A drowning man in Hida Takayama, Japan

Japan is now in the season in which twilights are very beautiful and romantic.

It is very suitable for driving a car in the twilight, listening to old rock music. When night falls, this season is reminiscent of the days in which I wanted to be an astronomer. Unfortunately, I don’t have a Ph.D. but I am a kind of intellectual, at least in Japan.

Then outside, some bugs are buzzing, or maybe frogs are croaking. In spite of spring, today’s temperature is a little bit high. In June, the rainy season arrives, and that means Japan might belong to monsoon areas like South Eastern Asia.

Anyway, tonight I heard the hooting of an owl, though I’m only guessing it was an owl.

By the way recently, unknown birds have increased in Hida Takayama, Japan. In my childhood there were only four familiar birds; crow, sparrow, swallow and black kite.

At the moment, there are lots of different birds in Hida Takayama, apart from pelican, flamingo.

Surely, here are some ostrich for meat, which have been herded by a construction company.

I am striving to write about Japanese antiques and crafts. Unfortunately, I am not an expert on Japanese antiques. But I have one relative who is a professional antiques business man.

Anyway, I am going to introduce a Japanese traditional ceramic doll that the Japanese also believe attracts good fortunes, like “Maneki neko”. And the name is ”Hukusuke“.

My friends say it appears to be Samurai, so the Westerners might buy it from my site.

So, I am going to accept my friends’ advice; a drowning man will catch at a straw.