May 2, Wed.
Spirited Away to Tono
The folklorist, Kunio Yanagita, wrote his "Tono Monogatari" (Tales of Tono) about a century ago. The book related how mysterious beings such as the kappa river goblins, the zashikiwarashi child spirits, mountain gods and ghosts had their willful way, reporting the events as eye-witness accounts and present-day happenings. It led its readers - mostly dwellers of the plains facing the first waves of modernization - to the psychological heart of the humble Japanese people, hemmed in as they were by mountains and rivers.
Today, though, 100 years later, what has become of those old beliefs in the amazing creatures and gods described in the book? We follow the lives of people in Tono for a year, from their faith in the tutelary Oshirasama gods made from staves of mulberry wood to the rites of the Bon Festival of the Dead, rediscovering the old Japanese ways of thinking and reverence for the things that surpass human powers.
How to get there:
Rail: About 1 hour on the JR Kamaishi Line from Shinhanamaki Station (on the Tohoku Shinkansen)
Road: About 1 hour on National Road 283 from the Towa Interchange (on the Kamaishi Expressway)
Tono Tourist Information
The Tono Tourist Association's website can be viewed at:
http://www.tonojikan.jp/Several_languages/english/english.html
Tono Monogatari (Tales of Tono)
Compiled by Kunio Yanagita and first published in 1910, this book has been the subject of many academic studies.
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part 2 of 2: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?au2waqogc38ip42
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