Tag: Japan Forward
A Sea of Wisteria Reflected in the Rice Fields Near Odate City
25 years ago, a local farmer planted a wisteria garden as a hobby. Now with around 80 wisteria trees, its blossoms reflect in the newly planted rice field, to the delight of locals and visitors alike.
If...
Watch the Forest Fireflies of Ishigaki Declare Their Summer Love
Every year in Japan, as the spring season fades and the temperature starts to rise, something magical happens. The conditions have to be almost perfect, the stage set and the mood just right. Then, the fireflies light up the night to find...
Feel the Summer Breeze with Hyogo’s Decorative Ornamental Ferns
Come the first spurt of hot sunshine and 30-degree-Celsius weather, you will unmistakably start seeing tsurishinobu, a type of ornamental hanging fern bought in the summer period (June into July).
A craft believed to...
Kyoto Rurikoin Temple’s Green Maple Leaves Are Stunning in the Rain
The Rurikoin Temple Green Maple Leaves
June has arrived, and along with it an unusually early rainy season comes knocking at the door. Yet even at this time of year, there are little things in nature from which to...
Interview With Architect Kengo Kuma on the New National Stadium’s Design
Architect Kengo Kuma Weaves Nature Into New National Stadium’s Design
The December 2020 opening ceremony for the New National Stadium in Tokyo inaugurated what is to be a major venue for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and...
Gundam the Giant Space Robot Arrives in Yokohama
The Yokohama Gundam statue
A “life-sized Mobile Suit Gundam” space robot was unveiled to media gathered at Yokohama’s Yamashita Pier on November 30 by Evolving G, an otaku entertainment facilities operator under the umbrella of Bandai Namco...
Pray for the New Year with Colorful Mayudama at Kinomiya Shrine
The colorful Mayudama of Kinomiya Shrine
Kinomiya Shrine in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture, is quite a sight at this time of year.
The Shinto priestesses, already in their striking white and red...
