tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943481.post8187366833844291508..comments2023-08-22T19:30:08.654+09:00Comments on the Japan journal: Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04315026262335793286noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943481.post-762358088322454102007-05-24T07:56:00.000+09:002007-05-24T07:56:00.000+09:00OH, come ON! It's a giant chicken! Haven't you h...OH, come ON! It's a giant chicken! Haven't you heard that one? Forgive me for not checking up on my source (a Japanese person) who wrote "tori" for me when I asked what this was. I just thought it was funny that it was the same as "chicken". And yes, there are a plethora of torii much closer to Isahaya. I certainly didn't go there to see that. I went all the way to Unzen to get outta town and get a good hot springs bath (since in my tub I have to be a contortionist to get myself into it and all wet). I guess I'll post this as a -well - post, too, since I don't know who all reads the comments.Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315026262335793286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943481.post-16483445549752347192007-05-23T23:15:00.000+09:002007-05-23T23:15:00.000+09:00Being picky, I have to wonder how much your visit ...Being picky, I have to wonder how much your visit to the Unzen chicken (tori) looks remarkably similar to a Japanese Shinto shrine entrance (torii)! Come on Trace, details, details! I could see the potential confusion trying to explain this to your fellow Japanese teachers and their looks of confusion as to why in the world a gaijin would go all the way to Unzen to see a chicken when almost certainly there was one closer to Isahaya.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943481.post-60061600677840450302007-05-22T23:23:00.000+09:002007-05-22T23:23:00.000+09:00Maybe he is the god of bountiful moss?Ooohhhh Lost...Maybe he is the god of bountiful moss?<BR/><BR/>Ooohhhh <I>Lost in Translation</I>!! I love that movie! (Another mystery--what did he whisper in her ear??)<BR/><BR/>I am going to have to rething my disdain for gardening--I didn't know it came with "features"...Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06050700618963307051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8943481.post-14645394065275576142007-05-22T18:52:00.000+09:002007-05-22T18:52:00.000+09:00Aha! I told you I'd be back - according to Maeda ...Aha! I told you I'd be back - according to Maeda sensei, with Kosaza sensei translating, this is carving is of Daikokuten, one of the 7 gods of Japan. Apparently he has something to do with agriculture, and people make offerings to him so they have bountiful crops, etc. <BR/>Aren't you glad you figured out how to read the comments? :) <BR/>Ja - mata!<BR/><BR/>txTraceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04315026262335793286noreply@blogger.com