tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post1425871323086076629..comments2024-03-28T10:00:31.198+01:00Comments on Orchids and Onions: Honshu, Japan Pt. 1Beahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-19536926786677497872017-09-14T06:00:19.314+02:002017-09-14T06:00:19.314+02:00That's what he said. Crazy. 1,200 years, only....That's what he said. Crazy. 1,200 years, only. Uuuuhh whaaat?!<br /><br />They just harvested the rice today. I heard it went well. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-3590845886416267462017-09-14T04:22:29.796+02:002017-09-14T04:22:29.796+02:0020 generations in one spot?!? Wow.20 generations in one spot?!? Wow.Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-53315210197380459152017-09-13T19:28:34.691+02:002017-09-13T19:28:34.691+02:00The contrast between city and country is pretty va...The contrast between city and country is pretty vast. I'm glad to have seen both. Tokyo, while I really dug it, is fairly gray & fairly flat. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-82359865943650216872017-09-13T19:27:44.387+02:002017-09-13T19:27:44.387+02:00Had read about the Ainu & read that they (big ...Had read about the Ainu & read that they (big surprise) face discrimination to the point of intentionally marrying non-Ainu for the purpose of assimilation. Would love to travel to Hokkaido, eat the food, avoid being bombed by Kim Jong-Un & try to spot the remaining Ainu. Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-53896142275083736642017-09-13T19:24:52.706+02:002017-09-13T19:24:52.706+02:00Doris Dörrie is her name & I love her films. C...Doris Dörrie is her name & I love her films. Cherry Blossoms was really heavy & really good! I'd recommend watching Erleuchtung Garantiert (Enlightenment Guaranteed) also by Dörrie. -funny, touching & set in Japan!Beahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886227825064266814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-10114688857257184482017-09-13T16:36:32.691+02:002017-09-13T16:36:32.691+02:00What a trip Bea. I bet it was so fun and gorgeous...What a trip Bea. I bet it was so fun and gorgeous. You have to watch one of my favorite films, CHERRY BLOSSOMS, directed by a German woman whom I can't remember her name. It blew me away. What a trip that must have been.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-3657161429031198972017-09-13T12:27:52.045+02:002017-09-13T12:27:52.045+02:00That all looks beautiful. I don't think I will...That all looks beautiful. I don't think I will ever tire of yet another view of Mt. Fuji. Do you know about the Ainu tribe of Hokkaido who have a bear-worshipping cult? They are renowned for luxurious body hair.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8206778360729711890.post-52541554423211301312017-09-13T06:29:54.066+02:002017-09-13T06:29:54.066+02:00Colour me a bit jealous. I would love to see Japa...Colour me a bit jealous. I would love to see Japan - or at least Japan away from the biggest cities.<br />Looking forward to hearing and seeing more about your trip.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.com