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Grapes (Vitis spp.), Misaka, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 9/08/2018

Mount Fuji without snow in early autumn, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 9/05/2018

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) fields, Akeno, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 8/19/2018

Stuffed deer, Takane, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 8/19/2018

Keikyu Kamata Station’s name has been changed to “Keikyu Kaama-tatatata! Station,” inspired by the high-pitched battle cry shouted by Kenshiro (Provided by Keikyu Corp.)  In a novel collaboration with “Fist of the North Star,” Keikyu Corporation has renamed one of its stations after the popular action manga series.  The project, part of a joint celebration to mark the 35th anniversary of the cartoon and 120th anniversary of the railway operator, runs until Sept. 17.

Keikyu Kamata Station, Kamata, Ota-ward, Tokyo, 7/30/2018

A deer family, sika deer (Cervus nippon), Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 7/16/2018

Grapes preparing for harvesting, Misaka, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 6/27/2018

Annabelle (Hydrangea arborescens), Nagasaka, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 6/24/2018

Noh was performed in the town of Fujikawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture.  The title was “Kurama Tengu (Long-nosed Goblin in Kurama).”  Nohgaku is one of the traditional styles of Japanese theater.  It is composed of the lyric drama noh and the comic theater kyogen.  In this play, the kyogen part was included in the drama.  The spiritual and symbolic nature of the story is facilitated by the stylized dance, mime, chanting chorus, and musical accompaniment.  The elegance and beauty of the noh world is expressed with the slow movement, simple setting, and subdued music.  (the-noh.com/index.html ;the-noh.com/en/plays/data/detail_025.html)

In 2008, nohgaku was listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Also, refer to Lecture and Demonstration of Noh and Kyogen Performance Styles Theatre Nohgaku at Boston University (youtube.com/watch?v=-6msFSM1d9A).

The views from the Fujisan Station, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 5/20/2018