Blog CHERRY- BLOSSOM VIEWING IN NISHIOGI There are a variety of cherry blossoms in NISHIOGI such as Someiyoshino, Yamazakura (literally mountain cherry blossoms)… BEAUTY OF RUNNING WILD Two colorful birds sitting on the electric wire in the NISHIOGI residential area. NOBLE FLOWERS One of the flowers representing spring, white magnolias, observed in the productive green in NISHIOGI. STARLING IN A JAPANESE PLUM TREE Japanese people often say, warblers in a plum, to express an example of well-matched pairing. DOLL FESTIVAL IN NISHIOGI Annual event, NISHIOGI Doll Festival, was canceled due to Covid-19 problems this year, but several stores have been… FLARING FLOWERS “Kingyoso” (literally goldfish grass) or snapdragons planted in the flower bed of a welfare facility in NISHIOGI. SPRING IS APPROACHING White and red Japanese plum blossoms found in the residential area in NISHIOGI. SETSUBUN IN NISHIOGI Setsubun literally means “the day between two seasons.” It is the day just before the beginning of spring in the… ILLUMINATING STREET IN NISHIOGI Annual event called “Shouyuukai irumi matsuri” (Dec.1,2020-Feb.28,2021) or the illumination festival held by a store… DRESSING FOR THE MIDDLE FURISODE Chuu-furisode or a formal kimono for a young unmarried woman with long flowing sleeves. Merry Christmas! Various Christmas decorations found around NISHIOGI. HISTORICAL ASTRONOMICAL SHOW Viewed southwestward in the NISHIOGI residential area at about five thirty in the evening on December 21,2020. LOOKING FOR SANTA CLAUSE. One Sunday afternoon in the holiday season, several Santas and reindeers are standing on Shinmei-street. TROLLS IN THE PARK 2020 Annual international art event (Nov.3-Nov.23) in NISHIOGI, which started in 2002. Every year you can enjoy a lot of… HALLOWEEN IN NISHIOGI Halloween festival and jack-o’-lanterns found around in NISHIOGI. AUTUMN PRODUCE IN NISHIOGI Chestnuts cultivated and harvested on the well-known farm in NISHIOGI. BEAUTY OF SOOT-COLORED BAMBOO Bamboo art exhibition titled “The inside and the outside” in NISHIOGI. FOUNTAIN OF HEALING Special etching exhibition titled “Fontaine d’ esprit” in NISHIOGI. ROADSIDE ART Wonderful art created with natural resources such as flowers, trees and stones in the open space. GUATEMALA’S TRADITIONAL WEAVE Guatemala’s traditional picbil weaves which have been made in its remote mountain area for over1500 years. The material… AESTHETIC COLLABOLATION The fruits of exquisite collaboration of NISHIOGI residents’ aesthetic senses and gardeners’ skills. HUMOROUS FLOWERS Pansy families blooming from the severe winter through spring are humorous flowers. GROWING TALLER AND TALLER In this season bamboo shoots are growing taller and taller every day. Some of them seem to claim that they don’t want to… OUT OF SEASON SNOW IN NISHIOGI NISHIOGI is not a region with heavy snowfalls. CHERRY TREE IN FULL BLOOM The cherry blossom front has reached NISHIOGI! COLLECTION OF SMALL ART MUSEUMS The pioneering shop which devised an innovative rental space system for artists. Over 200 small square wooden boxes with… OLD WESTERN-STYLE HOUSE An old Western-style house in NISHIOGI constructed in the early Showa period (1925-1989). NISHIOGI ANNUAL DOLL FESTIVAL NISHIOGI’S oldest wooden hina dolls called “Kyoho-hina” made about 300 years ago. HINA DOLLS ON SEVEN-TIERED STAND Wishing for girls’ growth and happiness at the Doll’s Festival! This is a gorgeous seven-tiered stand made in the late… COLLECTION OF MINIATURE CUTE DOLLS A time travel of cuteness! 前1…67891011 （このページ）12次 Topics Seasons and Events (季節・催し) Japanese culture (日本文化) Shrines and Temples (神社・寺院) Park (公園) Food and Café (飲食) Trial experience (体験)
