 Most viewed - Izura Coast and Tenshin 五浦海岸・天心 |
At JR Isohara Station, our tokkyu express train back to Ueno, Tokyo.78 views
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In Kita-Ibaraki, Tenshin used Rokkakudo to listen to ocean waves and gaze at the scenery. On March 11, 2011, it was washed away by the tsunami, but it was rebuilt in 2012. 64 views
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The small red pavilion is Izura Rokkakudo (五浦六角堂), the symbol of Kita-Ibaraki. Izura Rokkakudo was originally designed and built in 1905 by artist Okakura Tenshin (岡倉天心) as part of his residence. His house is on the left..61 views
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Artist-inspiring scenery around Rokkakudo, Kita-Ibaraki.61 views
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Kita-Ibaraki is a small, coastal city (pop. 42,000) with these picturesque cliffs of the Izura Coast (五浦海岸). Famous art scholar Okakura Tenshin (1863–1913 岡倉天心) found this scenic place to be a great inspiration for artists and moved here60 views
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Izura Rokkakudo (五浦六角堂) is now being maintained by Ibaraki University and it continues to be a sacred spot for Japanese artists.60 views
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For a small admission fee, you can go down a path to see the Rokkakudo. (五浦六角堂).46 views
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Prop for the movie "Tenshin."46 views
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Marsala restaurant has Hawaiian decor.45 views
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The glass windows were made in the UK.44 views
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Must've been mesmerizing to pass time here. A place to attain artistic enlightenment. 44 views
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Izura Misaki Park has this lookout tower. 五浦岬公園 展望慰霊塔44 views
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Tenshin Memorial Room explained the life and achievements of Tenshin. Founded Nihon Bijutsu-in (Art Institute of Japan) and moved it from Tokyo to Izura coast in Kita-Ibaraki in 1906.44 viewsIncludes exhibits about the time he worked at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts in 1910 in charge of the Chinese/Japanese art division.
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Kita-Ibaraki also has flat, sandy beaches.44 views
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About Rokkakudo.43 views
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Hina dolls displayed inside Tenshin's home for Girl's Day (March 3).43 views
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About Langdon Warner.43 views
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Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art, Ibaraki (茨城県天心記念 五浦美術館). Beautiful art museum in a beautiful place on the coast.43 views
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Marsala restaurant near the Izura Coast. マルサーラ43 views
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Scenery in front of Rokkakudo.42 views
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Tenshin's home on the Izura Coast, near the Rokkakudo Pavilion. 42 views
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Tenshin's home on the Izura Coast, near the Rokkakudo Pavilion. Can't go inside.42 views
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Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art was named after Okakura Tenshin (aka Okakura Kakuzo 1863–1913 岡倉天心/覚三), a famous art scholar and advocate of Japanese art, especially Nihonga paintings.42 viewsIn 1890, he was one of the founders and the first de facto dean of the forerunner of the Tokyo University of the Arts (Geidai), one of Japan's most prominent art universities.
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Marsala restaurant has Hawaiian decor, but no Hawaiian food. Only tropical drnks in summer.42 views
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Appetizers. The food is good though.42 views
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Tourist information center at JR Isohara Station.42 views
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You cannot enter the Rokkakudo, but you can see inside through the glass windows made in the UK. There's supposed to be tatami mats inside. 41 views
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Along the path to Rokkakudo is this bust of Harvard professor and art historian Langdon Warner (1881–1955) who once studied under Tenshin and visited here. He is being revered here for supposedly helping to save Kyoto and Nara from World War II bombings41 views
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Izura Misaki Park on the coast.41 views
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View from the lookout tower.41 views
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Lobby of Tenshin Memorial Museum of Art.41 viewsTenshin is revered in Kita-Ibaraki because he moved his Nihon Bijutsu-in artist group (Art Institute of Japan) here from Tokyo in 1906. His students, prominent Nihonga painters Yokoyama Taikan (1868–1958), Hishida Shunso (1874–1911), Shimomura Kanzan (1873–1930), and Kimura Buzan (1876–1942) followed him to this picturesque Izura Coast and built artist studio residences near Tenshin's home. The residences of Tenshin, Taikan, and Buzan still remain.
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Scenery around Rokkakudo.40 views
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About the Tenshin residence.40 views
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Izura Coast40 views
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The museum has fine views of the ocean and southern coast of Fukushima (Iwaki). You may also notice a power plant in the distance. That's not the one that had a meltdown in 2011. 40 viewsIt's the Nakoso Power Plant (勿来発電所), a thermal power plant (non-nuclear) operated by Joban Joint Power Co., Ltd.
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A sea wall being built. After 8 years, we hardly saw any other remnants of tsunami or quake damage.40 views
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About the "Asia is One" monument.39 views
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Tenshin was proficient in English and wrote the classic book, "The Book of Tea" in English.39 views
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Movie poster for the movie, "Tenshin." It was being screened in the city.39 views
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Hina Matsuri dolls displayed at the museum entrance.38 views
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