Sunflower in Hiraya village
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Hiraya village is located at the south end of the Nagano prefecture and has the smallest population (600) in Nagano. The area is 950 m high above sea-level, so it is cool even in summer. Beside the sight-seeing station, many sunflowers are in full bloom. You feel happy in front of the flowers. There is a corn field next to the sunflower field.
高嶺山 長野県下伊那郡平谷村から標高差６６９ｍの高嶺山（標高１５９９ｍ）、車で片道２０分で登れる。その脇の「長者峰」（標高１５７４ｍ）に展望台があり３６０度の眺望が開け南に茶臼山、北に恵那山が見える。こ...
You can enjoy such wonderful panoramic view of south-Shinshu mountain area. The place I took the pict...
紅葉に彩られた山が愛知県最高峰の茶臼山（標高１４１５ｍ）、その向かい側は標高１３５８ｍの萩太郎山。この萩太郎山の北面は愛知県唯一の冬期スキーゲレンデである。これら山の山麓が茶臼山高原である。Mt.CHA...
面の木原生林hは 標高1,000ｍを越える天竜奥三河国定公園の一角にあり、県下では２か所しかない貴重な原生林。 樹齢300年を超えるブナをはじめ、カエデ、モミなどの大木が茂り、遊歩道を利用して気軽に森林...
面の木原生林の尾根の標高１２２０ｍにある「天狗棚展望台」 天狗棚（標高１２２０ｍ）は、鎌倉時代から天狗の棲む霊山として、近郷の村人から崇められ、また寄り付き難い場所でもあった。奥三河の山々には，高嶺祭...
The woods of the giant tree of a Japan cedar or a cypress are in the inner part of woods which carry ...
大井平公園の紅葉の樹林に接した奥側の斜面にスギ、ヒノキの大木の森があります。これらの木は江戸時代後期、天保年間（１８３０〜１８４３）に植林されたものだそうです。そしてその根元にはシャクナゲの群生があり初...
This Oi-daira park is located about 40km northeast of Toyota. About 500 maple, Japanese alphabet map...
この大井平公園は豊田市の北東約４０ｋｍに位置し、紅葉で有名な「香嵐渓」より数週間早く紅葉します。約５００本のカエデやイロハモミジ、イチョウが植えられています。秋１１月には赤や黄色に美しく華やかに色付きます。
The eight islands of Japan sprang into existence through Divine Intervention.
The first two gods who came into existence were Izanagi no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto, the Exalted Male and Exalted Female. It was their job to make the land for people to live on.
They went to the bridge between heaven and earth and, using a jewel-encrusted halberd, Izanagi and Izanami churned up the sea into a frothy foam. As salty drips of water fell from the tip of the halberd the first island was formed. Its name was Onogoro.
So far, so good. But when Izanagi and Izanami first met on their island, Izanami spoke to Isanagi without being spoken to first. Since she was the female, and this was improper, their first union created badly-formed offspring who were sent off into the sea in boats.
The next time they met, Izanagi was sure to speak first, ensuring the proper rules were followed, and this time they produced eight children, which became the islands of Japan.
I'm sure you did not fail to miss the significance of this myth for the establishment of Japanese formal society.
At present, Japan is the financial capital of Asia. It has the second largest economy in the world and the largest metropolitan area (Tokyo.)
Technically there are three thousand islands making up the Japanese archipelago. Izanagi and Izanami must have been busy little devils with their jewelled halberd...
Japan's culture is highly technical and organized. Everything sparkles and swooshes on silent, miniaturized mechanisms.
They're a world leader in robotics, and the Japanese have the longest life-expectancy on earth.
Text by Steve Smith.
