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  • Senna alata candle plant is an ornamental flowering plant in the family Caesalpinioideae. It is also called  ringworm tree, candletree, empress candle plant and can be found in diverse habitats in the tropics. <br />
The flower looks like a candle. Medicinally it is effective as a fungicidal.
    candle-plant-1.jpg
  • Senna alata candle plant is an ornamental flowering plant in the family Caesalpinioideae. It is also called  ringworm tree, candletree, empress candle plant and can be found in diverse habitats in the tropics. <br />
The flower looks like a candle. Medicinally it is effective as a fungicidal.
    candle-plant-2.jpg
  • Wat Mahathat Plant Growth - Wat Mahathat or the Monastery of the Great Relic was one of the most important monasteries of the Ayutthaya kingdom, not only because it was the religious centre and enshrined relics of the Buddha, but also for its proximity to the Grand Palace. It was a royal monastery till the end of the Ayutthaya period.
    mahathat-ayutthaya-8.jpg
  • Wasabi, sometimes called Japanese horseradish Eutrema japonicum is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, which includes mustard and horseradish. Wasabi stems are used as a condiment with a strong pungent flavor.   The plant grows naturally along mountain streams in Japan.  Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture is one of the main producers of wasabi in Japan.
    wasabi-04.jpg
  • Wasabi, sometimes called Japanese horseradish Eutrema japonicum is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, which includes mustard and horseradish. Wasabi stems are used as a condiment with a strong pungent flavor.   The plant grows naturally along mountain streams in Japan.  Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture is one of the main producers of wasabi in Japan.
    wasabi-02.jpg
  • Wasabi, sometimes called Japanese horseradish Eutrema japonicum is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, which includes mustard and horseradish. Wasabi stems are used as a condiment with a strong pungent flavor.   The plant grows naturally along mountain streams in Japan.  Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture is one of the main producers of wasabi in Japan.
    wasabi-1.jpg
  • Wasabi, sometimes called Japanese horseradish Eutrema japonicum is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, which includes mustard and horseradish. Wasabi stems are used as a condiment with a strong pungent flavor.   The plant grows naturally along mountain streams in Japan.  Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture is one of the main producers of wasabi in Japan.
    wasabi-03.jpg
  • Wasabi, sometimes called Japanese horseradish Eutrema japonicum is a plant of the Brassicaceae family, which includes mustard and horseradish. Wasabi stems are used as a condiment with a strong pungent flavor.   The plant grows naturally along mountain streams in Japan.  Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture is one of the main producers of wasabi in Japan.
    wasabi-01.jpg
  • Coffee trees are perennial dicotyledon that belongs to the Rubiaceae family.  The beans that grow from these plants are commonly called coffee cherries.  There are different coffee species, but two main species are cultivated:  Arabica and Robusta. Kona coffee is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. The combination of sunny mornings, cloudy and rainy afternoons, little wind and mild nights combined with mineral rich volcanic soil creates ideal coffee growing conditions.
    coffee-plant-3.jpg
  • Coffee trees are perennial dicotyledon that belongs to the Rubiaceae family.  The beans that grow from these plants are commonly called coffee cherries.  There are different coffee species, but two main species are cultivated.  Arabica coffee, accounts for 80 percent of the world's production and Robusta coffee, makes up 20 percent. The two differ in regards of taste and caffeine content.
    coffee-plant-1.jpg
  • Coffee trees are perennial dicotyledon that belongs to the Rubiaceae family.  The beans that grow from these plants are commonly called coffee cherries.  There are different coffee species, but two main species are cultivated.  Arabica coffee, accounts for 80 percent of the world's production and Robusta coffee, makes up 20 percent. The two differ in regards of taste and caffeine content.
    coffee-plant-2.jpg
  • Named after Manjushri, wisest of the Bodhisattva, Monju Senji Temple on the Kunisaki Peninsula in Kyushu thrived as the early hub of Buddhist culture in Japan. Countless stone statues, many carved into cliffs, still survive into the present day. This area contains more than 60% of Japan's Buddhist images carved on large rock outcrops, cliffs or in caves and movable statues carved from stone. Kyushu is credited as the source of Japanese civilization, from which the seeds of culture were planted throughout the islands. Archaeological findings suggest that Kyushu was the earliest inhabited area of Japan. Records show that first contact with mainland Asia and Buddhism originated in Kyushu.
    kunisaki.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-25.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-24.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-21.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-19.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-18.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-16.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-15.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-13.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-12.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-11.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-08.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-02.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-01.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-31.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-30.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-29.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-28.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-27.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-25.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-19.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-18.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-14.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-12.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-11.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-09.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-08.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-04.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-23.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-20.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-14.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-10.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-09.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-07.jpg
  • Yakusugiland - although it may sound like a tacky theme park devoted to trees, it is really more of a nature hiking park.  There are short trails that have wooden steps and you don't have to go far before you're surrounded by the quiet cedar forest and enjoy the tranquility of nature left mostly undisturbed. On the longer trail routes, the forest becomes denser, leaving civilization far behind. Some of these trees are thousands of years old so you feel like an explorer. Everywhere there are fallen trees and stumps, exposed roots, trees overgrown with moss and lichens, ferns sprouting from the sides of trees and from overhanging branches, growth upon growth.
    yakusugiland-05.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-24.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-23.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-20.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-16.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-13.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-05.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-07.jpg
  • Thanks to the sponsorship from Ms Yuen Peng McNeice this collection of bromeliads, commonly called succulents, originated in the United States.  This is the only non orchid display in the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. Some bromeliads store water in their leaves others absorb enough nutrients & water from rain.
    yuen-peng-singapore-botanic-2.jpg
  • Thanks to the sponsorship from Ms Yuen Peng McNeice this collection of bromeliads, commonly called succulents, originated in the United States.  This is the only non orchid display in the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. Some bromeliads store water in their leaves others absorb enough nutrients & water from rain.
    bromeliad-10.jpg
  • Thanks to the sponsorship from Ms Yuen Peng McNeice this collection of bromeliads, commonly called succulents, originated in the United States.  This is the only non orchid display in the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. Some bromeliads store water in their leaves others absorb enough nutrients & water from rain.
    bromeliad-6.jpg
  • Thanks to the sponsorship from Ms Yuen Peng McNeice this collection of bromeliads, commonly called succulents, originated in the United States.  This is the only non orchid display in the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. Some bromeliads store water in their leaves others absorb enough nutrients & water from rain.
    bromeliad-1.jpg
  • Rice Seedlings - Rice is of the grass species oryza sativa and considered a cereal grain and the most widely eaten staple in Asia.  Because of the increase in use of machinery  and the aging farmer population in Japan, rice fields are rapidly disappearing as it must be done mostly by hand.
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  • Japanese Gardener Pruning a Tree
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  • Hamanoyu flower or "beach cotton" is found all over the Izu islands, as are these heads called 'moai' after the mysterious heads on Easter island.
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  • Rice Seedlings - Rice is of the grass species oryza sativa and considered a cereal grain and the most widely eaten staple in Asia.  Because of the increase in use of machinery  and the aging farmer population in Japan, rice fields are rapidly disappearing as it must be done mostly by hand. The curvy rice paddies and fields of the Oyama Senmaida rice terraces undulating up the mountainside, are the very image of a Japanese farm village.  Oyama Senmaida is now maintained by an unique co ownership system.  This both helps preserve this landscape, help local farmers and gives urban dwellers a chance to try their hand at farming. Thanks to this innovative system the terraced rice paddies of Oyama Senmaida Chiba continue to be cultivated to this day.
    rice-seedlings.jpg
  • Thanks to the sponsorship from Ms Yuen Peng McNeice this collection of bromeliads, commonly called succulents, originated in the United States.  This is the only non orchid display in the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. Some bromeliads store water in their leaves others absorb enough nutrients & water from rain.
    yuen-peng-singapore-botanic-1.jpg
  • Thanks to the sponsorship from Ms Yuen Peng McNeice this collection of bromeliads, commonly called succulents, originated in the United States.  This is the only non orchid display in the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. Some bromeliads store water in their leaves others absorb enough nutrients & water from rain.
    bromeliad-9.jpg
  • Thanks to the sponsorship from Ms Yuen Peng McNeice this collection of bromeliads, commonly called succulents, originated in the United States.  This is the only non orchid display in the National Orchid Garden of Singapore. Some bromeliads store water in their leaves others absorb enough nutrients & water from rain.
    bromeliad-8.jpg
  • The Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine is a lush nature park containing many of Yakushima island's ancient cedars.  The park offers a network of hiking trails that run along the ravine varying in length from one to five hours long, though many prefer to choose their own routes among the paths. The trails vary in difficulty from basic footpaths to developed paved paths using stone and wood.  One of the main attractions of Shiratani Unsuikyo is a part of the forest that served as the inspiration for the Studio Ghibli animated film Princess Mononoke. Oga Kazuo, the lead artist for the film, spent lots of time here working on sketches for the movie's forests.  Besides the ancient cedar trees, some of them thousands of years old, the continually wet microclimate protects the cedars by enabling them to produce more than usual resin,  It also is an ideal climate for moss, which grows everywhere here.
    shiretani-unsui-gorge-22.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-13.jpg
  • Self Heal Prunella vulgaris is a member of the Mint family and the leaves are edible but with a slightly bitter taste. Its name comes from the fact that it was once prized by herbalists to cure almost anything including open wounds.  It is known to have anti allergenic properties and can act as an anti-inflammatory agent.
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  • My Son was built by the Champa kingdom which ruled Vietnam from 1700 AD. Influenced by Hinduism, they built temple complexes up and down the area to honor their gods and to bury their kings. My Son developed between the 4th century and the 13th century, is one of the better-preserved of these sites. Bricks were used to build the temples without the aid of mortar.  Sculptures of gods, priests, animals, and scenes of battle and devotion adorn the walls.
    my-son-ruins-1.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-11.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-12.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-09.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-07.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-06.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-05.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-04.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-03.jpg
  • Taro Vine or Monstera Deliciosa sprout an upright, fleshy flower enclosed by a white petal. Their common names are Mexican breadfruit, split leaf philodendron, tarovine, and window leaf. In Hawaii the Monstera Deliciosa is common and the leaves are often used in flower arrangements. The flesh of the fruit segments is edible and has a delicious flavor.
    taro-vine-monstera-deliciosa-02.jpg
  • Chikurin-no-Michi or the Path of Bamboo is long path of bamboo trees in Arashiyama behind Tenryuji Temple. The scene appears frequently on Japanese TV dramas and in Japanese movies,particularly those set in Kyoto.
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  • Galle Architecture -  With the arrival of colonialism to Sri Lanka which is evident in the architecture. Very few buildings of the Portuguese era survives, however many building from the Dutch era can be found within the fort area of Galle built by the Dutch in the year 1663 which has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Many important historic buildings were built by the colonial governments. These were often built in one or another European architectural style, which was in fashion at the time such as the Palladian, Renaissance or Neo-classical styles.
    galle-architecture-4.jpg
  • My Son was built by the Champa kingdom which ruled Vietnam from 1700AD. Influenced by Hinduism, they built temple complexes up and down the area to honor their gods and to bury their kings. My Son, developed between the 4th century and the 13th century, is one of the better-preserved of these sites. Bricks were used to build the temples without the aid of mortar.  Sculptures of gods, priests, animals, and scenes of battle and devotion adorn the walls.
    my-son-ruins-2.jpg
  • Crane and cherry blossoms at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine pond.  The pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is the one of the most famous spots in Kamakura for sakura views after Wakamiyaoji Path, which leads to the shrine itself.
    sakura-crane.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-10.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-02.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-01.jpg
  • Taro Vine or Monstera Deliciosa sprout an upright, fleshy flower enclosed by a white petal. Their common names are Mexican breadfruit, split leaf philodendron, tarovine, and window leaf. In Hawaii the Monstera Deliciosa is common and the leaves are often used in flower arrangements. The flesh of the fruit segments is edible and has a delicious flavor.
    taro-vine-monstera-deliciosa-01.jpg
  • My Son is one of the better preserved of the Champa kingdom sites. Bricks were used to build the temples without the aid of mortar.  Sculptures of gods, priests, animals, and scenes of battle and devotion adorn the walls.
    my-son-ruins-3.jpg
  • Kuala Lumpur Eco Forest Park, adjacent to KL Tower or “KL Menara” was once called Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve and remains the only Forest reserve within the city of Kuala Lumpur. The Forest covers an area of over 110,000 square meters. The original Bukit Nanas Forest was established in 1906, and was turned into an eco park. Visitors can hike through trails, bridges and overlooks and take in some oxygen - a welcome change from the surrounding polluted city. A favorite attraction is Canopy Walk, a series of long suspension bridges overlooking the Forest below.
    KL-Eco-Forest-Park-08.jpg
  • Green tea is now ubiquitous in Japan, but when it first arrived from China in the 700s, the drink was unknown except to Zen Buddhist monks.  A few hundred years later during the Kamakura Period green tea leaves imported from China and cultivated in Uji became popular among the nobility.  Eisai, the Zen priest who imported Zen Buddhism to Japan from China, introduced the benefits of the beverage in a book and advised in tea plant cultivation and preparation. Later tea became popular among the masses, and Uji earned a reputation for excellent tea production as one of the first places to engage in tea cultivation in Japan.
    uji-tea-1.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plantes-26.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plantes-22.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.
    jardin-plantes-2.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.
    jardin-plantes-1.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plants-28.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plantes-25.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plantes-21.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.
    jardin-plantes-3.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plantes-27.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plantes-23.jpg
  • The Jardin des Plantes is one of seven departments of the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle.  Three hectares are devoted to horticultural displays of decorative plants.  Founded in 1626 it was originally a medicinal herb garden. and known as the Jardin du Roi. In 1640 it opened to the public.Today the facility is a public park with a zoo, museums, arboretums and cafes.
    jardin-des-plantes-20.jpg
  • Hokokuji Temple in Kamakaura is one of the few zen temples with a traditional garden in Kamakura, where the rocks, bamboo groves, zen garden, trees and plants are blended with the hills and natural background of the landscape.
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