures is represented as a symbol of peace.
"眠り猫(Nemuri-neko)" is the typical thing.
September 6, 2010
Keyword
This is the most famous gate, "陽明門(Yōmei-mon)".
Introduce interesting keyword here.
●陽明門(Yōmei-mon) ・・・ "陽明" is means that the sun is shining bright.
●東照大権現(Tōshō-dai-gongen) ・・・ "東照" is means the first rays of sunlight from the east.
●日光(Nikkō) ・・・ This place is "日光", which literally means it is sunlight.
Yes, everything is an image of the sun.
September 3, 2010
Maxim
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The second "Three wise monkeys" are well known.
See no evil, Speak no evil, Hear no evil.
見ざる(Mi-zaru), 言わざる(Iwa-zaru), 聞かざる(Kika-zaru).
It is "monkey(猿, さる, Saru)" a play on words.
September 1, 2010
Honorific title
The first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, and the divinize Tokugawa Ieyasu(徳川家康).
He is enshrined as "東照大権現(Tōshō-Dai-Gongen)", as an object of faith.
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