Katsuhiko Hattori "Jiyuu no daichi" (Land of Freedom)

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Katsuhiko Hattori - "Jiyuu no daichi" (English meaning: "Land of Freedom")

Well, the images in that video are Kyoto in Japan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYIB9aHcpJo

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Mattieu

Hi Possible, spent a few days in Kyoto, enchanting and beautiful city. Have you ever been up Nagano way? Around Matumoto or Hotaka?? Cheers, Mattieu

possible-san

Mattieu.

Thank you for your reply.

Well, although I have been on business to "Matsumoto", I have not visited "Hotaka."
And, I have been to "Kyoto" about 5 times perhaps.

Hotaka

possible

Mattieu

Possible , right back at you!

The whole Nagano prefecture is so beautiful. Have been to Kyoto a couple of times as well as Osaka. Though spent most of my times visiting Japan around Tokyo/Chiba...

Some great memories and nice people. Cheers, Mattieu

nancy drew

I noticed the zen rock gardens in the video they always fascinate me. The raked sand representing the water rippling the rocks from what I understand must be formed by nature not cut by humans.

I like gardens with trees and plants of course but the simplicity and serenity of the rocks and sand is strangely inspiring.

I wonder who first thought of doing that and I imagine he/she showing it to someone for the first time and the other person looking at them like they were crazy. Because I think its an acquired appreciation.

Mattieu

Hi Nancy, agreed. There is a zen rock garden at the Golden Temple in Kyoto. The only way to see all 15 rocks is to meditate. From Wikipedia:

A famous Japanese rock garden is at Ryoan-ji in northwest Kyoto, Japan.

The garden is 30 meters long from east to west and 10 meters from north to south. There are no trees, just 15 irregularly shaped rocks of varying sizes, some surrounded by moss, arranged in a bed of white gravel/sand that is raked every day.

The rocks of various sizes are arranged on small white pebbles in five groups, each comprising five, two, three, two, and three rocks. The garden contains 15 rocks arranged on the surface of white pebbles in such a manner that visitors can see only 14 of them at once, from whichever angle the garden is viewed.

Cheers, Mattieu

Leolaia

Kyoto is beautiful. I am going there again in March, I hope to see cherry blossoms.

Mattieu

Leolaia, you will love it, no doubt. I dont use the word enchanting lightly. I am sure you will do your homework on the best places to visit. I was fortunate to visit Kyoto on 2 occasions when the cherry blossom was out. I still have a small piece that I "smuggled" back into Oz pressed between the pages of a book ;-)

Leolaia

Oh I've been there before. But that time I was so new to seeing Japan, and I've been there two more times since, but never back to Kyoto. That means that this time I will be able to soak it in more because I know more of what to expect.

Honestly though I can't can't wait till I get to Tokyo. I wanna go back to Namjatown, to the SEGA arcade in Ikebukuro to play Galileo's Factory, to the Tokyo Anime Center in Akihabara, and to Yoyogi Park on a Sunday afternoon. Those seem to be my favorite haunts in the city.

Mattieu

Tokyo never sleeps thats for sure! Will have to PM you some details of my trips there and what I saw. Hey Leolaia, just whilst I have your attention, let me know if you ever make it back to Melbourne for the tennis, or any other time for that matter. Cheers, Mattieu

Katsuhiko Hattori "Jiyuu no daichi" (Land of Freedom)

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