Showing posts with label Ama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ama. Show all posts
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Saburoiwa, Ama.
This draincover from the island of Ama in the Oki Islands shows a rock formation known as Saburoiwa. The design around the circumference shows dancers performing at the island's Kinnyamonya Matsuri.
Iwa means rock, and Saburo is a name traditionally given to the third son (Ichiro means first son). All of the Oki Islands have spectacular coasts, with many rock formations and towering cliffs.
On neighboring Nishinoshima Island are the basalt cliffs and formations of the Kuniga coastline that are part of the Daisen-Oki National park.
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Ama,
drainspotting,
kuniga,
manhole,
oki
Friday, September 19, 2008
Kinnyamonya Matsuri
This draincover is from the island of Ama, one of the Oki Islands lying off the coast of Shimane. It depicts 2 villagers dancing at the annual Kinnyamonya matsuri, the largest matsuri on Ama.
Among the many matsuri activities is a dance with more than 1,000 people that includes banging rice spoons.
Labels:
Ama,
drainspotting,
kinnyamonya,
manhole,
Matsuri,
oki
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