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  • • The first month, Mutsuki, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The second month, Kisaragi, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The third month, Yayoi, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The fourth month, Uzuki, under the Japanese lunar calendar
    • The fifth month, Satsuki, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The sixth month, Minazki, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The seventh month, Fuzuki, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The eighth month, Hazuki, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The ninth month, Naga-tsuki, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The tenth month is called Kanna-zuki under the old Japnese lunar calendar
    • The eleventh month, Shimotsuki, under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The twelfth month, Shiwasu,under the old Japanese lunar calendar
    • The beauty of plum blossoms
    • The start of spring
    • Kaki and cosmoses
    • Lotus flowers
    • Irises
    • Children's day
  • Places in Japan
  • • Oh-yama, a popular mountain travel destination especially during the Edo Period (from the early 17th Century to the middle of the 19th Century)
    • The beautiful gardens created by wealthy art collectors
    • Historic residences in Yamate, Yokohama
    • Tomioka Silk Mill, a world heritage site
    • The Izu Peninsula
    • A night boat tour of heavy indestrial area in Kawasaki
    • A visit to "hot sea"
    • Visiting Tokyo Camii, a mosque in Tokyo
    • Facts about Yokohama　
    • An irrigation canal in northern Kwasaki
    • Renovated Tokyo station
    • Jike Studio
    • Visiting Nara, an old capitol
    • Kurobe dam in the northern Japan Alps
    • Old shipping lanes
    • The Silk Road
    • A down-sized Mount Fuji
    • Shogakuji, a Buddhist temple in Tsuzuki ward, Yokohama
    • Kouzouji, a Buddhist temple in Machida
    • A tale of two cities: Yokohama and Kobe
    • Jyokeiji, a Buddhist temple known for hydrangeas
  • Community activities
  • • Disaster goods and food
    • Disater prevention drill
    • Community activity in the Edanishi area
    • Furusato matsuri, a summer festival in the Edanishi district
    • Yakiimo-taikai(baked sweet potatoes)
  • History and politics
  • • The Last Samurai
    • Foreign government advisors who helped modernize Japan during the early days of the Meiji Restoration
    • Two great prime ministers of Japan
    • Dejima, a man-made island off Nagasaki that was the site of a Dutch trading post during the Tokugawa shogunate.
    • Kawai Tsugunosuke (1827-1868), who fought against the emperor's army during the early days of the Meiji Restoration
    • Ancient mysteries in Japan
    • Men who endeavored to bridge Japan and the outside world during the Tokugawa Shogunate
    • A history of Yokohama; how it has gone from a small village to the second largest city in Japan after Tokyo.
    • The relationship between Japan and Korea during the Tokugawa shogunate
    • The life of Justo Ukon Takayama (1552-1615), a Christian Samurai warlord
    • The Shinsen-gumi
    • The article nine of the constitution of Japan
    • One year after 3/11
    • Justo Ukon Takayama, a Christian feudal lord
  • Technology
  • • The Dornier 228, a German commuter airplane, flies between Chofu, Tokyo and the Izu Islands.
    • The first flight between Japan and America was made in 1931.
    • European engineers who helped develop the Japanese aircraft industry in its early days.
    • Two beautiful aircraft, advanced trainers for the US Air Force
    • Two different aircraft designed simultaneously to save development resources.
    • The Blue Impulse, an iconic aerobatic team of Japan
    • The Zeppelin NT airship
    • Unique experimental aircraft, which you can see in Japan.
    • A "pencil" rocket, the start of the Japanese scientific rocket development
    • The remarkable feat of a Human Powered Aircraft (HPA)
    • The China Clipper, a luxurious flying boat in the late 1930s.
    • Shinmeiwa US-2, a rescue flying boat
    • Douglas DC-3, iconic transport planes
    • T1 Eagle, the first jet trainer in Japan
    • Unique Japanese business airplanes
    • A Japanese turbo-prop YS-11 airliner
    • A glider flight
    • Made in Tsuzuki 2014
    • First airplane flights in Japan
    • Passive solar heating system
  • Cultural and social topics
  • • Two remarkable women aviators
    • EXPO in Osaka is coming in 2023
    • Two Japanese physicians who contributed to the advancement of medical science; subsequently they have become household names due to their portraits being printed on banknotes.
    • Two outstanding women, who became the first female judge and the first female cabinet minister respectively.
    • Okada Saburosuke (1869-1939), a master artist
    • Hayami Gyoshu (1894-1935), a master artist
    • Modern woodblock prints by Kawase Hasui (1883-1957)
    • Outstanding female mayors of Japan
    • Woodblock prints of modern times
    • Munakata Shiko (1903-1975), an iconic woodblock artist of modern times
    • Popular entertainment blossomed during the Tokugawa Shogunate
    • Two outstanding female house speakers in Japan
    • The official song of Yokohama, lyrics by Mori Ogai (1862-1922)
    • Shibusawa Eiichi (1840-1931), the "father of capitalisms" in Japan
    • The Genji-monogatari or the Tale of Genji, a love story written in the early 11th Century by a court lady.
    • Aviators who set flight records between Japan and Europe
    • Women trailblazers in aviation
    • Matsunaga Yasuzaemon (1875-1971), an electric power tycoon who endeavored to create Japan's power grid after WWII
    • Tsuda Umeko (1864-1929), one of the leading advocators for girls' education and the founder of Tsuda college
    • A five-foot giant, Ogata Sadako, former UNHCR
    • Hishida Shunso (1874-1911), a master artist
    • Jike Art & Craft Corridor
    • Shimomura Kanzan (1873-1930), a master artist
    • Yokoyama Taikan (1868-1958), a master artist
    • Takeuchi Seiho, a Japanese master artist
    • Globalization in Khohoku New Town
    • Contemporary art in Southeast Asia
    • The Yokohama History Museum
    • Takehisa Yumeji , an artist
    • National Foundation Day on February 11
    • The shrinking population of Japan
    • Trojan Women, a Greek tragedy
    • The Setagaya Art Museum
    • An open lecture
    • Uemura Shoen, a master artist, who depicted women of great beauty.
    • Higashiyama Kaii, a master artist
    • Kawai Gyokudo (1873-1957), a master artist of landscapes
    • The idea of rebuilding Edo castle
  • My family
  • • A missing link
    • A judo therapist
    • My daughter's wedding
  • Global topics
  • • The eighth installment of what determines the location of capitals: A tale of two cities.
    • The sixth installment of what determines the location of a capital.
    • The fifth installment of what determines the location of a capital: the case study of Moscow, Russia.
    • The fourth installment of what determines the location of a capital.
    • What determines the location of a capital? The case study of Beijing, China
    • What determines the location of a capitqal. The case study of Madrid
    • What determines the location of a capital. The case study of Ankara, Turkey
    • Your travel tips for Adelaide
    • Thailand
    • Lithuania
    • Great standing Buddha statues
• Photos
• • Selected photos
  • • Selected photos for 2024
    • Summer photos for 2024
    • Selected photos for 2023
    • Selected photos for 2022
    • Selected photos for 2021
    • Selected photos for 2020
    • Selected photos for 2019
    • Selected photos for June
    • Here comes the fresh green scenery for 2019
    • Iconic cherry blossoms in 2019
    • Selected photos for 2018
    • Beautiful sky in autumn
    • An album of summer scenery
    • Iconic cherry blossoms in 2018
    • Selected photos for 2017
    • Selected photos for 2016
    • Enoshima, a favourite visiting site from the Edo period
    • Early summer begins
    • Fresh green scenery replacing the cherry blossoms
    • Selected photos for 2015
    • Flamboyant autumn scenery
    • An ad hoc collection of photos for May, 2015
    • Cherry blossoms in northern Yokohama, 2015
    • Selected photos for 2014
    • An ad hoc collection of photos for March, 2014
    • The fresh green scenery in northern Yokohama
    • Here come the cherry blossoms for 2014
    • Beautiful plum blossoms in 2014
    • Yokohama's heavy snow
    • From my album, typical winter scenery
    • Selected photos of plum blossoms
    • Aflame with autumn colors
    • An ad hoc collection of photos of the Philippines
    • An ad hoc collection of photos for June, 2013
    • Selected photos of lotus flowers
    • An ad hoc collection of photos for July, 2013
    • From my album, majestic sailing vessels
    • Selected photos, the shades of green in spring (Part 3)
    • Selected photos, the shades of green in spring (Part 2)
    • Selected photos, the shades of green in spring (Part 1)
    • Selected photos of cherry blossoms (Part 1)
    • Selected photos of cherry blosoms (Part 2)
    • Selected photos of clolorful irises and hydrangeas
  • The port of Yokohama and Minato Mirai area
  • • Minato Mirai , Yokohma, in Autumn, 2016
    • Nippon Maru, an ocean liner, berthed at the international passenger terminal, Yokohama
    • Motomachi, a fashionable shopping area and its sorrounding places of interest in downtown Yokohama
    • The Minato Mirai area, Yokohama, and Landmark Tower
    • Beautiful cherry blossoms in the Minato Mirai district, Yokohama
    • The Minato Mirai area in Yokohama at night
    • Selected photos of Yokohama at night
    • Christmas in Yokohama
    • Beautiful flowers in the Minato Mirai area
    • Minato Mirai as seen from 276 meters high
    • A beautiful day in May
    • Yokohama on December 31, 2012
    • FLOWER GARDEN 2013
    • Ohsanbashi berth, the port of Yokohama
  • Yakushi-ike park in Machida, Tokyo
  • • Colorful irises at Yakushi-ike park and a flower picking girl
    • Lotus flowers at Yakushi-ike park in Machida
    • Colorful irises at Yakushi-ike park and flower picking girls
    • Vibrant Yakushi-ike park in autunmn
    • Cherry blossoms on March 24, 2013
    • Yakushi-ike park in winter
  • Community activities
  • • A community patrol
    • Crime prevention
    • Summer festival
  • Around Japan
  • • A day tour of the Diet and Tokyo Sky Tree building
    • Photos taken in summer, 2023
    • Visiting places of interest for summer, 2022
    • Photos for May, 2022
    • Photos for April, 2022
    • Photos for February, 2022
    • Photos for June
    • Photos taken in April, 2021.
    • Photos taken in November, 2020
    • Photos taken in June, 2020
    • Photos taken in May, 2020
    • Photos taken in April, 2020
    • Photos taken in March, 2020
    • Photos taken in February, 2020
    • Photos for January, 2020
    • Photos taken in December, 2019
    • Photos taken in November, 2019
    • Photos taken in autumn, 2019
    • Children's day on May 5, 2019
    • The Ogasawara Islands
    • The view of northern Yokohama from a helicopter
    • Photos taken in December, 2018
    • Photos taken in November, 2018
    • Photos taken in October, 2018
    • Photos taken in September. 2018
    • The sound of summer
    • A visit to the former residence of Shigeru Yoshida (1878-1967), a political tycoon
    • Vivid green scnery in 2018
    • Gokokuji, a Buddhist temple in Bunkyo ward, Tokyo
    • The eastern Kamakura area
    • A visit to Akasaka Palace, the State Guest House
    • Nichiren (1222-1282), a Buddhist reformer in the Kamakura period
    • Satoyama Gardens, Yokohama
    • A lively and cheerful "Golden week" before Covid 19.
    • Hachijo-jima, an island 300km south of Tokyo.
    • A national park in northern Japan
    • ”Golden Week" in 2015
    • First signs of spring
    • A fashinable shopping area along Tokyo's Aoyama Doori (street) on Saturday, February 21, 2015.
    • Photos depicting the first signs of spring on February 14, 2015
    • Ginza, Tokyo's most fashionable shopping district
    • Mount Mitake in the western part of Metropolitan Tokyo
    • From my album, Nikko, a natural beauty and a world heritage site
    • The beauty of the Japan Alps
    • Kakis(persimmons) in the north western part of Kawasaki
    • Autumn and old Japanese houses in "Folk House Museum"
    • Marquis Maeda's residence, a hitorical house
    • Kyoto and Oh-hara
    • Children's land in northern Yokohama
    • The shades of green along an old irrigation canal
    • Sankeien, a park with historic houses
  • Culture & Sports
  • • Citizen's 10 km-marathon in Aoba-ward, Yokohama
    • Girls'day festival
    • An event of "throwing beans" on February 3
    • Baking sweet potatoes
    • Cute handmade dolls and flowers
    • An art show
  • My family
  • • Okuizome, a family celebration for baby's eating
    • My nephew's wedding
    • Omiya-mairi
    • My grandchildren
    • Hinata, my second grandson
    • From my album, a family trip to Okinawa
• Kohoku New Town
• • Selected photos for the Center Kita (North) area
  • Selected photos for the Center Minami (South) area
  • Autumn scenery in Center Minami (South), northern Yokohama
  • Kohoku New Town, northern Yokohama, in June, 2015
  • Here comes the fresh green scenery for 2015.
  • An old thatched roof house in Center Kita (north)
  • First snow on New Year's day, 2015
  • Colorful and vivid scenery in the Center Kita (North) area, northern Yokohama, on November 28, 2014
  • Christmas decorations in northern Yokohama
  • A ride on the Ferris wheel at Center Kita(North)
  • Center Kita (North) in early September, 2014
  • The star festival
  • Beautiful irises and hydrangeas at Shogaku-ji, a Buddhist temple in Tsuzuki ward, Yokohama
  • Ducks in a park, Khohoku new town
  • Adios to the 2013 cherry blossoms
  • The Yokohama city subway
  • The remains of a castle
• Jike countryside
• • The Jike countryside on September 20, 2021, the national holiday for respect for the aged.
  • Hot and humid summer in the Jike countryside, northern Yokohama
  • Shikinoie, a welcome center in the Jike countryside, northern Yokohama
  • The beauty of the Jike countryside all year round
  • Rice harvest in the Jike countryside, northern Yokohama, 2016
  • Rice fields in the Jikecountryside, northern Yokohama in 2015
  • Green scenery in the Jike countrtyside, northern Yokohama
  • First signs of spring in the Jike countryside
  • Winter scenery in the Jike countryside, northern Yokohama
  • Rice fields in the Jike countryside, northern Yokohama in 2014.
  • Rice planting in the Jike countryside in 2013
• The Philippines
• • Mariano Ponce (1863-1918), a Filipino physician, writer, statesman, and the Philippines independence advocate, lived in Yokohama with his Japanese wife,Okiyo.
  • Artemio Ricarte (1866-1945), a Filipino general during the Philippine revolution (1896-1898), lived in Yokohama in exile.
  • The most gender parity country in Asia
  • Ms. Ma. Corazon M.Akol, the founding president of the PhilNITS
  • What were the features of the Japanese immigration to the Philippines and how did WW2 affect them?
  • Manila, the capital of the Philippines, its historical and geographical background
  • The relationship between Japan and the Philippines during the 16th and 17th Centuries
  • Sister Theresia Unno (1911-1989) who helped to support the plight of Filipino-Japanese living in Baguio, Northern Luzon.
  • The concept of national interests redefined based upon my own experience in the Philippines
  • Manila Cathedral and Japan
  • The Manila-Acapulco Galleon trade route
  • F. Sionil Jose, a Filipino writer
  • Waywaya, a short story by Sionil Jose
  • I have lived in the Philippines
  • Father Nishimoto passed away in his beloved country, the Philippines
  • Jorge B. Vargas (1890-1980), a lawyer, Executive Secretary and a youth advocate
  • Japan-Philippines relationship: past, love, money and much more.
  • Carlos B. Teraoka, former Honorary Consul General of Japan in Baguio.
  • Jose Rizal (1861-1896), the national hero of the Philippines and Japan.
  • World heritage sites in the Philippines
  • From my album, El Nido resort in Palawan, the Philippines
• The Middle East
• • The relationship between Japan and Iran in old times
  • Hafez (1325-1389), a famous Persian poet
  • Jordan, a country standing at a crossroads in the Middle East
  • Jerusalem, the holy city
  • New Year in Isfahan, a world heritage site, Iran
  • Yemen
  • A tale of two cities
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