The Otsu Incident on April 29th 1891

[Alice]

Hi Alice, as an adult in Chiba, at school in Kanagawa. But at the moment back in NZ where it's meant to be summer, but is freezing cold with hail and snow!
I hope to be able to get back to Japan again before too long.
 
It seems to me most people go through the accepted conventional motions of both Buddhism and Shintoism, but aren't necessarily religous. As for me I am Japanese Orthodox.

I am very envious of you, being fluent in Japanese! It's a difficult language to master.   I am persevering, however.

I agree about the "not necessarily religious". It seems the Japanese, most of the time, don't take religion all that seriously. I also found it very surprising to see the extent of the Christmas merchandise and marketing here. My Japanese friend explained that Japanese people like to celebrate Christmas, but for them there is no religious meaning behind it.

No snow as yet here in Nagano (surprising, really), except on Mt. Asama, the resident volcano.

[Georgiy]

"No snow as yet here in Nagano (surprising, really), except on Mt. Asama, the resident volcano."

That's because we've got the winter weather down here! Today's the longest day, and we have long hours of daylight, but the weather is too miserable to even think of going to the beach.

Anyway, I have lead us way off topic, so better stop!

[Jack_Johnson]

I was reading about this today in Peter Kurth's book and was wondering about the scar on Nicholas' forehead. Does anyone have any pictures where you can see the scar?

[strom]

[Note from Bob as above: I know he [the Emperor] received regular delegations from a famous llamasery(sp) in the East (from around Lake Baikal I think) - ]

Badmaev, Buryat Physician in St. Petersburg before the Revolution, was from that area.  I suspect one of the Buddhist connections to the Emperor was through Badmaev, but the Russian throne was also in a position of suzreignty over the Mongol lands dating back to Catherine II, making the last Emperor also, at least nominally, a spiritual power in that region.  

[strom]

Apparently, the wound was never entirely healed because the Emperor was prone to headaches if undue pressure was put on his skull.  He had a headache from the weight of the Imperial crown during the Coronation.  Of course, the symbolic content of this problem stemming from the attack in Japan vis-a-vis the later war with Japan and the horrendous events which stemmed from that disaster is not lost on the sensitive observor.    

[cindi]

In Otsu  there is a stonemonument of
<Otsu  Incident>,
where Prince Nicholas was attacked.
I'll try to post pics.

[bluetoria]

 He had a headache from the weight of the Imperial crown during the Coronation.  Of course, the symbolic content of this problem...     

AND the 'symbolic content of the problem' - a headache from the weight of the crown - that never went away either.

[strom]

Dear bluetoria:  
These events at Otsu and afterwards were earthy trials.  The martyr saint now comfortably wears a crown more brilliant than that built for Catherine II.  

[cindi]

Hallo!I am a new one here from Japan near Otsu City.
Sorry, but I write in Japannese:
Jibunno pasokon no my pictures ni
aru gazou ga haremasen.
Doushite? Minna ni misetai shashin nanoni...
Zannen!

[Georgiy]

Translation of Cindi's post: I can't post the pictures from my computers "My pictures". Why?! I would really love to share them with you all. It's such a pity.

Cindi-san e: Photobucket.com de account wo tsukutte kudasai. (Muryou desu). Photobucket wo tsukatte, my pictures kara haretai gazou wo utsutte, koko de harerukoto ga dekimasu.

Photobucket de no gazou no URL wo kopii-shite kudasai. Kono peiji no 'message' no tokoro de, kaku tokoro no ue ni iroiro-na aikon ga arimasu ga, ni-danme no hidari kara 4-banme no aikon wo kurikku shitara{img}{/img} to iu no ga gamen ni demasu. ] to [ no aida ni photobucket kara no URL wo "paste" sureba, gazou wo mina ni miseru koto ga dekimasuyo!

[cindi]

Georgiy sama,

Konnichiwa!
Ohenji domo arigato gozaimasu.
Dewa sassoku Photobucket.com de watashi no
account o tsukutte koyouto omoimasu.

Tokorode, Georgiy sama wa nipponjin desuka?
Nihongo ga tottemo jozu desune.
Watashi wa eigo ga nigate desu.

[Mike]

Georgiy sama

Another couple of advices - and you'll qualify to sensei!

[Sunny]

Strom wrote: Dear bluetoria:  
These events at Otsu and afterwards were earthy trials.  The martyr saint now comfortably wears a crown more brilliant than that built for Catherine II.

Thank you, Strom,

Sunny

[cindi]

Oh!Thank you for your avdice, Mike!
Arigato-ne!!

[bluetoria]

Dear bluetoria:  
These events at Otsu and afterwards were earthy trials.  The martyr saint now comfortably wears a crown more brilliant than that built for Catherine II.  

Sorry, Strom, I didn't see your reply until now or I would have thanked you sooner I'm sure you are right.