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Kindergarten Rice Harvest Day in Ogawamachi, Japan – 日本、小川町での保育園の稲刈りの日

Rice in Japan is a symbol for many things. Food, life, nature, community, hard work, laughing and crying together, sunshine and rain. It is also a symbol of growing up. From childhood on, at least on Japan’s country side, kids learn the meaning of rice very quickly. 日本では米はあらゆることの象徴になっています。食料、生活、自然、地域、重労働、共に泣いたり笑ったり、太陽と雨など。米は成長の象徴でもあります。幼少期から、少なくとも日本の田舎では子供は米（ごはん）という意味をすぐに覚えます。 Here are some of photos of last week’s Ogawamachi kindergarten rice harvesting event. Explanations are not…

蝴蝶、電車、桜　ー　Butterflies, Trains and Cherry Blossoms –

Here are some of photos of a cherry blossom viewing filled weekend. It included, sake tasting, and plenty of photo opportunities around Ogawamachi’s surrounding nature. The town is located in Saitama, little more than aone hour away from Tokyo’s Ikebukuro via Tobu Tojo Line. Please feel free to send me your comments at the end of this blog. I am always happy about feedback. Thank…

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Photo Opportunities – Hiking in Ogawamachi, Saitama – 小川町埼玉ハイキング

Just moved to Ogawamachi, Saitama prefecture in Japan a couple of weeks ago and immediately started to explore the area with my usual partner, my camera. Ogawamachi, in Saitama Prefecture close to Tokyo, offers many opportunities to explore nature, especially with a camera of any kind. It is also kids friendly with a mountain rollercoaster, observatory and playground located at Mount Sengen Park relatively close…

常盤平さくらまつり2017年 Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival – Japan

Photos from the 2017 Tokiwadaira Cherry Blossom festival, close to Tokyo, Japan.

Cambridge River Festival — Running into Japan

On Saturday, June 7, 2014 the Cambridge River Festival was held. It was a hot day with many people streaming past booths representing cultural aspects of Japan. Crafts, vintage kimonos, charitable activities and more were represented there. Many of these Japanese organizations are related to JREX, the Japanese Resource Exchange. Tewassa (related story),  (Tewassa Website),  an organization raising money towards aiding earthquake and tsunami victims…