Stephanie Marley

@stephanie.marley

Hello! I'm Steph. I currently live in Fukushima-ken as a member of the JET Programme. Being a big fan of how the contemporary Japanese landscape still relates to pre-modern Japanese literature, religion, and society, I hope to share with you the historic and scenic delights of Tohoku.

For more on Japanese Poetry: http://tohokupillows.wordpress.com/

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Sakura of Mount Yoshino in Nara

Mount Yoshino has been known for its blossoms and tradition of mountain worship (shugendo) since antiquity. Shrines, sweeping sakura,..

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Ouchi-juku: Edo-Period Fukushima

A thatch-roofed village of rural refuge for those who travelled along the Aizu-Nishi Kaido road in Edo Japan. Localized soba, traditional..

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Yanaizu's Nanokado Hadaka Mairi

Through the streets of a village on top of a steep river bank, up 113 steps and meters of snow, naked men run towards the beautiful..

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Daruma Ichi Market in Shirakawa

Wander the streets of old castle town Shirakawa, and from the hundreds of myriad sizes and colours, choose which Daruma will help..

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Sakura of Mount Yoshino in Nara

Apr 16, 2013

Mount Yoshino has been known for its blossoms and tradition of mountain worship (shugendo) since antiquity. Shrines, sweeping sakura,..

Nara 5.3k 4

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Shinobu Mottling Rock, Fukushima

Mar 27, 2013

Visit Shinobu, a village rich with the history of poetry, fern-mottled kimono, and impossible love.

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Yanaizu's Nanokado Hadaka Mairi

Feb 28, 2013

Through the streets of a village on top of a steep river bank, up 113 steps and meters of snow, naked men run towards the beautiful..

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Ouchi-juku: Edo-Period Fukushima

Feb 16, 2013

A thatch-roofed village of rural refuge for those who travelled along the Aizu-Nishi Kaido road in Edo Japan. Localized soba, traditional..

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