A World of Curiosities by John Oldale

Author:John Oldale [Oldale, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781101580400
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Published: 2012-04-23T23:00:00+00:00

♣ · GSR: 4 · WHS: Gusuku (Ryukyuan ruins) Himeji-jo (castle) Hiraizumi (Buddhist landscape) Hiroshima (peace memorial) Horyu-ji (Buddhist monuments) Itsukushima (Shinto shrine) Iwami Ginzan (silver mines) Kii (sacred landscape) Kyoto (historic city) Nara (historic city) Nikko (temples) Ogasawara (islands) Shirakami-sanchi (forest) Shirakawa-go and Gokayama (villages) Shiretoko (land and marine preserves) Yakushima (forest) · ICH: Ainu Dance Akiu no Taue Odori (dance festival) Chakkirako (dance festival) Daimokutate (ceremony) Dainichido Bugaku (dance) Gagaku (music) Hayachine Kagura (ritual dances) Hitachi Furyumono (cherry blossom parade) Kabuki (theatre) Koshikijima no Toshidon (folk ritual) Kumiodori (musical theatre) Ningyo Johruri Bunraku (puppetry) Nogaku (theatre) Ojiya-chijimi, Echigo-jofu (cloth-making) Oku-noto no Aenokoto (harvest ritual) Sekishu-banshi (paper-making) Yamahoko (parade floats) Yukitsumugi (silk production)

1 Meaning ‘empty orchestra’. Sociologists suggest its popularity is down to the lack of any human interaction while singing, answering Japanese reticence perfectly.

2The Golden Gate Bridge is first, Beachy Head third.

3 The Tokyo district nationally renowned for its trend-setting street scene (especially visible on Sundays).

4 By number of visits to a doctor per person per year.

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