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Category Archives: Nature
June
25
Blue Hydrangeas – Harbingers of the rainy season in Japan
posted by Claire Usmar
July is here and that means gorgeous hydrangeas, or ajisai (アジサイ), in gardens across Japan!
June
16
Summer roses in Ishikawa Prefecture
posted by Claire Usmar
Summer’s most beautiful heralds have arrived.
June
04
Wild Hokkaido – Daisetsuzan National Park
posted by Claire Usmar
Japan’s largest national park situated in the middle of Hokkaido, the most northern island of Japan.
May
21
Tulips and cherry blossoms – Flower Power in Toyama Prefecture, Japan.
posted by Claire Usmar
May
14
Roof of Japan – The Snow Corridor on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine route
posted by Claire Usmar
For more information the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, visit their official website here.
April
07
The majestic Northern Japanese Alps – Toyama, Japan.
posted by Claire Usmar
A most incredible view of the grand Northern Alps of Japan, seen from the beach at Amaharashi in Toyama Prefecture (雨晴市、富山県).
March
10
Silvered by snow – Kenrokuen, Kanazawa.
posted by Claire Usmar
There’s just something magically timeless about a traditional Japanese garden blanketed in heavy snow. With the new shinkansen (bullet train) from Tokyo commencing services this weekend, this garden will be just 2.5hrs from Toyko!
February
04
Noto Peninsula – Sea of Japan
posted by Claire Usmar
Typical Sea of Japan scenery around the south-west side of the Noto Peninsular at a place called Ganmon (巌門) in Ishikawa Prefecture. Ganmon features in a woodblock print by the master artisan Ando Hiroshige. I can’t wait to explore more of the peninsular on my bicylce once the weather warms up!
January
27
A White New Year
posted by Claire Usmar
The towns along the Sea of Japan around Fukui and Kanazawa welcomed in 2015 with more than enough fresh snow. Happy Year of the Sheep everyone! Look forward to plenty more posts this year on Inaka Biking now that I’m back on deck with a new laptop after my faithful Sony Vaio Z decided to […]
December
09
Japan’s best garden by night – Kenrokuen, Kanazawa.
posted by Claire Usmar
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