The purpose of
this
presentation is to introduce Itsukushima shrine and to understand Japanese
spirituality. Over a long period of history, this shrine has co-existed with Japanese people. Itsukushima shrine is a symbol of culture and history. Also people of Japan believe there are many Gods around us. Why do Japanese people think many Gods exist? What kinds of Gods
live in Japan? After this presentation you will notice how interesting
Japanese spirituality is.
Last week, we took a trip to the Southwest for 7 days. This trip was an absolutely wonderful memory. I had never been to these areas so I was stimulated by every things, for example, cactus, adobe style buildings, Native American culture and amazing dessert views. It is one of the most interesting trips I ever took, because I experienced some rare things like visiting Grand Canyon, visiting high school and so on. On this trip I could understand about Indian culture from a folk art museum. I would like to introduce some my best memories on this Southwest trip. My first best memory is Georgia O’Keef museum. Actually, before this trip, I was not familiar with her and didn’t know about any of her artworks, but I was looking forward to visiting here because I like art museums. Her artworks were very unique, abstract and absolutely fabulous, and these were very fresh to me. I especially liked bone’s paintings which one of the most famous her artwork, because the color contrast is very c...