Aokigahara Jukai : Discovering the story of the land through the forest.
On August 27, the day after the Yoshida Fire Festival, the Susuki Festival takes place. Within the grounds of Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine sit two shrines, Sengen Shrine and Suwa Shrine. Sengen Shrine became a major center for Mount Fuji worship during the Edo period and attracts many visitors. Looking at it on any …
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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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In front of my workspace stands a single Japanese maple tree. On its trunk, I noticed a black insect clinging motionless to the bark. Looking closer, it appeared to be a type of wasp already dead, still attached to the wood. Extending from the tip of its abdomen was a needle-like structure stuck deep into …