Nakanojo Gion Matsuri

Every year on 1st Sunday August, gorgeously decorated floats are paraded through the town of Nakanojo as part of ”Nakanojo-Gion-Matsuri”.
The moment when two floats meet, the crew of floats beat their drums hard. It's called "Kenka-Taiko". They really shine.

Ikebana lesson

I took an Ikebana lesson today.
Japan is just in rainy season now.
This work represents plants are getting wet in rain.
After raining, they are greener and more beautiful than before.
I love them!

Flower materials are Great Cat's Tail,Balloon Flower,Ligustrum Japonicum.

Making bouquet

I said to my teacher last month,"I would like to study making bouquet."
So, today's flower arrangement lesson was how to make a bouquet.
This picture's bouquet was called Paris style bouquet.

The Satsuki Azalea Bonsai exhibition

I came to Satsuki Azalea Bonsai exhibition at Nakanojo town,Gunma,JAPAN.

This exhibition is held at same place every June.

 This work won first prize

 It's beautiful wood surface.

 next prize

flowers in multiple colors on the same plant.

 another prize

 another prize

New nail art

I went to nail salon today.
This design is like a snow-in-summer and milky-way.
Japanese nail art is romantic, isn't it ?

Nageire-bana

This style is called 'Nageire-bana''(free style flower arrangement in upright vases without the use of needle point holders).
Materials are a type of Japanese aster called 'Miyako-wasure', Snow in summer.

Snow in summer is my favorite flower in early summer.

Monomi-Yama

These pictures are scenerys from Monomi-Yama(Mt.Monomi) which located at Saku city,Nagano. I went  hiking there with my friends last weekend. On the way to Monomi-Yama,there is Kouzu-Bokuzyo(Kouzu farm).

 Jersey from viewing the trail up to Monomi-Yama.

Kawaii !

The view from the top of Monomi-Yama.