Our Love Affair With Tsubaki Flowers
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Regardless of tsubaki being a famous flower worldwide, it probably won’t sound familiar to anyone living outside of Japan; that is, until we refer to it by its western name, camellia. Tsubaki is one of the most adored flowers in the world, but, compared to other countries, it seems to bloom that bit more elegantly
Masuda no Iwafune: The Mysterious Rock Ship
Wednesday, 20 August 2014
There is a man-made object atop the mountain, with square holes made in a boulder inferred to weigh 800 tons. What could it be? 益田岩船 Masuda no Iwafune (Rock Ship of Masuda), near the top of Iwafune hill, is the largest carved stone object in the Asuka region. It is a huge boulder inferred to
The Izu Islands Japan
Monday, 11 August 2014
The Izu Islands are a group of volcanic islands stretching south and east from the Izu Peninsula of Honshū, Japan. Miyakejima island rests atop an active volcanic chain that has erupted six times in the last century. However, the danger isn’t just from volcanic eruptions, but from the highest concentrations of poisonous gasses (primarily sulfur)
Shikoku – Japan Nature Tourism
Friday, 11 April 2014
Shikoku (四国, “four provinces”) is the smallest and least populated of the four main islands of Japan, located south of Honshū and east of the island of Kyūshū. Its ancient names include Iyo-no-futana-shima (伊予之二名島), Iyo-shima (伊予島), and Futana-shima (二名島). The current name refers to the four former provinces which made up the island: Awa, Tosa,
Takashi Amano
Saturday, 11 August 2012
[:en]Takashi Amano (天野尚 Amano Takashi) is a a japanese landscape photographer and aquarist. The main characteristics of his work are landscapes of nature. His interest in nature has led him to visit tropical rainforests in Amazon, Borneo and West Africa and pristine forests in Japan, and has been working on series of photos focusing on “untouched nature”. This photo seems