KOTO GUIDE JAPON

Généralement, quand il est fait référence à la préfecture de Wakayama, les gens pensent au Mont Kōya. Mais ce n'est pas le seul site d'intérêt. Vous pourrez aussi parcourir les chemins de pèlerinage du Kumano Kodō, classés au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, faire une croisière pour voir des mammifères marins, pratiquer la plongée sous-marine avec bouteilles ou simplement avec un tuba, découvrir les merveilleux paysages côtiers de la préfecture ou encore profiter d'un moment de détente dans un onsen (bain thermal en salle) ou un rotenburō (bain thermal en plein air). Chemins de Pèlerinage Kumano Kodō Les chemins de pèlerinage Kumano Kodō , vieux de 1 200 ans, sont les seuls, avec celui de Saint Jacques de Compostelle, à être inscrits au patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO, depuis 2004. Les Monts Kii ont toujours été considérés comme sacrés et à la période Heian (794-1185), l'empereur et sa cour y faisaient un pèlerinage en 30 à 40 jours, depuis Kyōto. Trois grands san...

I disagree with the idea that a single currency would be beneficial to the global economy. The idea sounds attractively simple, but it would create some serious complications. By trying to manipulate all currencies to make a single global currency, the global economy becomes more complicated and less fair. We can see from the euro what happens. Less wealthy countries in Europe have gained more purchasing power while wealthier countries have suffered from this imbalance. This has had a negative impact on European productivity. Additionally, before implementing the euro, the much touted advantage was actually that the value of the currency would be stabilized, but as it turns out, it was overwhelmed by the disadvantages of not being able to develop each country's own economic policies. European countries have had limited range of policy options and it has been difficult to make policy decisions as economic conditions differ among the countries in the region. Finally, having a single ...

I believe that we have to do more to fight extremism on the Internet. I would like to present some reasons to back up my argument. Firstly, search engine and  SNS companies are actually not making enough efforts. They should work more closely with law enforcement agencies when serious threats are identified. They also need to take responsibility and actively remove posts from extremists and supporters of terrorism. You may think that people's right to express themselves freely should be protected, but we must reach a more logical balance between safety and privacy. Furthermore, the Internet is now used to inflame hatred and violence in close proximity to us such as Capitol attack of January 6th and recent hate crime against Asian people in the US. When angry mobs use the Internet to spread hateful propaganda, their messages often contain narrow political leanings leading to the failure of democracy, entailing a mayhem with serious injuries and property damage. Though all citiz...

I feel strongly that efforts of individuals can change society for the better. Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Henry Ford and Steve Jobs, for example, were at first all individuals who were inspired to improve major issues such as social problems, industrial development, and the elimination of racial discrimination. Even if we don't have great ability to communicate like them to change millions of people, I believe that it will be up to the efforts of individuals to overcome the great barriers of society in the long run. In fact, history provides many examples of single individuals who have brought about important changes. Fukuzawa Yukichi, the author of An Encouragement of Learning , contributed to education and enlightenment during the Meiji era. He said, "If you want to reform the world, it is more effective to set a good example than to direct." This is true even today. Rather than being verbally scolded in workplace, for example, we will voluntari...

Japan's manufacturing industry is facing a variety of challenges, and there is no doubt that the Japanese economy is overly dependent on manufacturing. There are three reasons why I believe this to be true. First, Japan's overreliance on manufacturing is evident in the figures: Japanese manufacturing industry makes up about 22% of the nation's GDP. This is the third highest percentage among developed countries, after China and Germany. In the United States, for example, this percentage is only 11 percent. Second, while industry has played an important role in Japan's success, helping our nation achieve the third largest economy in the world, manufacturing dependence faces a variety of problems such as lack of successors due to population decline and supply chain disruption due to the impact of the new coronavirus. The decrease of the number of workers, as well as skyrocketing price and shortages of materials have been making small and medium-sized enterprises much mo...

While meat is an important part of human diet, I believe that the consumption of meat cannot be morally justified in these days. I have three reasons to support my opinion. Firstly, and most importantly, the amount of land and energy used for livestock farming is staggering across the world. According to a report by magazine  Science , agricultural land used for meat, fish, eggs and dairy products accounts for 83% of the total. However, these products represent merely 5% of the world's calorie intake, which means an enormous burden on global environment. At the current rate, the global population is expected to reach about 10 billion by 2050, thereby it will be clearly impossible to feed such population with livestock industry. The second reason is serious water pollution. Approximately 13 000 litres of water are used to produce 1 kg of beef, whereas maize requires only about 500 litres to produce the same amount. Additionally, according to a UN report, in most developing...

Yamaguchi, à l'extrémité ouest de Honshū, est bordée par 1 500km de côtes environ, avec au nord, la Mer du Japon, et au sud, la Mer de Seto. Il est recommandé de vous y rendre en avion depuis Tōkyō (aéroport de Yamaguchi ou Iwakuni Kintaikyō) et en shinkansen depuis Ōsaka et Hiroshima. Dans la ville de Hōfu Hōfu-Tenmangū Fondé en 904, il est le premier sanctuaire dédié à Sugawara-no-Michizane, un ministre de la cour de Kyōto qui a séjourné à Hōfu, après avoir été banni à Kyūshū en 901. 12 000 sanctuaires à travers le Japon, dont Kitano-Tenmangū (Kyōto) et Dazaifu-Tenmangū (Fukuoka), sont dédiés à ce dieu des études. Hōfu-Tenmangū fut détruit par un incendie en 1952 mais reconstruit à l'identique, dans la décennie suivante. Le sanctuaire est particulièrement fréquenté au nouvel-an (Hatsumōde), pour le festival des pruniers (arbre préféré de Michizane), au début du printemps, et Gojin-kōsai (ou Hadakanbō-matsuri), en novembre. Dans le musée, vous pourrez voir quelques uns des 60...