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Wednesday,Jun 29 2005, 07:01:25 PMJapanese Architecture
Japanese houses have thin walls because of the mild climate and overlapping, slanted, and slightly curved roofs because of the fact that there is plenty of rain especially during early summer. Timber is the traditional building material for Japanese houses. It makes them airy which is important during the humid summer months. The disadvantages are that the houses can be damaged easily by earthquakes and fires. Nowadays, concrete and steel are, of course, widely used as well. When Japan opened herself to the rest of the world around the year 1868, Western architecture began to displace traditional Japanese architecture. Nevertheless, some modern Japanese detached houses still have a typically Japanese appearance.
Wednesday,Jun 22 2005, 07:21:17 PMSensoji Temple - Finally...
Sensoji temple, located in the Asukasa district of Tokyo, was founded in the 7th century by three fishermen who found a small image of the Boddhisatva Kannon in their nets. The approach to the temple begins at the Kaminarimon "Thunder Gate" and runs 140 meters northward along Nakamise-dori arcade, a crowded lane lined with shops. The Hozomon gate, at the end of the street, marks the entrance to the temple. The main hall, known as the Kannon Hondo, sits on axis with the gates. The temple is renowned for its giant red lanterns that hang from the gates and ...
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Wednesday,Jun 22 2005, 07:16:24 PMJapanese Language
Japanese is believed to be linked to the Altaic language family, which includes Turkish, Mongolian and other languages, but also shows similarities to Austronesian languages like Polynesian.
Writing:
The Japanese writing system consists of three different character sets: Kanji (several thousands of Chinese characters) and Hiragana and Katakana (two syllabaries of 46 characters each; together called Kana). Japanese texts can be written in two ways: In Western style, i.e. in horizontal rows from the top to the bottom of the page, or in traditional ...
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