On October 12th, Hatsumi Senei will present an 演武会 embukai, a martial demonstration, in celebration with 東海時 Tokaiji Temple and 布施弁天 Fuse Benten. This year marks the 1200th anniversary of the founding of the temple in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture. At this temple, Benten, the Japanese version of the Indian deity Saraswati, is enshrined. In either guise, she is a goddess of poetry, [...]
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不滅の布施 Ever giving at Fuse Benten Temple
Posted in art, black pyjamas, Embukai, Japanophilia, Kashiwa, music on September 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
