The season of the paddy-rice

Weather peculiar to East Asian rainy season continues now in the Far East.
Hydrangea and Iris. They give glory around the rice field.

The clothes of the flowers are totally gorgeous like illumination.




The season of the rice growing began in earnest.
Even the Emperor plants rice.

The paddy-rice is Japanese mind itself.




Iris is flowers representing this time.
It is the beauty of the moisture...

"Ground" Japanese calligraphy

"地" (chi, or tsuchi). It is translated as earth, soil, ground, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

Etymology :　Ideogrammic compound
土　(soil) + 　也　(The hieroglyph of the scorpion that it lengthened evenly. The state to improve evenly is expressed.)

Compounds　:　地球　 (the Earth; globe; world)


Look at the my posts before, please. The earth, The soil.

"地 (Ground)" is one of Japanese philosophy (Five elements).
The source of the power is shown.

The sign of the summer

I take glow of the morning sun in the tea plantation.
Only a farmer comes to the such remote place.

It ranges on the south slope of the mountain.




To the distance far-off as for the view. . . .
Quiet a few minutes. . .

The tea leaf harvested at this time is called the best quality, here.




The green tea which you drink may be a Japanese product.
It may taste delicate if so...


Here is Ureshino-shi, Saga Prefecture.

"Morning" Japanese calligraphy

"朝" (chō, or asa). It is translated as Morning, dynasty, etc.
This character is written by Kanzi, Regular script.

Etymology :　Ideogrammic compound
艸 (grass) + 　日 (sun) +　 月 (sun)

It expresses the state that the sun rises from the grassy plain (horizon).


I feel it to have the effect that Morning Sun does a human being cheerfully.
This character is shape which is good for it.

The form is cool...

The way of the water Reflection

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The season is going to change in summer.
Before it comes, the Far East greeted East Asian rainy　season (tsu-yu).

The trial before the summer is it.




The fresh green are cleansed because of rain.
And the brightness increases still more.

The rain is energy for them.




This mirror will be polished by squall...

A clear day during the rainy season.
Here is Sagamihara-city, Kanagawa Prefecture.