Hinode (Sunrise) Park has rolling hills of lavender and other flowers. In the fullness of its time, rows of bright colors will look like a glorious rainbow field. Though not quite at this time. More sunshine, water, and tending need to work the process in. A view of the Tokachi Volcanic Group is clear from here….
Category: Nature
Rainbow-coloured Shikisai Hills: Hokkaido
Shikisai Hills has an Alpaca Farm and rainbow-coloured flower fields!! Except… the blooms were just hinting at what they will become as they were still in the process of growing. In the fullness of time, these hills would look like a multi-colored carpet bursting with color! In certain seasons of our lives, we’ve already planted…
Kamifurano Lunch Stop by Miyamatoge Art Park: Hokkaidoo
We had a barbecue lunch by Miyamatoge Art Park. We didn’t have time to go inside the museum but just went to the adjacent Yakiniku restaurant. The view is beautiful, the photo can’t quite capture the natural beauty of this poetic landscape. I liked the sausage for the yakiniku but the other meats were a little…
Shirahige Falls, Biei, Hokkaido
A very short drive away from the Biei Blue Pond is the Shirahige Falls. The flowing water to the beautiful turquoise waters below resembles a “White Beard” and that is the meaning of its name, “Shirahige.” The waterfall descends from 600 meters above sea level. We can view this pretty waterfall from Shirogane (Blue River)…
Lavender Farm Tomita, Hokkaido
Ever since I saw in Provence how the lavender is hailed for its medicinal, culinary, decorative, aromatherapy, domestic application uses, my esteem for this plant has blossomed. It’s been my longtime dream to come to the Lavender Farm Tomita in Furano City, (Hokkaido Island) and wade in a purple sea of flowers. So much excitement…
Mac OSX Mountain Lion Screensaver: Biei Blue Pond, Hokkaido
In 1988, the tallest volcano in the Tokachi Volcanic Group from Daisetsuzan National Park, Hokkaidō in Japan— Mount Tokachi— erupted. In order to protect the nearby town of Biei from mudflows, Biei River was treated. This process accidentally put colloidal aluminium hydroxide in the water which then caused the water to turn this gorgeous hue of blue. So grateful that despite…
Rokkosan Part 2: Alpine Botanical Garden
Rustic botanical garden at Rokkosan. The Gardener who designed this is brilliant 😍 Thank You Lord for these beautiful flowers, trees, mountain, brooks. So refreshing to be in the midst of this beautiful garden. John 15: 1 NIV [Jesus said,] “I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener.”
Rokkosan Part 1: Rokko Garden Terrace
From Arima Onsen station, you can take the cable car to go up Mount Rokkosan (Rokko Sancho Station). From the top of Rokkosan, you can see a panoramic view of Kobe and Osaka. There is a Japanese version of Peter Rabbit mascot at the garden. and you can find him at the bus as well!…
Arima Onsen 3: River and Yumotozaka street
Arima Onsen, very easily accessible by public transport from Kobe Sannomiya Station, famous for its hot springs. You are close to the city yet close to this pocket of historic preserved district that takes you back in time. Nearby is the Arima Toys & Automata Museum, restaurants, and from here you can access the cable…
Arima Onsen 2: Initiation to the Onsen
“Could I put a paper bag over my head or wear a bathing suit?” “If the people with illness go to onsen and become well, does illness remain in the water?” “Is the brown water safe?” “What’s the use of a face towel if it’s my body I want to cover?” Those were some questions…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 