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SHIZEN - Natural Daruma Shapes
Stalagmites like Daruma
This is a shape from a cave in our neighbourhood, Ikuradoo 井倉洞 .
In Ikuradoo you climb up inside a cliff cave along, under and beside a huge waterfall. The way down is over an outside staircase down the cliff, quite a thrilling experience. On a rainy day the caves are closed because the waterfall is just too wild and dangerous.
Since there is a sign saying DARUMA, you see it is not only my own imagination, trained to see Daruma in so many things, but other Japanese find a Daruma here too.
Look at some more pictures of the cave.
http://fuccho.hp.infoseek.co.jp/trip-record/okayama/okayama-spot/ikurado.html
http://www.okayama-ashin-net.gr.jp/third/ikuradou/ikuradou.html
http://www.city.niimi.okayama.jp/kankou/ikuradou.html
http://www1.plala.or.jp/CUE/cave_ikura.html
http://www.niimi.or.jp/midokoro/midokoro.htm
Nearby is another cave, called Makidoo 満奇洞.
The name "Makido" is taken from a the stanza of poem which reads:
"The cave is filled with curiosities". The poem was. written in 1929, by the famous poet, Akiko Yosano.
http://www.city.niimi.okayama.jp/soshiki/s-kankou/kankou-niimi/pdf/p07_08.pdf
昭和４年、情熱の歌人与謝野晶子が、「奇に満ちた洞」と詠んだことから、満奇洞といわれるようになりました。
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Ikura-do and Maki-do Caves
Two hundred forty-meter tall vertical precipice carved by a river - Two fantastic caves with different atmospheres
The Ikura-do Cave and Maki-do Cave are situated in Niimi in northwestern Okayama.
The Ikura-do Cave is located on the 240-meter tall vertical precipice formed by slow but long erosion of the limestone by the Takahashi-gawa River that runs from the spring near the border with Tottori Prefecture to Kurashiki. It is one of three major limestone caves in Japan, and its total length is as long as 1,200 meters. There is a series of stalactites with various names, and you can enjoy a fantastic underground adventure. A short course is also offered for those who are not sure about walking the whole distance of the cave. The area around the Ikura-do Cave is called Ikura-kyo, a beautiful ravine carved by the Takahashi-gawa River in the limestone tableland. It is also famous for beautifully colored leaves in autumn.
The Kusama Karst Tableland extends upstream.
The Maki-do Cave is a 400-meter long limestone cave. It is relatively smaller than the Ikura-do Cave, but is characterized by an underground lake at the farthest end of the cave. The red Ryugu-bashi Bridge (Dragon Palace) and many other bridges are built on the lake and illuminated to entertain visitors.
From the Okayama Tourist Guide
http://www.asia-planet.net/japan/okayama.htm
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Chibi san had send some Daruma stalagmites before, so here they are with their Japanese friends.
And one with a salamander on top of it.
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More natural shapes like Daruma in my Shizen NATURE Album
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabigreve2000/sets/72157600520923972/
More about natural shapes in the Daruma Forum
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Darumasan-Japan/message/76
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