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Posters at Genova Fnac Bookstore140 viewsShot of bombed Nagasaki above one entrance.

山端庸介の長崎原爆写真も入口の上に。

Path to Arsenale140 views

Announcement of photo contest winners　フォトコンの授賞式140 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。

Upstairs to the textile and ukiyoe exhibitions　二階へ139 views二階に織物展と浮世絵展が開催。

Entrance to ukiyoe exhibition　浮世絵展の入口139 views

Italian Pavilion　イタリア館139 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。

Inside the Arsenale　アーセナレの中139 views

View from Campanile　鐘楼からの風景139 views

Russian border: Frontier Zone　ロシアとの国境139 viewsThere were no border guards, but it is definitely not a good idea to cross into the Frontier Zone.

Kimono demonstration138 views

Palazzo Ducale courtyard137 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）137 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.

Bell ringing on Campanile　鐘楼が鳴らし始めた137 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).

Scavi Scaligeri137 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.

Boo!　びっくりしたトナカイ137 viewsOn the way to Näränkä, we saw this reindeer feeding right along the roadside. It didn't notice us until some seconds later. That was enough to take out my camera and take photos. Finally, it saw us and got startled. The right photo shows the reindeer's surprised look on his face. This was the closest I ever came to a reindeer.

道端にいたトナカイがびっくりした。

Upstairs to the textile and ukiyoe exhibitions　二階へ136 views

Kuusamo Hall exhibition space　ホール内の展示スペース136 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。

Kuusamo Hall 2nd floor lobby　２階のロビー136 viewsThe balcony on the 2nd floor also served as an exhibition space and booth space for sponsors and the sale of photo books.

Frontier Zone notice136 views

Piirakka tarts136 views

Textile exhibition　織物展135 viewsThe textiles included kimono, noren curtains, and stenciled works.

着物、のれんなど展示された。

Ukiyoe exhibition135 views

Yellow line metro135 views

Graffiti even in Venice　落書き134 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。

Grilled veggies134 views

Kuusamo Hall exhibition space　フォトコンの展示134 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。

Berries134 viewsAt Market Square.

Reindeer meat + potatoes134 viewsThe delicious dinner we had when we went to the Finnish sauna and saw the aurora.

Japan Day Opening Ceremony with the Japanese ambassador to Finland and his wife sitting front and center.134 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.

Common boat133 viewsThis is one of the most common means of public transportation in Venice. Many of the canals have heavy boat traffic.

Bear-watching hut　ヒグマ観察小屋133 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。

Piazza del Duomo132 views

Inside the Arsenale131 views

Inside Kuusamo Hall　ホールの中（休憩中）130 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。

Bear hide　ヒグマ観察小屋130 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。

Boat landing for St. Mark's Square129 views

Palazzo Ducale inner courtyard129 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.

Inside the Verona Arena129 viewsIt was huge. Here, they are preparing the set for one of the nighttime operas (Aida) held in July.

Atop Ponte di Rialto bridge128 viewsThis is one of three bridges crossing the Grand Canal.

Kiosk128 views

Boat crew127 views

Room adjacent to the balcony126 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.

Kuusamo Hall exhibition space　ホール内の写真展126 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。

Farmhouse dining room　ダイニングルーム126 viewsThe dining room is nice and spacious.

Picnic food (at Suomenlinna)126 views

Salad125 viewsAt Kuusamo Sokos Hotel restaurant.

Dessert: Cloudberry pudding125 viewsCloudberry is a delicacy from Lapland. I bought some cloudberry jam at Helsinki Airport. Someone should import it to Japan.

Flower arrangement lesson125 views

Photo exhibition in Arsenale124 views

Castello Sforzesco124 viewsFormer fortress now houses a number of excellent museums. Big and very impressive.

Also Available in Green124 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.

One wall also showed photos of Japanese temples by Elina Moriya, a Helsinki-based Japanese-Finnish photographer.124 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.

Halemaumau124 views

Inside the Cathedral123 views

Sandwiches123 views

Graffiti123 views

Reindeer　またトナカイ123 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.

Building along the canal122 views

Tart122 viewsAt Kuusamo Hall.

Awa Odori Dance, Yamato, Kanagawa122 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.

Photo exhibition room with "Japanese Costume" photos by Philbert Ono.122 views

Sewing feather top for uli uli at Aloha Hula Supply122 views

Frontier Zone forest border120 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。

Fried rice or pilaf120 viewsIn Kuhmo.

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

Graffiti on buildings and streetcars119 views

Palazzo Reale entrance to photo exhibition118 viewsThe Palazzo Reale happened to have a photo exhibition by Italian photographers.

Dessert118 views

Completed flower arrangements.118 views

Farmhouse bedroom on 2nd floor　２階の寝室117 viewsBed for several people.

La Scala Opera House116 views

Making uli uli rattles115 views

Palazzo Reale113 viewsNext to the Cathedral is this centuries-old former palace is now a grand exhibition space.

Verona Arena113 viewsIt looks smaller than the Rome Coliseum, but what a surprise it was when we went inside.

Mattress made of reindeer fur　敷き布団113 viewsLooks soft and warm. How do they wash it?

敷き布団はトナカイの毛皮。

Boat captain112 views

Cathedral stained glass112 views

Farmhouse kitchen　台所112 viewsNice clean kitchen with wood-burning stove, and all the pots, pans, and utensils are provided.

Kirkkokallio: Scenic lookout toward Russia　ロシア112 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。

Berries112 viewsAt Market Square.

Dried mushrooms112 viewsAt Market Square.

Pudding dessert112 views

Entrance to Fnac photo exhibition at Scavi Scaligeri111 viewsThis large exhibition included works by a few Japanese photographers such as Eikoh Hosoe, Takeyoshi Tanuma, and Yoshihiro Tatsuki.

The entire building is jam-packed. This is the bazaar section.111 views

Japan Day announcement in Helsingin Sanomat, Helsinki's leading newspaper.111 viewsThe announcement was one-fourth page. My two photos contrasted between the traditional and pop cultures.

Diamond Head as seen from Honolulu Airport111 views

Cathedral pillars110 views

Reindeer crossing110 views

Shrimp110 viewsIn supermarket.

Photo exhibition at Palazzo Reale109 views

Main plaza near the arena109 views

Beans109 viewsSomething like beans in a pod. Sweet. At Market Square.

Shodo calligraphy lesson109 views

Romeo and Juliette tunnel108 viewsBefore proceeding to the balcony made famous by Romeo and Juliette, people can write their love messages.

A photographer's car108 viewsObviously.

Tomatoes108 viewsIn supermarket. The leaves at the top of the tomato are removed. They look bald. Something we don't see in Japan.

My video clips of Japanese festivals were also shown by a monitor.108 views

Cathedral and Piazza del Duomo107 views

Cathedral side107 views

Gateway to Verona107 views

Reindeer rear107 viewsNotice the owner's collar around its neck.

首輪に所有者の連絡先がある。

Reindeer food　トナカイの大好物107 viewsLichen

People crowding the photo exhibition room with "Japanese Costume" photos by Philbert Ono.107 views

Scavi Scaligeri exhibition room106 viewsThe archaeological ruins of the building have been beautifully integrated with the modern exhibition space.

Twisted tree　ねじった木106 viewsNo one knows for sure how the tree trunk gets twisted like this. Maybe the snow twists it while melting around the tree.

Farmhouse bedroom105 views

Budo booth105 views

Lake Juuma104 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 and Lion with Pigeons102 views

Delicious Finnish sausages102 viewsOne of our friendly guides smiles for camera.

Aloha Hula Supply factory102 views

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Trail to scenic spots101 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。

Yheksänsylenkallio scenic lookout101 viewsIt is above a tall cliff.

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Our guides101 viewsI asked them what they do during the winter: They offer reindeer sled rides.

Hula Supply Center101 views

Forest boundary　古いと新しい森林の境100 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

Cathedral and Duomo Metro Station99 views

Top of canyon99 viewsNice view from the ridge. Wish I had a wide-angle lens.

Farmhouse for rent99 viewsSee the next image to see the inside.

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Kalapana Black Sand Beach (before being covered by lava)99 views

Rafts ready to roll from Käylä98 views

Sudden hail98 viewsSuddenly, it hailed. Our helmets came in handy for the onslaught of little ice pellets.

Devil's Church97 viewsThis arch-shaped rock formation was called the Devil's Church by local inhabitants long ago.

Our guide in the water97 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!97 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.

Näränkä farm　元牧場97 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.

Lunch break97 views

A steady stream of people came to see the exhibition of about 30 pictures.97 views

Old barn, now renovated　元牧場96 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.

Description of farm life96 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）。

Growth on fallen tree96 views

Free hula lesson at Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center, Waikiki96 views

Diamond Head as seen from Tantalus. Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa in foreground.96 views

Bishop Museum, wooden bowls with human teeth96 views

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Lassi alone94 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.

Näränkä Trail94 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.

Iolani Palace special hula performance94 views

Iao Needle94 views

Canyon view93 views

Yheksänsylenkallio scenic lookout93 viewsAnother scenic lookout point on Näränkävaara Hill called Yheksänsylenkallio. Don't ask me how to pronounce it.

More forest93 views

A piece of cake93 viewsOur guide instructed us as to when to start paddling forward or backward.

Grave of Astronaut Ellison Onizuka at Punchbowl Cemetary93 views

Reindeer crossing91 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.

Edible berries91 viewsBut pretty sour.

Tree91 views

The memorial was unveiled on Feb. 9, 2002, a year after the accident.91 views

Brunch on the Beach, Waikiki91 views

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Easy rapids90 viewsOur guide instructed us as to when to start paddling forward or backward.

Hanauma Bay toilet bowl90 views

Scenic cruise89 viewsIt's not a very long cruise, but it was pleasant. Taking lunch and hot drinks was a good idea.

Reindeer89 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。

Hail89 views

Bishop Museum hula show89 views

Marsh88 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 trail88 viewsIt was very lush with forest, berries, mushrooms, and lichen.

Shooting the rapids88 views

Picnic place88 views

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Brothers Cazimero in Japan88 views

One paddle, two paddle87 viewsThat's me wearing the red helmet.

Almost autumn colors87 views

Julma Ölkky boat dock86 viewsIt seems that only one operator offers boat trips in the canyon lake during summer.
Web site: http://www.julmaolkky.fi/

Ancient painting on stone wall86 views

86 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.

About Julma Ölkky　ユルマ・オェルッキュについて85 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）。

Forest floor85 views

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Orange spot marks the path84 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。

Cruising with outboard motor84 viewsWe had oars, but an outboard motor also propelled us on the water.

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Life jackets, helmets, waterproof jacket/pants, boots, and gloves83 viewsFirst we had to suit up. It was like we were ready for combat. But it wasn't that dangerous.

Finnish horse and owner83 views

Names of the nine Japanese who died83 views

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Landing81 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.

View from boat dock80 views

"If you fall out, just float and do nothing. We'll grab you back in."80 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.)

Inscription in Japanese80 views

Kuhio Beach Torch Lighting & Hula Show80 views

Ala Moana Shopping Center80 views

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To Julma Ölkky79 viewsAn easy day trip from Kuusamo, if you know how to get there. The road is unpaved.

Boat dock79 viewsFirst we all donned orange life jackets.

Bird house79 viewsAttached to the sauna building.

Wiping off the hail79 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.