J-28-16: The tale that a government clerk named an Aso encountered a gang of robbers and carried it off with a craft

Konjaku-monogatari-shu (Tales of times now past) Division of JAPAN / Volume 28 / Episode 16 The tale that a government clerk named an Aso encountered a gang of robbers and carried it off with a craft Once upon a time,...

みどりの野原

いつもお世話になっている自然観察（特に植物）の大先輩のブログです http://...

Hair

Noblewomen in the Heian Period followed a custom to wear their hair long. Wigs were often used to supplement the volume of their hair. That is why the old woman in the tale of Rajomon Gate was trying to make...

Gate

This is Nandaimon Gate, the main entrance of Todaiji Temple in Nara City, which is one of the most prestigious temples in Japan. The present Nandaimon Gate was rebuilt in 1199 after the burn-down of the original gate in 1180...

J-29-18: The tale of a thief who ascended to the upper floor of Rajomon Gate and saw a dead woman

Konjaku-monogatari-shu (Tales of times now past) Division of JAPAN / Volume 29 / Episode 18 The tale of a thief who ascended to the upper floor of Rajomon Gate and saw a dead woman Once upon a time, a thief...

いにしへ長屋

以前勤めていた会社の同僚が、会社を辞めて、パートナーと一緒に奈良東大寺の裏手の長...

J-26-01: The tale that an eagle grabbed away a baby at Tajima Province

Konjaku-monogatari-shu (Tales of times now past) Division of　JAPAN　/ Volume 26 / Episode 1 The tale that an eagle grabbed away a baby at Tajima Province Once upon a time, there lived a man in Kawayama Village, Shzumi County, Tajima Province. His...

前口上

女もすなるぶろぐといふものを、男もしてみむとてするなり。 楽しく長続きする英語の...