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岸川のぞむと岡本和喜の二人によるユニット。2009年よりズガ・コーサクとクリ・エイト(略してズカクリ)としての活動を始める。
1655(明暦元)年に大阪から鞆に移り住んだ中村吉兵衛は、1659(万治2)年に漢方薬酒・「十六味地黄保命酒」の製造・販売を始めました。
「保命酒屋」(旧中村家)として、江戸時代の間は醸造販売権を独占し、隆盛。まさに鞆の経済の中心だったのです。
幕末の政変によって都落ちした三条実美ら尊王攘夷派の公卿7人が、鞆に立ち寄った際に一時の憩いを得たのが、この太田家住宅(旧保命酒屋)でした。
鞆の浦(とものうら)町全体を舞台に歴史的建造物と現代アートの展覧会「鞆の浦 de ART」イベントを開催しています。
かつて潮待ちの港として栄えた歴史ある鞆の浦の町並みを散策しながら様々なジャンルのアーティストによるアート作品をお楽しみください。
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The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.Text by Steve Smith.