Comments on: Japan’s Traditional Celebrations of Longevity http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/10/japans-traditional-celebrations-of-longevity/ A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:35 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Dan Waldhoff http://blog.alientimes.org/2008/10/japans-traditional-celebrations-of-longevity/comment-page-1/#comment-24266 Dan Waldhoff Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:10:42 +0000 http://blog.alientimes.org/?p=1760#comment-24266 Aloha, I think that at about the same time(s) in ancient Western cultures (culture ?) life spans were considerably shorter (especially if one were a "heretic" in various Catholic eras or of Judaic persuasion during most of the eras intervening BCE to a relative few years ago). In any case, then or now, Japan is a good place to enjoy longevity! As always, thanks to Avi for doing the leg work. We are lucky to have been drawn here and luckier still to have an excellent Guide to the significant details of being here. Dan Aloha,

I think that at about the same time(s) in ancient Western cultures (culture ?) life spans were considerably shorter (especially if one were a “heretic” in various Catholic eras or of Judaic persuasion during most of the eras intervening BCE to a relative few years ago). In any case, then or now, Japan is a good place to enjoy longevity!

As always, thanks to Avi for doing the leg work. We are lucky to have been drawn here and luckier still to have an excellent Guide to the significant details of being here.

Dan

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