I know this is a long shot, but was wondering if anyone could find the maker of these chawans. I'd like to see more photos of some of them and see if they are cheaper elsewhere too. The Zen sunrise is my fav and island shell.

Thanks!

Edit: looking for the zen sunrise one now especially!

https://matcha.com/products/premium-hand-made-japanese-chawan?variant=32012817858673chawan

This is some tips for those of you who like to walk - physically or mentally - and also enjoy history. After 30 years in Japan and 6 in Tajimi, a country side town in Gifu prefecture, I am eager to share a route that will both take you along a famous and popular trail - the old Nakasendō Highway - and off the beaten path. This trip takes you from Nagoya to the Nakasendō trail, then back via a stop in Tajimi to Nagoya.

The Big Picture

By the 7th century, Japan had developed a nationwide network of roads and highways to carry things on foot, horseback, and wheeled traffic; it was also used for transporting goods between towns and villages. In these ancient times, Japan did not yet exist as a nation state. The five main roads covered only the central part of the main island. Walking these roads is an excellent way of time travel, and one of the most popular routes is the Nakasendō. It was established in the 8th century and reached its zenith in the Edo period (1603 - 1868).

The 69 Stations of the Nakasendō (中山道六十九次, Nakasendō Rokujūkyū-tsugi) are the rest areas along the Nakasendō, which ran from Nihonbashi in Edo (modern-day Tokyo) to Sanjō Ōhashi in Kyoto. Like in many other places in Japan, even Kyoto, most of the classic cityscapes, hamlets, and landmarks are gone here, but there is a 9 kilometer long trail that follows the old Nakasendō.

Going there

You can get up-to-date train information in English from your mobile phone with the Jorudan Train Route Finder http://mb.jorudan.co.jp/jen/cgi/venr.cgi

Take the JR Chuo Line from Nagoya Station. There are 3 services that go directly to Nagiso; other services require a transfer at JR Nakatsugawa.

The trail starts at Nagiso Station　南木曽　(JR Chuo Line) and passes several small villages, waterfalls, and historical structures.

For detailed information on walking the Nakasendō, take a look at the Nagoya International Center Walking Guides.

The Hiroshige/Eisen woodblock prints

One excellent way to start - especially when travel is restricted due to the pandemic - is a mental travel. Take a look at Utagawa Hiroshige's and Keisai Eisen's woodblock prints to get a good idea of what roads and travellers looked like in the Edo era. The list include the stations divided by thei

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

Do your worst!

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

It really does, I swear!

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

They’re on standbi

BamBOO!

Heard they've been doing some shady business.

Pilot on me!!

Nothing, he was gladiator.

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

When I got home, they were still there.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

I won't be doing that today!

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Where ever you left it 🤷‍♀️🤭

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

There hasn't been a post all year!

You take away their little brooms

It was about a weak back.

Why

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

Nothing, it just waved

Him: I can explain everything!

(It's his best joke yet I think)

But nobody ever mentions his sister, Onya, who invented the starter pistol.