Blogs Posts on "Iida"

WEIRD WEDNESDAY: This Chair Rocks! (And So Does Its Light!) by FacilityBlog on Nov 4, 2009Rochus Jacob was awarded the first prize for his Murakami Chair which incorporates technology into the skids of the chair to run an OLED light—thereby powering an attached reading lamp with energy generated from its own rocking motion. by HeidiTFM...

Kunio Yanagita Memorial Hall Iida by Japan Visitor on Jan 9, 2009柳田國男館Kunio Yanagita (1875-1962), known as the father of Japanese ethnology and folklore studies, was born in Fukusaki, Hyogo Prefecture, but was adopted into the Yanagita family in Iida, taking their name and dropping his birth name of Mats...

Iida City Kawamoto Kihachiro Puppet Museum by Japan Visitor on Jan 6, 2009飯田市川本喜八郎人形美術館The Iida City Kawamoto Kihachiro Puppet Museum in Iida, southern Nagano Prefecture is the town's must-see attraction and a world class museum. During the Edo period, this old castle town was known for its two pe