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Train at Milan station (front end) just arrived from Venice123 views

Posters at Genova Fnac Bookstore122 viewsShot of bombed Nagasaki above one entrance.

山端庸介の長崎原爆写真も入口の上に。

Berries122 viewsAt Market Square.

Photo books for sale　フィンランドの写真集の即売122 viewsNature photo books published in Finland and by some of the photographers featured at the festival were also displayed for sale. The next few images show a few of the books that were available (and which I bought).

フィンランドの写真集も即売されていた。何冊も買って次に紹介する。

Textile exhibition　織物展121 viewsThe textiles were exhibited in the best rooms of the Palazzo Ducale, including the chapel shown here. Beautiful frescoes decorated the walls and ceilings. What a contrast it was between the Japanese kimono and religious motif.

織物は宮殿の一番豪華な多数の部屋に展示された。

Entrance to ukiyoe exhibition　浮世絵展の入口121 views

Italian Pavilion　イタリア館121 viewsThe Italian Pavilion was the largest of all, featuring numerous exhibition rooms and numerous artists.

イタリア館が最大のパビリオン。

Bear-watching hut　ヒグマ観察小屋121 viewsThis is one of the bear-watching huts (called hides) in the Kuhmo wilderness operated by our guide Lassi Rautiainen (see Articmedia). It was close to a pond in the wetlands.

Kuhmo is near the Russian border near the town of Kajaani. It took about 4 hours to drive from Kuusamo.

湿地の荒野のところで、板の上に歩く。

Halemaumau121 views

Entrance to ukiyoe exhibition　浮世絵展の入口120 views

Ukiyoe at Genova Fnac Bookstore120 viewsUkiyoe decorates the bookstore facing the main street.

Inside the Arsenale　アーセナレの中120 views

Path to Arsenale120 views

View from Campanile　鐘楼からの風景120 views

Announcement of photo contest winners　フォトコンの授賞式120 viewsThe Kuusamo Nature Photo festival opened with the awards ceremony for the winners of the nature photo contest. Pictured here is one of the winning photos.

写真まつりの一つの事業はネイチャー写真のフォトコン。主に青年とアマ用。

Posters at Genova Fnac Bookstore119 views

Graffiti even in Venice　落書き119 viewsThere was graffiti almost everywhere I went in Italy. Sadly, even in Venice.

イタリアは落書きが多い。ヴェネツィアにも結構ある。

Scavi Scaligeri119 viewsMedieval palace and archaeological ruins. It has been well-preserved and restored as a huge exhibition space called the Scavi Scaligeri International Centre of Photography. The Fnac Collection photo exhibition was being held when we were there.

Palazzo Ducale courtyard118 views

Ideart bookstore 図録の出版社であるIdeartの会場内売店（展示期間のみ）118 viewsAt the end of the poster exhibition hall, you enter this bookstore where you can buy all the exhibition catalogs, Japanese books (in Italian), and other neat things. This Ideart (publisher of the exhibition catalogs) bookstore operated only during this exhbition.

Japan Day Opening Ceremony with the Japanese ambassador to Finland and his wife sitting front and center.118 viewsOn Ambassador Kondo's left is Mrs. Johanna Lindstedt, the director of Annantalo, and next to her is Ronny Rönnqvist, the chairman of the Friends of Japanese Culture Society which was the co-organizer of the Japan Day event.

Textile exhibition　織物展117 viewsThe textiles included kimono, noren curtains, and stenciled works.

着物、のれんなど展示された。

Upstairs to the textile and ukiyoe exhibitions　二階へ117 views

Ukiyoe exhibition117 views

Bell ringing on Campanile　鐘楼が鳴らし始めた117 viewsWe asked if the bells were actually rung. The answer was yes. And it was to ring next at 6:30 pm. So we waited 15 min., and sure enough two of the bells started to ring, jerking back and forth. It wasn't as loud as you would think.

鐘楼の上にいたとき、偶然に鐘が鳴らし始めた（午後6:30).

Yellow line metro117 views

Kuusamo Hall 2nd floor lobby　２階のロビー116 viewsThe balcony on the 2nd floor also served as an exhibition space and booth space for sponsors and the sale of photo books.

Bear hide　ヒグマ観察小屋116 viewsIt's a cross between a tent and mountain hut, but perfect for watching and photographing bears and wolverines. The exhaust pipe on the right is made tall so that the wildlife don't smell the humans inside and get frightened away.

野生動物にとってかなり不自然な不気味な建物だけど、ネィチャーの観察のためでは効果的だそうです。右側に排気管を高くしている。人間の匂いが動物に届かないために。

Dessert: Cloudberry pudding116 viewsCloudberry is a delicacy from Lapland. I bought some cloudberry jam at Helsinki Airport. Someone should import it to Japan.

Upstairs to the textile and ukiyoe exhibitions　二階へ115 views二階に織物展と浮世絵展が開催。

Common boat115 viewsThis is one of the most common means of public transportation in Venice. Many of the canals have heavy boat traffic.

Grilled veggies115 views

Kiosk114 views

Kuusamo Hall exhibition space　ホール内の展示スペース114 viewsBesides the big auditorium, Kuusamo Hall has multiple facilities including exhibition spaces and a restaurant. It functions as a performing arts and culture center.

総合的の文化施設で広い展示スペースや会議室も設けている。

Picnic food (at Suomenlinna)114 views

Tart114 viewsAt Kuusamo Hall.

Inside the Arsenale113 views

Kuusamo Hall exhibition space　フォトコンの展示113 viewsPhoto contest winners displayed in the hall's lobby.

フォトコン受賞者の作品も展示された。

Farmhouse dining room　ダイニングルーム113 viewsThe dining room is nice and spacious.

One wall also showed photos of Japanese temples by Elina Moriya, a Helsinki-based Japanese-Finnish photographer.113 viewsSo it was actually a joint photo exhibition by Philbert and Elina. How about that... When I first met Elina, I never dreamed something like this would happen.

Flower arrangement lesson113 views

Piazza del Duomo112 views

Inside the Verona Arena112 viewsIt was huge. Here, they are preparing the set for one of the nighttime operas (Aida) held in July.

Also Available in Green112 viewsOur main means of transportation for our nature trips out of Kuusamo. Rented of course. In rural areas of Finland, many of the roads are unpaved. And when it rains, your car can easily get dirty.

Salad112 viewsAt Kuusamo Sokos Hotel restaurant.

Fried rice or pilaf112 viewsIn Kuhmo.

My question is, is there a Finnish restaurant in Tokyo?

Sewing feather top for uli uli at Aloha Hula Supply112 views

Reindeer　またトナカイ111 viewsA few of the reindeer are looking at us because our guide Lassi gave out his reindeer love call. They look up to see what's there, we take their picture, then they run.

Most reindeer have a collar around the neck which has the owner's contact information in case it ends up as roadkill.

Reindeer often cross the road, so they can cause traffic accidents.

Awa Odori Dance, Yamato, Kanagawa111 viewsThe dance is accompanied by taiko drums and other traditional music. This woman was strong enough to be "one of the drum boys." She wears a head band and a full-length yukata.

Atop Ponte di Rialto bridge110 viewsThis is one of three bridges crossing the Grand Canal.

Boat crew110 views

Dessert110 views

Photo exhibition room with "Japanese Costume" photos by Philbert Ono.110 views

Boat landing for St. Mark's Square109 views

Palazzo Ducale inner courtyard109 viewsThe Palazzo Ducale next to St. Mark's Square is truly magnificent. The rooms have very ornate paintings and carvings. It was not crowded at all compared with St. Mark's Basilica which was just too crowded with people.

Room adjacent to the balcony109 viewsThis is the room attached to the famous balcony that anyone can enter. Note that the tourists are always photographing the balcony, so if you're standing there, you'll end up in the pictures taken by all those tourists.

Photo exhibition in Arsenale108 views

Inside Kuusamo Hall　ホールの中（休憩中）108 viewsThe hall, called Kuusamotalo in Finnish, has a very nice auditorium with comfortable, deluxe chairs equipped with tables. As if symbolizing Finland's vast number of forests, lots of wood is also used in the hall's interior.

Opened in 1996, the hall seats over 500. It is geared for all kinds of events like conferences, concerts, stage performances, and slide shows. This is where all the slide shows were held during the Kuusamo Nature Photo festival.

We could easily project our images either with a slide projector (with remote control) or from our own laptop computer which we could control directly from the podium. The screen is very large and well-suited for slide shows. The hall's sound system is also excellent. Picture taken during a slide show break.

500人以上も入れる大ホールが木がとても奇麗。スライドショーは、自分のノートパソカンで直接上映できたり、またはホールスライド映写機でも使用できる。音響システムも抜群。

Frontier Zone forest border107 viewsThe border is marked by sticks in the ground having yellow rings.

森林の中にも国境をちゃんと表示している。

Graffiti106 views

Sandwiches105 views

Farmhouse bedroom on 2nd floor　２階の寝室105 viewsBed for several people.

Pudding dessert105 views

Completed flower arrangements.105 views

Inside the Cathedral104 views

Kuusamo Hall exhibition space　ホール内の写真展104 viewsThis nice dedicated space held the BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition.

ホール内の一番いい展示スペース。

Making uli uli rattles104 views

Farmhouse kitchen　台所102 viewsNice clean kitchen with wood-burning stove, and all the pots, pans, and utensils are provided.

Berries102 viewsAt Market Square.

Shrimp102 viewsIn supermarket.

Building along the canal101 views

Castello Sforzesco101 viewsFormer fortress now houses a number of excellent museums. Big and very impressive.

Dried mushrooms101 viewsAt Market Square.

Mattress made of reindeer fur　敷き布団100 viewsLooks soft and warm. How do they wash it?

敷き布団はトナカイの毛皮。

The entire building is jam-packed. This is the bazaar section.100 views

Diamond Head as seen from Honolulu Airport100 views

Graffiti on buildings and streetcars99 views

Verona Arena99 viewsIt looks smaller than the Rome Coliseum, but what a surprise it was when we went inside.

Kirkkokallio: Scenic lookout toward Russia　ロシア99 viewsA vast forest panorama unfolds from this lookout spot.

ロシアに向かっている素晴らしい景色。

Reindeer food　トナカイの大好物99 viewsLichen

Beans99 viewsSomething like beans in a pod. Sweet. At Market Square.

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Reindeer crossing98 views

My video clips of Japanese festivals were also shown by a monitor.98 views

Boat captain97 views

A photographer's car97 viewsObviously.

Tomatoes97 viewsIn supermarket. The leaves at the top of the tomato are removed. They look bald. Something we don't see in Japan.

Shodo calligraphy lesson97 views

Palazzo Reale entrance to photo exhibition96 viewsThe Palazzo Reale happened to have a photo exhibition by Italian photographers.

Farmhouse bedroom96 views

Twisted tree　ねじった木96 viewsNo one knows for sure how the tree trunk gets twisted like this. Maybe the snow twists it while melting around the tree.

People crowding the photo exhibition room with "Japanese Costume" photos by Philbert Ono.96 views

Japan Day announcement in Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki's leading newspaper.96 viewsThe announcement was one-fourth page. My two photos contrasted between the traditional and pop cultures.

Palazzo Reale95 viewsNext to the Cathedral is this centuries-old former palace is now a grand exhibition space.

La Scala Opera House95 views

Entrance to Fnac photo exhibition at Scavi Scaligeri95 viewsThis large exhibition included works by a few Japanese photographers such as Eikoh Hosoe, Takeyoshi Tanuma, and Yoshihiro Tatsuki.

Delicious Finnish sausages94 viewsOne of our friendly guides smiles for camera.

Budo booth94 views

Romeo and Juliette tunnel93 viewsBefore proceeding to the balcony made famous by Romeo and Juliette, people can write their love messages.

Reindeer rear93 viewsNotice the owner's collar around its neck.

首輪に所有者の連絡先がある。

Aloha Hula Supply factory93 views

Main plaza near the arena92 views

Top of canyon92 viewsNice view from the ridge. Wish I had a wide-angle lens.

Cathedral pillars91 views

Photo exhibition at Palazzo Reale91 views

Yheksänsylenkallio scenic lookout91 viewsIt is above a tall cliff.

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Kalapana Black Sand Beach (before being covered by lava)91 views

Gateway to Verona90 views

Trail to scenic spots90 viewsFrom the farm house, we hiked further up Näränkävaara Hill to the scenic lookout spots.

牧場からさらに歩くと景色のいいところがある。

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Lake Juuma90 viewsThere's a law in Finland where lakeside summer cottages must be at least 200 meters apart.

We also passed by the Finnish Prime Minister's (or maybe president) summer cottage. I was surprised that there was no security in that area.

Cathedral stained glass89 views

Our guide in the water89 viewsLassi, our fearless and dedicated nature guide, entered the frigid water to remove a log that was obstructing the boat landing where we were going to disembark for a short hike.

Ahoy there!89 viewsOur boat cruised around a bit while we went hiking. The rock walls rise as high as 50 meters from the lake's surface. This photo has been digitally composited.

Rafts ready to roll from Käylä89 views

Our guides89 viewsI asked them what they do during the winter: They offer reindeer sled rides.

Iao Needle89 views

Cathedral and Piazza del Duomo88 views

Scavi Scaligeri exhibition room88 viewsThe archaeological ruins of the building have been beautifully integrated with the modern exhibition space.

Näränkä farm　元牧場88 viewsAt the end of the trail, there was a small clearing on a small hill called Näränkävaara where there was a farmhouse and barn. It was the old Näränkä farm.

Forest boundary　古いと新しい森林の境88 viewsBoundary between the old and new forest. Bird-watchers would love this area since there are many birds around.

Read more: http://www.kuusamobirds.net/en/tourism44.php

Sudden hail88 viewsSuddenly, it hailed. Our helmets came in handy for the onslaught of little ice pellets.

Free hula lesson at Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Waikiki88 views

Grave of Astronaut Ellison Onizuka at Punchbowl Cemetary88 views

Hanauma Bay toilet bowl88 views

Devil's Church87 viewsThis arch-shaped rock formation was called the Devil's Church by local inhabitants long ago.

Old barn, now renovated　元牧場87 viewsNäränkä farm's former barn has been renovated as an exhibition room. It had an old sled (pulled by horses) and farming tools on display.

Farmhouse for rent87 viewsSee the next image to see the inside.

A steady stream of people came to see the exhibition of about 30 pictures.87 views

Cathedral side86 views

Growth on fallen tree86 views

The memorial was unveiled on Feb. 9, 2002, a year after the accident.86 views

Hula Supply Center86 views

Cathedral and Lion with Pigeons85 views

Yheksänsylenkallio scenic lookout85 viewsAnother scenic lookout point on Näränkävaara Hill called Yheksänsylenkallio. Don't ask me how to pronounce it.

Brunch on the Beach, Waikiki85 views

Bishop Museum, wooden bowls with human teeth85 views

Lassi alone84 viewsHe tied a rope to the log and the boat dragged it away. Fortunately, he had a change of clothing. Amazingly, he never shivered and never complained. Such a great sport.

Description of farm life84 viewsIn Finnish, this describes the month-to-month, self-sufficient farm life here. Too bad there's no English translation.

毎月の牧場の生活を説明している（フィンランド語）。

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Brothers Cazimero in Japan84 views

Canyon view83 views

Edible berries83 viewsBut pretty sour.

Näränkä Trail83 viewsRubber boots were required for this easy hike first on these duckboards over the bog. After going to Finland, I found it difficult to understand the difference between marsh, swamp, wetland, and bog which I heard the most often in Finland. I usually call it marsh. Never used the word "bog" until I visited Finland.

Lunch break83 views

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Diamond Head as seen from Tantalus. Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa in foreground.83 views

More forest81 views

Cathedral and Duomo Metro Station80 views

Reindeer crossing80 viewsFor some reason, reindeer like to cross the road. Our guide gave out a reindeer call and they stopped for a moment to listen. We took their pictures and they ran off.

Hail80 views

80 viewsOn Feb. 9, 2001, a small Japanese fisheries training boat from Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture was struck by the USS Greeneville submarine as it bolted to the surface off the coast of Honolulu, Hawaii. Nine Japanese high school students, teachers, and crewmen died aboard the Ehime Maru. A year later, a waterfront memorial was built in Honolulu.

Bishop Museum hula show80 views

Iolani Palace special hula performance80 views

Scenic cruise79 viewsIt's not a very long cruise, but it was pleasant. Taking lunch and hot drinks was a good idea.

Easy rapids79 viewsOur guide instructed us as to when to start paddling forward or backward.

Picnic place79 views

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Julma Ölkky boat dock78 viewsIt seems that only one operator offers boat trips in the canyon lake during summer.
Web site: http://www.julmaolkky.fi/

A piece of cake78 viewsOur guide instructed us as to when to start paddling forward or backward.

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Ancient painting on stone wall77 views

Reindeer77 viewsOn the way to Julma Ölkky, we saw reindeer. They started running as soon as they saw us.

この地域では、トナカイとよく出会う。野生と見えるが、所有者がいる。首輪もあって所有者の連絡先が載っている。事故（例えば車と）があった場合に所有者に連絡できるようになっている。

One paddle, two paddle77 viewsThat's me wearing the red helmet.

Names of the nine Japanese who died77 views

Marsh76 viewsWe saw a moose here, but it ran away. Like this place, Finland has a lot of wetlands. Rubber boot makers must do good business in this country.

Hiking trail76 viewsIt was very lush with forest, berries, mushrooms, and lichen.

Forest floor76 views

Almost autumn colors76 views

Diamond Head76 views

About Julma Ölkky　ユルマ・オェルッキュについて75 viewsGood introduction to the canyon lake.

石壁は最高50mの高さがある。湖の深さも50m位。一つの目玉は、石壁に書いている絵（4000年前）。

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Tree75 views

Shooting the rapids75 views

Finnish horse and owner75 views

Kaneohe Beach windsurfing75 views

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North Shore74 views

Landing73 viewsWe got off the boat in the middle of the canyon and some of us went for a short hike to the top of the canyon.

Orange spot marks the path73 viewsThese orange spots must really help when the ground is covered with snow.

木のオレンジのマークがハイキングコースの案内印。

I hope the former submarine commander Scott Waddle comes here on each anniversary of the accident and pray for their souls.73 views

View from boat dock72 views

Tree growing on solid rock72 views

Kuhio Beach Torch Lighting & Hula Show72 views

Ala Moana Shopping Center72 views

Hanauma Bay toilet bowl72 views

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Boat dock71 viewsFirst we all donned orange life jackets.

Bird house71 viewsAttached to the sauna building.

"If you fall out, just float and do nothing. We'll grab you back in."70 viewsBefore we started off from Käylä, our guides gave us basic instructions such as what to do if we fell out of the raft. (Don't do anything and just float until someone grabs you and pull you back into the raft.)

Life jackets, helmets, waterproof jacket/pants, boots, and gloves70 viewsFirst we had to suit up. It was like we were ready for combat. But it wasn't that dangerous.

Cruising with outboard motor70 viewsWe had oars, but an outboard motor also propelled us on the water.

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Japanese stone lantern and koi carp at Ala Moana Shopping Center70 views

To Julma Ölkky69 viewsAn easy day trip from Kuusamo, if you know how to get there. The road is unpaved.

Wiping off the hail69 viewsMy feet was near freezing even though we were wearing boots. The hail made it even colder. Our guides made us run up and down a hill before we went back to the hail-covered raft. My feet were still cold.