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These traditional Japanese values are represented by the melding of history and culture at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, a traditional-style Japanese house and garden that reflects the history of Japanese culture in Philadelphia, from the 1876 Centennial Exposition to the installation of its contemporary paintings in 2007. Shofuso was built in Japan in 1953 using traditional techniques and materials and exhibited in the courtyard at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. It was moved to Philadelphia in 1958, to the site of several previous Japanese structures and gardens dating to the 1876 Centennial Exposition.
The grounds on which the Japanese House now stands have contained a Japanese structure and landscaping almost continuously since 1876, when the Japanese Bazaar and Dwelling were in the area. From 1905 until a fire in 1955, the site was occupied by a 14th century Japanese Buddhist temple gate. This gate had been brought to the United States for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exhibition in St. Louis, MO and donated by the Japanese consul.
Shofuso in its present incarnation was built in Nagoya, Japan in 1953, using traditional materials and techniques, exhibited at MoMA as part of "The House in the Museum Garden" series, and moved to the temple gate site in Philadelphia when the exhibition closed.
Three traditional types of Japanese gardens comprise our 1.2 acre site: a hill-and-pond style garden which is intended to be viewed from the veranda; a tsubo-niwa, or courtyard garden in the style of an urban 17th century Kyoto garden; and a roji, or tea garden, which is a rustic path to our tea house.
The Friends of the Japanese House and Garden (FJHG), a private nonprofit organization, has administered, operated, funded, and preserved the city-owned site since 1982. In 1999, FJHG raised $1.2 million to replace the hinoki bark roof, the only one of its kind outside Japan, and in 2007, FJHG installed new fusuma murals created by contemporary Japanese artist, Hiroshi Senju. The murals, titled Waterfall, replaced those destroyed by vandals in the 1970s.
In 2012, FJHG partnered with the City of Philadelphia and renovated the 1876 Sakura Pavilion, two of four remaining buildings from the 1876 Centennial Exposition. The Sakura Pavilion project won the 2012 History In Pennsylvania Stewardship Award and now provides year-round space for programming, classes, meetings, events, receptions, and exhibitions. The historic Sakura Pavilion anchors Shofuso in Philadelphia's history in a new way and confirms Shofuso as the embodiment of friendship between Japan and the United States.
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FJHG has committed to using Sano's general principles as its guiding standards and are working to return original site lines and borrowed views. The goal is to authentically represent Shofuso's history and Japanese culture while recapturing the 1957-58 Sano design.Japanese gardens are living collections, and FJHG restored the 1957-58 historic landscape of Japanese designer Tansai Sano in 2012 under the guidance of horticultural consultant and Japanese garden expert Asher Browne (pictured at right c. 1964 and already overgrown).
Preservation Pennsylvania awarded FJHG its 2013 Initiatives in Education Preservation Award for incorporating our 2012 $75,000 historic landscape restoration into our site interpretation and educational programming.
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Shofuso Japanese House and Garden is a traditional-style Japanese house and nationally-ranked garden in West Fairmount Park that reflects the history of Japanese culture in Philadelphia, from the 1876 Centennial Exposition to the installation of its contemporary Hiroshi Senju paintings in 2007. Shofuso hosts over 30,000 visitors each year from more than 20 different countries. 10% of our visitors are school groups.


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Dorothy June
Abercrombie, 84, of Cloudland, passed away May 2. She was a native of Ringgold.
She was formerly employed by Tennessee Georgia Memorial Gardens in Rossville, a
church pianist and member of Modern Woodmen and White Oak Baptist Church.
She was
preceded in death by her husband. Lee Abercrombie; son, James Levoy
Abercrombie; sister, Bivian Perkins and daughter in law, Jane Cope Abercrombie.
include her son, Carl Abercrombie and special friend, Cathy Davis.
services were May 4 in the chapel of Moore Funeral Home with Brother Jerry
Atkins and Brother Terry Trivett officiating. Burial was in Hannah Cemetery.
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Robert Lee
"Red" Blevins, 69, of Rising Fawn, passed away, April 30. He was a farmer and
formerly employed at Mississippi Valley Steel of Chattanooga. Mr. Blevins was a
member of Trenton United Methodist Church. He loved his horses and buggy.
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preceded in death by his parents, Earl and Eleanor Henegar Blevins; brothers,
J.B. Blevins, F.M. Blevins and Earl Blevins, Jr.; sister, Peggy Sewell.
include his wife, Laura "Lardy" Blevins, Rising Fawn; daughters, Tammy
Daugherty, Trenton, April Blevins, Rising Fawn, Kelly (Channing) Grimes, Rising
Fawn, Carmen Lunsford, Rising Fawn and Brenda Eubanks, Rising Fawn; sons, David
Blevins, Trenton, and Scotty Blevins, Rising Fawn; sisters, Edna Riddle and
Mary Lou Rains, both of Rising Fawn; several grandchildren,
great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
A memorial
service was May 6 with Rev. Reece Fauscett officiating.
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Hazel Tinker
Christopher, 90, of Trenton, passed away May 4.
She was born June 17, 1922 in Jackson County, Ala. She was retired from Cobble Muse Hosiery Mill
and a member of New Home Church of God.
Christopher was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Willie
Christopher, three brothers, J.C., Brady and Grady Tinker; sister, Pauline
She is survived
by her daughters, Debbie (Lynn) Rowe, Pam Reeves and Kim (Rodney) McGill;
grandchildren Josh Reeves, Chancie Bain, Jennifer (Craig) Taylor and Aaron
McGill; great-grandchildren, Zoey and Sawyer Bain and Hazel Grace Taylor;
sister, Melba Warren; brothers, Kenneth (Phyllis) Tinker and Cecil (Joyce)
Tinker; nephew, Mike (Marie) Tinker; several nieces and nephews and beloved
friend and caregiver Benita Long.
A celebration
of her life was May 7 in the chapel of Ryan Funeral Home. Interment was in
Shantytown Cemetery.
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and condolences at www.RyanFuneralHome.net.
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Ryan Funeral Home, Trenton.
Lena Inez Gant,
88, of Henagar, Ala., passed away May 2 at Erlanger Medical Center.
She was
preceded in death by husband, Thomas Leonard Gant; father, Harrison Whitfield;
mother, Asalee Day Whitfield; daughter-in-law, Doris Gant; sister, Betty
include her sons and daughters-in-law, Billy and Sandra Gant of Rainsville,
Ala., James and Poly Gant of Rosalie, Ala.; daughter and son-in-law, Teresa and
Ronnie Jones of Bryant, Ala.; sister, Elaine Jenkins of Fort Payne, Ala.; six
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
services were May 5 at New Home Baptist Church in Pisgah, Ala.
Interment was
in the adjoining cemetery.
Arrangements by
Kerby Funeral Home, Henagar, Ala.
Joe Hansard
Holcomb, 49, of Flat Rock, Ala., passed away May 3 at his residence.
He was preceded
in death by his father, Doc Holcomb; son, Joe Holcomb, Jr.; brother, Arlane
Holcomb; sisters, Geraldine Frazier and Betty Gilbert.
include his wife, Alta Holcomb of Flat Rock, Ala.; mother, Mildred Holcomb of
Flat Rock, Ala.; son and daughter-in-law, Joey Holcomb and Sara Young of
Rainsville, Ala.; daughter and son-in-law, Jennifer and Michael Centers of
Henagar, Ala.; brothers, Bud Holcomb, Randall Holcomb, Larry Holcomb and Ricky
Holcomb; sisters, Gertrude York, Nina Harris; grandchildren, Rebekka Terrell,
Andre Terrell, Alyssa Terrell and Brianna Terrell.
services will be in Deer Head Cove Cemetery at Cartersville, Ala.
Charles A.
Morgan, 75, of Rising Fawn, passed away May 4. He was a Veteran of the U.S.
Army. Mr. Morgan loved the outdoors, fishing and hunting.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, Charles and Lexie Morgan, and brother, Arland "Mutt"
include his son, Billy Joe Morgan, 29 Palms, Calif.; sisters, Lula McGuire,
Lake Forest, Calif., Bonnie Stuckey, Henagar, Ala., Emma McDonald, Huntington
Beach, Calif., and Betty Hayner, Wildomar, Calif.; brothers, Laurence Morgan,
Rossville, Henry Morgan, Trenton and Billy Joe Morgan, Sylvania, Ala.;
grandchildren, Roger Toliver and Myrah Carson; great-grandchildren, Sean and
Penelope Carson; several nieces and nephews.
A memorial
service for Mr. Morgan will be held at a later date.
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Lewis D.
Stevens, 89, of Trenton, passed away April 30. He was retired from Brock Candy
Company and was of the Christian faith.
He was preceded
in death by his wife of 58 years, Lillian Stevens; daughters, Lucille and
Beatrice Stevens; parents, George W. and Dolly D. Stephens; brothers, Edgar,
G.B. and Bobby; sisters, Melon, Isabelle, Babe, Pearl and Minnie; several
nieces and nephews.
include his wife of three years, Shirley Stevens; son and daughter-in-law,
Gerald and Carol Stevens of Kihei, HI; daughters and son-in-law, Esta Ingram of
Chattanooga, Linda and Dean Sims of Trenton; grandsons and their spouses, Bart
and Christa Sims of Evansville, Ind., Ian and Adriana Stevens of Kihei, HI,
Brian and Rachael Sims of Trenton; granddaughter, Rebecca Ingram of
Chattanooga; three great-grandchildren; step sons and their spouses, Johnny and
Dianna Gray, Rickey and Jody Gray all of Trenton; seven step-grandchildren,
seven step-great-grandchildren, two step-great-great-grandchildren, several
nieces and nephews.
services were held May 4 in the Moore Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Al Johnson
Interment was
in Gibdock Cemetery.
Arrangements by
Moore Funeral Home, Trenton.
Webb Gay
Thornhill, 76, of Rosalie, Ala., passed away May 1 at his residence.
He was preceded
in death by his grandchild, Kelli Benson; parents, Webb and Lena White
Thornhill; brothers, Harvey Thornhill and James Thornhill.
include his wife, Joy Thornhill of Rosalie, Ala.; daughters and sons-in-law,
Merry and James Benson of Rosalie, Ala., Cherie and Skyler Ramage of Stevenson,
Ala.; brother, Horace Thornhill of Rosalie, Ala.; sister, Bettye Bass of
Rosalie, Ala.; grandchildren, Blake Shrader of Jacksonville, Ala., Ty Shrader
of West Point, NY, Alena Benson of Rosalie, Ala. and Emarald Rammage of Flat
Rock, Ala.
services were May 4 in the Kerby Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Charles Smith
and Rev. Rick Freeman officiating.
Interment was
in Rosalie Baptist Church Cemetery.
contributions can be made to the Jackson County Relay for Life.
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"Life's not about waiting for the storms to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain." ~ Vivian Greene
Are you hunkered down, laying low, waiting for the economy to get better? I am optimistic that things are going to get better, but I don't have a crystal ball and I don't know for sure. No one knows the future for sure. Right now things can be scary but they can also be great.
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And it's FUN to dance in the rain!
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O.J. Simpson is in prison for the next 33 years and, according to recent tax liens, not paying his dues to the Tax Man but that's not to say he can't have his fun. According to new reports, he's had plenty of that on the occasion of the Super Bowl.
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Abilene masseur accused of sexual assault unlicensed, and no license records for business
Jingbo Xu, the man charged Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman during a massage session, apparently does not have a masseur/massage therapist license, according to a search conducted by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The records search also revealed the business the man works for, Li Sun's Acupressure & Massage, "in Abilene does not hold a massage establishment license with DSHS," said Christine Mann, spokeswoman for the health services department. "All massage therapy establishments and therapists need to be licensed by DSHS."
Typically, if the department learn of an unlicensed establishment, a cease and desist letter is sent to the business, telling them state law mandates them to be licensed.
Mann said they found out about the unlicensed status of Li Sun's, and Xu, through a records search requested by the Reporter-News. The discovery will be logged into the department's database "and we will issue a cease and desist letter."
"If we receive additional complaints of the unlicensed practice by an individual or business after sending a cease and desist letter, we would refer those complaints to local law enforcement because the unlicensed practice of massage therapy constitutes a criminal violation of the Texas Occupations Code…," Mann said.
Licensed massage establishments are inspected by the state once every two years.
Alice Church, general manager of the Mall of Abilene, deferred license questions to the massage business. Calls to the establishment were not returned.
Church said Li Sun's is the only massage tenant at the mall.
"Because this situation is under police investigation, we cannot comment any further," Church said. "We are working with the local police and must stress that this is an isolated incident. The safety of our shoppers and employees is a top priority for our property."
Xu, 47, is being held in the Taylor County jail in lieu of a $100,000 bail. He is charged with one count of sexual assault.
A woman alleged that Xu sexually assaulted her when she fell asleep during a massage session.
Mike Perry, Abilene Police assistant chief of investigative and support services, said detectives are researching Xu's background.
"The victim provided sufficient, credible information to support the arrest made in this case," Perry said.
Mall shoppers can easily see several massage chairs through the glass storefront at Li Sun's but Perry said "the location inside this business where this assault is alleged to have occurred is out of the view from other patrons."
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