SparkPlugged » history http://sparkplugged.net Plugging the best of Japanese indie, rock and alternative music Thu, 24 May 2012 12:55:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-beta3 Olde time Japan…a LEGO scene http://sparkplugged.net/2008/12/olde-time-japana-lego-scene/ http://sparkplugged.net/2008/12/olde-time-japana-lego-scene/#comments Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:05:44 +0000 Shay http://sparkplugged.net/?p=2599

One LEGO enthusiast, Flickr user Chrispockster has built a wonderful scene straight out of olde time Japan. The scene is packed full of cool detail, great building …

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One LEGO enthusiast, Flickr user Chrispockster has built a wonderful scene straight out of olde time Japan. The scene is packed full of cool detail, great building techniques, and some really sweet minifigs. I especially love the Torii Gate and the Shinto priest.

via The Brothers Brick

]]> http://sparkplugged.net/2008/12/olde-time-japana-lego-scene/feed/ 2 Komuso: Japanese Zen Priest – cool story http://sparkplugged.net/2008/05/komuso-japanese-zen-priest-cool-story/ http://sparkplugged.net/2008/05/komuso-japanese-zen-priest-cool-story/#comments Thu, 08 May 2008 08:09:01 +0000 Shay http://sparkplugged.net/?p=1378 Here’s an exceptional article and a quick lesson in a facet of Japanese history. “Komuso: Japanese Zen Priest, A chance encounter with a vision from Japan’s past” includes photos video footage of modern-day Komuso, shakuhachi-playing Buddhist priests.

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Posted on OhmyNews International (the English-language version of and incredibly cool Korea-based citizen journalism site), the story was written by David M. Weber. Here’s a quick excerpt:

The shakuhachi player was dressed as a komuso, a type of Zen Buddhist priest who once wandered throughout old Japan playing their flutes for alms and meditation. Like some kind of ghost, the komuso just stood there playing his flute while people walked around him practically ignoring him as he ignored them. It seemed a thing unreal.


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