🔔#Earthquake (#sismo) M3.9 strikes 68 km W of #Imperial (#Peru) 8 min ago. More info: https://m.emsc.eu/?id=1947951
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Throwback to a giant puppet parade a few years ago.

One of the great yearly events in Siem Reap in February is the Great Puppet Parade. It is normally just after sunset on the 3rd Saturday.

The puppets in the parade are made and showed off by local school children and teenagers. The effort is organised by local NGOs. Supported by professional artists and designers the result is mind-blowing. Local businesses sponsor the activity and materials over several months.

Along with the puppets, there are live performances by artists and musicians. Showcasing what a vibrant art and culture scene the second largest city in Cambodia have. Siem Reap have a lot to offer in addition to the World Cultural Heritage site of Angkor Park.

The sunset parade along the riverside gathers close to 20 000 spectators.

After the parade, the puppets are exhibited in parks and at sponsors places for everyone to enjoy, even if they lost out on the parade itself.

This year the theme is Wildlife, celebrating Cambodia’s spectacular nature and fauna.

Earlier years this Apsara Dancer Lady in the photo showcased the ancient art of the Angkor Empire.


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More plum blossoms and other attractions of nature around the Kyōto Imperial Palace. The first two photos are of a venerable Shintō shrine on the palace grounds. Actually, few know that it is a shrine within a shrine, because the palace itself is a Shintō shrine (宮), as its official name indicates: 京都大宮御所.

Open access publications on Japan: https://japanned.hcommons.org/japanology

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Australia marks 60 years since switching to decimal currency

Six decades ago, Australia swapped its old currency for dollars and cents. A catchy jingle sung by a cartoon character named Dollar Bill helped the country adapt.

Plum blossoms in early February at the Kyōto Imperial Palace. The white ones are most fragrant, and I shed my athletic ladies' man persona and sniff them. Some Japanese people do it, too, really!

Publications and projects as a Professor in Japan: https://japanned.hcommons.org

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Nikko Tamozawa #Imperial Villa constructed for #Emperor Taish? in 1899 with 109 rooms is a former imperial summer #Residence .
There are many (!) wooden beams at approx. 6ft height, so duck if you are taller...
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Nikko Tamozawa #Imperial Villa constructed for #Emperor Taish? in 1899 with 109 rooms is a former imperial summer #Residence .
There are many (!) wooden beams at approx. 6ft height, so duck if you are taller...
#Travel #vacation #BUCKETLIST #Japan https://backpackandsnorkel.com/Nikko/