Lee Love on sat 2 jul 05
Hey, check this out:
http://wasabidou.blogspot.com/
My friend Tatsuo lived here in Mashiko when I first arrived. He
is very knowledgeable about Japanese craft and would be an excellent
tour guide. If you travel with him, I will make sure you get
some of that Tongatsu and Beer Tony speaks about when you come to Mashiko.
From the site:
/
A sample 12-day itinerary might include the following sites and
activities: Tokyo; Japan Folk Craft Museum, Art Museums, Dining in a
"kura" (storehouse,) Dinner in a restaurant filled with original
storyboard paintings by Akira Kurosawa, and more....off to Mashiko,
pottery town with an estimated 400+ kilns for a visit to Shoji Hamada's
Mashiko Reference Museum, plus pottery galleries galore and a chance to
try your hand at throwing your own pot.....Kyoto; temple and garden
tours, excellent Zen Buddhist cuisine, museum home of potter Kawai
Kanjiro, and more...stay a night at a Buddhist monastery and learn
the connection between Buddhism and the folk craft
aesthetics...finish with a visit to Kamakura, home to more than
120 shrines and temples just an hour by regular train from Tokyo.
For those wishing a spritually and physically refreshing experience
prior to returning home, take a 2-day walking pilgrimage of the 33
Kannon Temples in the Kamakura area. You need not be a practicing
Buddhist to benefit from this short journey to deeply spiritual sites,
several hundred years old. But, a respect for the practice of
pilgrimage is necessary (vegetarian diet, giving alms, etc.) Your guide
is happy to discuss the history of the various sites visited, or
to quietly be your walking companion.
You can also write Tatsuo Tomeoka here: /wa_sabi_dou@hotmail.com
/
--
/Lee In Mashiko, Japan
| |
|
