鉄板の大宰府天満宮。本殿は改修中で覆いがかけられていたけど、代わりの立派な神殿ができていた！
奥にも森があって、稲荷神社があって、ちょっとしたハイキングができるようになっているのでオススメです〜
梅が枝餅と梅干し、煎茶のセット。これを肴にしゃべくり倒す…。議題は主に、「日本にいる外国人として、日本文化のすべてを受け入れて同化するように努めなければならないか。日本社会の一員として。」白人の人は、白人至上主義的な考え方にすぐ陥ってしまいそうになる、と。「遅れた文化だ」と。でも、その文化的背景と文脈や歴史を無視して自分が正しいと主張しても、社会の一員にはなれない、というジレンマがある、なんていう話をした…。それはどの国にいても同じ、かもなあ…。
Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine, must-see. The main shrine was under renovation and covered up, but a sophisticated temporary shrine was built in its place!
There is also a forest in the back and an Inari shrine, which I recommend for a short hike!
We had a set of Umegae mochi (rice cake), umeboshi (pickled plums), and sencha (green tea) for late lunch (?) and chatted over these with snacks. The main topic of discussion was "As a foreigner in Japan, should I try to accept and assimilate all aspects of Japanese culture as a member of Japanese society?" White people, they said, can easily fall into a white supremacist mindset thinking Japan has a culture that falls behind the Western one". They suffer from the dilemma of some cultural aspects that they disagree with and their need to be integrated in the society. Ignoring the cultural background, context, and history and insisting that one is right, does not help them becoming a member of the society. It may be the same for any foreigner in any country....
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