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Shimada is also famous for the origin of Shimada-mage, a traditional hair style for women during the Edo period.
It is said that yujo or prostitutes in Shimada shuku created the hair style.
Written Feb 4, 2006
Bamboo is a very strong plant that grows very straight, very tall and very quick....
Its a symbolic of prosperity, purity and innocence...
Bamboo figures in many ancient tales from both China and Japan ...
There are many festivals around bamboo...TANABATA, on July 7,
includes writting one's aspirations on 5 color paper streamers and hanging them on bamboo branches for the gods to see...
Because Japan warm , humid climate is well suited to bamboo cultivation, bamboo is very pretty and is popular motif in traditional Japanese paintings .... Also is an integral part of Japanese life, as a decorative plant, building materials and numerous kinds of utensils for daily use.....
For years, people were told to run into the bamboo groves in the event of an earthquake because the bamboo's strong structure would hold the earth together...
Written May 13, 2005
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Bamboo is a very strong plant that grows very straight, very tall and very quick....Its a symbolic of prosperity, purity and innocence...Bamboo figures in many...
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Shimada, five miles southwest of Fujieda, was a particularly important station because of its location on the bank of the Oi River.
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After being damaged by the Typhoon Horaibashi Bridge had been partially open but not yet being able to cross to the other side until the end of this March. Now that repair work finished and the bridge...
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