Edwin Lee (Fallout Media)
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A Travelogue of the Shikoku Henro Pilgrimage 四国遍路 (2024)
*Earphones recommended*
Snapshots of our adventure together on the Shikoku Henro pilgrimage trail in April 2024.
Laura and I walked together until Zenjibuji 禅師峰寺 Temple 32 (approx 350km) in Kochi before parting ways - she will continue on hoping to reach Temple 88 in mid-May! Follow her journey on Instagram @thequietplaceart
The Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage, set on the picturesque island of Shikoku, encompasses 88 sacred temples and various sites historically tied to Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi), a revered monk from the 9th Century. This extensive trail spans 1,200 kilometers and is traditionally completed on foot over approximately 40-50 days.
Participants of this pilgrimage are driven by a myriad of reasons. Some seek spiritual solace, others crave adventure, and many, like us, pursue a period of deep self-reflection. The pilgrimage is inclusive, welcoming not only Japanese or Buddhists but anyone respectful of the local customs. You also do not have to complete the journey on foot or in one go. For me, the journey provided moments of 'yutori' - a sense of spaciousness and peace that allows one to savour life free from everyday constraints. Although I didn't finish the trail, walking over 350km in two weeks was a humbling experience and profound achievement, inspired greatly by Laura's companionship.
Shikoku is a relatively unknown part of Japan - it's the smallest and least developed of the main islands. However the people we encountered, be it the guesthouse owners, station attendants or random people giving us 'osettai' (free gifts for the journey), Shikoku folk have been kind AF. It's a side of Japan I've never experienced, and I hope to pick up the journey from where I left off someday! If you're considering this journey yourself I highly recommend you train, do a lot of research, join the 'Shikoku 88 Ohnero Pilgrimage' Facebook group and learn some basic Japanese. Ganbatte!
2024年4月,我們在四國遍路之旅的合影。Laura和我一起走到高知的第32座寺廟禅師峰寺再分道揚鑣 - 她將繼續前進,希望在五月中旬到達第88座寺廟!在Instagram上追蹤她的旅程 @thequietplaceart。
四國八十八處朝聖之旅設在風景如畫的四國島上,包括88座神聖寺廟和多個與九世紀崇拜的僧侶空海(弘法大師)歷史相關的地點。這條長達1,200公里的路線通常需要步行大約50天才能完成。
朝聖者參與這次旅行的動機各不相同。有些人尋求精神慰藉,有些人渴望冒險,還有許多人像我們一樣,追求深度的自我反省。這次朝聖是包容性的,不僅歡迎日本人或佛教徒,而且歡迎任何尊重當地習俗的人。對我來說,這段旅程提供了「餘裕」的時刻--一種空間感和平靜,讓人能夠享受生活,擺脫日常生活的束縛。雖然我沒有完成整條路線,但在兩周內走了350公里,這是一個深刻的成就,很大程度上是受到Laura的陪伴啟發。
四國是日本相對不為人知的一部分--它是主要島嶼中最小、開發最少的島嶼。然而,我們遇到的人,無論是旅館老板、車站工作人員還是隨機給我們「お接待」(旅途中的免費禮物)的人,四國人都非常友好。這是我從未體驗過的日本的一面,我希望有一天能從中斷的地方繼續進行旅行!如果你自己也在考慮這樣的旅行,我強烈建議你訓練,做大量研究,加入「四國88 Ohnero朝聖」Facebook小組,並學習一些基本的日語。加油!
This entire journey was captured on the DJI Osmo Pocket 3, faithfully recording every step of our adventure.
Music: As it Will Be by Jameson Nathan Jones (Artlist)
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Відео

SQUARE THE CIRCLE (architecture short film)
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First prize winner of the Hong Kong Architecture Micro Film competition 2022 A metaphorical journey through Hong Kong's unique architectural landscape. Two souls from opposing universes of architecture attempt to break free from their molds and find a way to bridge their worlds. To 'Square the Circle' is an ancient mathematical challenge to create a square whose area is equal to the area of a c...
Hypergonar Hi-Fi 2 anamorphic lens flare
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Shot in 2010. Henri Chrétien was a French astronomer who invented the anamorphic widescreen process. These were a series of experimental videos using anamorphic adapters at the height of the 'DSLR revolution'. Many filmmakers were discovering vintage anamorphic adapters to get that coveted lens flare/oval bokeh look.
Shanghai Futuristic (iscomorphot anamorphic)
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Shot in 2010. These were a series of experimental videos using anamorphic adapters at the height of the 'DSLR revolution'. Many filmmakers were discovering vintage anamorphic adapters to get that coveted lens flare/oval bokeh look.
Saving a Neon Icon
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Tetra Neon Exchange is a Hong Kong-based NGO that preserves iconic neon signs. This documentary follows their gigantic effort to save the large 'Tsui Wah' restaurant neon sign - one of the last few remaining large signs in the city. Many neon signs have been removed since 2013 due to changes of government safety regulations. A majority would have ended up being destroyed but TNX and other simil...
Hong Kong Neon Sign Preservation Project
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Neon signs have long been an emblem of Hong Kong's unique visual culture. But due to government safety regulations set a few years ago, all signs that hang over streets are now deemed structurally "unsafe" and have forced many businesses to remove their own signs. This Tsui Wah restaurant neon sign is one of the biggest remaining signs in the city so the time came to spearhead a project to pres...
THE ART OF IMONO - Japanese iron casting
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Kikuchi Hojudo is Japan’s oldest ironcasting company based in Yamagata prefecture. Forged in 1604 during the Edo Period, its craftsmen are famed for producing bespoke iron tea kettles - known as "tetsubin". These tea kettles are more than ordinary household tools however. They are vital elements part of the Japanese tea ceremony. It is believed that water boiled with iron kettles produce a much...
'Wasabia Japonica' - A story of real wasabi
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(Viewable in 4K) The wasabi plant is one of the world's most expensive vegetables, and also one of the most difficult to grow. Many people may not think that since wasabi paste is widely available in cheap sushi restaurants or grocery stores. But they may also not know that 99% of tube or powdered wasabi does not contain real wasabi - they are a mixture of horseradish, mustard and food colourin...
'The Spirit of Noh 能' - Oldest surviving form of theater in the world
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Noh theater, or Nohgaku (能楽) is still being actively performed today with dedicated venues, academies and government support. Although it certainly is not the oldest form of theater per se, from generation to generation the precise continuation of performance skills, costumes, music and even the use of archaic Japanese has allowed Noh to remain close to its earliest forms. Whereas older Western...
A RIDE REBORN - An essay on Adventure
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This is a short film based on the photography and writings of British adventurer Rob Lutter, originally published in 2013. Rob embarked on a journey to cycle around the world from the UK and completed it when he returned to London in February 2017: www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/world-tour-cyclist-has-bike-and-camera-stolen-on-return-to-londo/ From 2013: His project, The LifeCycle, is a global...
FIREFLIES IN KYOTO (4K)
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On 26th May 2018, my friends and I stumbled upon a group of people watching fireflies along Kamo river in Kyoto, Japan. It was the first time I've seen fireflies in the wild. It also immediately conjured up memories of watching 'Grave of the Fireflies' 火垂るの墓 Shot with Sony A7Sii with Zeiss 24-70 F4 Music: "Setsuko and Saita - Main Theme" Grave of the Fireflies OST
'The Scent of Sakai' 堺の香り - Handmade incense stick craftsman
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Kinzaburo Kitamura is your typical hard working and inconspicuous craftsman. Still spry at 73 years old, he has been producing high quality incense sticks and fragrances from his little shop in Sakai City, Osaka for over 35 years. Although incense sticks are commonly made throughout the world, it is one who is able to blend fragrances, create recipes as well as producing the sticks, can he or s...
‘The Art of Musk Melon’ - Expensive fruit of Japan
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Pricing at least US$90 per fruit, the musk melon is one of the world's most expensive fruits. The musk melon in Japan has been sometimes called 'the king of fruit', and is often given as gifts - as is the common custom in the land of the rising sun. The musk melon can probably be seen as related to its more common variety of cantaloupe and honeydew. However, the musk melon is far more sweeter a...
‘The Reluctant Master’: Sasuke 佐助 - famous Japanese blacksmith
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‘The Reluctant Master’: Sasuke 佐助 - famous Japanese blacksmith
Iceland: The Land of Ice and Fire 冰與火之地
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Iceland: The Land of Ice and Fire 冰與火之地
Hong Kong 'Insanity' timelapse
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Hong Kong 'Insanity' timelapse
[360 VR] Motorbike ride in Ladakh
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[360 VR] Motorbike ride in Ladakh
LANDS OF LADAKH (GoPro 4K)
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LANDS OF LADAKH (GoPro 4K)
TIME IN TIMOR (4K)
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TIME IN TIMOR (4K)
Hong Kong aerial stock footage (Lion Rock 獅子山)
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Hong Kong aerial stock footage (Lion Rock 獅子山)
Drone over Nepal (DJI Phantom 2 + HERO 4)
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Drone over Nepal (DJI Phantom 2 HERO 4)
RELIEF (SLR Magic anamorphic)
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RELIEF (SLR Magic anamorphic)
Day-Night : holy grail motion time lapse
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Day-Night : holy grail motion time lapse

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @differentbutsimilar7893
    @differentbutsimilar7893 26 днів тому

    The music selection is perfect for this. I lowkey love it. Kinda reminds me of the 'optimistic' or 'artisanal' side of IDM. I think of like... Plaid, Jon Hopkins, Benn Jordan, Ochre... artists like that.

  • @mohammadsulaimanrasooly2575
    @mohammadsulaimanrasooly2575 Місяць тому

    Be happy, healthy and successful always

  • @user-zb3wi9cm2s
    @user-zb3wi9cm2s Місяць тому

    I would so love to learn this craft

  • @kavehguilanpour6875
    @kavehguilanpour6875 Місяць тому

    I saw a Noh performance for the first time this year in Tokyo. It was a very special experience. I can’t wait to go again.

  • @vandalsavage1424
    @vandalsavage1424 Місяць тому

    🙂

  • @Grilnid
    @Grilnid Місяць тому

    Great to see you again! I re-watched your Japanese Artisans series and showed it to some friends a few weeks back and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it

  • @Linvers
    @Linvers 2 місяці тому

    Great work!

  • @maryannesoerensen6696
    @maryannesoerensen6696 2 місяці тому

    all the comments capture my awe of detail, perfection, and heartfelt care and learning

  • @maryannesoerensen6696
    @maryannesoerensen6696 2 місяці тому

    making incense…what a master craftsman

  • @haiku1973
    @haiku1973 3 місяці тому

    Supreme❤

  • @taosmose9866
    @taosmose9866 3 місяці тому

    All my respect... I'm actually crafting handmade incense stick with a base of Tabu's wood. Just my hands, a little hand extruder that can only extracts one stick at a time. I'm working hard, creating my own perfumes, watching as many videos I can to learn more and more... Cross my fingers to open my e-shop of japanese handmade incense

  • @user-sj3xn8vc8d
    @user-sj3xn8vc8d 4 місяці тому

    With natural resources depleting, I see the incense business retiring also. I need to grow a sandalwood tree and whats that other one, agarwood. The sandalwood tree takes 60 yrs minimum to be used for incense.

  • @adrienkristyak9503
    @adrienkristyak9503 5 місяців тому

    Amazing.❤

  • @vandalsavage1424
    @vandalsavage1424 8 місяців тому

    Amazing.

  • @EtyMologic-vj8wy
    @EtyMologic-vj8wy 9 місяців тому

    se

  • @products4u885
    @products4u885 9 місяців тому

    Hi!

  • @v.ra.
    @v.ra. 10 місяців тому

    What this film said in 8minutes is worth 8 years of contemplation

  • @jamesNeedsCaffeine
    @jamesNeedsCaffeine 10 місяців тому

    「物の哀れ」

  • @Skillseboy1
    @Skillseboy1 11 місяців тому

    Wow this is amazing

  • @immortalpeach
    @immortalpeach 11 місяців тому

    Excellent 🤌

  • @Grilnid
    @Grilnid 11 місяців тому

    Breathtaking stuff as usual!

  • @eriksudati
    @eriksudati 11 місяців тому

    I discovered and appreciated wasabi thanks to this video few years ago, thank you! I am soon visiting Japan and would like to get in contact with iriya manaka farm. Do you have any contact you can share? thank you

    • @FalloutMediaHK
      @FalloutMediaHK 11 місяців тому

      glad to hear that! i can't give personal info and i'm unsure if they cater to private visitors. However you can try to go through the Izu tourism site to gain access: www.city.izu.shizuoka.jp/

    • @eriksudati
      @eriksudati 11 місяців тому

      @@FalloutMediaHK thank you so much!

  • @jeanvocalist
    @jeanvocalist 11 місяців тому

    I love Noh❤

  • @thieunguyen9398
    @thieunguyen9398 Рік тому

    Hello thank you for your great video! Do you happen to have their website, I would love to buy a wazuku iron kettle!

  • @NewtChannels
    @NewtChannels Рік тому

    While I do see how this is indeed sad, I also felt like it was overwhelmingly wholesome as well as beautiful. This man is fully aware that he is the last to run his families shop, yet he’s come to terms with it. There’s so much wisdom he holds. While it will be sad for this family business to end, there’s something extraordinary in knowing that no one will ever be able to recreate it perfectly. He is, quite literally, a master of his craft, and his work will live in his customers memories. You can’t trade that for anything.

  • @prototropo
    @prototropo Рік тому

    I hope the craftsman is the film found his successor.

  • @prototropo
    @prototropo Рік тому

    I am watching this film because I have had two beautiful iron Japanese works, a bowl and a platter, for many years. I found them in San Francisco, and one still had the label worded "Kikuchi Hojudo." The label looks very, very old--much older than UA-cam! So after all these years I thought to look up the maker on the internet, and I am so grateful I found this story! What the gentleman said is so true--a handmade artifact is a treasure; I will love these pieces as long as I live, and give them to my children. The iron has a soul that seems to glow.

  • @maxalvarado8951
    @maxalvarado8951 Рік тому

    I greatly admire Japanese craftsmen and craftsmanship. Whatever they do their dedication is amazing. Most of the world isn't ready to say goodbye to them 😢.

  • @tommylavilla8105
    @tommylavilla8105 Рік тому

    Japan is the only country in the world when you visit you feel like you are in another world

    • @28naveenator27van
      @28naveenator27van 9 місяців тому

      And strangely enough, as if you've time traveled to a past or future time at the same time.

  • @ai.illustration
    @ai.illustration Рік тому

    My best friend, that's a great video. I will always cheer for you in Korea I'm looking forward to a great video. Have a nice day.

  • @TorontoLibertarian
    @TorontoLibertarian Рік тому

    Dream job.

  • @AceSlaanesh
    @AceSlaanesh Рік тому

    "Oldest surviving form of theater in the world" I guess 14th century theater is older than the theater of ancient Greece starting in 500 B.C

  • @JishaPillai
    @JishaPillai Рік тому

    This is my Noh performance in Japan as a foreigner: ua-cam.com/video/lZFSInGI9ps/v-deo.html

  • @MrAlexelysium
    @MrAlexelysium Рік тому

    Sad, as an incense fanatic this would have been my dream to learn this craft from experienced person like him. :'/

    • @alejandrorivas4585
      @alejandrorivas4585 6 місяців тому

      Then do it. In the video he says he started at 35. Learn the language and go for it. Nothing stopping you.

  • @clown-cult96
    @clown-cult96 Рік тому

    That mask of the female noble was breathtaking. You could see the lines of her hair, the pores of her skin, it’s obviously an ancient carving technique and style but it creates wonderfully lifelike characters.

  • @Eugenestube
    @Eugenestube Рік тому

    Great work! Thank you for sharing!

  • @TheSnowdolphin
    @TheSnowdolphin Рік тому

    Bushido, the way of the warrior Shokunin, the way of the craftsman

  • @nabilpapu739
    @nabilpapu739 Рік тому

    believe the test is look like other melon they just make things like that to sale it at high price

  • @user-jp6ji1gk5u
    @user-jp6ji1gk5u Рік тому

    種子賣給我,我來種看看,挑戰高品質哈密瓜,吔讚

  • @stargirl7646
    @stargirl7646 Рік тому

    Beautifully made video. Rest In Peace. You did your ancestors proud 🙏🏻 I completely agree with him - we can’t let ourselves become complete robots. We need history and music and ART

  • @jadengerwin2431
    @jadengerwin2431 Рік тому

    its just mind blowing to see and hear the passion he has for his craft his products are truly beautiful when i eventually go to japan i plan on visiting his shop to say just that but just watching his work and how much time and energy he puts in is incredible

  • @Ki_Thi
    @Ki_Thi Рік тому

    Isn't Pansari equally old?

  • @zackfuller
    @zackfuller Рік тому

    What is with this stupid music in the background. This music has nothing to do with Noh.

  • @baalemonklandabias2938
    @baalemonklandabias2938 Рік тому

    Always wanted to know what "yoooo" means in Noh.

  • @MrHelidude
    @MrHelidude Рік тому

    The UA-cam channel below has to be one of the most unique, most varied and most beautiful food & cooking, fruits and vegetables and country lifestyle living channels around. The episode in the link also focuses on the use of Wasabi. Hope that everyone will enjoy this nice and interesting clip. ua-cam.com/video/4LERTDRxGTY/v-deo.html Many happy greetings from Tasmania ..... (。◕‿◕。)

  • @DavidHuber63
    @DavidHuber63 Рік тому

    Beautiful ❤️👍

  • @remtt
    @remtt Рік тому

    i would love to work with him and teach me this wonderful work

  • @towada1066
    @towada1066 Рік тому

    um,... to me,... I enjoy Noh so much,... but also, it's fun to watch some of the audience fall asleep during the performance! (^_^) ... maybe they are enjoying Noh in their dreams !

  • @zen4men
    @zen4men Рік тому

    Second time I have seen this - good to know such skill, and love for a craft, still exists.

  • @Biguglybuilder
    @Biguglybuilder Рік тому

    I watch this at least once a year. It’s amazing. Great work. I love the look soooo much. All your work actually.