Full of greenery and water / Japanese essence / Mizu ni nagasu
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Today,I'll introduce Japanese famous proverb to you.
"Mizu ni nagasu".
"Mizu ni nagasu".
It means "Let's forgive and forget it by stream of water"
Although Japan is developed nation but 70% of land are still forest and mountain.
Japan is really full of rain and green.
The wonderful environmental situation made us simple and natural.
Shinto shrine are made of woods and we rebuild them at a regular interval
in some important shrines.
Even pebbles of path are all replaced because sacred materials in shrine have absorbed bad air well.
Shinto is not just a religion, it represents nature's cycle and humans ideal behavior.
Also,nature gods never stick to old architecture.
Nature gods are able to stay in local nature and local shrine to protect the area.