Patti’s topic ” A Quiet Moment” – beautiful! My thought went straight away to my visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park ( (広島平和記念公園) in 2015. I visited the park 3 times during my 5 days. “The atomic bomb was created … Continue reading
“If your computer speaks English, it was probably made in Japan.” Alan Perlis What I rather want to be ??!!!! Loads of things … but I think just now I would love to be back in Japan. Now when Sakura (Cherry Blossom) start … Continue reading
The A-bombed trees in Hiroshima, there is quite a few of them in the city center. Even if they were server damaged, they were given support and care. They are still standing and growing. On August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb … Continue reading
“In the cherry blossom’s shade there’s no such thing as a stranger.” Kobayashi Issa Cherry Blossom floating in moat around the Imperial Palace in Toyko, April – 2015 https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/drifter/
愛は最高の奉仕だ。みじんも、自分の満足を思ってはいけない。 (Love is the best service, don’t even think about self-satisfaction) For me, Japan stands for a very strong heritage in modern time, their respect for the old, nature, the present and future is mindblowing. They live in the most … Continue reading
During my visit to Tokyo in April 2o15 did I visit the Meiji Shrine on a sunny Sunday in hopes of seeing a tradional Japanese wedding. I was lucky I saw five in total. This stands for the old and new … Continue reading
It’s now 18 months since I revisited Hong Kong and Japan after 36 years … one of the best journeys I ever done, but that is really no surprise. Japan is so magical as everyone says. I want to take you to … Continue reading
What can be rarer than to find a garden full of umbrellas that are protecting the delicate flowers from the strong sun???!!!! One of the most humble experience I ever had, it was also so beautiful – a magical sight .. and … Continue reading
“悪妻は百年の不作。 (Akusai wa hyaku-nen no fusaku) A bad wife is a ruin of her husband.” I don’t think I have any images from any event … how sad isn’t that???? But during my visit in Japan during April 2015 … was I lucky … Continue reading
The Rain by William Henry Davies “I hear leaves drinking rain; I hear rich leaves on top Giving the poor beneath Drop after drop; ‘Tis a sweet noise to hear These green leaves drinking near. And when the Sun comes … Continue reading
“Peace cannot be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding” Albert Einstein When I read this weeks topic this image came to my mind straight away – the beautiful and the ugly in harmony; the cherry blossoms … Continue reading
新幹線 – The Shinkansen!!! It started with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964. The Shinkansen is extremely reliable. In 2014, JR Central reported that the Shinkansen average delay from schedule per train was 54 seconds. This includes delays due to uncontrollable … Continue reading
“A garden isn’t meant to be useful. It’s for joy. Rumer Godden So soon I read this week’s subject … my thoughts went straight to the Shukkei-en Garden in Hiroshima, as I call the garden of umbrellas. This garden was completed in 1620 and in … Continue reading
胡麻ドレッシング I haven’t been to many Japanese restaurants before I visit Japan this spring. 15 times in total maybe through my whole life and I visited Japan in 1978-79. And I have never come across Goma dressing before I came … Continue reading
Now we are back in Japan … in May this year. I don’t think it matters what weather Miyajima Island provides there will always be visitors. The island is only 50 min away with ferry from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, … Continue reading
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