TsukuBlog
A Local Perspective on Life in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
See the “Handkerchief Tree” (Davidia involucrata) Flutter Like White Doves in the Breeze – at the Tsukuba Botanical Garden
18 April, 2021
Davidia involucrata is named after the man who “discovered” it, and introduced it to the west – the great naturalist (and Catholic missionary in China) Armand David (1826-1900) – who also gave Europe knowledge of the giant panda and Pere David`s deer – along with 63 previously unknown species of animal, 65 previously undescribed species of bird and numerous plants that have never been classified before
By Avi Landau
With the whole town bursting in spring colors – flowers and blossoms and fresh greenery – azalea, iris, dogwood and all the rest whose name don`t come to mind at the moment, going to the Botanical Garden might sound like a redundant thing to do.
TsukuBlog | Admire the Handiwork of Japan`s Edo Period Horticulturalists and choose your favorite variety of Primrose – Sakuraso (桜草), at the Tsukuba Botanical garden ( April 17 – 25))
alientimes.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alientimes.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TsukuBlog | National Treasure Picture Scroll Illustrates Life of Ippen (一遍上人), the Founder of the Ji-Shu(時宗), the Ji-Sect of Pure Land Buddhism ( and a bit about the Ji-Sect Temples in Tsukuba)
alientimes.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alientimes.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
TsukuBlog
Wisteria Hysteria- a PURPLE HAZE Over Tsukuba (and most of the rest of Japan)
15 April, 2021
Wisteria at Matsushiro Park
Under a wistaria trellis, thick with the smell of its nectar and a buzz with the droning of bees
By Avi Landau
From my old house in Konda, Tsukuba, I had a clear view of the Woods. I spend some time each day gazing out over these last remaining wilds of Tsukuba, trying to savor their beauty as often as I could before the bulldozers showed up and cleared them all away. From my window I used to able to observe how , what were at first small patches of light violet, would almost completely take over the thickly foliated forest canopy, which seemed to be enshrouded in a purple haze. This morning, having some time to spare, I took a 3 hour hike in the some of the last remaining Konda woods, those on the site of the ruins of the old Konda Castle ,and most of the time, whether I looked up towards the sky or down on the gro