MasashiJul 24, 20202 minNearby history / 足元の歴史【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Morning glory was brought from China to Japan in the Nara period (710 - 794). Many gardeners started raising and breeding...
MasashiJul 3, 20202 minCircle of flowers / 花の輪【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Japan has some endemic species of lily. Dietary habit of eating roots of lily dates from Yayoi period (B.C. 300 - A. D. 3...
MasashiJun 19, 20204 minOtaki san / お滝さん【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 ●Happiness in Rainy Blue● In Japan, June is not only the season of the Tsuyu (rainy season), but also of the hydrangea. ...
MasashiJun 6, 20201 minBright sunshine / 燦々と【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Time of spring flowers ended and relay of flowers is now moving toward green season of early summer. Yamabuki; it is nati...
MasashiJun 1, 20203 minPolyhedron / 多面体【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 According to an old lunar calendar, today is the day of “Honnoji no Hen”*1. Nobunaga Oda (1534-1582) is well-known samura...
MasashiMay 23, 20202 minBack and forth / 行ったり来たり【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 I saw his name and paintings for the first time during my visit of Kakunodate, Akita prefecture. Also, learned the word o...
MasashiMay 22, 20202 minSamurai facing west / 西向く侍【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Back in 1863, the mission of samurais returned from western Europe and brought bulbs of tulips to their motherland. Tulip...
MasashiMay 15, 20202 minShizuka Gozen / 静御前【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 This is a story about discord of Minamoto brothers*1 back in 1185. Yoritomo (the first Shogun who founded Kamakura Shogun...
MasashiMay 9, 20201 minWisteria & Sake / 藤と日本酒【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Compared to other flowers, wisteria doesn’t take up water well. Therefore, sake is added to water when we arrange wisteri...
MasashiMay 4, 20201 minSecond wind / 不屈【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Especially, samurai families used “Hana Shobu“ to celebrate “Boy’s Day*” because shape of leaf looks like samurai sword. ...
MasashiMay 2, 20201 minFlowers of Edo / 江戸の花【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Hyakunincho-cho is located very close to Today’s Shinjuku where you see many skyscrapers. Long time ago, this town was we...
MasashiApr 27, 20201 minThe Imperial Crest / 菊花御紋【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Same as cherry blossoms, chrysanthemum is considered as national flowers of Japan. Chrysanthemum is the family crest of t...
MasashiApr 25, 20202 minFlower power / 花の力【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 Received the picture of beautiful Ikebana work from Italian guests who took Ikebana lesson at my house last year. His mes...
MasashiApr 20, 20202 minHana / はな【日本語版は英語版のあとです】 The new category “Column of flowers” is added to this blog. Besides pictures of flower works, I want to write about short...