A Nagarazoku in Japan

Snapshots (mostly) out of my life in Japan

A tradition you can find at many shrines. You walk through the ring like written on the second picture and the Gods will bless you. This ring you can find at a shrine on Enoshima 江ノ島. All shrines at Enoshima are related to luck in love and a god relationship, so walking through this cring is supposed to bless you in matters of love ^^

This place you can find at a park near the Tôkyô Tower. It is one of those many temples related to dead children. It does not matter if that child was dead at birth, died after giving birth to it or was never born, even abortion and death long before giving birth are included. It is a place of sadness, but also for comfort for those parents. They can find comfort in the believe, that now a buddhist divinity is watching their child.

I really appreciate this tradition, myself coming from a country, where especially children lost before given birth to or due abortion are forgotten so easily, although I can imagine that it is never easy to lose a child, no matter if before or after giving birth, decided or unintended.

Sunset over Enoshima 江ノ島 <3

Sunset over Enoshima 江ノ島 <3

As so often in Japan: Modern meets tradition. I absolutely loved this setting of her skull-bag and her striped socks in contrast to the hot springs, I first had to shoot the picture and then ask for permission ^^; She loved the picture as well &lt;3

As so often in Japan: Modern meets tradition. I absolutely loved this setting of her skull-bag and her striped socks in contrast to the hot springs, I first had to shoot the picture and then ask for permission ^^; She loved the picture as well <3

thedailywhat: Gay Marriage Endorsement of the Day: Same-sex weddings have no legal status in Japan, but that hasn’t stopped Tokyo Disneyland from giving them the OK. “I wrote 10 years ago that I looked forward to the day when gay and lesbian couples could hold hands and go to Tokyo Disneyland,” said Taiga Ishikawa, Japan’s first openly gay politician. “I’m very happy.” A full wedding ceremony in Cinderella’s castle, with Mickey and Minnie included on the guest list, costs about $95,000. The park is now accepting applications. [wedinator]

thedailywhat:

Gay Marriage Endorsement of the Day: Same-sex weddings have no legal status in Japan, but that hasn’t stopped Tokyo Disneyland from giving them the OK.

“I wrote 10 years ago that I looked forward to the day when gay and lesbian couples could hold hands and go to Tokyo Disneyland,” said Taiga Ishikawa, Japan’s first openly gay politician. “I’m very happy.”

A full wedding ceremony in Cinderella’s castle, with Mickey and Minnie included on the guest list, costs about $95,000. The park is now accepting applications.

[wedinator]

(via townfulloflosers)

Rose-flower-shaped cake in a coffee shop in Fujisawa

Rose-flower-shaped cake in a coffee shop in Fujisawa

Should prepare my presentation for my Japanese lesson on Thursday, doing everything BUT preparing my presentation XD Why, oh why am I always doing this to myself????

Should prepare my presentation for my Japanese lesson on Thursday, doing everything BUT preparing my presentation XD Why, oh why am I always doing this to myself????

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Haha, my fiancé does that all the time ^^ I always drop my pen, when I try XD

Haha, my fiancé does that all the time ^^ I always drop my pen, when I try XD

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Moscow - Variety is the spice of life Apart from the fact that I do not know how a &#8220;Moscow&#8221; and a kind of German saying are related in any kind, and that it is not &#8220;Abwechselung&#8221; but &#8220;Abwechslung&#8221;, this is actually one of the rare occasions when a print in a foreign language on a Japanese T-Shirt actually makes some kind of sense. Give me some time, I plan to start a Japenglish-serial where I will show you some wonderful creations I found on Japanese products in, well, what some Japanese firms seem to think is English :9 Always had some great laughter :9

Moscow - Variety is the spice of life

Apart from the fact that I do not know how a “Moscow” and a kind of German saying are related in any kind, and that it is not “Abwechselung” but “Abwechslung”, this is actually one of the rare occasions when a print in a foreign language on a Japanese T-Shirt actually makes some kind of sense. Give me some time, I plan to start a Japenglish-serial where I will show you some wonderful creations I found on Japanese products in, well, what some Japanese firms seem to think is English :9 Always had some great laughter :9