{"id":1264,"date":"2024-03-28T00:15:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T15:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2024-03-28T10:58:11","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T01:58:11","slug":"sakai_05-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/audio-travel\/sakai_05-06\/","title":{"rendered":"3 -Wabi-sabi, the beauty and imperfection in Japanese tea ceremon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wpcon-guide__list\">\n    <li class=\"wpcon-guide__list__detail\">\n      <div class=\"wpcon-guide-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/460x0w.jpeg\" alt=\"\u4eca\u56de\u306e\u30ac\u30a4\u30c9\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"wpcon-guide-txt\">\n        <div class=\"wpcon-guide-txt__name\">ON THE TRIP<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wpcon-guide-txt__position\">An audio guide app to enhance your travel experience<\/div>\n        <div class=\"wpcon-guide-txt__read\">Just like an audio guide in a museum, ON THE TRIP provide on-the-spot audio guides at shrines, temples, spectacular views, and sightseeing spots in any travel destination. Download the app and your smartphone becomes your own personal travel guide!<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Audio Time Travel is an article that allows you to enjoy a trip to Osaka while listening to a guide. You can enjoy a part of the audio guide in this article. The full audio can be experienced on the ON THE TRIP app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/redirector.on-the-trip.com\/redirect?spot_id=626\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download &amp; experience now!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>INTRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The port city of Sakai once saw \u201cgolden days\u201d of enormous fame and influence. But where are the traces of that era? You may not sense them upon arriving at Nankai Sakai Station. It makes sense, given that the station area is on land reclaimed from the sea. The coastline, as well as the port, were originally located further inland.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On this trip, we will uncover the story of Sakai\u2019s golden age: its unique luminaries and their sophisticated pastimes, which include the tea ceremony. We may also see the dark corners that were hidden from such glittering prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>05 | The Camellia Well at Sugahara Shrine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/5_small-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/5_small-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/5_small-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/5_small-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/5_small.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exit Xavier Park, and as you follow the Kishu Kaido Highway south, why not stop along the way at Sugahara Shrine? Here is a well said to have been a favorite of Sen-no-Riky\u016b\u2019s own master, Takeno J\u014d\u014d.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you heard the phrase \u201cwabi-sabi\u201d? It refers to the appreciation of the imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. The phrase is related to \u201cwaka\u201d poetry, of which Takeno J\u014d\u014d was an aficionado. It\u2019s said he carried the essence of waka poetry into his tea ceremonies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For instance, you might change how you project your voice when you sing at a banquet hall versus singing in the bath. Takeno J\u014d\u014d classified his tea parties into \u201cwabi-shiki,\u201d large-scale, and \u201csabi-shiki,\u201d small-scale variants. Here\u2019s a fun fact: the Japanese word for the most impactful part of a song is \u201csabi,\u201d and it\u2019s said that the name&#8217;s origins come from this very classification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each variant had its own order of events, utensils, and manners. \u201cWabi-sabi,\u201d Japan\u2019s most representative aesthetic, began here in Sakai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Sakai-05-The-Camellia-Well-mp3cut.net_-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>06 | The Short-lived Sakai Shogunate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/6_small-682x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/6_small-682x1024.jpeg 682w, https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/6_small-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/6_small-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/6_small.jpeg 853w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue along the Kishu Kaido farther south, then stop at the Shukuin intersection and look around \u2013 it\u2019s said that all of this area used to belong to the short-lived shogunate of Sakai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s look back in time for a moment, to a time shortly before Sakai\u2019s golden days when the Onin War ravaged Kyoto, leaving it in ruins at the end of that long rebellion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make matters worse, a struggle for the throne of the Muromachi Shogunate broke out, in which a military commander from Awa Province fought.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He backed one of the shogunate heirs and thus founded the Sakai Shogunate. However, the dream ended a mere five years later, after he was slain by enemy forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that doesn\u2019t mean the Sakai Shogunate, or that commander, died for nothing. His son would avenge him, expelling the family poised to accede to the shogunate, and coming into political power himself. He also had an interest in international trade and allowed the preaching of Christianity. Additionally, he began the practice of awarding distinguished service with tea utensils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/Sakai-06-The-Short-Lived-Sakai-Shogunate-mp3cut.net_-1.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*This guide was created based on documents and interviews and includes some interpretation done by us at ON THE TRIP. Theories differ between experts, so try to find out what really happened on your travels!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*Information presented here is current as of 2024. Please check the websites of the individual shops and facilities for up-to-date information on business hours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ON THE TRIP An audio guide app to enhance your travel experience Just like an audio guide in a museum, ON THE TRIP provide on-the-spot audio guides at shrines, temples, spectacular views, and sightsee\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":161,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,9],"tags":[],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/osaka-info.jp\/local_journey\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}