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Treasures of Hokuryu Town

  • September 14, 2023

Sunflower of the Sun and Iron Pillar

Thursday, September 14, 2023 In the autumn sky high in the sky, bathed in the glistening sunlight, the sunflowers on the iron poles, happily dancing with their seven-colored lights. Grateful for today's good day, drawing wonderful dreams that lead to tomorrow [...].

  • September 11, 2023

With gratitude for Sasazushi!

Monday, September 11, 2023 On Saturday, September 9, it is the Autumn Festival of Shinryu Shrine in Hokuryu Town. This festival celebrates the bountiful harvest of the fruitful autumn and expresses gratitude to the gods of nature for their blessings. On this day every year, Hisashi and Kiyomi Kitajima, a couple of neighbors, celebrate the Sasaju [...].

  • September 8, 2023

Sunset turning the natural garden orange

Friday, September 8, 2023 The glow of the setting sun turned the natural garden orange, a gorgeous flower garden that exists in another dimension. In this mysterious moment, as if a small hole between the rain clouds leads to another world connected to the blue sky, the heart [...].

  • September 7, 2023

Morning sky with strange dark clouds

Thursday, September 7, 2023 In the autumn sky high in the sky, elongated dark clouds flowed as if drawn in a line. I pray with boundless love and gratitude for the morning light that shines brighter and more mysteriously, as if to keep a watchful eye on the movement of these strange dark clouds. [...]

  • September 6, 2023

Orange-tinted sky at sunset

Wednesday, September 6, 2023 The sunset appeared the day after the supermoon. In the orange-tinted western sky, gray rain clouds spread their wings and seemed to be waiting for us. A mysterious wind that seemed to suck me into a different space.

  • September 4, 2023

Autumn sky with light clouds high in the sky

September 4, 2023 (Monday) As the rice paddies gradually turn into autumn colors, the autumn sky is filled with light clouds high in the sky. It is a soothing scenery that seems to be absorbed into the fresh and clear blue sky. ◇ ikuko(photo by noboru)

  • September 1, 2023

Sparkle of the morning dew

Friday, September 1, 2023 Morning dew sparkling in the morning sun. I am so grateful for the moment when I was moved by the beauty of the sparkling light like a small jewel. ◇ ikuko (photo by nobor [...])

  • August 31, 2023

Cosmos at the end of August

August 31, 2023 (Thursday) Pretty cosmos flowers swaying in the autumn breeze in gardens and rice paddies here and there in town. The cosmos, which are like cherry blossoms in autumn, remind me of the purity and gentleness of a maiden. ◇ ikuko (p [...])

  • August 28, 2023

The moon in the night sky after the rain

Sunday, August 27, 2023 The sudden arrival of thunderstorms and rain brought a cool autumn breeze, taking away the heat in an instant. In the night sky after the rain, the full moon of August 31st (Thursday) was on its way to the top [...].

  • August 21, 2023

Ears of rice overflowing with life energy

The ears of rice in the rice paddies are changing from green to yellow-green as they move toward the ripening stage. They are growing strongly and rapidly in the face of nature's capricious changes, such as the heat of the sun and the violent wind and rain [...].

  • August 15, 2023

With gratitude for the great ears of rice in humble positions!

Tuesday, August 15, 2023 The scenery of ears of rice echoes the phrase, "The more they bear, the more the ears of rice hang down their heads. The more the rice grows, the more the great ears of rice grow with their heads bowed and their posture lowered in "humility," and the more they bear fruit, the more the endless [...]...

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