Month: October 2023

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Metori And Sanbuichi Water Springs

Metori Water Spring located in the southern foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains is one of the 100 Brand-Name Spring-Waters in Japan. It is a very important water source for the drinking water in the Nagasaka region, located in the town of Nagasaka, the city of Hokuto in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Metori Water Spring, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/08/2023

It is said that the name, Sanbuichi, was given because the spring water was divided into three running waters for the six villages in the region.

Sanbuichi Water Spring, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/08/2023

Sanbuichi Water Spring, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanshi, 10/08/2023

There are more than thirty statues of goddess of Kannon in the trails between Sanbuichi Water Spring and Metori Water Spring.

Sanbuichi- and Metori-Water Spring trails, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/08/2023

Statues of Kannon, the Deity of Mercy, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanshi, 10/08/2023

There are a lot of large stones in the southern foot of the Yatsugatake Mountains. These stones were believed to be brought by large debris flows or landslides.

Sanbuichi Water Spring, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/08/2023

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Flowering Dogwood Trees

Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees are bearing red fruit in the ground of the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Archaeology, Yamanashi Prefecture. They are common street trees in Japan. Asahi Street in Kofu is known for its Hanamizuki (flowering dogwood) trees (refer to the article on April 30, 2022 http://ymmt.etsuo.tokyo/2022/04/). (https://www.pref.yamanashi.jp.e.aao.hp.transer.com/kouko-hak/).

Flowering dogwood, Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Archaeology , Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/04/2023

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THERMAE: ANCIENT ROME, JAPAN, AND THE JOY OF BATHING

The exhibition of Thermae: Ancient Rome, Japan, and the joy of bathing has been held at the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum of Art during September 9 through November 5, 2023. (https://www.art-museum.pref.yamanashi.jp/exhibition/, https://www.art-museum.pref.yamanashi.jp/english/)

One of the exhibits, a container for bath ointments, is shown below. The container was used to put oil and balm that were applied on the body after bath.

Container For Bath Ointments With Lid

Excavated in Pohnpei in the first century of the Christian Made of glass and bronze Owned by The National Archaeological Museum of Naples

FYI:

Oita Prefectural Art Museum (https://www.opam.jp/en/)

Ancient Rome was the most prosperous in world history. Among its culture, Public Bath Thermae interests us. Manga “Thermae Romae” by YAMAZAKI Mari got the recognition of the facility better. In this exhibition, the main character Lucius guides Ancient Rome, Japan, and the Bathing Culture. As his experience of time travel, you will get what bath would have been like at the time.

Period: November 25, 2023－January 21, 2024, Oita Prefectural Art Museum　 Tel: +81-(0)97-533-4500 (https://www.opam.jp/en/exhibitions/detail/1124)

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Autumn Scenes

Autumn is near here. Some trees and plants started flowering, changing colors and bearing fruit here in the ground of the Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.

Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum), Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 10/02/2023

Kaki Persimmon (Diospyros kaki), Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 10/02/2023

Red Pine (Pinus resinosa), Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 10/02/2023

Simon Bitter Bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii), Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 10/02/2023

Hurricane Lily (Lycoris radiata), Yamanashi Prefectural Museum, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 10/02/2023

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Griffith’s Ash

Griffith’s ash (Fraxinus griffithii) is a tall evergreen tree that is distributed from the Okinawa Islands in Japan to Taiwan, the Philippines and India.

Griffith’s Ash, Kofu, Yamanashi, 09/29/2023