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the veneration of moss as a feature in traditional japanese landscape gardening is widely-known. possibly the most renowned example is the zen buddhist temple in the
a stroll through the sculpture garden and visit to the museum on a sizzlingly hot early august afternoon when the temperature was peakng just over forty degrees, nevertheless well worth the visit, perhaps when it’s a little more temperate; spring, or autumn.
aso san i’ve stayed in the japanese prefecture of kumamoto, in kyushu, several times. what brings me back is the stunningly beautiful landscape around the
the kamikochi district of the northern ‘japan alps’ chūbu sangaku national park in nagano
these pics represent a couple of days wandering in tokyo, in some of the more well-known areas, and a couple which might be a bit more obscure.
… i won’t go into the more revolting details of my physical condition. i started sneezing on the eurostar on the first morning…
