Thursday, December 19, 2013

In winter, Healthy to jump into hot water in Tenkawa.

Dear Friends and Readers.

Mizuha no yu. This is spa center westend of Tenkawa.
This venue is located by the river of heaven, and has stunning views from bath and recreation area.


Winter has come ! 

Nice entrance. Word said "YU" it means "Hot Water". This area has lots of nice beam of trees. 

Tatami recreation room got TV and photograph of Tenkawa by professional photographer. and of cause Nice view ! 

Check this out, 200 Yen, you can use this vibration machine for even relax your body. 

Please do not forget put your important things in safety boxes. This located hear entrance.

Vending machine is everywhere in Japan. Yes, even hot spa owns beer and soft drink machine. 

Look this views from bathtub. of cause people who can walk along the river can see you smile while you are naked : )

Sauna is small space. but this feeling of compact sauna.  

Main bath tubs inside. nice hot bath !!

Look this hot water. many people enjoy water of Tenkawa.

After these relax hot baths. you can own your massage chair and view of Tenkawa river !!



























This experiences, you can enjoy for only 600Yen per person. You got to come and leave your karma, enjoy water while in Tenkawa.

Name: Mizu ha no YU
Location: westend of Tenkawa
Open: Friday to Wednesday. Thursday is NOT open.
Price: 600Yen per person.

Please bring towels (200yen you can also purchase small towel).
Amenity (shampoo, Rinse and body soap are available inhouse.)
You don't have to wear swim suit here. just like bath.

Thank you for reading.

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Bus to Tenkawa. Nara Kotsu bus from Shimoichi station to Kawai Tenkawa.

Dear Friends and Readers.

As many people asked me about how to get to Tenkawa from Shimoichi station.
I would love to share with you information of how to get to Tenkawa by Nara Kotsu Bus.

WINTER SCHEDULE of Nara Kostu Bus.
Dec 1st - March 31st 2014

Price: 1,220 Yen
Shimoichi Station 8:47AM >> Kawai Tenkawa 9:41AM >> Tenkawa Shrine 9:50AM
Shimoichi Station 13:17PM >> Kawai Tenkawa 14:11PM  >> Tenkawa Shrine >> 14:20PM
Shimoichi Station 17:17PM >> Kawai Tenkawa 18:11PM  >> Tenkawa Shrine >> 18:20PM

Price 1,280 Yen
Shimoichi Station 9:20AM >> Kawai Tenkawa 10:14AM  >> Dorogawa >> 10:38AM
Shimoichi Station 14:17PM >> Kawai Tenkawa 15:11PM  >> Dorogawa >> 15:35PM
Shimoichi Station 17:47PM >> Kawai Tenkawa 18:41PM  >> Dorogawa >> 19:05PM

Price 1,280 Yen
Dorogawa 7:25AM >> Kawai Tenkawa 7:39AM >> Shimoichi Station 8:35PM
Dorogawa 11:25AM >> Kawai Tenkawa 11:39AM >> Shimoichi Station 12:35PM
Dorogawa 15:55PM >> Kawai Tenkawa 16:09PM >> Shimoichi Station 17:05PM

Price 1,220 Yen
Tenkawa Shrine 15:26PM >> Kawai Tenkawa 15:35PM >> Shimoichi Station 16:38PM
Tenkawa Shrine 16:23PM >> Kawai Tenkawa 16:32PM >> Shimoichi Station 17:35PM

This is the bus. Jumping Deer's Logo !!!  very friendly driver welcome you for bus ride to Tenkawa.

This is Shimoichi station, if you want to take taxi, it will be around 8,000yen per trip. if 4 of you, it costs 2,000yen pp.

When you enter this bus, you pick ticket by the front door,  It's said Nara Kotsu, numbered ticket. 

You can see Yoshino river on the way to Tenkawa.

Bus go up hill to the top of ridge, From Shimoichi, bus drives scenic road where you can see nice view sometime.

There are TWO long tunnels on the way to Tenkawa, when you see these tunnels, you are almost there. 
English caption is also available. so, even Japanese announcement, you will not miss Tenkawa, Kawai !!






















































Thursday, December 12, 2013

Winter has come.

Icicle is another beauties of water. so spiky and everywhere. 

Sun came out while snowing. 

Hat for mountain God. 

Snow breeze side way.

Snow wired bridge.

 Crystal water surrounded by snow. So pure. 

This stream and area may has mineral of irons. Rocks looks bit rusty effect.

Sunday, December 8, 2013

Agriculture & Agroforestry Acquire majority of HySuFi.

Dear Readers.

Advance projection of new visual concept can be significant requirement today.
Where I live a place called Tenkawa village has deep inspiration of new type of life style.

Today, I would love to share with friends about what I thought it could be great if all of us can enjoy doing it. no matter where we live in today, My instinct said we all face similar problem in our society of modern world today. Linkage between, foods supply, energy supply, information supply and our precious time to our children and future.

Today's blog, I want to talk with Tenkawa's agriculture, agroforestry.

Not only us, our friends loves Tenkawa's vegetables. even we just grow at small vegetable patch or neighborhood made. This area is great potential, it might be quality pure water.
Of cause limited sun available and temperature has strong gap between night and day.
This can be important recipe. Winter freeze,too.

My point is agriculture in Tenkawa,  our village dose not have farmer as business.
Conclusion of agriculture in Tenkawa is,

*Tenkawa has limited land.
*Tenkawa's vegetable is great taste.
*Tenkawa has NO farmer as business.
*Lots of people might enjoy doing farming or enjoy vegetable that they know where comes from.

Agroforestry in Tenkawa has long history. someone said at least 400 years.
This means, Not only tree plantation, trading, managing, real estate, production has also long history. unfortunately, It went down after cheaper imported trees arrived in Japan and labour costs did not work out. last 40 years, Cedar & Cypress tree plantation gets out of control and became unsustainable & partly dangerous lands. Our society has limited vision due to economy balance today. Conclution of agroforestry in Tenkawa is,

* Tenkawa has long agroforestry history.
* Due to economy, Agroforestry business has small industry today.
* Agroforestry still has a key of sustainability future in rural Japan.

My touchdown of thought is "Hybrid Sustainable Lifeworks".
We must have a vision of 21st century of lifestyle in JAPAN.

Even agriculture in Tenkawa has potential if city people can input energy into agriculture.
It could be more interesting, City people do faming in rural area. even me, i have some ideas.
Organic products are always essence of sustainable lifestyle. So, organic is always for future.
and even more exciting, if you live with wholefoods and using your compost into organic farm.
basically, this is traditional living style but it could be great potential as you become a part of sustainability. less footprint is better lives, but positive footprint reverse damage of our environment.
This is higher living thought. and this can be positive campaign of rural lifestyle. my point is always vision is important. procedure leads by vision.
 
Agroforestry owns rights of the lands today, Without vision from agroforestry, rural lifestyle can not creates. but Agroforestry faced new paradigm shift.  No same business model can work in the future. No mono-crop agroforestry can work out, diversity of living kind has to comingle in sustainable area. Agroforestry requires completely different skill.  More conductor skill than speciality skills.

These two different industries are very important in rural society. Because this is where has most strength in Tenkawa. I could imagine most of rural area is similar.

If our life can be sustainable for future, we are on the way to sustain. Sustainable lifestyle is very difficult with one person, one family..but if many families get together, we can vision strongly.

Long story conclusion,  Co-creative Community Concept with Hybrid Sustainable Lifestyle based on organic and conscious of footprint.

I truly wish we can inspire each other for better future.

I am appreciated that you read my blog today.





Friday, December 6, 2013

Land with few people, Depopulation revitalization, Cocreation creates neocomunication.

Dear Friends.

Today, I would love to share my thought.




Hirose area ( One of far westend of Tenkawa village's town)
This area is very exclusive. Far away from everything, everybody.

Very rare area, people live up to the top of pinnacle.  


























Houses around half way of hillside. Stunning views. 

View from above house. No other house in Tenkawa has this views.



















































Tenkawa is great place for lifestyle of "Hybrid Sustainable Lifeworks".
City and rural, back and force, switch on and off as life style.
create funds in the city, spend money in rural for beginning as investment,
do a little as possible, relatively nothing... but carbon neutral and detox your mind and body...

This area has potential and owns;

Solar Power Resources (Full Sun Aspect.)
Pure high frequent quality water. (Essence)
Fire place by local woods (Essence)
1.2hr drives from Shimoichi station.
Delivery from post available (Next day delivery.)
Historically, sustained lifestyle.
Deep philosophy (Nara is deep spiritual area.)

Kokuo Shrine sit in the deep forrest.

Kokuo Shrine. Kokuo means KING in English. It might be this lifestyle is like king in 21st century. 


























This type of lifestyle can be very popular some of area in overseas. I remembered when I lived in LA and Paris, wealthy family dose owned houses in the city and farm house in the rural area. Long summer vacation spend most of their time in rural farm house. But here in Tenkawa, even Nara,  I don't hear any of these life style yet (it might be someone, I just don't know.). but focus can be sustainable cocreative community as rural lifestyle. and work and enjoy in the city as vibrant energetic condensed time. like a sponges, fill your energy in one area, release energy in the other...

It could be great approach to family who has no country home and a partially uturning family.
It could be one of solution for depopulated area in Japan.

To be honest, I don't enjoy just talking. This is my vision of our future in 21st century.


Thank you for reading my thought.

Makoto