Cerulean
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why didn't anyone tell me that they had a pair of them in old York too???
January 15, 2025 at 1:42 AM
why didn't anyone tell me that they had a pair of them in old York too???
finally leaving Seyda Neen behind and heading off to see what treasures I can find in Anvil
January 14, 2025 at 3:15 AM
finally leaving Seyda Neen behind and heading off to see what treasures I can find in Anvil
i'm not horny *all* the time, i swear
January 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
i'm not horny *all* the time, i swear
the golden age of nothing ever happens
January 12, 2025 at 9:02 PM
the golden age of nothing ever happens
geez, imagine surviving through the K-Pg extinction, and then not making it to present day as an entire order, that's kinda sad
January 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
geez, imagine surviving through the K-Pg extinction, and then not making it to present day as an entire order, that's kinda sad
the real early-game Morrowind experience
January 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
the real early-game Morrowind experience
Even though Kashihara is no longer an ideological nexus for Japan, it still retains much of its grandeur. The facilities built in the late 30s remain, now independent from the shrine.
I highly recommend a visit to Kashihara if you're interested in the history of Imperial Japan.
I highly recommend a visit to Kashihara if you're interested in the history of Imperial Japan.
January 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Even though Kashihara is no longer an ideological nexus for Japan, it still retains much of its grandeur. The facilities built in the late 30s remain, now independent from the shrine.
I highly recommend a visit to Kashihara if you're interested in the history of Imperial Japan.
I highly recommend a visit to Kashihara if you're interested in the history of Imperial Japan.
Kashihara's fortunes ended with Japan's defeat in WWII. The shrine's mission became void as SCAP dismantled State Shinto, & having neither the history nor location of other grand shrines to fall back on, Kashihara fell into obscurity as it was removed from all public functions.
January 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Kashihara's fortunes ended with Japan's defeat in WWII. The shrine's mission became void as SCAP dismantled State Shinto, & having neither the history nor location of other grand shrines to fall back on, Kashihara fell into obscurity as it was removed from all public functions.
Kashihara succeeded in its mission to be a grand venue for mass performance of and participation in imperial ideology in 1940.
About 1.1 million people attended the shrine's annual rites for Jimmu, and a further 8 million throughout the year, ~12% of Japan's total population.
About 1.1 million people attended the shrine's annual rites for Jimmu, and a further 8 million throughout the year, ~12% of Japan's total population.
January 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Kashihara succeeded in its mission to be a grand venue for mass performance of and participation in imperial ideology in 1940.
About 1.1 million people attended the shrine's annual rites for Jimmu, and a further 8 million throughout the year, ~12% of Japan's total population.
About 1.1 million people attended the shrine's annual rites for Jimmu, and a further 8 million throughout the year, ~12% of Japan's total population.
As the jewel in Japan's Pan-Asian crown, Manchukuo was expected to take an active part in the 1940 celebrations.
During Kashihara's 1940 shrine festival, Manchukuo's residents were required to perform yōhai towards the shine, while later in the year its emperor, Puyi, worshiped there in person.
During Kashihara's 1940 shrine festival, Manchukuo's residents were required to perform yōhai towards the shine, while later in the year its emperor, Puyi, worshiped there in person.
January 5, 2025 at 4:31 AM
As the jewel in Japan's Pan-Asian crown, Manchukuo was expected to take an active part in the 1940 celebrations.
During Kashihara's 1940 shrine festival, Manchukuo's residents were required to perform yōhai towards the shine, while later in the year its emperor, Puyi, worshiped there in person.
During Kashihara's 1940 shrine festival, Manchukuo's residents were required to perform yōhai towards the shine, while later in the year its emperor, Puyi, worshiped there in person.
Japan's imperial ideology also demanded that colonial subjects participate in the expansion of, and worship at Kashihara. Hundreds of Koreans, Taiwanese, Manchurian Chinese, & Pacific Islanders worked in the labor brigades, participating in propaganda of a "Pan-Asian" Kashihara.
January 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Japan's imperial ideology also demanded that colonial subjects participate in the expansion of, and worship at Kashihara. Hundreds of Koreans, Taiwanese, Manchurian Chinese, & Pacific Islanders worked in the labor brigades, participating in propaganda of a "Pan-Asian" Kashihara.
Between '38 & '40, Kashihara's grounds grew ten-fold. The shrine added a museum, a conference hall, dormitories, a library, athletic grounds & an outdoor theater to shrine land.
There were all public facing facilities whose mission was to engage and educate the public in imperial ideology.
There were all public facing facilities whose mission was to engage and educate the public in imperial ideology.
January 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Between '38 & '40, Kashihara's grounds grew ten-fold. The shrine added a museum, a conference hall, dormitories, a library, athletic grounds & an outdoor theater to shrine land.
There were all public facing facilities whose mission was to engage and educate the public in imperial ideology.
There were all public facing facilities whose mission was to engage and educate the public in imperial ideology.
Starting in spring of 1938, Nara prefecture established National Foundation Labor Service Brigades, recruiting volunteer laborers to beautify Kashihara.
In a massive success, 1.2 million people from across the Japanese Empire volunteered their time in the brigades until late 1939.
In a massive success, 1.2 million people from across the Japanese Empire volunteered their time in the brigades until late 1939.
January 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Starting in spring of 1938, Nara prefecture established National Foundation Labor Service Brigades, recruiting volunteer laborers to beautify Kashihara.
In a massive success, 1.2 million people from across the Japanese Empire volunteered their time in the brigades until late 1939.
In a massive success, 1.2 million people from across the Japanese Empire volunteered their time in the brigades until late 1939.
Kashihara's zenith came in 1940, when Japan celebrated the empire's 2600th anniversary, a date which was traced from Jimmu's enthronement at Kashihara.
For the festivities, Kashihara intended to become a "kami capital" & embarked on a massive project of renovation and expansion.
For the festivities, Kashihara intended to become a "kami capital" & embarked on a massive project of renovation and expansion.
January 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Kashihara's zenith came in 1940, when Japan celebrated the empire's 2600th anniversary, a date which was traced from Jimmu's enthronement at Kashihara.
For the festivities, Kashihara intended to become a "kami capital" & embarked on a massive project of renovation and expansion.
For the festivities, Kashihara intended to become a "kami capital" & embarked on a massive project of renovation and expansion.
Those who could not afford to visit Kashihara were still encouraged to participate in the shrine's imagined community.
Beyond media consumption, worshipers could choose to worship the shrine from afar (yōhai), bowing in the direction of Kashihara on relevant national occasions.
Beyond media consumption, worshipers could choose to worship the shrine from afar (yōhai), bowing in the direction of Kashihara on relevant national occasions.
January 5, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Those who could not afford to visit Kashihara were still encouraged to participate in the shrine's imagined community.
Beyond media consumption, worshipers could choose to worship the shrine from afar (yōhai), bowing in the direction of Kashihara on relevant national occasions.
Beyond media consumption, worshipers could choose to worship the shrine from afar (yōhai), bowing in the direction of Kashihara on relevant national occasions.
Visits to the shrine by foreign dignitaries & members of the imperial house were widely publicized, confirming its high & central status in Imperial Japan's civil society.
Kashihara promoted itself as a place of patriotic ritual, urging all Japanese to visit it as a civic duty.
Kashihara promoted itself as a place of patriotic ritual, urging all Japanese to visit it as a civic duty.
January 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Visits to the shrine by foreign dignitaries & members of the imperial house were widely publicized, confirming its high & central status in Imperial Japan's civil society.
Kashihara promoted itself as a place of patriotic ritual, urging all Japanese to visit it as a civic duty.
Kashihara promoted itself as a place of patriotic ritual, urging all Japanese to visit it as a civic duty.
Simultaneously, the shrine was a prominent in empire-wide Japanese patriotic education. Jimmu's feats at Kashihara were included in school textbooks both on the Home Islands and in the colonies.
Kashihara was also covered by stories in popular print media, & in radio broadcasts.
Kashihara was also covered by stories in popular print media, & in radio broadcasts.
January 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Simultaneously, the shrine was a prominent in empire-wide Japanese patriotic education. Jimmu's feats at Kashihara were included in school textbooks both on the Home Islands and in the colonies.
Kashihara was also covered by stories in popular print media, & in radio broadcasts.
Kashihara was also covered by stories in popular print media, & in radio broadcasts.
During the Taisho-era, private donations & government funding financed the development of modern public facilities connected to the shrine, such as a shrine park with an artificial lake, & several rail stations which connected Kashihara to the national network for ease of access.
January 5, 2025 at 4:28 AM
During the Taisho-era, private donations & government funding financed the development of modern public facilities connected to the shrine, such as a shrine park with an artificial lake, & several rail stations which connected Kashihara to the national network for ease of access.
From the start, Kashihara had an imperializing mission, and engaging with the shrine meant engaging with empire.
The shrine's festivals coincided with empire-wide national holidays; one coinciding with National Foundation Day, & another on the day of Emperor Jinmu’s Anniversary.
The shrine's festivals coincided with empire-wide national holidays; one coinciding with National Foundation Day, & another on the day of Emperor Jinmu’s Anniversary.
January 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
From the start, Kashihara had an imperializing mission, and engaging with the shrine meant engaging with empire.
The shrine's festivals coincided with empire-wide national holidays; one coinciding with National Foundation Day, & another on the day of Emperor Jinmu’s Anniversary.
The shrine's festivals coincided with empire-wide national holidays; one coinciding with National Foundation Day, & another on the day of Emperor Jinmu’s Anniversary.
Given the shrine’s location at a site central to Japan’s imperial ideology, it was immediately granted the highest possible rank of greater imperial shrine.
Integrated into the public State Shinto system, Kashihara was to become the model of a grand and modern Imperial shrine.
Integrated into the public State Shinto system, Kashihara was to become the model of a grand and modern Imperial shrine.
January 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Given the shrine’s location at a site central to Japan’s imperial ideology, it was immediately granted the highest possible rank of greater imperial shrine.
Integrated into the public State Shinto system, Kashihara was to become the model of a grand and modern Imperial shrine.
Integrated into the public State Shinto system, Kashihara was to become the model of a grand and modern Imperial shrine.
Following the Meiji Restoration, a local popular movement began calling for the enshrinement of Jimmu on the site of his enthronement.
The Japanese government endorsed this petition and established Kashihara Shrine in 1890, where Jimmu & his empress were worshiped and enshrined.
The Japanese government endorsed this petition and established Kashihara Shrine in 1890, where Jimmu & his empress were worshiped and enshrined.
January 5, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Following the Meiji Restoration, a local popular movement began calling for the enshrinement of Jimmu on the site of his enthronement.
The Japanese government endorsed this petition and established Kashihara Shrine in 1890, where Jimmu & his empress were worshiped and enshrined.
The Japanese government endorsed this petition and established Kashihara Shrine in 1890, where Jimmu & his empress were worshiped and enshrined.
According to Japanese imperial myth-histories, a demigod named Jimmu was enthroned as Japan's first emperor at the foot of Mt. Unebi in 660BC.
In 1863, 2523 years later, the Tokugawa Shogunate designated a burial mound about a kilometer north of that site as Jimmu's tomb.
In 1863, 2523 years later, the Tokugawa Shogunate designated a burial mound about a kilometer north of that site as Jimmu's tomb.
January 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
According to Japanese imperial myth-histories, a demigod named Jimmu was enthroned as Japan's first emperor at the foot of Mt. Unebi in 660BC.
In 1863, 2523 years later, the Tokugawa Shogunate designated a burial mound about a kilometer north of that site as Jimmu's tomb.
In 1863, 2523 years later, the Tokugawa Shogunate designated a burial mound about a kilometer north of that site as Jimmu's tomb.
In 1940, Kashihara Shrine (橿原神宮) was a grand hub for Japan's imperial ideology, visited by millions.
Today, despite retaining a sombre grandeur, it exists in obscurity, little known both in Japan & in the rest of the world.
A thread on this once great shrine
#History #Japan #shinto
Today, despite retaining a sombre grandeur, it exists in obscurity, little known both in Japan & in the rest of the world.
A thread on this once great shrine
#History #Japan #shinto
January 5, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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December 31, 2024 at 8:01 PM
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custom snow piles - in, 2025, future, organic, bio, gmo-free
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