

Mono No Aware
Passing of time | Seasons | Impermanence | Gentle Sadness Try to plant As for a child. A little wild cherry tree. Matsuo Basho THE...


Just Good Stuff
+ Asahi + Takase River + Nighttime Cherry Blossoms @ Gyoza ChaoChao, near Gion District 〒600-8021 Kyoto, Shimogyō-ku Gyoza is a...


In-Yo
YIN - YANG (IN-YO, Japanese) is one of the most fundamental concepts in East Asian philosophy and at the core represents opposing forces...


Ma
"Nothing [is the] exact opposite of the world-denying pessimistic nihilism [and is] absolutely life-affirming since Zen and Zen art...


Matcha Magic
Nothing is more iconic in Japanese sweets than matcha flavored everything!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's earthy, floral, sweet by not too sweet flavor...


Wabi | Sabi
^ Tsukubi waterbasin for hand washing Two women chat, hands on knees, rags under hands. Shellaced by the passing of time, their hands...


Tea and Teinei @ Daimon-ji Temple, Osaka
The morning began with Dr. Makoto Nakamuro of Kyoto University, hoping down a rocky slope on the site of Daimon-ji Temple - a place...


Landscape Architecture - Envisioning a Future for All of Us
We got ourselves into this mess - we can get ourselves out of it. I truly believe that we have all the tools. We know many, many...


The Magic of Trees
Creating a great map is more than just generating a picture of lines and names and dots. With powerful tools like ArcGIS, complex...