. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
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dojoo sukui どじょうすくい scooping loach
. dojoo 泥鰌 loach fish and Haiku .
- Introduction -
September 2011
Prime-minister Noda, likening himself to loach fish,
says charisma isn't everything
Japan’s next prime minister admits he is no Mr Charisma — Yoshihiko Noda likens himself to a marine bottom-feeder rather than a glittering goldfish. But that, he says, is his appeal.
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. Japan - Political Situation .
After the BIG earthquake of March 11, 2011.
quote from Japan Times
Loach comment boosts folk dance
MATSUE, Shimane Pref. —
New Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has given a boost to folk dancers and officials promoting the traditional "dojo sukui" (loach-scooping) comic dance in Yasugi, Shimane Prefecture, after recently comparing himself to the stream-dwelling fish.
The preservation group Yasugi-bushi Hozon Kai,
set up in 1911, hopes to see a sharp rise in the dance's popularity, said fourth-generation grand master Oito Watanabe, 66.
On the centenary of its founding, the group, which has about 4,000 members in 68 branches from Shimane Prefecture in the west to the Kanto region, wants to build on Noda's remark at special events, including a commemorative performance later this month in Tokyo, Watanabe said.
Yasugi officials said they also hope to capitalize on the prime minister's comment through increased sales of cultured loach, for which the city is renowned, and greater patronage of the local theater dedicated to the dance.
Noda likened himself to the humble fish in a speech prior to Monday's Democratic Party of Japan leadership election, quoting an aphorism,
"A loach does not have to emulate a goldfish,"
by calligrapher and poet Mitsuo Aida (1924-1991).
source : japantimes.co.jp 2011 ...
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どじょう掬いまんじゅう manju rice cakes
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dojoo sukui dorei どじょうすくい土鈴 clay bell
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９代細居源 / 小幡土人形 Obata doll from Shiga
made by 曾風作 / 小林陶芸
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- ABC - List of loach fishing from the Prefectures
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................................................................................ Shimane 島根県
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. Legends and Tales from Japan 伝説 - Introduction .
................................................................................. Kyoto 京都府
Once a man had scooped loach ind put them in a bucket for about 10 days.
When he went to eat them, they had all turned to imori イモリ newts.
................................................................................. Niigata 新潟県
A pious man once caught a huge loach in the river and soon built a grave for it. That night a beautiful young woman appeared in his dream and said:
"I want to thank you, now I can go to paradise!"
The man lived on for many years.
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- reference : nichibun yokai database 妖怪データベース -
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