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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.

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)

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

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

The Yabusame Horseback Archery Festival which boasts an 800 year tradition was held at the Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine in the Shimoyoshida district, the city of Fujiyoshida, in Yamanashi Prefecture on September 19, 2023. Unlike other Yabusame festivals which are meant as samurai skill training, in this Yabusame Festival, a fortune is ritually told based on the horses’ hoof prints (https://fujiyoshida.net/event/155, https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/fujiyoshida/event/yabusame.html).

Shimoyoshida Station and Honcho Street, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine and Its Mikoshi Shrine, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

Yabusame Horseback Archery, Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

Purification of the ground and Fortune Telling Ritual, Yabusame Horseback Archery Festival, Omuro Sengen Jinja Shrine, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/19/2023

One of the Jazz At Mountain Temple series featuring The Swing’n Melrose and FEELING JAZZ ORCHESTRA was held at the Nagasaka Community Center on September 17, 2023.

The Swing’n Melrose: Akiko Nakajima (piano and vocal), CHIEMI (vocal), Masashi Yamaguchi (bass) and Hideo Yamazaki (drums), https://www.facebook.com/groups/1386494028425776

The Swing’n Melrose, Nagasaka Community Center, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 9/17/2023

FEELING JAZZ ORCHESTRA is a big band based in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, https://www.facebook.com/fjo.kofu/

FEELING JAZZ ORCHESTRA, Nagasaka Community Center, Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 9/17/2023

Kawaguchi Asama Shrine was established in 865 in order to bring Mount Fuji’s volcanic eruptions under control. It has been known for its huge seven cedar trees which are said that they are about 1200 years old. (https://asamajinja.or.jp/; https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/english/discover/kawaguchi-asama-shrine.html). Also, please refer to the article on Japanese Swordsmanship, 2017/2/11 (EXPERIENCE YAMANASHI AND MORE https://etsuo.tokyo/).

Itchiku Kubota has been known for his Tsujigahana-dyeing technique for the kimono. Most of his works are displayed at the Itchiku Kubota Art Museum in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture (https://www.itchiku-museum.com/en.pdf).

Itchiku Kubota Art Museum, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 9/14/2023

Grapevines and Koshu grapes (Vitis vinifera), Ichinomiya, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 9/07/2023

Acorns of the sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima) and Chestnuts (Castanea cerenata), Michibata-ridge, Yamanashi-shi, Yamanashi, 9/07/2023

Yamanakako Hana-no-miyako (flower palace) Park is located 1,000 meters above sea level near Lake Yamanakako overlooking Mount Fuji in the village of Yamanakako in Yamanashi Prefecture. You can enjoy several species of flowers from April through October in the fields of a 30,000ha area. There is a huge greenhouse where warm season plants, orchids and some other tropical species are grown throughout the year.

Lake Yamanakako, Yamanakako-village, Yamanashi, 8/28/2023

Yamanakako Hana-no-Miyako Flower Park, Yamanakako-village, Yamanashi, 8/28/2023

The Akeno Sunflower Festival 2023 was held in the fields of the Akeno area in Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture during 7/22 to 8/20, 2023.

Common Hybrid Sunflowers (Helianthus annus) and Sunfinity Sunflowers (Helianthus interspecific), Akeno, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 8/23/2023

Ripening Apples, Akeno, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 8/23/2023