“サトリの森” ～ Forever

Last year, we visited Shirakawa village, which is registered as the World Heritage in Japan. There is another World Heritage village near there. It takes about 15 minutes from Shirakawa village. There are not so many houses as Shirakawa has. So it took only 30 minutes to look around. But it was HOT , HOT , HOT again. Satori was always trying to walk in the shade. But eventually she found a nice way to cool down. This is a farm ditch. The water was really cool. She really loved it. Isn't she cute? After bathing, she seemed happy. The next day, we visited a water fall. "Zengoro no taki" (Mr.Zengoro's water fall) Contrary to the village, we enjoyed being splashed by the water. The area was wonderful for a stroll. We enjoyed the amazing ways the old trees grew. The trees and plants there were very unique. We never see such flora in Tokyo. We walked around as we imagined how those trees created these shapes. After a long walk,

Satolela papa, Satori, Leila & I enjoyed our annual summer trip from July 22nd through July 28. In Japan, it is said that the weather is going to be sunny for a week after the rainy season is over. It was over on July 19 this year. Yes, it was right! The weather was perfect during our trip. It was cool at the camp site where we always stayed, but some places we visited at the time were really hot. Hot! Hot! On the second day at the camp site, we visited a ranch. It was our second time to visit there. That's called "Kiso-uma no sato" , which means "The Home of the horses of Kiso" . Japanese "Kiso" horses are pastured. Kiso horses are originated from Kiso area in Japan. They have become rare in Japan. The horses used to be considered a part of family for Kiso people. But few people need them for their daily lives anymore. They have dark mane, just like Japanese hair. In fact, we wanted to do blue berries picking . But as yo