Monday, March 25, 2024 Pure white snow-capped mountains float against a blue sky reminiscent of outer space. Footprints remain in the snow... Even when they are occasionally obscured by falling snow, the same footprints are left behind again and again, following the same route across the snow... What are they searching for? […]
Wednesday, March 20, 2024: The sun sets in the west. Tomorrow is the Vernal Equinox, the day when day and night are of equal length. In this world, the west is the other side (the world of enlightenment, the afterlife) and the east is the other side (this world, the world filled with earthly desires). As the sun sets due west, […]
Friday, March 15, 2024: A thin, clear crescent moon at 2.7 days old shone brightly against a deep indigo night sky. The glow as the moon turned from new to full was incredibly bright and powerful, shining brightly as if to strengthen and encourage our hearts. Feeling […]
Friday, March 8, 2024: We are now in the "Awakening of Insects" season, when hibernating creatures begin to awaken. Over the past few days, morning temperatures in Hokuryu Town have been dropping to -20°C, a painfully cold […]
Friday, February 16, 2024. A moment when soft light reminiscent of spring pours down... The softly falling powder snow sparkles like twinkling stardust. ◇ ikuko (photo by noboru)
Thursday, February 15, 2024: Icicle art created by droplets of melting ice on a snow wall in the sunlight. My heart sparkled when I encountered this unexpected natural ice art on a snow wall! The icicles formed by the melting snow […]
Friday, February 9, 2024: Five days have passed since the beginning of spring, and according to the 24 solar terms, it's the time of the "uguisu naku" (singing nightingale). Far from the footsteps of spring, we're in the midst of winter!!! Snow continues to fall steadily. "Hohokekyo [...]"
Thursday, February 8, 2024. The night before Setsubun, snow was falling steadily. "It's snowing a lot tonight..." I thought to myself. Around 7pm, I casually opened the front door to see what was going on outside. Wow! When I opened the front door, [...]
Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Falling snow creates a snowy landscape: snowy mountains, snowy fields, and snowflakes. The world, where light and shadow intertwine, is like outer space! It feels as if you are transcending time, becoming the wind and flying through space. […]
On Tuesday, February 6, 2024, the morning sun, like the light of a snow cave, softly dyed the winter sky, covered with snow clouds, a soft orange color on a winter morning. It was a mystical moment, as if my heart was calm, gentle, and gently lightened! I was so happy to encounter such a divine moment. […]
Monday, February 5, 2024: The moment the big, round sun shone brightly, emitting seven-colored rays! What a wonderful and mysterious sunshine!!! It made all living things sparkle and shine, filling everything with warmth. […]
Friday, January 26, 2024: The white sun shone brightly in a clear blue sky! The sunlight shone brightly, as if to speak of pure whiteness, and for a moment, I felt as if a powerful flash of energy was pouring into my entire body.