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Shikoku Pilgrimage Is the “Omairingu” project inspiring or ridiculous? Introduction The Shikoku Henro is a Buddhist Pilgrimage visiting eighty eight Buddhist Temples in Shikoku to commemorate one of the most famous Japanese Buddhist Monks - Kūkai as known as Kōbō-Daishi. This pilgrimage is a training bringing both physical and spiritual benefits to pilgrims through its intensive process. Nevertheless, due to the consequences of rapid modernization in Japan, cultural practices like Shikoku Henro

Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the “Father of English Poetry” because of his book The Canterbury Tales (Chaucer & Canterbury Tales Notes taken in Mr. Dye’s Advanced English 12 class). The Canterbury Tales comes from the Canterbury Pilgrimage, which was a significant part of Christian faith. Pilgrimages helped spread religion and help the pilgrims advance in their spiritually. The main difference between a pilgrimage and a vacation is that pilgrimages are uncomfortable in some way and pursue spiritual

Physical Geography Japan is an asian country that is comprised of 6,852 islands off of the eastern coast of the asian mainland. This accumulation of islands is known as a stratovolcanic archipelago. An archipelago is a cluster of islands that are usually volcanic and occurs in subduction zones. Japan is in the crossroads of four different tectonic plates - the Pacific plate, the Philippine plate, the Eurasian plate and the North American, and due to the plate movement and subduction of all these

Raspberry ketones are a characteristic phenolic and a dynamic compound of the red raspberry. And being utilized to flavor and shading sustenance, raspberry ketone is found in beautifying agents and scent. Albeit well known, it is not modest and individuals who utilize the phenolic regularly pay upwards of $20, 000 for each kilo. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) did a full examination in 1965, to check how safe raspberry ketone was to the all inclusive community. Taking after the examination

Although humans are products of nature, like any plant or animal, the human consciousness forces individuals to detach themselves from the world around them. The concept of humans not being animals, though science and common sense say otherwise, can become ingrained in Western society, especially as nature’s gifts become commodified. For instance, modifying and taking control of water. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, which ironically takes place in differing natural environments, water is most seen

Exchange Rate The exchange rate is the price of a nation’s currency in terms of another currency. The domestic currency and the foreign currency are the two components of an exchange rate. In a direct quotation, the price of the foreign currency is expressed in terms of the domestic currency and the vise versa is the indirect currency. Most exchange rates use the US dollar as their base currency and other currencies as the counter currency. There a few exceptions, the Euro and commonwealth currencies

Cultural Differences in The Regions of Japan Japan is a country made from four major islands. Though its area is small, each region has different tastes. The country has the population of 123.6 millions according to the 1990 census, or 2.5 % of the world total, and it is the seventh most populated nation according to The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Japan.(5, p.25). Japanese political and economical world power has been one of the success stories of the twentieth century. Though small in geographic

Pearls come from mollusks they are a group of animals that includes oysters, clams, and mussels, among others. Any mollusk that has a shell can make pearls, the most common pearl-makers are oysters. Pearls have a history in Chinese, Indian, Persian, Egyptian, Roman, Greek, Mayan, Aztec and Incan civilisations. Pearls have been used and collected for more than 4000 years, this makes them have the title of the world 's oldest gem in the world. There are three types of pearls and they are natural

To understand the Japanese castles, one must immerse in history of the country. Japan despite a very different culture, like the old continent, also had a medieval time. Different regions were then divided into small entities over which ruled a local lord. The equivalence would be Dukes or Counts. The Emperor of divine ancestry, could be seen as the Pope while the Shogun was in charge of the power of the reigning emperor. This feudal system then required to have stronghold, but it is only with the

Sunway Information Systems Sdn. Bhd. (“Hitachi Sunway”). By this way, both companies have been exploring opportunities as strategic business partners and this collaboration marks a new milestone, further strengthening the relationship between both parties. For instance, Sunway together with Hitachi Sunway recently partnered with a leading international IT company in the adoption of cloud-based solutions to facilitate greater efficiencies and collaborations across all its business in 50 locations