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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
my first attempt to visit gunkanjima was in 2013. it would have been a pretty grim november visit: wet, a bit cold, overcast, and, well, altogether novembery
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.
bali ubud | temples and a bit of bamboo sorting through older photographs i was struck by these, taken on a rather lazy visit to bali, about two
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
