What is an Undoukai?
On a weekend parents, teachers and kids get together and compete in all kinds of contests that involve speed, strength, skill and so on …
Again the climate is an element worth mentioning. With an event stretching out over a period of 6 hours or more, the sun can be a bit dangerous. So it is always a good idea to look for shadowy places while being there. Or you can bring your own pavilion …
What do you do in the Rain Season in Japan? You stay inside basically!
And that’s why:
tooooo … much … water !
But after the rain it is often quite nice:
Greetings from the green and rainy valley …
… until next time …
With the rain season in full swing now, plants growing like crazy it is time for a little snapshot: two months of ‘habemus’ now …
When going up the opposite mountain ridge you can see this:
There you go: the valley in which it is situated.
closer …
closer …
too close?
From the street view into the gardens and the house …
until next time …
June 2017 – Proceeding groundworks … and friends from outer space?
This guy (maybe a creature from outer space) lives on the land …Â which guy??
What do you mean??
The little fellow lives here, and visited me today, while working ‘in the bush’.
One of the first projects concerning house and land in spring is always cutting back the greenery that sometimes seems to explode out of the ground.
Another one is the sewerage that is completely overgrown and disfunctional. What an act to get it free …
And once the grass is cut short the front yard looks pretty decent …
Of course the bamboo in the backyard is still a challenge!
Still a lot to do as one can see.
But how about a before/after pic?
And here: for once the complete front yard wall freed from too much grass and roots …
June 2017 – Playgrounds in the countryside
Sometimes you find them … if you really search for them: playgrounds!
And located in a beautiful setting …Â ‘The Land of the Wind’
June 2017 – Italian in Japan
Do you like Italian food?
If you do and if you reside in Japan, then don’t be desperate. There is an Italian Restaurant here and there. Sometimes you’ll find it in places that you won’t really expect. In pretty remote areas of Japan…
And it just might happen, that the waiter you meet in that restaurant on weekdays, is a blond-haired European guy, who also happens to live nearby that restaurant 😉 …
Ciao raggazzi!
June 2017 – 17-06-17 Opening of the Language, Art and Sports Studio
Many visitors, each one bringing wonderful little gifts, wishing well …
I was happy to see every single one of them. A very hot but great day.
Good that the entry hall is quite big, so the shoes of the guest fit in …
Come on a little tour through the Studio …
Studio 1: The place for sports …
Studio 2: The place for English, but also a little ‘cinema’ for theoretical studies, films etc. …
Last but not least the other rooms in the house, useful for opening parties …
A BIG THANK YOU to all who have come on that day. It was very special for me, and you made me very happy with your visit!
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As the evening came and the last of the guests left there were a few moments left to look at the remains of a beautiful sunset …
Good bye for now, and hope to see you again …
Don’t forget to write into our Guestbook ! 🙂
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