#Lake Biwa

[redsamuraiii]

Fun Trivia : Did you know Catfish exist in Japanese mythology called Namazu?

Legend has it that there was a giant underground catfish which causes earthquakes and lives under the islands of Japan.

It was believe to be have been spotted at Lake Biwa and there is an Otsu-e painting depicting the creature in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture.

So the producers of Shogun knew what they were doing when they created this scene of Yabu and Ishido about the supersition.

It happened when an eel fisherman reportedly spotted unusual active catfish in a river, followed by an earthquake.

Namazu was considered by the people to be "Yanaoshi Daimyojin" (God of World Rectification), an avenger of social injustice.

They believed the rich hoarded their wealth but were disgorged due to earthquake and redistribute to the people in rebuilding efforts.

Although Ishido repeatedly tries to deny it but you can tell that he is actually terrified knowing that his recent actions were "immoral".

Being born a peasant, he would believe the Namazu but pretend not to care to show his followers that he is not a peasant but a Samurai.

And the fact that Toranaga survived the earthquakes thrice implies that the Gods or Namazu have favored him over Ishido.

Toranaga probably believe in it to, thinking that Anjin is sent by the Gods to protect him. One reason he decides to keep him by his side.

Toranaga, being an opportunist and strategist, takes the earthquake as an omen that those who follow Ishida would be doomed.

Not only is he now a "rebel", being abandoned by the Taiko's heir and consort, Ochiba but also abandoned by the Gods.

Japanese religion and folklore brim with an astounding variety of deities and creatures, products of a polytheistic belief.

Richly varied in appearance and behaviour, this pantheon laid the groundwork for the Kaiju culture of modern era like Godzilla.

Some believe Godzilla to be simply a demonic but some believe it to be a wrath of the Gods sent to punish humans, like the Namazu.

A reason that I've always loved watching Japanese films is that there's always a mix of legends which adds to the mystery.

#shogun #shogun fx #shogun 2024 #catfish #namazu #japanese folklore #japanese mythology #japan #japanese culture #kaiju #lake biwa #otsu #shiga prefecture #godzilla #period drama #jidaigeki

[wanderingflier]

雨上がり，少し霞みの残る遠景。

比叡山

January 2024

#mount hiei #lake biwa #shiga #japan #photo #比叡山 #琵琶湖

[vintagepromotions]

Travel poster for the Hikone Biwako Fireworks Festival. featuring an illustration of people watching fireworks over Lake Biwa and Hikone Castle on the horizon (1950). Artwork by Sunrise Toyohide.

#vintage poster #vintage travel poster #1950s #Sunrise Toyohide #Hikone Biwako Festival #fireworks #Hikone Castle #Lake Biwa #Hikone #Japan #japanese #fireworks display #boats #lanterns #silhouette #travel #tourism #holiday

[moji2]

「濃霧」

こんな湖でも360°視界が遮られると、方向感覚がなくなります。北上してるつもりが、いつのまにか南下していたです。

The Crow の映画の言葉を思い出す。いつか晴れるさ

#biwako #lake biwa #視界10m

[shinjiaratani]

lake Biwa 2018  ©Shinji Aratani

#photographers on tumblr #nature #lake biwa #black and white

[ayearintokyo]

Above Otsu and Lake Biwa by Laura Otsuka

2017.03.07

#japan #日本 #kansai #関西 #photography #street photography #Urban photography #Shiga #Otsu #Lake Biwa #滋賀 #大津 #琵琶湖

[pangeen]

“ Lake Biwa “ // Kojima Osamu

#Lake Biwa #Ōtsu #Japan #lake

[maybelleteas]

I painted a photo I took in Japan for my Japanese teacher's present :") In it are her little niece, nephew, and daughter.

#lake biwa #japan #watercolor #watercolorist #painting #watercolour #watercolor art #biwako #琵琶湖 #日本 #イラスト

[iamhatsue]

ガーデンミュージアム比叡01/Garden museum Hiei 01

#japan #kyoto #garden #flower #art #Claude Monet #lake biwa #京都 #ガーデンミュージアム比叡 #庭園 #花 #ガーデン #琵琶湖

[japan-minka]

Lake Biwa - Otsu

On a misty afternoon from the Yumemigaoka observation deck. 

#biwa #lake biwa #otsu #Japan #touring #biwako

[merpmonde]

Hikone Sawayama: summit & castle

It's not about what is there today, as much as it's about what was there. Sawayama was the original location of Hikone Castle, and it is quite possibly the most important castle in Japan to have been completely lost, as it was the castle of Ishida Mitsunari, the leader of the Western Army which lost the battle to unite Japan following the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi. There are so few traces of the castle, no obvious tell-tale structures... This small altar may trace its roots back to the days of the castle, or maybe not, but this is just about it.

Sawayama Castle was thoroughly dismanted after 1600 following the defeat of Ishida, as the new lord of the area, Ii Naomasa, appointed by the victorious Tokugawa clan, relocated the castle to a smaller hill closer to Lake Biwa. Hikone Castle, which still stands today, basically recycled the materials from Sawayama, and the view of the "new" castle complex and the lake is the main draw for hikers today.

The summit offers good views of the mountains on the other side too, with the industrial complexes near Maibara, most noticeably Fujitec and their 170 m-tall elevator test tower, in the foreground.

#Japan #Hikone #Sawayama #Ishida Mitsunari #Hikone Castle #Lake Biwa #彦根 #佐和山 #佐和山城跡 #石田三成 #彦根城 #琵琶湖 #2023-07

[crazyfox-archives]

A view of Lake Biwa from Chikubushima Island

Photo by K S (Muutyo), September 2022

#滋賀県 #shiga prefecture #琵琶湖 #biwako #lake biwa #長浜市 #nagahama #竹生島 #chikubushima #chikubu island #鳥居 #torii

[moji2]

「走る」

なかなかな写真じゃない😏

#独り言 #photography #best photography #biwako #lake biwa #fight me

[wildbeautifuldamned]

#sasha #alex #tak #scarf #coat #boots #fashion #kyoto #japanese #japan #lake biwa #dec 2023 #2023 #timney fowler

[redsamuraiii]

Shiga Prefecture by Visit Japan AU

Omihachiman

Hikone 

Lake Biwa

Koka & Shigaraki

An underrated prefecture in Japan which is not as touristy and crowed as Kyoto but not as remote and isolated as the countryside but still as beautiful.

#shiga prefecture #japan #omihachiman #hikone #hikone castle #lake biwa #shirahige shrine #torii #koka #shigaraki #visit japan #japan travel

[happy-pix-jpn]

【琵琶湖】 滋賀県立美術館から琵琶湖へ♫ 水のある景色は心が落ち着きます。 2023年3月3日撮影

#japan #shiga #lake #biwako #lake biwa #twilight #琵琶湖 #夕景 #滋賀