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Aburahi Shrine
2022-10-11 Last time, I visited a wooden building built around 90 years ago, but this time I visited Aburahi Shrine in Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. The shrine has much longer history; the building was built in 1493. (over 500 years ago!) The torii gate of the shrine The dragon that gives us clean water to […]
Former Elementary School in Uda City
2022-10-01 I visited a former elementary school preserved without demolished in a village surrounded by forests. (Built in 1935, so 87-year-old heavily-used wooden building!) The area was extremely quiet. It was a Saturday morning, but there were only 6 people including me. I took photos of the entire school building using a wide conversion lens. […]
Saho river
2022-09-16 Around the Saho river, black dragonflies can be seen everywhere. As autumn is approaching, the dragonflies are flying in groups probably for spawning. The bright green body contrasts beautifully with their deep black feathers. I found a gray heron about 3 meters ahead. map
Soni Plateau
2022-09-12 I visited the Soni plateau located on the border of Nara and Mie prefectures. It is the place covered by wild pampas grass around the wetland called Okame-ike. It was the first visit for me. I went by a car loading a foldable bicycle, but there is no path to get around by a […]