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On Sunday I went to Inunakiyama, a mountain close to where I live. It is very scenic and has an interesting legend behind it.

Inunakiyama means Dog Cry Mountain. A Hunter was hunting with his dog on this mountain. It spotted a snake and started barking to warn his master. However the Hunter was annoyed with the dog’s barking and cut its head off. The dog’s head still chased after the snake and killed it.

The Hunter so grieved with himself for killing his rescuer that he built a shrine on the mountain for the dog and it’s named after this heroic dog.

At the top of the mountain I had an unusual experience which I’ll write about it in a future post.

Earthquake!!

Halloween. It’s a festival I’ve never celebrated in England. A festival that is rarely undertaken in England. Yet it is one I am supposed to celebrate on multiple occasions with children and friends with glee when in Japan.

A colleague asked me today if I was going to teach the kids about Halloween today and I said No. Mainly because Halloween can bite my arse.

How about some festival that applies to the times? Bonfire Night
From Wikipedia:

The plot, masterminded by Robert Catesby, was an attempt by a group of English conspirators to kill King James I of England, his family, and most of the aristocracy by blowing up the House of Lords in the Palace of Westminster during the State Opening of Parliament.

The plot failed and they were hanged, drawn and quartered. In celebration of this failed terrorist attempt, we burn bonfires and set off fireworks on Novembe.