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Showing posts with label Spirits. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spirits. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Reflections Along the Okukubi River

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Nature Therapy for the Soul Lately I've been taking early morning hikes with the dog, trying to get him in shape. Way be...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

Okinawan Folktale: Origins of Okinawa Shisa

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Two Original Stone Shisa Statues There are hundreds of thousands of them if, you counted every Shisa on the island. The Shisa (...
Saturday, March 18, 2017

Okinawan Spirits and Spirituality

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Praying in a Candle Lit Cave It's that time of the year again, where these rituals occur on Kouri-jima.  The photo of t...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Looking Forward to AUG 2016 Full Moon

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Hope for Clear Skies     Tomorrow Obon Season starts and, lasts for the next three days. Like many activities on island, th...
Saturday, October 18, 2014

Today I went Down Some Spooky, Old Stairs: Photo Essay

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Originally Published OCT 2011       Reviving this popular post may be a good idea. It happens, the Map It Okinawa dude ...
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Thursday, August 22, 2013

Okinawa's Obon Festivities End After 3 Days (Photos)

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A Busy Time of the Year       The ancestors have finished their annual visit and everyone has gone back where they came from. ...
Monday, December 3, 2012

More Caves on Okinawa Yea Buddy !

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The Map It Okinawa Dude came by today. And he said, "I found some new caves." There must be an unlimited supply of c...
Monday, November 5, 2012

Learning About the Dance Called Ushi-deeku

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Ten More Photos from an Ushi-deeku     Researching this cultural event in northern Okinawa, Japan has been interesting. Depen...
Friday, October 30, 2009

Happy Halloween !

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By the time I get this typed it should be close enough, anyway. It's been a pretty hectic week around this corner of the world and look...