Etsuo Yamamoto _ Certified National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter
It was a hot and humid summer day in Kofu, Yamanashi.
Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 2023/07/04
Japanese False Bindweed (Calystegia hederacea) grown on the bank of the Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 2023/07/04
Indian Fritillary (Argyreus hyperbius) resting on a plant grown on the bank of the Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 2023/07/04
Hot and humid days have been continuing in the Kofu area in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Spider webs, bank of the Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 6/21/2023
A migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), bank of the Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 6/21/2023
Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 6/18/2023
A small shrine on the bank of the Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 6/18/2023
Experimentally being grown mango trees in Fuefuki, Yamanashi Prefecture.
Maturing Mango, Misaka, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 6/16/2023
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
Japanese susuki grass (Miscanthus sinensis), Nagasaka, Hokuto, 9/23/2018
A buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) field, Oizumi, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 9/16/2018