Category: Nature

Posted by Ed | Last updated Feb 26, 2018 | Nature | 111 |

Posted by Ed | Last updated Aug 26, 2017 | Death, Nature, Travel Destinations | 1 |

Posted by Ed | Last updated Jul 29, 2017 | Nature, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 0 |

Showa Kinen Koen

It’s a bit out of the way so I didn’t see many other non-Japanese people there, but...

A very well-kept-up tent in an Osaka park. Many of Japan’s homeless live in “blue...

by Ed | Last updated Oct 20, 2017 | Nature | 0 |

Why it’s not a good idea to take close-up photos of cherry blossoms on overcast days....

The city of Mito in Ibaraki Prefecture is just a couple hours on the local train north of Tokyo,...

There are a couple of really nice botanical gardens in Osaka that I used to visit when I was...

by Ed | Last updated Aug 26, 2017 | Death, Nature, Travel Destinations | 1 |

Sandanbeki is a famous suicide spot in the town of Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture. The sign says...

by Ed | Last updated Aug 15, 2017 | Animals, Nature | 0 |

Cicada skin. Editor’s note: this post was originally published in March 2008 and has been...

by Ed | Last updated Aug 15, 2017 | Nature, Technology | 0 |

Mini in a rice field. Editor’s note: this post was originally published in March 2008 and...

by Ed | Last updated Feb 26, 2018 | Nature | 111 |

Yesterday I realized that despite having lived more than 15 years in Japan, I can’t tell the...

A field of flowers in Asuka, Nara. Editor’s note: this post was originally published in February...

Bonsai plant in Showa Kinen Koen. Many of the plants in this lovely little bonsai garden are...

by Ed | Last updated Jul 29, 2017 | Nature, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 0 |

Introducing the popular new Japanese sport of “Extreme Fishing”. Don’t forget...