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A journey to Japan

Japan is an incredible country the climate is temperate, yet the flora has many tropical aspects resulting in an odd mixture of plants.

The area I visited was the south. I arived in Fukuoka on the island Kyushu but the next day my friend Tom (who lives in Japan) and I went to Matsuyama on the island Shikoku. In Matsuyama we where picked up by Takuya who has a big nursery specialised in Japanese woodland plants.
After Tom and I returned in Fukuoka again we hiked the surrounding mountains. Including the Hikosan area wich lies a bit furter away.

Of course one cannot visit Japan without some cultural sight seeing. So a trip to Kyoto was a must.
And definately worth it.

Boat trip to Shikoku
Boat trip to Shikoku		 Matsuyama.
Matsuyama.		 Matsuyama Castle.
Matsuyama Castle.		 Iris at Matsuyama castle.
Iris at Matsuyama castle.		 Butterfly at Matsuyama castle.
Butterfly at Matsuyama castle.
Mistletoes in Matsuyama.
Mistletoes in Matsuyama.		 Bletilla striata Murasaki shikibu.
Bletilla striata Murasaki shikibu.		 Cephalanthera longibracteata for sale
Cephalanthera longibracteata for sale		 Dactylostalix.
Dactylostalix.		 Calanthe hybrid Almost black Shikoku garden.
Calanthe hybrid Almost black Shikoku garden.
Calanthe hybrid Shikoku garden.
Calanthe hybrid Shikoku garden.		 Calanthe hybrid Shikoku garden 2.
Calanthe hybrid Shikoku garden 2.		 Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 3.
Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 3.		 Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 4.
Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 4.		 Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 5.
Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 5.
Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 6.
Calanthe hybrid at Shikoku garden 6.		 Calanthe hybrid at garden 7.
Calanthe hybrid at garden 7.		 Dendrobium moniliforme cultivars Shikoku garden
Dendrobium moniliforme cultivars Shikoku garden		 Shikoku garden mountain nursery.
Shikoku garden mountain nursery.		 Takuya Izumi explains.
Takuya Izumi explains.
Plathanthera species variegated.
Plathanthera species variegated.		 Paeonia japonica
Paeonia japonica		 Epimedium grandiflorum.
Epimedium grandiflorum.		 Epimedium omeiense.
Epimedium omeiense.		 Cypripedium japonicum in field.
Cypripedium japonicum in field.
small frog.
small frog.		 Back to Kyushu
Back to Kyushu		 Cicindela chinensis
Cicindela chinensis		 Trachycarpus wagnerianus.
Trachycarpus wagnerianus.		 Arisaema ringens.
Arisaema ringens.
Arisaema ringens group.
Arisaema ringens group.		 Mountain rigde path.
Mountain rigde path.		 Arisaema serratum.
Arisaema serratum.		 Arisaema serratum.
Arisaema serratum.		 Arisaema thunbergii subsp. urashima.
Arisaema thunbergii subsp. urashima.
Selaginella.
Selaginella.		 Asarum asaroides
Asarum asaroides		 Asarum asaroides between rocks.
Asarum asaroides between rocks.		 Asarum asaroides flowers.
Asarum asaroides flowers.		 Asarum asaroides flowers.
Asarum asaroides flowers.
Asarum asaroides marbled.
Asarum asaroides marbled.		 Asarum asaroides marbled hyper.
Asarum asaroides marbled hyper.		 Asarum asaroides plant with flower.
Asarum asaroides plant with flower.		 Asarum asaroides Komen-no-yama.
Asarum asaroides Komen-no-yama.		 Asarum asaroides. Komen-no-yama whole plant.
Asarum asaroides. Komen-no-yama whole plant.
Asarum asaroides splendid foliage.
Asarum asaroides splendid foliage.		 Thrixspermum japonicum
Thrixspermum japonicum		 Gastrochilus matsuran.
Gastrochilus matsuran.		 Beech trees still in bud.
Beech trees still in bud.		 Goodyera slechtendalliana.
Goodyera slechtendalliana.
Goodyera velutina.
Goodyera velutina.		 Odontochilus hatsushimanus
Odontochilus hatsushimanus		 Gentiana thunbergii.
Gentiana thunbergii.		 Woods near Fukuoka
Woods near Fukuoka		 Calanthe discolor plant
Calanthe discolor plant
Calanthe discolor.
Calanthe discolor.		 Calanthe discolor.
Calanthe discolor.		 Misty mountain walk.
Misty mountain walk.		 Cremastra appendiculta in situ.
Cremastra appendiculta in situ.		 Cremastra in dry creek.
Cremastra in dry creek.
Cymbidium goeringii clump.
Cymbidium goeringii clump.		 Cymbidium goeringii.
Cymbidium goeringii.		 Cymbidium goeringii side view.
Cymbidium goeringii side view.		 Mukade.
Mukade.		 Cypripedium japonicum clump in garden of Tom Velardi.
Cypripedium japonicum clump in garden of Tom Velardi.
Cypripedium japonicum in garden of Tom Velardi.
Cypripedium japonicum in garden of Tom Velardi.		 Amitostigma keiskei.
Amitostigma keiskei.		 Pogonia japonica.
Pogonia japonica.		 Wild Camelia japonica .
Wild Camelia japonica .		 Peracarpa carnosa var. circaeoides.
Peracarpa carnosa var. circaeoides.
River.
River.		 Freshwater crab.
Freshwater crab.		 Freshwater crab in hand.
Freshwater crab in hand.		 Small nursery.
Small nursery.		 Den. moniliforme pink.
Den. moniliforme pink.
Cymbidium goeringii variegated in culture
Cymbidium goeringii variegated in culture		 Fuukiran (Neofinetia falcata) madness.
Fuukiran (Neofinetia falcata) madness.		 Neofinetia falcata 'Tenkeifukurin'
Neofinetia falcata 'Tenkeifukurin'		 Neofinetia falcata 'Asahi-den'
Neofinetia falcata 'Asahi-den'		 Neofinetia falcata 'Koban Ho'.
Neofinetia falcata 'Koban Ho'.
Fuukiran 'Akebono'.
Fuukiran 'Akebono'.		 Fuukiran Seikai.
Fuukiran Seikai.		 Tom shopping.
Tom shopping.		 Cephalanthera erecta.
Cephalanthera erecta.		 Cephalanthera erecta plant.
Cephalanthera erecta plant.
Cephalanthera erecta tiny.
Cephalanthera erecta tiny.		 Cephalanthera falcata.
Cephalanthera falcata.		 Going up and up.
Going up and up.		 Mossy pool.
Mossy pool.		 Hosta spec.
Hosta spec.
Traintrip to Hikosan.
Traintrip to Hikosan.		 Hikosan. Entrance to the woods.
Hikosan. Entrance to the woods.		 Bridge in the mist.
Bridge in the mist.		 Tree on rock.
Tree on rock.		 Endless steps.
Endless steps.
Temple at Hikosan.
Temple at Hikosan.		 Forest.
Forest.		 Asarum.
Asarum.		 Massif sugi trees in the mist.
Massif sugi trees in the mist.		 Looking down from a cliff.
Looking down from a cliff.
Illicium anisatum on mountain top.
Illicium anisatum on mountain top.		 Illicium anisatum close-up.
Illicium anisatum close-up.		 Viburnum.
Viburnum.		 Clubmoss.
Clubmoss.		 Filmy fern.
Filmy fern.
Japanese maple.
Japanese maple.		 Going back down.
Going back down.		 Hotelroom view.
Hotelroom view.		 Shinkansen.
Shinkansen.		 Kyoto.
Kyoto.
Pagode Kyoto.
Pagode Kyoto.		 Kinkakuji. (The golden pavillion)
Kinkakuji. (The golden pavillion)		 Gion.
Gion.		 Geisha.
Geisha.		 Garden Nioh castle.
Garden Nioh castle.
Garden Nioh Castle
Garden Nioh Castle		 Ginkakuji.
Ginkakuji.		 Japanese garden at Ginkakuji.
Japanese garden at Ginkakuji.		 Mossgarden at Ginkakuji.
Mossgarden at Ginkakuji.		 Iris japonicum.
Iris japonicum.
Orchid garden.
Orchid garden.		 Cremastra appendiculata.
Cremastra appendiculata.		 Cremastra appendiculata alba.
Cremastra appendiculata alba.		 Cremastra appendiculata and alba.
Cremastra appendiculata and alba.		 Cypripedium debile.
Cypripedium debile.
Oberonia japonica.in bonsai.
Oberonia japonica.in bonsai.		 Oberonia japonica.
Oberonia japonica.		 Obese treefrog. (Hyla japonica)
Obese treefrog. (Hyla japonica)		 Dendrobium monile variegated in tree.
Dendrobium monile variegated in tree.		 Dendrobium moniliforme in garden.
Dendrobium moniliforme in garden.
Fuukiran tree.
Fuukiran tree.		 Amitostigma keiskei.orchidgarden.
Amitostigma keiskei.orchidgarden.		 Uchoran. (Ponerorchis graminifolia)
Uchoran. (Ponerorchis graminifolia)		 Beetle in thistle.
Beetle in thistle.		 Beetles in thistle.
Beetles in thistle.
Liparis nervosa. (L. bituberculata)
Liparis nervosa. (L. bituberculata)		 Liparis bituberculata (L. nervosa) close-up.
Liparis bituberculata (L. nervosa) close-up.		 Moso. Giant edible bamboo
Moso. Giant edible bamboo		 Moso. Young shoot. these are harvested, peeled and boiled.
Moso. Young shoot. these are harvested, peeled and boiled.		 Monotropastrum humile.
Monotropastrum humile.
Takydromus tachydromoides on bamboo
Takydromus tachydromoides on bamboo		 Takydromus tachydromoides close-up
Takydromus tachydromoides close-up		 Tempura party at Tom's house.
Tempura party at Tom's house.		 Tempura.
Tempura.

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joseantonio05-Apr-2024 11:00
very nice gallery. thank you for sharing your experience there.V
Raymond DFUnkerton 30-Jan-2012 08:13
A MOST BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS NEED I SAY MORE ??
NYC-Plantsman 10-Mar-2011 00:01
I searched for 'Cymbidium goeringii',on google .The photo appears to show a golden chartreuse shade of color.Although yours appears to be green.Whats up with that. I amagine it changes color as it ages,or maybe an altogether different strain?
huiray 02-Jun-2010 18:23
...and does indeed look like Fuukiran Akebono (Neofinetia falcata var. Akebono), with the expected leaf shape and coloration (inner variegation - greenish edges, yellowish center)
huiray 02-Jun-2010 18:19
Hello,
I'm wondering about the fuukiran you show in the pic labeled "Fuukiran Kobandakara." The tag stuck in the pot says 曙 (Akebono).
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