Osaka people are supported by the water of Lake Biwa（大阪人は琵琶湖の水に支えられている）
In Japan, the rainy season is usually from June to mid-July, and then the drought continues until the end of August. In the land where the water source is uncertain, some measures have been taken such as constructing a dam….
The marriage of a fox
Sometimes we see it raining even though the sun is shining. In Japan, it is called “the marriage of a fox.” In Japan, the fox is regarded as a bad animal that deceives humans . The saying is probably related to…
We can’t meet bears in the mountains of Japan
Of the four major Japanese islands, the brown bear is distributed only in Hokkaido. And the black bear is distributed in Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu. I have been a field worker for about 30 years, but until recently I had…
Fossil was found alive! －A deciduous conifer, Metasequoia
When broadly classifying trees, there are conifers or hardwoods, evergreens or deciduous trees. There are not so many deciduous conifers. Larch is one of them. So is Metasequoia. It was originally found as a fossil in Japan. It was found…
Showa Shinzan where a wheat field suddenly changed to a mountain（麦畑が急に山になった－昭和新山）
The Japanese archipelago has volcanoes here and there. Occasionally, eruptive activity becomes active, affecting the local area. However, it is rare for a mountain to be created rapidly. In about 600 days from 1943 to 1945, the wheat field near…
This is not Mt. Fuji, but Mt. Yotei in Hokkaido（これは富士山ではありません 北海道の羊蹄山です）
I don’t think there is a mountain in the world that is as well-shaped as Mt. Fuji. It is a volcano formed by the regular arrangement of lava that has flowed out due to the eruption,. There is a mountain…
Autumn at Nikko Botanical Garden, University of Tokyo（東京大学日光植物園の秋）
I wrote about the beauty of autumn in Nikko, Tochigi prefecture earlier. There is a botanical garden of the University of Tokyo in Nikko, which is also a cozy place and is recommended. Autumn is probably the most beautiful.
Kanmurijima, Kyoto Prefecture is an uninhabited island（京都府冠島は無人島である）
Kanmurijima is located off the coast of Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, one of the big cities on the Sea of Japan side. No one lives. I have been to this island by chartering a ship in July 2017. The purpose…
Nature and tourist destinations on Tanegashima Island（種子島の自然と観光地）
There are two islands just south of the mainland of Kyushu. Yakushima Island in the west has high mountains and is well known as an attractive place for naturalists. In the east there is Tanegashima Island. It is well known…
A Black-headed gull with a leg ring
A bird species Larus ridibundus, is a familiar bird in Japan and probably all over the world. I was a little surprised to hear that its English name was Black-headed Gull, because it is a white bird that is usually…
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