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Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 81~100!

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No 81) Summer nature by “BERTH MO”!

SYNOPSIS

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The other day in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, just as I was about to cross the bridge over the Tomoe Riverjoining S-Pulse Street and Jirouchou Street I noticed a long low wall on my left covered with paintings apparently left there by illustrious unknown amateurs!

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No 82) “Red in blue” by “Tomoki”!

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No 83) Blue Whales by “Katsuyama Ayano”!

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No 84) Trick or Treat!

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No 85) Bleeding Angel by “Imano Mai”!

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No 86) Whale, Fish 6 Shellfish!

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No 87) Summer Flowers by “Yoshi With C”!

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No 88) Color Fish by “HARU & M”!

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No 89) Red Balloon and Mount Fuji!

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No 90) Greedy Fish!

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No 91) Busy Pets!

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No 92) Girl Resting her Feet after Berry Picking by “Yuri”!

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No 93) Coral Fish by “L.M”!

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No 94) Sea monsters by “Asako”!

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No 95) Matsuri by “Ayako”!

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No 96) Fish love by “Aruka”!

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No 97) messy Cooking by “Chika”!

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No 98) Undersea Princess by “Takayo”!

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No 99) Abstract Sea wWrld by “Fufu”!

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No 100) Monster Fish!

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 61~80!

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No 61) Undersea home!

SYNOPSIS

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The other day in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, just as I was about to cross the bridge over the Tomoe Riverjoining S-Pulse Street and Jirouchou Street I noticed a long low wall on my left covered with paintings apparently left there by illustrious unknown amateurs!

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Still a long way to go and I haven’t reached the half point!

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No 62) Weird machine!

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No 63) Starfish!

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No 64) Island-marooned Cat!

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No 65) Fish Under The Moon by “Y & N”!

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No 66) Abstract Summer Scene by “Y.S”!

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No 67) Elf and Mount Fuji Under The Moon!

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No 68) Endless Sea!

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No 69) Legend of Hagoromo again!

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No 70) Bright Fish!

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No 71) Little Girl on The Beach!

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No 72) Islands?

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No 73) Pine Trees Overlooking Faraway islands!

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No 74) Dolphins!

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No 75) Orc Whales by “Uji”!

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No 76) Sirne by “Kichi, Yuki and Kanako”!

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No 77) Penguins of The Universe!

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No 78) Surfer by “Kaneda”!

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No 79) beautiful lady and Flower!

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No 80) Hello To The Universe by “Chika”!

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 41~60!

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No 41) Mummy, Look at this Cute Cat!

SYNOPSIS

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The other day in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, just as I was about to cross the bridge over the Tomoe Riverjoining S-Pulse Street and Jirouchou Street I noticed a long low wall on my left covered with paintings apparently left there by illustrious unknown amateurs!

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The paintings are the works of students from art departments of Shimizu Minami High School Shimizu Higashi High School, Shimizu Kokusai High School, Tokai Dai Ichi High School and Shizuoka Seibi High School.
All paintings were on the 24th of July 1998!
As they are starting to fade away as well as being interfered with by local fishermen I decided to take all of them for posterity!
As there are no less than 183 of them I will introduce them in a few installments!

This is the 3rd installment!

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Already walked a long way!

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No 42) Dolphin!

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No 43) Shimiau Soccer by “H.M.”!

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No 44) Swimming Underwater with Polly Rabbit!

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No 445 Air Balloon and Floating Ships!

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No 46) Ocean Child!

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No 47) Kappa!

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No 48) Rainbow over the Sea and Mount Fuji!

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No 49) Happy Fish by “M.F”!

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No 50) Siren Tail by “Katsuyama Ayano”!

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No 51) Whale by “Kalin”!

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No 52) Soccer by “Haruki Jun-Ichi”!

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No 53) Romantic Lady!

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No 54) Mage by “Hisa N.”!

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No 56) Trees and Flowers Overlooking the Sea!

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No 57) Sunset dragon!

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No 58) Japanese Maple Leaves!

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We are in an area called Tsukiji Cho in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

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No 59) Sea Bather by “N.H”!

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No 60) Sun Flowers!

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 21~40!

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No 21) Lobster!

SYNOPSIS

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The other day in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, just as I was about to cross the bridge over the Tomoe Riverjoining S-Pulse Street and Jirouchou Street I noticed a long low wall on my left covered with paintings apparently left there by illustrious unknown amateurs!

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The paintings are the works of students from art departments of Shimizu Minami High School Shimizu Higashi High School, Shimizu Kokusai High School, Tokai Dai Ichi High School and Shizuoka Seibi High School.
All paintings were on the 24th of July 1998!
As they are starting to fade away as well as being interfered with by local fishermen I decided to take all of them for posterity!
As there are no less than 183 of them I will introduce them in a few installments!

This is the 2nd installment!

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No 22) Buoy by “K.”!

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No 23) Medieval Fighter!

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No 24) Floating over a Coral Sea Bottom!

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No 25) King Lion Sentencing a Vile Snake!

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No 26) Coconut sprouting on a Beach!

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No 27) Having a Whale of a Time!

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No 28) Lonely Flower!

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No 29) A Small Goldfish!

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No 30) Orca by “A. Ohata”!

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No 31) Paradise Birds!

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No 32) Endless Beach!

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No 33) Smiling Crab by “Keigo”!

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No 34) Waves by “Emi”! (22nd? Wrong date?)

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No 35) Orange Goddess, a favorite of mine in spite of my agnosticism! (22nd again, the 24th was apparently the date limit!)

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No 36) Lilies by Hiro!

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No 37) Tasty Orange Treasure by “Rie”!

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No 38) Big-eyed Seals by “Yuri”!

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No 39) Summer Sunflowers by “Ayako”!

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No 40) Pine Cone in the Sky!

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

Wall Painting: 183 Popular Paintings in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City: 1~20!

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No 1) Goldfish!

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The other day in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, just as I was about to cross the bridge over the Tomoe Riverjoining S-Pulse Street and Jirouchou Street I noticed a long low wall on my left covered with paintings apparently left there by illustrious unknown amateurs!

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The paintings are the works of students from art departments of Shimizu Minami High School Shimizu Higashi High School, Shimizu Kokusai High School, Tokai Dai Ichi High School and Shizuoka Seibi High School.
All paintings were on the 24th of July 1998!
As they are starting to fade away as well as being interfered with by local fishermen I decided to take all of them for posterity!
As there are no less than 183 of them I will introduce them in a few installments!

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No 2) Flying Insect among Hibiscuses!

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No 3) Fireflies by “Miki”!

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No 4) Kids Thinking of Cold Sweets along the Tomoe River!

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No 5) Tomato Soccer?

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No 6) Legend of Hagoromo!

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No 7) Legend of Hagoromo again by “Yukiko”!

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No 8) Seashell on a Beach by “M. Satsuki”!

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No 9) Tea Leaves Hand Picking by “Mariko”!

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No 10) Fireworks Viewing from a Wooden Bridge!

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No 11) The Legend of Hagoromo again!

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No 12) Soccer Tackle!

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No 13) The Morning After by Wisabi (very adult for a high school student!)

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No 14) Seashell by “Emi”! (wrong date!)

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No 15) Great Escape!

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No 16) Island beyond the Sea!

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No 17) Sea Godess Overlloking Fighting Seagulls by “Naruoka”!

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No 18) Summer by “Teru”!

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No 19) The legend Of Hagoromo Theater Play on Miho Beach by “Kanako”!

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No 20) Blue Strawberries Curtain!

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

“Spiky Lawn” by Bruno Maroni in Mishima City!

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If you have the chance to visit Mishima City in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture I would recommend you to visit the Clematis Gardens, the more for it that they offfer a free limousine service from and to Mishima JR Station!

The Gardens include a large museum showing the works of Bruno Maroni but his most remarkable creations are exhibited all year round in the very large park either on the luscious lawns or in front of other buildings!

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What could a lone man do walking through pikes on a lawn?

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The grass is integral part of the whole art work!

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Is the man carefully walking in awe?

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Or is he half containing his laugh?

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Or has he found a new world beyond the grassy spike tunnel?

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

“Infinity” by Bruno Maroni in Mishima City!

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If you have the chance to visit Mishima City in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture I would recommend you to visit the Clematis Gardens, the more for it that they offfer a free limousine service from and to Mishima JR Station!

The Gardens include a large museum showing the works of Bruno Maroni but his most remarkable creations are exhibited all year round in the very large park either on the luscious lawns or in front of other buildings!

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looking too far ahead can turn you into stone!

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Even so these eyes look a bit empty to me!

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is infinity really beautiful?

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

“Man Looking Over The Wall” by Bruno Maroni in Mishima City!

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If you have the chance to visit Mishima City in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture I would recommend you to visit the Clematis Gardens, the more for it that they offfer a free limousine service from and to Mishima JR Station!

The Gardens include a large museum showing the works of Bruno Maroni but his most remarkable creations are exhibited all year round in the very large park either on the luscious lawns or in front of other buildings!

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I had a good laugh at this particular statue as the Japanese are a very voyeuristic people!

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And the laugh continued when looking at the man from the back!

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Is he surprised, worried or perplexed?

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
-Japanese Pottery to enjoy your favourite drinks: Yellin Yakimono Gallery

Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

“Invisible Barrier” by Bruno Maroni in Mishima City!

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If you have the chance to visit Mishima City in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture I would recommend you to visit the Clematis Gardens, the more for it that they offfer a free limousine service from and to Mishima JR Station!

The Gardens include a large museum showing the works of Bruno Maroni but his most remarkable creations are exhibited all year round in the very large park either on the luscious lawns or in front of other buildings!

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This statue is standing abutting a glass pane figuring the invisible barrier which had stopped the man!

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Very important detail!

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Must-see tasting websites:

-Sake: Tokyo Through The Drinking Glass, Tokyo Foodcast, Urban Sake, Sake World
-Wine: Palate To Pen, Warren Bobrow, Cellar Tours, Ancient Fire Wines Blog
-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
ABRACADABREW, Magical Craftbeer from Japan
-Whisky: Nonjatta: All about whisky in Japan by Stefan Van Eycken
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Non gastronomy must-see sites by Shizuoka Residents

HIGHOCTANE/HAIOKU by Nick Itoh in Shizuoka City

Kura: Japanese Traditional Warehouses in Shizuoka Prefecture 2

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“Kura” (in japanese 蔵 or 倉) means “warehouse” or “Storehouse”.
In traditonal Japan, especially during the Edo Era, as most of buildings and urba/village structures were made of wood, fires were the bane of society by and large.
However well-protected a fire would consume a house or buildings and all its properties within minutes.
Hence a special building or warehouse was needed to protect goods and properties against such a catastrophe.
But erecting a storehouse solely made of concrete, stones and some metal cost a vast amount of silver and gold and only rich merchants and nobility could afford them. Even castles could not be built entirely of stone then.

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Today I decided to investigate Shimizu Ku in Shizuoka City on the advice of a friend who told me to look around Jirochoo Street in the oldest part of the former City of Shimizu which was absorbed by Shizuoka City some time ago.

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Although the attaining house is really old, I’m pretty sure that both buildings are inhabited!

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A suggestion for old traditional Japan photography buffs?o

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This small kura was standing almost next to the above one!

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it has obviously been refurbished. I wonder if it is used as a living quarter, a warehouse or an atelier…..

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I almost missed this very old one on the other side of the street!

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The roof is still in a good state, so it must still be somehow useed.
Unfortunately I couldn’t investigate much further as it was completely surrounded by private houses although I suspect it belongs to a nearby Buddhist Temple!

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Still makes for an interesting photograph!

Still looking around as this is a big prefecture with a lot of history.
If you find any in your neighboring I’ll treat you to coffee or beer!

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Manholes in Shizuoka Prefecture 2

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Taken in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, the home of Shimizu S Pulse pro Soccer Team!

I already know of many blogging friends in Japan taking pictures of manhole covers all over this country.
The reason is simple enough: as there is little chance of them being stolen (I can’t say the same thing back in our countries!) the local/municipal government often use them as touristic advertisements !

I continued looking around Aoi Ku and Shimizu Ku in Shizuoka City and in other cities.
As I’m sure there are quite a few around there should quite a few more articles about the subject in the offing!
I might even close this series with another “Ten Best”!

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I found this one in Numazu City representing its harbor and Mount Fuji!

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I found this manhole cover in Kikugawa City over a pressured air duct!

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I found this one In Aoi Ku, Shizuoka City over a water hydrant reserved to local firemen!

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This design exists in different colors in Aoi Ku, Shziuoka City!

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The same as above, but without the enameled colors!

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This one in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, both exists with and without colors!

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Soccer in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, over a fire hydrant!

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This one over a gas duct of the notorious Shizuoka Gas Co. in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

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No colors but an intricate flower pattern in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

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An older intricate motif in Shizmizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

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Soccer again on this tiny water duct manhole cover in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City!

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An old one in Shimizu Ku, Shizuoka City, unless the near sea sat winds accelerated its rusting!
It still makes for a beautiful color!

Care to join the search?

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Sushi Bus in Shizuoka City!

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Took this picture today in front of Shizuoka JR Station!

Actually a couple of years ago Shizutetsu Line (private) had photographs of real sushi on this bus, but they switched to drawings instead. Someone must have complained about picture rights……………

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“Dismembered Man” by Bruno Maroni in Mishima City!

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If you have the chance to visit Mishima City in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture I would recommend you to visit the Clematis Gardens, the more for it that they offfer a free limousine service from and to Mishima JR Station!

The Gardens include a large museum showing the works of Bruno Maroni but his most remarkable creations are exhibited all year round in the very large park either on the luscious lawns or in front of other buildings!

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It is when you look at this statue from other angles that you realize why I called it a “Dismembered Man”!

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And from that angle it is difficult to realize what it represents!

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“Flying Death” by Bruno Maroni in Mishima City!

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If you have the chance to visit Mishima City in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture I would recommend you to visit the Clematis Gardens, the more for it that they offfer a free limousine service from and to Mishima JR Station!

The Gardens include a large museum showing the works of Bruno Maroni but his most remarkable creations are exhibited all year round in the very large park either on the luscious lawns or in front of other buildings!

I called this particular statue “Flying Death”!

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The fear of an approaching end!

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Fast flying Death!

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“The Three Ages of Man” by Bruno Maroni in Mishima City!

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If you have the chance to visit Mishima City in the eastern part of Shizuoka Prefecture I would recommend you to visit the Clematis Gardens, the more for it that they offfer a free limousine service from and to Mishima JR Station!

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The Gardens include a large museum showing the works of Bruno Maroni but his most remarkable creations are exhibited all year round in the very large park either on the luscious lawns or in front of other buildings!

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Back view.

I call this work “The Tree Ages of Man” although I heard that Bruno Maroni called it “Infinity”.

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The Man himself seems apprehensive or sad?

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He is apparently looking at his past…..

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-Beer: Another Pint, Please!, Beering In Good Mind: All about Craft Beer in Kansai by Nevitt Reagan!
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