Japanese Apricot (Prunus mume) trees started blooming.
Spring is Just Around the Corner
Lake Sai Ice Monsters
Lake Sai Icing Event 2023 was held during 1/28~2/05 at Wild-Bird Forest Park for the first time in three years. Structures made of tree branches were watered and naturally frozen. Frosted objects with icicles were amazing! Come over next year.
First Shrine Visit Of The Year
The first shrine visit of the year, Hatsumode, although it is January 5th, not January 1st.
Announcement of the first visit of the year.
Asake Kumano Shrine, Kofu-city, Yamanashi
Happy New Year 2023
The new year 2023 has begun.
Christmas Organ Concert 2022
Merry Christmas. The Christmas organ concert 2022 was held at the Togen Hall in the city of Minami (south)-Alps in Yamanashi Prefecture on 12/24/2022.
Players: Tetsuya Kan (pipe organ) and Eisuke Yamamoto (trumpet)
Manufacture d’ Orgues Bernard Aubertin S.A, I/II,III/II, Tremblant doux pour les claviers manuels, Traction mécanique 48jeux 2914 tuyaux Vallotti,¹ a=440Hz 20℃
Togen Culture Hall: https://shirane-togen.jp
Jazz of December 2022 _ Akiha Nakashima Quartet
Featuring the Akiha Nakashima Quartet, December The End Of The Year Jazz Concert 2022 was held at the Nagasaka Community Station Hall in the town of Nagasaka, the city of Hokuto, in Yamanashi Prefecture on 12/18/2022.
Members of the Akiha Nakashima Quartet: Akiha Nakashima (alto saxophone), Junichiro Okuchi (piano), Ryohei Komaki (double bass), and Gene Jackson (drums)
FYI
https://dukesoftware.appspot.com/saxophonist/Akiha_Nakashima/
More Ginkgo Leaves
More colorful ginkgo leaves which are about to drop.
Colorful Ginkgo Trees
Regular ginkgo trees. These are not Ohatsuki-icho. Refer to the article on 11/10/2022.
(https://www.kyoboku.com/ohatsuki/)
Colorful Eki-Ben Lunch Box
Eki-Ben (Station Bento) Yamanashi Wine Bento Lunch Box Produced By Marumasa Incorporated.
Kobuchisawa-town, Hokuto-city, Yamanashi, 11/09/2022
Marumasa Incorporated: https://www.ekibennomarumasa.com
Ginkgo Trees and More Autumn Colors
In ginkgo trees, an atavism variety, Ohatsuki-icho (ginkgo bearing a fruit on the leaf), has been known. There are several Ohatsuki-icho ginkgo trees in the town of Minobu in Yamanashi Prefecture.
