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幸田町 不動ヶ滝　Kouta-cho Fudou-ga-taki　The Fudogataki Waterfall in Koda Town

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The Fudogataki Waterfall in Fudogataki-en Park in Koda Town, Aichi Prefecture, is an artificial waterfall with a height of 6 m and a width of 5 m. The park is a part of Mikawa Bay Quasi-National Park.

Clear stream that springs out of Mt. Tobone flows down gently over an artificial stone wall built in the park. Though the water volume is small, water is cold even in summer and provides a fine and safe bathing pond for children.

Surrounded with fresh green trees, Fudogataki-en Park is designed to utilize natural land features. As the park is equipped with a camping site for 60 people, cooking facilities, kiosks and picnic shelters, visitors can fully enjoy various outdoor activities. The Waterfall Festival is held in July every year.
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岡崎市 かおれ渓谷　Okazaki-shi Kaore-keikoku　Kaore Gorge in Okazaki City

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Kaore Gorge is a 0.5 km gorge along the Kaore Kaido road and the Otogawa River in the northern part of Sakuragata Town in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. It is a scenic spot where you can enjoy seasonal changes in the scenery including cherry blossoms in early spring, Koinobori (carp streamers) in May, tender green in summer and crimson foliage in fall.

Especially beautiful is the cherry blossom season, when the entire gorge is colored pale pink by about 80 Somei Yoshino cherry trees. From April through May, about 200 carp streamers are set out over the upstream of the river, which create a wonderful landscape. In summer, you can enjoy forest bathing in brilliant fresh green together with refreshing sound of clear water and fresh air. The best hiking season is from the middle of November to early December, when the gorge is surrounded with beautiful autumn leaves.
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奥矢作湖　Oku-yahagi-ko　Lake Okuyahagi

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Lake Okuyahagi located near the southern border of Gifu Prefecture is a dam lake formed by Yahagi Dam constructed in 1970. It functions as the downstream reservoir of Yahagi- Daiichi (No.1) and Daini (No.2) Electric Power Plants, which employs pumped-up hydropower. It is always full of water and provides water for the surrounding areas.

Nature remains intact in the area around the lake. A variety of small animals inhabit in the mountains, while Amago and pale chub live in the clear stream. The landscape of the lake changes from season to season. A lot of visitors come to enjoy cherry blossoms in spring and autumn leaves from mid to late November. It is the scenic spot, where various outdoor activities can be enjoyed.
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オホーツク庭園　ohotsuku-teien　Okhotsk Garden

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Okhotsk Garden is a part of Monbetsu Park located in the central part of Monbetsu City, Hokkaido. The landmark of the park is an observatory for draft ice, from which you can command a panoramic view of the Sea of Okhotsk. In contrast to Monbetsu Park with open environment, Okhotsk Garden has a taste of a traditional Japanese garden with three artificial waterfalls, which flow down on the rocky cliffs. Walking through the grove of trees, you will loose sense of time in the gentle sounds of tremulous leaves. A lot of visitors come to enjoy natural beauty that changes from season to season; cherry blossom viewing in spring, the cool evening breeze in summer, and the crimson foliage in autumn. The garden is counted as one of 8 Fine Views in Monbetsu.
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千代川　Sendaigawa　The Sendai River

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The Sendai River flows in the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture. It has the largest watershed area and is the second longest river in the prefecture. The river springs out of Mt. Okinoyama in the Chugoku Mountains, then flows to the north joined by several tributary rivers, runs through the central part of the Tottori Plain, and finally pours into the Sea of Japan.

It is well known that Tottori Sand Dunes have been formed by the one hundred thousand years of sediment of sand that was carried by the wind and the Sendai River. The prefecture’s largest pond, Koyamaike Pond, was also formed by the sedimentation of the Sendai River and the resulting extension of the sand dunes. It can be said that the Sendai River is the mother river that has created the representative scenic spots of the prefecture.

As the Sendai River is famous for Ayu fishing, a lot of anglers come to enjoy fishing all through the year. There being few artificial structures built in this river, it is a popular place for canoeing, too.
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金鶏山　Kinkei-zan　Mt. Kinkei

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Mt. Kinkei in Hiraizumi-cho, Iwate Pref. is an elegant, conical, 60-meter-high mountain. When the famous haiku master Matsuo Basho visited Hiraizumi, he expressed his impression of this historic site that, “only Mt. Kinkei retains its form.” It is said that Mt. Kinkei is an artificial mountain built by Hidehira in a single night. Legend has it that a pair of golden chicken statues has been buried at its peak. These legends seem to be based on the sutra mound near the apex. The evidence suggests that more than nine individual sutra mounds were created over the century from the reign of Kiyohira to that of his great-grandson Yasuhira. Due to these sutra mounds, Mt. Kinkei was a holy mountain dedicated to the protection and pacification of Hiraizumi. However, the site was badly disrupted by the random diggings in 1930, and its details have remained a mystery. A pot containing a sutra, which was made in Atsumi Peninsula, was excavated from the site. It is now displayed at Tokyo National Museum.
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名越切通　Nagoe-kiridooshi　Nagoe-kiridoshi

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The Nagoe-kiridoshi is an ancient passageway located between Kamakura and Zushi in Kanagawa Prefecture. Kamakura has many kiridoshi: man-made passageways for defensive purposes. The Nagoe-kiridoshi is one of the seven major kiridoshi in Kamakura, and reaches from Boso to Rokuura.

'Nagoe' means 'difficult pass', owing to the fact that the route involved some climbing.

An 'okirigishi', or man-made carved cliff, some 300m long, can also be found in the vicinity. Formerly a rock quarry, it was carved into a barricade with much labor, evidence that the Nagoe-kiridoshi was a vital defensive position.

After the Edo period, the Asaina-kiridoshi was turned into the central road for traffic and, in turn, the Nagoe-kiridoshi was forgotten. This is one of the reasons why it has kept its original form for many years. The Nagoe-kiridoshi is an ancient passageway that has been designated a National Monument, and which even now, retains its distinct historical atmosphere.
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朝夷奈切通　Asaina-kiridooshi　Asaina-kiridoshi

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The Asaina-kiridoshi is an ancient passageway located between Junisho in Kamakura, and Kanazawa-gun in Yokohama, both in Kanagawa Prefecture. The passageway is designated a National Monument.

In Kamakura, there are many passageways for defensive purposes called kiridoshi. The Asaina-kiridoshi connects Kamakura with Kanazawa and Rokuura, and is said to be one of the seven greater kiridoshi in Kamakura.

The name Asaina-kiridoshi comes from Yoshihide Saburo Asaina who, during the 2nd year of the Ninji era (1241) and under the command of Masatoki Hojo, was said to have built the road in a single night.

The road was constructed during a time of dispute between the Hojo and Miura clans. The Hojo clan was in need of a road connecting with the Rokuura port, and leading to Boso without passing through the Miura Peninsula.

The Asaina-kiridoshi still retains its distinct historical atmosphere, and reminds those who walk on it of the culture and life of the Kamakura period.
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Helping close out the summer of 2016, Star Trek Beyond hopes to continue on the success of the previous Trek-reboot movies, however, being the first film of the series not directed by JJ Abrams, can this film do as well as its predecessors?

Story: Personally, I was not a huge fan of the reboot films thus far because the story gives predictable a new meaning and in this sense, Beyond continues the proud tradition of its brothers. It starts out with a small mission gone wrong like the Into Darkness, before proceeding to a brand new space station that might as well have “target” painted across it. What follows is the crew going to a strange new world before things go south and it only gets more predictable from there. By the time the epilogue rolls around, I had felt like I had seen the film before; like I was in some weird twilight zone. However, it was still ‘fun’ to watch, which I suppose is redeeming in some way.

Acting: Once again, Chris Pine’s depiction of Kirk is dull and flat. I can’t tell if its him or the script but its just bland. In addition, Idris Elba is entirely forgettable as the villain, which I guess is a complement to Pine’s Kirk in some weird unnecessary way. However this film, as with the others, is redeemed by the supporting cast. Simon Pegg, John Cho, and Anton Yelchin are fantastic in their respective roles. And Karl Urban is just solid gold. I can’t tell if he’s being serious or just going ham but it’s great. <small claps>

Presentation: Ok I’m a bit conflicted with this part. On the one hand, everything looks very pretty and the scale is quite impressive. Everything from the pristine space station to the alien planet to the destroyed space ships looks good and sharp. Yet, on the other hand, I never felt the sense of excitement I got from the Force Awakens. The last Star Wars had countless scenes where I ‘felt’ the worlds and ships shown and I never got that feeling from Star Trek. I’m not sure if it’s my love of Star Wars or an actual difference between the films but it just doesn’t feel as special as it could be. Additionally, while the compositions of Michael Giacchino are damn fine, the film feels the need to throw in Public Enemy and the Beastie Boys is just a strange; it’s quite odd to go from a grand orchestra to Sabotage.

Effect: Here is where I really get annoyed by the film. The movie goes back and forth between trying to be a super serious action movie to a comedy with action around it. I’m fine with comedy in action movies but there should be a consistent tone throughout the film. At one point near the end, there is a full serious space battle and with a flip of a coin it shifts to a make-shift music video straight out of a video game. It takes away from the serious moments and life away from the jokes. If there’s one take away from this movie is that it’ll learn that for the inevitable sequel.

Other: As I said above, it is still a fun movie, despite my negative comments. I was more or less engaged throughout and it is a nice complement to the other big summer blockbusters (i.e. Suicide Squad, Ghostbusters, and Civil War).

Coming together, Star Trek Beyond is not the Force Awakens but it’s still good and worth a watch. At the very least, you should see it for Karl Urban.

Story: 7
Acting: 7
Presentation: 6
Effect: 5
Other: 8

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2012 Ba Da Sheng Pu-erh

2012 bada sheng dry leaf

I can’t help it, but I’m a sucker for loose leaf sheng Pu-erh.

As much as I love beeng cha (tea compressed into flat cake form), there’s just something wonderful about the shape of the leaves, about the way they react when spooned out of the caddy. It’s almost as though they crackle and fizz somehow.

Buying loose leaf sheng can be a bit of a two edged sword, though.

On one hand, you don’t have to fork out for a whole beeng (usually 357 grams), so you never have the problem of wondering what to do with a potentially expensive block of tea that you might not actually like.

But then again, if you do find a tea that floats your tea-boat, then you may have to move rather rapidly in order to secure further stocks. Good news travels exceptionally fast through the teaosphere, and just one rave review from the right folks can mean that tea you just discovered will be shooting off the shelves mucho rapido, and once you try to buy some more you very may well come face to face with the dreaded “out of stock” notification.

I bought this tea as part of a batch of recent purchases I made with House of Tea, the 70g costing 84 Swedish Crowns (£7.45, $9.89, €8.80).

The tea is, as the name suggests, from the Ba Da mountain region of Yunnan province, close to the border with Myanmar.

As you might expect the leaves are of the Da Ye (Big Leaf) cultivar, from bushes grown at 1400m altitude. It was plucked and processed by the indigenous Bulang people, back in the spring of 2012.

I know there are still many traditionalists out there who might cringe at the very notion of drinking a raw Pu-erh that’s only four years old (and a loose leaf one at that!), but nowadays it does seem to be more and more common – heck – no less than Global Tea Hut‘s tea in August was a Pu-erh so young they were still referring to it as a mao cha, which if you aren’t aware is the base tea from which Pu-erh is made, essentially a somewhat astringent “rough” Yunnanese large leaf green tea that is compressed and left to age – 15 years was until very recently one figure widely given as the minimum period before a mao cha became “drinkable” sheng Pu-erh.

Besides, I’m one of those types who seem to thrive on spicy / bitter foodstuffs, so the thought of having my palate roughed up by a loud, abrasive young tea holds no terrors, and there’s still the mild thrill of partaking in something that tea-conservatives might consider a bit taboo.

2012 bada sheng in the cup

The dry leaf had a very mild aroma – the sheng-esque mix of newly planed wood and clean, new leather, just very delicate.

Water was straight off a full on rolling boil. I was using 6g of dry leaf in a 150ml capacity gaiwan.

I performed the usual quick rinse, which, it has to be noted, was most useful in waking the tea up rather than removing unwanted dust and what have you. This was a very clean tea, so much so that after the first infusion I was able to abandon the tea strainer altogether.

I started off with a 10 second infusion, with subsequent steepings becoming 10 seconds longer each time.

The flavour profile is what I can best describe as “general sheng” – there was that wonderful clean, sweet fresh umami-tinged earthiness, that seemed to linger a good while on the palate.

By the third steeping the astringency popped up, but it was never overpowering, and never grew in intensity during later steepings.

So far, so, well, ordinary, to be honest. A good, solid, sheng Pu-erh, nothing wrong at all with that, just nothing to clamber up to the roof and yell about.

But then we come to the tea’s qi. Oh yes, the qi. The absolutely amazing qi.

It started to make its presence known during the second steeping, and then hit like a runaway freight train during the third.

The tea’s qi manifested itself as a profound warming sensation on the upper chest and throat, and, bizarrely, on the forearms.

Not only that, but it induced a blissful sense of dreaminess that bordered on inebriation, but never with the associated feeling of a loss of control.

You always felt as though you were focused and in the driving seat so to speak, though, just exceptionally laid-back and meditative.

Such reactions occur as a product of the interaction of all the variables floating around during a tea session – your current mood, when you last ate, and so on.

Seeing as no single tea session can ever be exactly the same as any other, you might never experience a particular tea twice the same way, meaning that the extraordinary effect this tea had on me might have been a one-off, but I’ve had two quite different sessions with this tea, and had the same result twice.

Furthermore, the sensation lingered for many hours after the tea session ended, right through the rest of the afternoon and well into the evening. I’ve never had such a productive second half of the day, to be honest!

The tea also just kept on chugging away – 15 steepings in it was still good to go, but I called a halt to the session as I had other stuff to attend to and couldn’t sit there testing the boundaries of those leaves, tempting as it was.

2012 bada sheng finished leaf

Make no mistake, though, I’ll be re-ordering some more of this tea very soon indeed.

I think it will excel as a “cosy Autumnal nights in” kind of a tea, a perfect wind-down tea to fill the gap between supper and lights out on a dark, Sunday evening…

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6 Responses to 2012 Ba Da Sheng Pu-erh

  1. Patricia says:

    Ordering some of that. Thank you!❤

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  2. Curious Tea says:

    Looks delicious! I always find the raw pu-erh remind me of white tea, but with that woody edge.

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“Pendulum” By Jealous of the Birds

Jealous of the Birds AKA: Naomi Hamilton, recently shared a new for her single “Pendulum.” Created by Juliet Bryant (The Japanese House, MICHELLE). The track is from Jealous of the Birds’ current release Peninsula, now available via Canvasback/Atlantic. The full-length was produced by Marta Salogni (Bon Iver, Let’s Eat Grandma, Björk) and David Wrench (David Byrne, Jaime xx, FKA Twigs).

Naomi shares, “’Pendulum” is one of the most hopeful, anthemic songs on the album. It grew from the idea that relationships are always a constant back and forth of energy, like the movement of a pendulum swing. I wanted to celebrate that kind of reciprocal romantic and platonic love that’s essential to conquering hardship. ”

Naomi Hamilton has recorded and toured as Jealous of the Birds since 2015. Born in Portadown in County Armagh but now based in Belfast, Hamilton first debuted Jealous of the Birds’ with 2015’s CAPRICORN EP, followed the next year by her full-length independent debut, PARMA VIOLETS.