Aokigahara Jukai : Discovering the story of the land through the forest.
On hot summer mornings, the lake is calm, wrapped in a blanket of morning mist. It is a sign that another scorching day is beginning. The hot days continue, with no signs of an evening shower yet. During the day, fawns rest quietly in the shade, and wild birds gather at the water’s edge to …
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日本語版はこちら An Open Mouth When walking through the forest, we occasionally notice the curious shapes of plants and animals. In the natural world, every form has a meaning. The things humans make must also have an important reason behind their design. Recently, I visited the Furusato Denshōkan museum in Minami-Alps City to look at the …
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When traveling around Mt. Fuji, looking at the area through the lens of the “Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park” makes the experience so much more rewarding. The theme here is “Earth’s Dynamic Activity.”Many of you know Mt. Fuji is an active volcano, and Hakone is too. The Izu Peninsula also has its own unique story, having traveled …
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