Their yearly trick of looking new
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Some local tourist promoters and “official” signage falsely claim that marimo live nowhere else.
However, eastern Hokkaido’s Lake Akan is the best place to see them.
Akan has by far the largest known examples of this rare and astonishing algal form…and the lake and its surrounds are beautiful in their own right.
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Its decoration “speaks clearly”, but only in one place, in northern Japan.
Pelican Yoga will reveal all, later this week.
There is a clue today, below.
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(almost certainly, you will be surprised to discover where I took this post’s photos)
Unstructured, unsupervised time for play is one of the most important things we have to give back to kids if we want them to be strong and happy and resilient.
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One of the world’s more remarkable sculpture parks is in a former school’s grounds, near a frayed little city in Hokkaido.
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Best viewed after seeing previous post about this Japanese alpine valley.
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A Valley of contradictions. It is “isolated, remote”. You cannot self-drive into it. For much of the year it is snowbound, closed. However, each summer Kamikochi has hundreds of thousands of visitors; most are highly “packaged” daytrippers.
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Its natural beauty, wildlife, cuisine, art and people make Japan a wonderful destination. English-speakers in search of opportunities for amusement and/or bewilderment will also be rewarded – many times, daily – by Japan’s signs, labels and menus.
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Photo copyright Doug Spencer, taken on May 20, 2017 at Otofuke Shrine.
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…and many other glorious things and places, including this beautiful lake. It is a “drowned” caldera.
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