tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.comments2024-01-01T05:39:55.970-08:00IchijojiChris Hellmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comBlogger163125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-91318471984153559502024-01-01T05:39:55.970-08:002024-01-01T05:39:55.970-08:00A great post to begin the new year. Thanks!A great post to begin the new year. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-18874135878998201212023-10-12T23:16:42.742-07:002023-10-12T23:16:42.742-07:00I’m glad you like it. Thanks for the information a...I’m glad you like it. Thanks for the information about Saigo’s hat – I’m sure you’re right! Sorry for not replying earlier…I got shut out of the comments for some reason.Chris Hellmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-18398562856068220322023-09-28T03:23:49.891-07:002023-09-28T03:23:49.891-07:00Thank you so much for this blog, very insightful!
...Thank you so much for this blog, very insightful!<br />One small correction though, you are referring to Saigo's hat as a Mt.Fuji shaped, however, I think it's Sakurajima shaped, the active volcano near Kagoshima where Saigo was from :)Ljoljkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16003548252589085713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-77713027130186025572023-07-10T04:32:52.077-07:002023-07-10T04:32:52.077-07:00I hope so, too. They were hunting dogs and so reas...I hope so, too. They were hunting dogs and so reasonably able to fend for themselves (or find their way home). I suspect the two 'lost dogs' owe as much to legend as to reality. One of the sources I was looking at (admittedly, I wouldn't describe any of the sources as academic) didn't mention them, so it was possible that there were only two dogs after all, or the lost dogs were Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-49539416425300011272023-06-27T05:04:25.368-07:002023-06-27T05:04:25.368-07:00It is a very sad story. I want to think the lost d...It is a very sad story. I want to think the lost dogs were looked after. Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349993450814122097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-9070567951332656982023-06-27T05:01:27.071-07:002023-06-27T05:01:27.071-07:00Thank you so much for the information about Tsun c...Thank you so much for the information about Tsun chan.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349993450814122097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-48199539579970214392023-06-27T04:41:29.761-07:002023-06-27T04:41:29.761-07:00Sorry it took me a while to answer this – I did a ...Sorry it took me a while to answer this – I did a bit of digging about Tsun and found out a little more. Before Saigo went off to war for the last time, he left Tsun in the care of a friend of his, a certain Mr Fukutoku who lived in the foothills of the Takagi Mountain(s?) area, a few km from Tsun's birthplace. I'm not sure how long she lived, but she had died by the time the statue was Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-66156677787791079912023-06-02T07:20:58.157-07:002023-06-02T07:20:58.157-07:00Is it known what became of Tsun chan?Is it known what became of Tsun chan?Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349993450814122097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-84643647997353887752023-04-13T05:46:16.595-07:002023-04-13T05:46:16.595-07:00Basho's frog went plop!
and never heard from a...Basho's frog went plop!<br />and never heard from again.<br />A snapping turtleRick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-10945249193664802332023-03-09T07:15:09.361-08:002023-03-09T07:15:09.361-08:00Great stuff! Thanks.Great stuff! Thanks.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-52316355923409224192023-02-12T04:53:57.484-08:002023-02-12T04:53:57.484-08:00Thanks for the comments V. I'm sure you'll...Thanks for the comments V. I'm sure you'll find the other versions interesting – I'd be interested in hearing what you think about them.Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-12699031237075555312023-02-10T07:54:24.513-08:002023-02-10T07:54:24.513-08:00I read the post and it was really worth it! Chris&...I read the post and it was really worth it! Chris' post along with your one have helped me to finally zero in on one single choice - that of Bennet's rendition. Thanks a ton! V for Vendettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762826626592582983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-69128846229524584722023-02-10T07:50:18.361-08:002023-02-10T07:50:18.361-08:00It didn't even cross my mind that such a compr...It didn't even cross my mind that such a comprehensive review on a single book could be there!! This is so very helpful I can't even put into words how much tbh... I've got the ones by Harris and Cleary but I preferred the former. <br /><br />Based on your valuable insights on this, I hope to lay hands on Bennett's work and then Tokitsu's one.<br /><br />Thanks a loooooooot!V for Vendettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762826626592582983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-73300255433921860372023-01-10T02:06:46.276-08:002023-01-10T02:06:46.276-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.faizan22https://www.blogger.com/profile/03515972188222599062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-59089989791548959092022-12-01T22:02:34.568-08:002022-12-01T22:02:34.568-08:00The traditional haori jacket designs is made with ...The traditional <a href="https://japaneseonimasks.com/collections/haori-jackets" rel="nofollow">haori jacket designs</a> is made with silk or linen fabric, has wide sleeves and an A-line shape that comes down to just below the waist. faizan22https://www.blogger.com/profile/03515972188222599062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-5183983101641288012022-10-25T05:10:06.651-07:002022-10-25T05:10:06.651-07:00Thanks, Brian. The koshirae does, indeed, look pre...Thanks, Brian. The koshirae does, indeed, look pretty much like the one I saw – a little pointier, though. Thanks for that.Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-45844739374926444182022-10-14T10:35:31.995-07:002022-10-14T10:35:31.995-07:00I have read many of your post and greatly apprecia...I have read many of your post and greatly appreciate the knowledge transfer. I spoke to you a few years ago on the best version of the book of 5 rings. Anyhow check out this ebay link of a koshirae that matches what you have described.<br /><br />https://www.ebay.com/itm/234726051949?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=6n_WS5cTSGy&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=l1alWfiEQ5K&Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-60129173806342055452022-10-11T00:57:20.834-07:002022-10-11T00:57:20.834-07:00Thanks Rick - I always appreciate your support. It...Thanks Rick - I always appreciate your support. It's amazing how much time and energy seem to get taken up by work these days!Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-72270008118407545012022-10-03T05:54:35.660-07:002022-10-03T05:54:35.660-07:00Good to see you posting again!Good to see you posting again!Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-72860086624171287152021-12-31T17:51:17.174-08:002021-12-31T17:51:17.174-08:00Thanks Rick. Happy New Year to you, too!Thanks Rick. Happy New Year to you, too!Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-12110301470804008542021-11-16T05:30:42.106-08:002021-11-16T05:30:42.106-08:00I love sumi e as well as swordsmanship.
Very nic...I love sumi e as well as swordsmanship. <br /><br />Very nice post. <br /><br />Thanks.Rick Matzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09699550034693340637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-31430823455951670862021-11-16T04:07:46.037-08:002021-11-16T04:07:46.037-08:00My book is different - it is just a series of tran...My book is different - it is just a series of translations. Suzuki's book is far wider ranging and deals with many aspects of Japanese culture. <br /><br />Why do I consider it to be flawed? Suzuki was writing to a particular agenda, which was to tie Zen into as many aspects of culture as closely as he could. As a result he took disciplines (swordsmanship, for example) and made them out to Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-38496859343992088462021-11-02T03:29:37.112-07:002021-11-02T03:29:37.112-07:00DT Suzuki's Zen and Japanese Culture is a &quo...DT Suzuki's Zen and Japanese Culture is a "somewhat flawed book in this field" why? Your book is better?spooky bukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159074836133873723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-81891504913435231172021-08-30T01:53:39.330-07:002021-08-30T01:53:39.330-07:00I'm not certain, but I rather suspect it was m...I'm not certain, but I rather suspect it was made up for the opening sequence by the BBC script writers. It doesn't seem to appear on the Japanese version.Chris Hellmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000583080661594707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3682939514101632557.post-13811528928834930832021-08-20T11:05:55.569-07:002021-08-20T11:05:55.569-07:00Excellent indeed, thank you for sharing.Excellent indeed, thank you for sharing.Jorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10274799333781232737noreply@blogger.com