tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831226.post114412371026906052..comments2023-07-10T21:56:45.007+09:00Comments on Jason's Adventures in rural Japan: How popular is your name?Jason H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02199046899779688941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831226.post-1144311645263165552006-04-06T17:20:00.000+09:002006-04-06T17:20:00.000+09:00Ms. Levy - Glad you stumbled across my site - if y...Ms. Levy - <BR/><BR/>Glad you stumbled across my site - if you click and go to my online Flickr photo album you can see pics of the IzumoTaisha shrine - it's a truly magnificent place.<BR/><BR/>Taisha is a great name, BTW. I have a friend here who decided that she would name her daughter "Taisha" if she had one - I'll have to tell her she won't be the first one. :)<BR/><BR/>In Japanese, "taisha" usually means "Grand Shrine." But it can also mean regeneration, renewal and amnesty. "jinja" also means "shrine" in Japanese, so when we say IzumoTaisha jinja - what we are basically saying is "The Great Shrine at Izumo shrine" - a bit redundant, but there you go.<BR/><BR/>And yeah - Amsterdam is way cool - go there for sure!<BR/><BR/>-JasonJason H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02199046899779688941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831226.post-1144260782897043632006-04-06T03:13:00.000+09:002006-04-06T03:13:00.000+09:00The first Gemma I met was in Japan (Shimane Gemma)...The first Gemma I met was in Japan (Shimane Gemma), but I hear it's a very popular name in the UK.Emily Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850862259027334648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7831226.post-1144159323983211902006-04-04T23:02:00.000+09:002006-04-04T23:02:00.000+09:00Hi Jason, almighty healer...I somehow found your w...Hi Jason, almighty healer...<BR/><BR/>I somehow found your website while browsing, and entered my name, which is Taisha.<BR/><BR/>no real surprise, nothing came up at all.lol<BR/><BR/>I know it means number nine in Hebrew, yes i have hippy jewish father...lol<BR/><BR/>I would be very curious to know what it means there, in Taisha.<BR/><BR/>because of namke alone, it has become one of my destination dreams, up there with Amsterdam!<BR/><BR/>peace~ Taisha LevyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com