Month: May 2023

It was warm was summery. Even in the wood, the sun shined. It was a nice walk.

Kaempferi Azaleas (Rhododendron kaempferi), Aokigahara Woodland, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 5/27/2023

Mosses and lichens on the trees and rocks, Aokigahara Woodland, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 5/27/2023

The 10th Jazz Concert at Mountain Temple in Hokuto was held at the Nagasaka Community Station Hall on May 21, 2023. The first part was performed by the quartet featuring Maiko (violin), Shikou Ito (Piano), Benisuke Sakai (bass) and Yoichi Okabe (percussion). In the second part, a vocalist Karen Aoki joined the quartet. Several jazz standards were played and enjoyed by the audience.

Jazz at Mountain Temple in Hokuto, Nagasaka Community Station, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 5/21/2023

FYI

Karen Aoki: (https://karenaoki.com/), Maiko: (https://www.jvmaiko.com/index.html), Shikou Ito: (https://www.shikoupf.com/)

The rice (Oryza sativa) planting season started last month. Here in a cooler region of Nagano prefecture, the village of Hara, some farmers are still busy transplanting the rice seedlings from the seed beds to the paddy fields.

Transplanted rice seedlings in a paddy field and the scene of transplanting the rice seedlings by a mechanical transplanter, Hara-village, Nagano, 5/20/2023

An exhibition titled “Ashita-no-Mori (The Forest of Tomorrow)” by Takahiro Yoshino has been held at Plates and Café Tosenbo Suguridaira, Chino, Nagano prefecture from May 11 to May 29, 2023.

Some artworks of the exhibition, Plates and Café Tosenbo Suguridaira, Chino, Nagano, 5/20/2023