Marugame castle - 40

Marugame castle - 40

A samurai watching whether the enemy intrudes persistently in the castle.

"大手一の門 = Oo-te-ichi-no-mon" on the left hand and "大手二の門 = Oo-te-ni-no-mon" on the right.
Currently it is a bamboo fence, but in the Edo period the roofed wall was standing on the "石垣 = Ishi gaki".
"枡形 = Masu-gata" surrounded by two gates(大手一の門=Oo-te-ichi-no-mon and 大手二の門=Oo-te-ni-no-mon) and two "石垣 = Ishi gaki" has become a hell for the enemy.

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大手一の門 = Oo-te-ichi-no-mon(No.1 main gate)
大手二の門 = Oo-te-ni-no-mon(No.2 main gate)
石垣 = Ishi gaki(stone wall)
枡形 = Masu-gata(Rectangular defense facility)
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I do not explain in order because I follow the order of description on my homepage.
It is a page of Japanese.
If you like, please see the photos on the website below.
Currently 4 pages are listed.
Marugame castle
http://kameyamachikusei.wa-sanbon.com/marugamecastle.html


Please enjoy the sound of "尺八=Shakuhachi" today.
Speaking of "尺八=Shakuhachi", the first thing to imagine is the "虚無僧=Ko-mu-sou".

虚無僧=Ko-mu-sou
A monk of "普化宗=Fuke of Buddhism", a sect of Zen Buddhism.
Buddhist monks are supposed to shave, but the "虚無僧=Ko-mu-sou" are not having to shave their hair.
In the Kamakura period (AD 1185 - 1333), the priest "臨済宗=Rinzai sect" monk "心地覚心=Shin-chi-kaku-shin AD 1207 - 1298/11/18" visited to China, and Zen meditation in China and brought back its teachings to Japan. It is the beginning of "普化宗=Fuke of Buddhism".
Just like medieval knights tired of war, quit the knight and become a minstrel.
It is said that a samurai who became tired of war has become a "虚無僧=Ko-mu-sou" too.



虚無僧の尺八の音と読経 - The sound of the Shakuhachi of "虚無僧=Ko-mu-sou" and the sutra
https://youtu.be/pQPHXgzVv4s

Fuke Shakuhachi - Reibo
https://youtu.be/KU2Jay7jMq8

Shakuhachi Zen music - Tamuke - Master Masataka Sakurai
https://youtu.be/Wo-c_i_kqIc


Although it is a shakuhachi familiar for a long time, its possibilities are still widely spread and played.
SHAKUHACHI　Flûte de bambou -1
https://youtu.be/f7s-wXZWT5o

SHAKUHACHI　Flûte de bambou -2
https://youtu.be/QVIkn0lE4Os

Haru no Umi (Spring Sea)
https://youtu.be/29WgFkhv62w

Tsuki no shizuku
https://youtu.be/IITn9XHXT8k

Koku
https://youtu.be/BEJQ8jBcsnI

Samurai's honor
https://youtu.be/gTi-UwUBqNE


Two songs of Okinawa

Shimauta
https://youtu.be/e1YUTiXFrvQ


From here...Master Masataka Sakurai Performance

Nadasousou (Okinawa)
https://youtu.be/H4NuF6zDf6Q


A photograph of "嘉納治五郎師範=Master Kano Jigoro" who started Judo = Judo (Kodokan Judo) appears first.
柔=Yawara
https://youtu.be/bSINugFCJkI

秋桜=Cosmos flowers
https://youtu.be/8LSLG7APhWM

千の風になって=A thousand winds
https://youtu.be/RNpbe2JwhU0

ノクターン嬰ハ短調遺作=Chopin Nocturne No.20 cis-moll
https://youtu.be/kLMVuBUeA-g

鉄道員=Ferroviere
https://youtu.be/nLdjspaBPPY

シバの女王=La Reine de Saba
https://youtu.be/x4ZOmdb_uUk

アルハンブラの思い出=Recuerdos de Alhambra
https://youtu.be/tU0W5hsE2iU

ムーンライト・セレナーデ=Moonlight Serenade
https://youtu.be/sbFKHDzX2YM

アヴェ・マリア（シューベルト）=Ave Maria (Schubert)
https://youtu.be/GXoekL3dgnI

百万本のバラ=Миллион роз
https://youtu.be/hD59jbzV-ro

禁じられた遊び=Romance de amor
https://youtu.be/DqAd1mZ9eg0


I am thinking about writing this blog as much as possible about Marugame castle and Japanese traditional arts.
If you are interested in beauty Ladies of Chinese ancient in line with Cleopatra, please come to my English page below.
Beautiful four girls of ancient Chinese
https://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/kameyamachikusei/diary/201710300000/