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Okayama, Japan
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倉敷にて|Kurashiki, Okayama
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Kawase Hasui: Uchiyamashita, Okayama In Rain
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Okayama Castle, by Kawase Hasui (1934)
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Did you know that a Japanese samurai is buried in a village in Northern Catalonia? 🏯 Here's how he ended up in the other side of the world.
Nomura Kosaburo was born in a samurai family in 19th-century Okayama (Japan). His father was a retainer of the Bizen province, serving Lord Ikeda's family. When he was 12 years old, his father died and he inherited his stipends, becoming a samurai himself.
In 1869, he started attending the Army Officers' School “heigaku-ryō” in Osaka (Japan). The school selected 10 of its students to go study in different schools in France. The young Kosaburo was one of the chosen ones, and was sent to the Lycée Louis le Grand in Paris (France). He studied mathematics and received excellent grades, and was scheduled to join a staff officer school, but his plans were cut short when he contracted Tuberculosis.
In 1878, he was advised to go to Southern France, because its dry air was recommended for the treatment of illnesses such as Tuberculosis. He chose the village of Els Banys i Palaldà (Northern Catalonia), a spa town known for its termal water since Ancient Roman times and which had recently built a new military hospital.
Nomura did not survive the illness, he died in 1876. He was buried in the local cemetery, in the tomb you can see in the photos above. The Japanese text means "Tomb of Nomura Kosaburo, Japanese Military Cadet". Below, a text in French says "Here lies Kosaburo Nomura, Japanese military student. Died in Amélie-les-Bains on June 26th 1876 at the age of 21. Perpetual concession." (Amélie-les-Bains is the French name for the village).
His tomb was almost forgotten for 130 years, but now the association Les Amis de Kosaburo - Kosaburo no tomodachi ("Friends of Kosaburo") study his history and preserve his memory in Els Banys i Palaldà and Okayama.
Photos from Vallespir Canigó. Information from Els Banys i Paladà City Council (Mairie Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda-Montalba) and Association Les Amis de Kosaburo.
#història#els banys i palaldà#catalunya nord#japan#japó#other countries#samurai#japanese history#19th century#history#european history#france#french history#travel#europe#asia#okayama#pays catalan#historical
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Okayama Castle, Okayama, Japan
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鶴山公園(津山城址址) やっぱりここが一番よ。
Kakuzan-park Tsuyama castle
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Okayama, Japan
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Okayama, Japan.
#adventure#documentary#explore#japan#okayama#analog#35mm#b&w#cameras#leica m3#leica#street photography#ilford#ilford hp5#film photography#filmisnotdead#ishootfilm#film
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笠岡ベイファームにて|Kasaoka, Okayama Japan
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Nochi Station (野馳駅) at Okayama by sugi_photography
#nochi station#野馳駅#okayama#okayama prefecture#japan#snow in japan#winter in japan#japanese train station#train station in japan
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Inari Daimyōjin (稲荷大明神) as a goddess riding a fox from Saijō Inarisan Myōkyōji Temple (最上稲荷山妙教寺) in Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture
Image from the temple's official website
#japanese art#buddhist art#稲荷#inari#稲荷大明神#inari daimyojin#岡山県#okayama prefecture#岡山市#okayama#妙教寺#myokyoji#最上稲荷���妙教寺#saijo inarisan myokyoji#日蓮宗#nichiren buddhism#nichiren#arte budista#arte japonés
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