Kajū-ji or Kanshū-ji (勸修寺) is a Shingon Buddhist temple in Kyōto founded in 900 by Emperor Daigo. It is near Daigo-ji and was built where the Emperor's wife lived as a tribute to her. The Imperial family traditionally provided the head priests.
I go there mainly for the garden and pond, which are also historic. Wisteria blossoms are over, and now there are yellow, purple, and white irises in the pond along with pink and white water lilies. I've also noticed big herons nesting in the treetops, but they are too far for a mobile phone to capture a clear picture. By the pond I did startle a young egret, to my regret 😅 .
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Today In Metal History 🤘 April 16th, 2024 🤘 SAXON, LEE KERSLAKE, FATES WARNING, VENOM, BATHORY, CANNIBAL CORPSE
HEAVY HISTORY Eight years ago today. On 2016, AC/DC announced that GUNS N' ROSES singer Axl Rose would replace Brian Johnson. TALENT WE LOST R.I.P. Lee Kerslake (OZZY OSBOURNE, URIAH HEEP): 1947 – 2020 (aged 73...
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IHSAHN Talks About How He Has Remained 'Uncompromising' And 'Free' With EMPEROR And Solo Career
By David E. Gehlke Vegard Sverre Tveitan, otherwise known as "Ihsahn", has now been a solo artist for longer than his initial 1991 to 2001 run with groundbreaking Norwegian black metallers EMPEROR. While EMPEROR has been reactivated on a show-only basis since 2016, Ihsahn continues to release suprem...
Except that what I heard then were no musical notes. These were sounds of the earth. Crackling; slowly rumbling; like a fissure opening up on the ocean floor; or a mountain growing, or a volcano awakening after millennia of stillness. The music had not even started that I was already captivated.
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Today In Metal History 🤘 February 26th, 2024 🤘GREAT WHITE, EMPEROR, MOTÖRHEAD, JOURNEY, JUDAS PRIEST, CANNIBAL CORPSE
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS 74th Jonathan “Cain” Leonard Friga (JOURNEY, BABYS, BAD ENGLISH) - 1950 55th Niclas Anderson (SACRAMENTUM) - 1969 50th Trym (EMPEROR: real name Kai Johnny Solheim Mosaker) - 1974 HEAVY RELEASES 43rd JUDAS PRIEST's Point Of...
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Today In Metal History 🤘 February 21st, 2024 🤘 EMPEROR, LAMB OF GOD, ROY Z, BAD COMPANY, KATAKLYSM, OZZY OSBOURNE
HEAVY BIRTHDAYS 76th Paul Newton (URIAH HEEP) - 1948 56th Roy Z Ramirez (BRUCE DICKINSON, HALFORD, TRIBE OF GYPSIES) - 1968 53rd David Randall "Randy" Blythe (LAMB OF GOD) - 1971 43rd Floor Jansen (NIGHTWISH) - 1981 HEAVY RELEASES 49th STATUS...
Did you know that #China has a famous alternative to "let them eat cake"?
During the Jin #Dynasty (266-420), #Emperor Hui of Ji (晉惠帝) was known to be incompetent. He had 9 different people rule in his stead because he could not form logical conclusions on his own.
In the #chronicle of the era, called the #Book of Jin (Vol. 4), it says that when he heard that his people were starving he asked:
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Album Review: IHSAHN Ihsahn
Ihsahn, chief composer and frontman of the legendary Norwegian black metal band Emperor, gives us his latest opus. This took some three years in the making. Embracing sounds and influences...
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Ex-BATHORY Members To Perform BATHORY Classics With Members Of EMPEROR, ENSLAVED, MAYHEM & More
Happening at the Beyond The Gates 2024 festival.