why peel apples?

National Convention of Haiku Association

with the winner of 'rookie of the year award'

ap bank fes

‘ap bank’ was founded by three major musicians in Japan, SAKAMOTO Ryuichi , KOBAYASHI Takeshi, SAKURAI Kazutoshi.
It stands for ‘Artist Power’ or ‘Alternative Power’ and works for environmental protection and reproducing energy.
ap bank fes , a summer open air festival has been hosted since 2005 and this year happened in areas hit by the mega earthquakes in 1995 and 2011.
The proceeds go to NPO that help the area recover from the disaster.
The footage of the festival was on TV last night and it was fun to see all those musicians gather and perform for the same cause.

exhibition on Buson

The exhibition on Buson and his pupil Gekkei collections in Kakimori Bunko is on till November 4.
About 80 pieces of his paintings and haiku are in the lineup.

universal clock

The center of this universal clock is somewhere around Marshall Islands, central pacific.
In the small circle, Australia, Northern tip of America, and East Asia is located.
Spot yourself on this.

textile from Kyoto

One of my friends is a obi weaver at Nishijin fabric.
The process is so complex and has been automated more or less, but she is still weaving by hand.
This is a book cover and a piece of her handwork.

the gift box

it is filled with walnuts and azuki sweetened beans.
this photo is offake food, just in case.

local confectionery shop

visited a local confectionery shop for a gift.
The goods are neatly displayed on classic tansu.

poster for good manners in train

a character from yatterman commands to make space on the seats.
filmed in 2009.