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Restaurants, Hotels - INFO

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Dragon Spring Inn at Arima Hot Spring
有馬温泉

About fifty years ago on a cold winter day, the grandfather of the current proprietor of the hotel "Ryuusenkaku" was walking in the mountains of Arima when he suddenly spotted a den of snakes rolled up in coils. The grandfather thought, "Snakes are supposed to be hibernating in the middle of winter. This must mean that there is a hot spring here!"

He dug a hole at that place where he had seen the snakes and a bountiful quantity of hot water gushed from the ground like a spring. He decided to build a Japanese inn on that spot, and had wanted to name the inn "Snake Spring Inn" in honor of the snakes, but all of his family members were adamantly against it saying,
"That's a frightening name; it has a bad meaning."



Finally, having been discouraged from his first choice, the grandfather began thinking of something similar to a snake that brings good luck and dwells in the heavens. He decided on a dragon and named the inn

"Ryuusenkaku," 龍泉閣 or Dragon Spring Inn.

No one knows quite when it happened, but sometime after that, the symbol of the inn changed from a dragon to an adorable seahorse. Incidentally, at the foot of the mountain on which Ryuusenkaku was built with its excellent view, there is a river called "Snake Valley River" flowing through the gorge.

From now and forever, we would like to continue with the grandfather's thoughts by preserving and nurturing Motoyu Ryuusenkaku and not forget the "Two Gods and Three Crows" or the "Three Patrons of Arima" as we strive for the continued prosperity of Arima Onsen.
source : www.ryuusenkaku.jp/english



. Ryuusenkaku 龍泉閣 Ryusenkaku .



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Paintings and Woodblocks with Dragons -

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source :　sayama/travelogue

from Makiba no Yu Onsen まきばの湯


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Antique Scroll of Dragon and Plum



Typically dragons are portrayed flying among the clouds, mingling with tigers and sages, or rising near Mt. Fuji. However, this painting portrays a dragon that is rising among branches of flowering plum. An uncommon setting. The painting contains the energetic impact through the splatter of black sumi ink added around the image of the dragon. The work is by an artist named Ganryo. One of the seals contains a name that is seen with zen monks and one assumption is that the artist may have been a monk.

Shippodo 新古美術七寳堂
Fremont, CA 94536
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Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国政

Shaka Hassoki Imayo Utsushi-e 釈迦八相記今様写絵



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"Japanese dragon", author unknown - ca.1880's.
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"Dragon"
Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865)


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By Helen Hyde (1868 - 1919) dated 1914.
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. Kawabata Ryūshi 川端龍子 Kawabata Ryushi .
ryuushi, lit. "Dragon Child"


. Dragon and Daruma .


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Kanban Shop Signs

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Kanban 看板　Shop Signs　

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. Fish store in Tsuboi Town .


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Ramen soup shop
金龍ラーメン　難波千日前店 Kinryuu
　

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. Kanban 看板 Shop Signs .


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Tsunami Dragon

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Tsunami Dragon

Art students
turn driftwood from tsunami into dragon



ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi Prefecture
When Yoriko Miura was walking along the riverbank near her home in this tsunami-ravaged city in April, she was struck by the symbolism of one giant piece of driftwood.

She thought it resembled a giant dragon, which locals believe is a water god.

In Ishinomaki, an annual Dragon Festival, which expresses hopes for large hauls of fish and safe journey on the ocean, is a local tradition.

Miura, 64, the owner of local café and art gallery Kawaberi no Sanpomichi, thought the pine driftwood could be turned into a symbolic work of art from the devastation of the Great East Japan Earthquake. It measures nearly 10 meters in length from the roots, which look like an open mouth, to the tip of the "tail."

While Miura was busy removing debris and rebuilding her life, Minori Yamazaki, a professor at the Joshibi University of Art and Design in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, who was visiting the city as a volunteer, agreed to tackle the project on her behalf.

His students who worked on the
“Ryuboku kara Ryuboku e”
(From driftwood to dragon wood)
project stayed at Miura’s gallery many times and worked along with neighborhood children from August.

They colored the wood in a greenish tint. Local residents were asked to write their favorite words on each of about 1,000 scales, made of pine bark and waste material.

Hiromasa Atsuta, 9, whose house was submerged nearly to the ceiling in the tsunami following the March 11 quake, drew an Anpanman cartoon character and wrote “Ganbaro” (Hang in there).

Takao Mikuni, who lives in temporary housing, wrote, “Come back, Ishinomaki.”

“We have to look forward even in hardship,” Mikuni, 78, said.

Students, too, found the project worthwhile and rewarding.

“I was worried if the driftwood art, which would keep the memory of the earthquake alive, would be accepted by local residents,” said Haruka Matsuda, 21. “But while working together, it became a precious work of art for both sides.”

The dynamic dragon was completed in October. It is now on display beside Miura’s gallery, located in a vast open space that was created after being cleared of tsunami debris. The dragon glares out at the Kyu Kitakamigawa river.

“The artwork was born out of an accidental meeting and good luck,” Miura said. “I hope many people will come to see the dragon, a symbol of reconstruction.”

source : ajw.asahi.com, February 8, 2012
By NOBUYOSHI YONEZAWA/ Staff Writer


川辺りの散歩道
宮城県石巻市八幡町２丁目２－１３

流木から龍木へ


東日本大震災の津波被害を受けた宮城県石巻市の旧北上川で、竜そっくりの流木が見つかった。
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. Japan after the BIG earthquake March 11, 2011　.


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Black Dragon

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Black Dragon

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. Black Daruma 黒字の炭だるま .

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2012 - Year of the Black Dragon

Korea celebrates the Lunar New Year holiday on
Sunday January 22, Monday January 23, and Tuesday January 24.
The Black Dragon Year is especially auspicious.


Black Dragon from Korea




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Black Dragon Society



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黒龍会
The Black Dragon Society -
Kyokuryuukai, Kyokuryukai



(Kyūjitai; 黑龍會; Shinjitai: 黒龍会, kyokuryūkai)
was a prominent paramilitary, ultranationalist right-wing group in Japan.

The Kokuryūkai was founded in 1901 by Uchida Ryohei, and was descended from the Genyōsha. (Uchida was a follower of Genyōsha founder Mitsuru Toyama.) Its name is derived from the Amur River, called Heilongjiang or "Black Dragon River" in Chinese (黑龍江), read as Kokuryū-kō in Japanese. Its public goal was to support efforts to drive the Russian Empire out of east Asia, south of the Amur River.

The Kokuryūkai initially made strenuous efforts to distance itself from the criminal elements of its predecessor, the Genyōsha. As a result, its membership included Cabinet Ministers and high-ranking military officers as well as professional secret agents. However, as time passed, it found the use of criminal activities to be a convenient 'means to an end' for many of its operations.

The Society published a journal, and operated an espionage training school, from which it dispatched agents to gather intelligence on Russian activities in Russia, Manchuria, Korea and China. It also pressured Japanese politicians to adopt a strong foreign policy. The Kokuryukai also supported Pan-Asianism, and lent financial support to revolutionaries such as Sun Yat-sen, and Emilio Aguinaldo.

During the Russo-Japanese War, annexation of Korea and Siberian Intervention, the Imperial Japanese Army made use of the Kokuryūkai network for espionage, sabotage and assassination. They organized Manchurian guerrillas against the Russians from the Chinese warlords and bandit chieftains in the region, the most important being Marshal Chang Tso-lin. The Black Dragons waged a very successful psychological warfare campaign in conjunction with the Japanese military, spreading disinformation and propaganda throughout the region. They also acted as interpreters for the Japanese army.
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Black Dragon River 黑龍江 / 黒龍江 / 黒竜江
Heilongjiang, Kokuryuukoo, Kokuryuko, Amur




The Amur or Heilong Jiang
(Even: Тамур (Tamur), Manchu: , Sahaliyan Ula; Chinese: 黑龙江; pinyin: Hēilóng Jiāng; Russian: река Аму́р)
is the world's tenth longest river, forming the border between the Russian Far East (Outer Manchuria) and Northeastern China (Inner Manchuria).
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Food and Dragon

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Food and Dragons

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A cup of cappuccino has a dragon.




It takes less one minute to make the dragon imprint as they stencil the dragon on the top of the cappuccino.
There are many designs which represent the seasons or popular events, such as cherry flowers, autumn leaves, or a carp streamer for Children's Day.

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. Food with Dragons 　.


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One stroke dragon - ippitsu

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Ippitsu ryuu 一筆龍 One stroke dragon

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一筆龍 - 晄秋家 - Kooshuuya

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阿部哲也 ～日光伝統芸【一筆龍】

source : blogs.yahoo.co.jp/kwxy117


VIDEO

日光　晄秋家　"一筆龍"

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Dragon Art-The One Stroke Dragon - Kousyuuya

I was lucky to come across in the beautiful town of Nikko a young, talented artist who studied under a master the ancient art form of painting the dragon with one stroke of the brush. I am referring to the body of the mythical creature- including, believe it or not, the scales and the underbelly!!!

It is good to see a young person continuing an old tradition as the number of artisans continuing this art form has dwindled. I met his wife and son and maybe the little one will one day follow in his father’s footsteps.

I ended up buying two of his paintings for my sons as the dragon is a talisman against evil and brings good luck. In Shinto shrines the dragon adorns the pillars and eaves, sometimes in large numbers.

Please check the video clip of the artist at work on the following site. You will be amazed, but do wait till he picks up the magical brush with which he does the body of the dragon.

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I believe this is by his sister --
her workshop is right beside the Tobu Nikko Station.

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There is also an artist in Korea who paints
one stroke dragon.

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Dragon Enthusiasts
2012 is the Year of the Black Dragon, which only comes once every 60 years.

In Korea, it's difficult to speak of dragons without mentioning this artist.

Over 10,000 dragons have been born through his brush stokes.

He is artist Jeong Dae-bong, who is recognized as the greatest expert in the world of dragon painting.

source : www.arirang.co.kr



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. Ippitsu Daruma 一筆だるま .


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Ema votive tablets - INFO

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Ema votive tablets - INFO

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. Ema 絵馬　Votive Plaques, Votive Tablets .


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Mishimagoma 三嶋駒



. 三嶋大社、三島大社 Mishima Taisha .
Great Shrine at Mishima, Shizuoka


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