JapanLive - Little Stories from Japan

Greeting the visitors of the museum When shall we three meet again? In thunder, lightning, or in rain? When the hurlyburly's done, When the battle's lost and won. That will be ere the set of sun. Where the place? Upon the heath. There to meet with M. I come, Graymalkin! Paddock calls. Anon. Fair is foul, and foul is fair: Hover through the fog and filthy air. Meanwhile, we visit the new exhibition at Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art. Details at the homepage - in Japanese - in English .

You don't believe that this wall makes a lot of noise ? Head over HERE to hear it. Seen on the Biwa Waterfall Trail running up to Mount Takao.

Beware of the Japanese giant hornet Vespa mandarinia japonica (licensed from wikimedia ) They are really dangerous . Being stung is extremely painful and can require hospitalization. Ultrarunners consider wasps the most dangerous animals in the woods. (click on a picture to see a slideshow with larger pictures) A bridge near Narita with a nest of the wasps.

There is a Satoyama walk and biotope near Narita. The start of the walk is the small way perpendicular to the way parallel to the river going from Crown Plaza hotel to Aeon Shoppingmall. The maintainers have planted beautiful flowers, in May you find iris and corn-flowers. If you are lucky, you can also meet colorful pheasants. (click on a picture to see a slideshow with larger pictures)  You cross the biotope on wooden planks before strolling through the woods. Centaurea cyanus Iris pseudacorus Centaurea cyanus or cornflowers, originally blue but now also red and white Iris sanguinea Male Phasianus versicolor or Japanese green pheasant Yellow iris ( Iris pseudacorus ) Iris ( Iris sanguinea ) "The Japanese green pheasant is the national bird of Japan" says Wikipedia