Golden Dolphins ( shachihoko,鯱)
Golden Dolphins ( shachihoko,鯱)
The shachihoko is a symbol of Nagoya. “shachihoko”, it refers to the mystical animal, it is a kind of tiger fish, an animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a carp or dolphins. In Japanese mythology, it was believed that this animal could cause the rain to fall, and as such, temples and castles were often shibi adorned with in this shape, in order to protect them from fire. You can see a pair of shachihoko on the top of the roof of Nagoya castle.They was put there mainly for the purpose to show the power of the lord of the
castle.
Health and Sports Day or Sports Day is a national holiday in Japan held annually on the second Monday of October. It was established to commemorate the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics Games being held in Tokyo (October 10-24). It has been a public holiday since 1966. Until 1999 the holiday was on October 10, but beginning in 2000 it has been moved to the second Monday of the month. It’s a day to promote physical and mental health of the people through the enjoyment of sports and one of the best opportunities in Japan to see children and their families up close.
Many sports events and fun games are held on this day. In this sports day typically consist of a range of physical events ranging from more traditional track-and-field events such as the 100 metres , 200m running, 4 x 100 metres relay match, rope pulling (tsunahiki), and a lot of recreation games competing two or three groups. as the tug of war and the mock cavalry battle (kibasen???,) and a lot of recreation games competing two or three groups,the reversible red and white caps which allow pupils to play for either side. As the autumn weather is particularly conducive to sport, a number of other national and regional contests are held at this time. The winning team is decided based on the efforts of the team as a whole. Individuals are not specifically identified.
Candy apples, also known as toffee or jelly apples (about 5 cm in diameter) are whole apples covered in a hard sugar syrup coated with hot red thick syrup gravy, usually tinted red and sometimes flavoured with cinnamon. The sugar syrup is heated to the “hard crack” stage before coating the apple to make a hard coating when the syrup cools. Other variations include caramel or toffee apples, and chocolate apples.
An Oshibori are wet hot or cold hand towels offered to customers in places such as restaurants, tearoom, airlines or bars in Japan. They are used to wipe your hands or face before eating, this is a great way to refresh yourself, especially if you’ve been walking through the city, and have long been considered a traditional custom in Japan.
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