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September 3, 2014 ~ tor

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Tor is a freelance Makeup Artist in the Philippines. His work can be seen around the Southeast Asian Region in countries like Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. Tor loves traveling on a budget and backpacking in different countries. Life is bringing out the TRAVELER in him. View all posts by tor

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Japanese Tea Ceremony is a performance art. | Watching the tea being prepared brings you to a state of Zen. | Before the tea is served, I was given typical Japanese sweets. I had to eat it before drinking my tea. It some how “cushions” the flavor of the matcha. | Akala ko, manunood lang ako. Nagulat ako nung after I drank my tea, I was given my own implements to create me own. | Tinuruan muna ako ni ate kung paano hawakan ang ladle, paano kumuha nang mainit na tubig gamit ang ladle. Paano i-pour sa cup ang ladle at kung gaano ka daming tubig ang dapat nasa cup. | You turn the cup clockwise twice, and once you’re through, you turn the cup counter clockwise twice. | Though I will never be able to learn how to perform the Way of Tea, I am happy to have learned how to create it the proper way.

Cue in Hatsumomo. “Now then little Chiyo, it is time to practice your calligraphy.”

Since I came from Fude Matsuri yesterday, wouldn’t it be fitting that my first activity @okeikojapan is calligraphy? | First, you learn the Japanese terms of the materials being used. Then you are shown how to load the Fude with ink and on how to correctly “do” the brush strokes. After which, you start practicing. | Calligraphy is like a sort of dance, a rhythm. A Zen like rhythm. Sa totoo lang, it is one big lesson in patience. | Though, nag aral ako sa isang Chinese Jesuit school, and I spent 10 years writing it ( unfortunately hindi sha nag retain sa utak ko), minsan lang ako nag sulat with a brush. Mahirap po sha. | Today, not only did I learned to write the Japanese character for “beauty” , I also learned how to write my name. | P.S. You get to being home your calligraphy. 😍

Prior to being dressed, the lady asked me to enjoy myself with some Origami. The staff were busy changing people in and out of their Kimono. | From the origami book presented to me, I ended up doing two Origami Heian Dolls, the emperor and empress. | Nagulat ang mga staff nung nakita nila ang gawa ko... eh nung lumalaki ako, dahil wala pang masyadong advancement in technology, tambay na ako sa library. Doon, gumawawa ako nang simpleng origami from origami books I’d borrow from the shelves. | Folding paper is quite relaxing actually. Try nyo.

Y’all know I like to dress up. | There’s this wonderful place in Miyagima called okeiko Japan. Here they offer cultural experiences to those who want to know Japanese culture briefly. from Kimono to calligraphy to Tea Ceremony or to Japanese cooking. It’s worth it. | Sila ang dalawang teachers ko today, si pinaka left ang nag turi sa akin kung paano ang Tea Ceremony at yung sa gitna ang nag turo sa akin nang Calligraphy. Saya!

Right before lunch, I’ve managed to jump on the boat to Miyajima Island. This place is known fro maple leaves, friendly deer and the red giant Torii gate on the sea. | makulimlim lang ngayon, which is good kasi sun damage is permanent. 😂 | I mis-read the tide readings at the hostel, kaya when we got here, low tide na. Pwede mong lakarin hangang sa base nang Torii na to. | FYI this is a free standing Torii. It is not built into the sand.

Spent a part of my morning at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. | Mabigat sa loob, the same feeling when I visited the Colosseum in Rome and the 911 memorial in New York. | Nakakatakot isipin ang gera. | The peace memorial here has a tomb that is filled with a list, all the names, of those who died when the atomic bomb dropped. | A moment of silence.

Eto si Poli (@altodemanila), dati kaming nagtratrabaho together sa mga fashion shows some 8 odd years ago. She moved to Hiroshima 3 years ago to study voice at the Elisabeth University of Music. Isa shang Mezzo. | Every year ko shang mine-message na plano akong mag attend nang Fude Matsuri, sa wakas na tuloy din. | Eto kami lanst night, catching up over okonomiyaki, Hiroshima style.

Eh, nung paglabas ko sa Hiroshima station, puro naka baseball jersey lahat. | I found out na malapit lang ang hostel sa baseball stadium, at super supportive ang mga lokal sa kanila. Their baseball team, Carp, is supported by the local government and not by any commercial establishment.

Before leaving, there is a ritual here that some people partake, the ritual burning of old brushes. | They said it is to give honor for the work they’ve done. | Disclaimer: hindi ako nag sunog nang pinagluma kong brushes, kasi I find ways to use them or I gladly pass it down to someone who needs it. The festival personnel will give you old brushes that they have collected to burn in behalf of their owners. | Fude Matsuri is a festival celebrated in the town of Kumano, 20 kilometers from Hiroshima City. This festival happens every year and falls on Autumn Equinox, either September 22 or 23.

After the calligraphy show, nagpasabog naman ang mga estudyante nang Kumano with their drum (taiko?) performance. I am in awe of their synchronization.

One of the highlight of the Fude Matsuri is when a calligraphy master puts on a show of skill and poetry. His tarp will replace the one that has been hanging on the billboard you saw at the beginning of the film. It will be there until next year’s Fude Matsuri.

Ganito gumawa nang brush. | Though Sensei here is just showing the initial stages of making a brush, in essence, this is how almost all brush heads are made. By hand ha, by hand.

The road that leads to Sakakiyama Shrine is lined with food stalls and stalls selling brushes. I bought a few brushes, but not a lot. You have to know what you need on your makeup kit. If not, you will have useless brushes taking up space.

Hindi ko mapigilan sarili ko, hinahawak hawakan ko silang lahat. It might surprise you, because I myself was expecting the bristles to be stiff. But they were very soft. | and yes, nagulat din ako kasi kasing laki nang ulo ko ang isang brush. *laughs* | Sa totoo lang, at this moment I wanted to cry in happiness, relief and excitement. Hindi ako paniwala nakatating ako dito.

I have arrived at Sakakiyama Shrine. I rode a train from Hiroshima. Took a local bus in Yano (with no english signs), asked for help from various strangers and prayed I won’t end up lost. There was actually a supplementary bus service to take you from the bus station to the festivities. | and now, I can enjoy the buntings made of Kumano brushes.

Bago ang lahat, lunch muna! At dahil makulimlim at malamig, Ramen ang katapat! | In fairness sa strawberry shake na nabili ko, it is one of the very best I have ever had. No milk, no sugar. 100% 🍓!

There is also a brush master at Fudenosato Kobo. May “make your own brush” activity sila. Although, calligraphy brush ang gahawin mo, it’s a worth while experience.

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