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Suizenji – Kumamoto
Still on the west island (Kyushu), on the west coast is Kumamoto city. Their garden is Suizenji.
Suizenji is a miniature version of the Tokaido route. The old eastern sea route between Kyoto and Edo – today Tokyo.
Their is a Tokaido line on the Shinkansen railway still today. Gives you a good view on Mount Fuji.
Their you can see Fuji in the garden, snow cap included. The garden is on scale. Only the trees on Fuji they couldn’t quick get small enough. There is only so much you can do with bonsai.
Fuji again, from a different vantage point. Wish I could get a photo with a lawn mower. Do you think they are also miniature?
Suizenji, as you may have guessed from the name, is a temple garden. You have temple gardens and walking gardens.
The old Shinto beliefs are alive and well in Japan. Alongside the Zen Buddism. Shinto is old Japan, Buddism is from the continent.
To wash your hands and rinse your mouth before entering the temple. Often they have dracons, but not this one.
The water is clear and fresh though. The garden was made near a spring. Possible for the sea of the sea route.
The obligatory water and koi with the semi-obligatory camelia japonica.
I wonder how old this pine is. Sometimes you see people on ladders cutting some of the needles out on the growth points.
It’s not easy to get everything in, there Fuji is again, just to the right of the bridge.
Fuji
Cavalcata Sarda
The parade held in Sassari in the west of Sardinia on the penultimate Sunday of May.
First held in 1711 for the new king, Phillip V of Spain and now every year.
A few photo’s.
A few walkers, I imagine those baskets get quite heavy after a while. The flutists are better off.
These two ride like true royalty.
She is very pleased with a ‘bellissima’ from the crowd, and did you notice the high heels?
My favourite, looks just like his master.
Horses are no laughing matter on Sardinia, they have around 2700 horses in the parade.
Proud people
Ibusuki Flower Garden
On the west island of Japan, in the south is the Ibusuki Flower Garden.
Look what they did to this Ficus Benjamina, looks like it is grafted to itself on every cross.
Hiroshima – Shukkein Garden
Only a few photos of this famous Hiroshima garden.
Many people fled to this garden after the explosion. They died before help could reach them and are buried here.
One tree in the garden survived the disaster and is still there. All the rest was replanted.
One cherry tree on the right bank also, as symbol of hope and renewal.
Indigo and burnt umber
Something makes me think I have seen too many of those excavated objects now..
