Sakaki (Cleyera japonica) on the household Shinto altar

Flowers bloomed to Sakaki (Cleyera japonica) on the household Shinto altar. The size of buds are around 1.5mm and the flowers are around 2-3 […]

The cherry blossom season has come in Japan!

Related posts: Sakura (cherry blossoms) 2014 The foliage season The foliage season has come! Sakura (Japanese Cherry) Sakura (cherry blossom […]

As Japanese sake is made from only rice and water, these 2 elements are the most important. There is a good Japanese sake (rice wine/nihonsh […]

Swallows come to Japan at the end of spring, and they spend a summer and raise chicks. They usually build a nest of mud and grasses around h […]

The season of swallows has come! Related posts: Tsubame (Swallow) The foliage season The cherry blossom season has come in Japan! Sakura (ch […]

In early April, sakura, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in the Kanto region. Their beautiful appearance attracts many people. If you c […]

The cerry blossomes are almost full bloom! Pictures are HERE! Related posts: Sakura (cherry blossoms) 2014 The foliage season has come! Hana […]

We had twice snowy weekends in Feb and the capital sphere saw around 7-8 inches of snow. In central of Japan, Yamanashi, Gunma, Nagano pref. […]

Japan was hit by heavy snow on Feb. 14th & 15th 2014. It was the heaviest snowfall in 20 years and the transportation in the capital sph […]

Nanten is regarded as a lucky tree which changes bad luck to good luck. It bears red fruits in Autumn and they grow to about 0.5 centimeters […]