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A depiction of the Sanzu River in Tosa Mitsunobu 's Jūō-zu (十王図). The good can cross the river by a bridge while the evil are cast into the dragon-infested rapids. The Sanzu-no-Kawa ( 三途の川, lit. "River of Three Crossings", or the "Sanzu River") is a mythological river in Japanese Buddhist tradition similar to the Chinese concept ...
Datsue-ba. Datsueba ( 奪 だつ 衣婆 えば, lit. "old woman who strips clothes") is often depicted sitting by the Sanzu River ( 三 さん 途 ず の 川 かわ, lit. River of Three Crossings) in literary, visual, and religious depictions of the Buddhist underworld. Although Buddhist hell is imagined in a great number of texts and images ...
Besides the Army engineer units for river-crossing, the Japanese Army had their own shipping force to transport troops at sea which sometimes acted in concert with Japanese Navy vessels to transport their forces. It was a large force which employed 300,000 soldiers (Army Shipping Units) at maximum and managed 30% of Japanese transport ships.
River crossing puzzle. A river crossing puzzle is a type of puzzle in which the object is to carry items from one river bank to another, usually in the fewest trips. The difficulty of the puzzle may arise from restrictions on which or how many items can be transported at the same time, or which or how many items may be safely left together. [1]
The Mogami, the Fuji and the Kuma are regarded as the three most rapid rivers of Japan. Typical rivers of Japan rise from mountainous forests and cut out deep V-shaped valleys in their upper reaches, and form alluvial plains in their lower reaches which enable the Japanese to cultivate rice fields and to set up cities.
In the past, the river was a crucial source of relatively pure drinking water for Kyoto residents. It also played a role in Kyo-Yuzen dyeing, a famous craft of Kyoto. The river is also the source of the stone that is a glaze ingredient used in traditional Japanese raku pottery. The Kamo River is also the birthplace of Kabuki.
Slim noted in his memoirs that this action was "the longest opposed river crossing attempted in any theatre of the Second World War." Unknown to the Allies, Pagan was the boundary between the Japanese Fifteenth and Twenty-Eighth Armies. This delayed the Japanese reaction to the crossing.
Wolf, goat and cabbage problem. Illuminated illustration depicting the wolf, goat and cabbage problem in the Ormesby Psalter, dating to 1250–1330. The wolf, goat and cabbage problem is a river crossing puzzle. It dates back to at least the 9th century, [1] and has entered the folklore of several cultures. [2] [3]