3020 - Annaka, Gunma, Japan

Yoshimi sends a great card of Kōshibyō 孔子廟 found in Nagasaki. Kōshibyō is the oldest Confucian school in Japan. The word means "Temple of Confucius."

Confucianism was introduced from Korea during the Japanese invasions of Korea from 1592-1598. It developed into an elite religion, and had a profound effect on the fabric of Japanese society during the Edo period. Confucian philosophy believes the universe could be understood through human reason, corresponding with universal reason, and thus it is up to man to create a harmonious relationship between the universe and the individual.

Confucianism also created a social system that previously had not existed. Japanese society was divided up into four social classes: samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Samurai were avid readers and teachers of Confucian thought and established many Confucian academies.

Japanese Neo-Confucianism introduced elements of ethnocentrism into Japan. Chinese and Korean Neo-Confucians regarded their own cultures as the centre of the world. Japanese Neo-Confucinisms also developed a similar national pride.

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3566 - Bakhmach, Chernihiv, Ukraine

Bakhmach is locarted in northern Ukraine. I'm taking this next paragraph straight out of Wikipedia: During the Russian invasion of Ukraine on February 26, 2022, at least 65 units of Russian military equipment moved through Bakhmach, with about a hundred more on the outskirts. Local residents tried to stop the convoy on their own by blocking tank tracks with makeshift objects and convincing Russian soldiers not to move towards Kyiv . One man attempted to climb onto a tank and block the road with his body (he was not hurt). However, the military equipment continued to move, and Russian forces fired several shots into the air. Слава Україні!

3564 - Kassel, Hesse, Germany

A wonderful message on this card that translates to to those wh o can wait, everything comes with time.

2352 - Cologne (Köln), North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Cologne is home to the twelve Romanesque churches. All are Catholic churches and all are found in Altstadt (old town). All were severely damaged during the 262 Allied air raids on Cologne. All twelves have been restored. St. Andreas was consecrated in 974. The crypt of the church as a sarcophagus that dates back to the third century and it holds the remains of St. Albertus Magnus, who died in 1280. St. Apostein was consecrated in the 800s. St. Cecilia was built in the 800s and it the current home of the Schnutgen Museum for Medieval Art. It still holds Catholic Mass on rare occasions. St. Georg's was built near the end of 1000s. It was extensively restored after the Second World War. St. Gerion's was established in 612. St. Kunibert was consecrated in 1247. Cunibert, the 9th Bishop of Cologne, is buried here. St. Maria im Kapital was built between 1040-1065. It was also heavily damaged during the war and restoration was finally completed in 1984. St. Maria Lyskirchem is the ...

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