Tag: japan
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Japanese cheesewood in Japan
On a recent visit to Japan, I was amused to see some of what I’m pretty sure was Pittosporum tobira, aka Japanese cheesewood: I’ve written about it a couple of times before — Pittosporum tobira and Pittosporum tobira’s sticky seeds — looking at some of the many specimens growing right next door. But here it…
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Itadakimasu
We were in Japan between February 9th and 20th, first visiting some people dear to us in Ibusuki (指宿市), then exploring Kyoto (京都) on our own. (A somewhat random selection of photos. I might follow up with a more organized set later.) This is my second time visiting Japan. The first was for a pretty…