Saturday, April 4, 2015

A FREESIA SEASON IN HACHIJO ISLAND.

      We went to Hachijo island for 2 days. It takes 50 minutes from Tokyo by airplane.

 八丈島でレンタカーを借りたら、品川ナンバーでした。　ここは東京都です。

Freesia garden. フリージア畑です。


By macro lens.


We can pick up 20 pieces per person  by free charge for only sightseeing people. So we took 40 pieces with my wife.


we arranged them in our house.　妻が生けました。


We went to a botanical garden. At first we went to a green house.



Coral Hibiscus.　風鈴仏桑華です。


Anthurium.　アンスリウムです。


Red ginger.


Going out the greenhouse,we walked in this garden.


Strelizia.( Bird of paradise flower.)　ストレチアです。


A kind of Gentian.　コケリンドウです。


Closing up.


Creeping bugleweed.　キランソウです。

Violet.　アツバスミレです。


Then we went to a vast expanse of lava seashore.


We found these flowers at the lava seashore.


A kind of spurge.　イワタイゲキです。


By macro lens.


Nanbara lava seashore.　南原千畳岩海岸です。


We could see Hachijo kojima island.


Hachijo kojima island.


By B & W photo.



Mt.Hachijo Fuji and Hacijo kojima island.

ここは流刑の島、最初の流刑者は、関が原の合戦で負けた、宇喜多秀家でした。

A cow in this pasture.　ふれあい牧場です。


The pasture and Mt.Hachijo Fuji.

ふれあい牧場と八丈富士です。


We enjoyed this trip very much.


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  1. GracitaApril 4, 2015 at 10:15 AM

    Minha querida
    Estou maravilhadas com as belíssimas flores e estas paisagens encantadoras
    Que Deus lhe abençoe nesta páscoa e que a luz de Cristo brilhe todos os dias para inspirar sua vida. Que a fé e a esperança sejam suas parceiras na conquista dos seus sonhos
    Uma feliz e abençoada páscoa para você e os teus
    Beijos da amiga que lhe tem grande estima e admiração
    Gracita

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:43 PM

      Dear Gracita.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  2. Algodão Tão DoceApril 4, 2015 at 10:49 AM

    É Páscoa! Cristo está vivo, o túmulo está vazio, Ele ressuscitou!!! A mais bela festa dos Cristãos.
    Crentes no Amor de Deus Pai que nos deu seu Filho Jesus Cristo que permanece conosco pela força do
    Espírito Santos, seguimos nossa caminhada na construção de um mundo mais justo, fraterno, humano,
    harmonioso e de doação.
    Todos somos promotores da Paz!
    Feliz, Santa e Abençoada Páscoa.
    Um doce abraço, Marie.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:44 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  3. Linda W.April 4, 2015 at 11:59 AM

    Wonderful flowers! And you have some wonderful photos of them. I also liked your shots of the seashore. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:44 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  4. AnzuApril 4, 2015 at 12:07 PM

    素晴らしい自然の色と景色ですね。
    その中に佇む牛が詩的で 心癒されます。

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:46 PM

      Dear Anzu.
      こんばんは。初めて行きました。　不便な所で大変でした。　初日が晴れて良かったです。

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  5. TomApril 4, 2015 at 12:26 PM

    What a wonderful collection. Tom The Backroads Traveller

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:47 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  6. rainfield61April 4, 2015 at 12:31 PM

    The Coral Hibiscus looks very different.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:47 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  7. DeniseinVAApril 4, 2015 at 1:43 PM

    Magnificent flowers and beautiful scenes.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:47 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  8. AnonymousApril 4, 2015 at 2:18 PM

    What beautiful shots of spring! Gorgeous!!!!

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:48 PM

      Dear Lady Fi.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  9. VieraApril 4, 2015 at 2:33 PM

    Such a beautiful photos of flovers and seashores...Thanks for sharing...

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:48 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  10. HansHBApril 4, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    A great serie, love your b&w photos!
    Happy Easter to you!
    My post at: https://hanshb.wordpress.com/

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  11. Twilight ManApril 4, 2015 at 2:41 PM

    Beautiful photos from you again. I was very surprised to see the Coral Hibiscus, so unusual and nice!
    Hachijo Kojima island looks exciting and isolated, anyone living there?

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:58 PM

      Dar Twilight Man.
      Tank you very much for your comment. There were a few hundred people in the small island until 1969. No people now in the island.

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  12. UnknownApril 4, 2015 at 2:58 PM

    Hello Minoru, The field of freesias is wonderful and I love all the flowers. The lava shores are beautiful as well. Thank you for sharing!

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  13. RobertNApril 4, 2015 at 3:02 PM

    Beautiful post.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:50 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  14. Margaret Birding For PleasureApril 4, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    Pretty flowers and the smell mustbe amazing.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:51 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  15. DragonstarApril 4, 2015 at 3:46 PM

    Excellent and very beautiful sequence. I like the strength of your black and white photos, but my favourite is the rough lava shore with the contrasting brightness of the flowers forcing their way through.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:51 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  16. Laura. MApril 4, 2015 at 5:23 PM

    Beautiful nature. Minoru. Much gives us;)
    Good Saturday.
    A hug.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:52 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  17. eileeninmdApril 4, 2015 at 6:15 PM

    Hello Minoru, a lovely post. the flowers are gorgeous. And the scenery is beautiful. And I love the cows.. Wonderful photos. Thank you for liking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:52 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  18. UnknownApril 4, 2015 at 7:11 PM

    Hello Minoru, I enjoyed travelling with you :)
    Love those freesias in all their beautiful colours.
    And the lava shore is just gorgeous with those
    yello flowers!
    Happy Easter to you and your family!
    【ツ】Knipsa

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 4, 2015 at 7:53 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  19. CarverApril 4, 2015 at 8:22 PM

    Beautiful collection of flower shots and landscapes.

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  20. BirgittaApril 4, 2015 at 9:08 PM

    Wonderful flower and landscape photos!

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  21. Magia da InêsApril 4, 2015 at 9:56 PM

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    Belíssimas flores!!!
    Belas paisagens!
    ┏╮/╱
    ╰ჱ ╮
    ╱/╰┛

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  22. chai-and-chardonnay.blogspot.comApril 4, 2015 at 11:29 PM

    All those wonderful colours and the bare landscape as a contrast- great!

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 5, 2015 at 8:24 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  23. TexWisGirlApril 4, 2015 at 11:37 PM

    so very beautiful!

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  24. RamblingApril 5, 2015 at 12:19 AM

    Beautiful photos.

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  25. NCSueApril 5, 2015 at 3:18 AM

    Breathtakingly beautiful photos!
    Please come share at http://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-beautiful-almond-tree.html

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 5, 2015 at 8:25 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  26. Alexa TApril 5, 2015 at 4:18 AM

    Wonderful blooms on this week... I don't know what I like most: the flowers or the landscapes, incredible sights to visit!! Beautiful post as always!! Happy Springtime and Happy holidays to you and your family!

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  27. Karin M.April 5, 2015 at 6:19 AM

    A wonderful collection of flowers and photos of them ...
    Love greetings, Karin

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  28. betty-NZApril 5, 2015 at 6:33 AM

    Looks like you found great scenery. How nice that you are allowed to pick the flowers!

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  29. GigaApril 5, 2015 at 7:25 AM

    I love to visit the botanical gardens and thank you for your visit to this. Beautiful flowers. Views of the island also are wonderful. Regards.

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  30. kissed by an angelApril 5, 2015 at 7:40 AM

    Wonderful Minoru!!!
    How much I enjoy your trip with my eyes on your beautiful pictures and how much I love all these enchanting colours of joy!!!

    I hope you have a great springtime :)

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  31. BarbApril 5, 2015 at 9:26 AM

    You took some wonderful flower photos! I like the black lava beach and the succulents that can grow there.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 5, 2015 at 8:39 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  32. AnonymousApril 5, 2015 at 4:32 PM

    Love this place! Everything that is in it is so beautiful! I can only imagine how to wake up everyday to these pretty things! #weeklytopshot

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 5, 2015 at 8:39 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  33. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©April 5, 2015 at 10:01 PM

    I love your flowers. Isn't it great that spring is here?!!
    ~

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM

      Dear ifthethunderdonotgetya.
      Thank you very much for your comment. It's spring now. Many flowers are in bloom here.

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  34. LindaApril 6, 2015 at 1:51 AM

    Very beautiful!!! Happy Easter to you. :)

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 6, 2015 at 3:39 PM

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  35. Forest Dream WeaverApril 6, 2015 at 4:42 AM

    Hi Minoru,
    This lava seashore is really majestic.It's amazing the way plants can adapt to such conditions.
    I like the idea of visiting freesia fields........do the have a perfume? Last week I bought a bunch at a flower stall but I've noticed in recent years that they have lost their wonderful smell.

    Best wishes,
    Ruby

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 6, 2015 at 3:41 PM

      Dear Ruby.
      Thank you very much for your comment. These freesia flowers have a nice perfume in our hall.

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  36. UnknownApril 6, 2015 at 5:37 AM

    Beautiful flowers and scenes, Minoru!
    I just love Freesia.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 6, 2015 at 3:42 PM

      Dear Lisa. Thank you very much for your comment.

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  37. linaApril 6, 2015 at 11:55 PM

    The flower arrangement is beautiful. :)

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  38. AnonymousApril 7, 2015 at 7:54 AM

    Such beautiful scenery along that lava seashore and all the flowers are gorgeous. I love the floral arrangement you made for your home. Such a riot of color!

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 7, 2015 at 8:49 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  39. JoyfulApril 7, 2015 at 5:36 PM

    Beautiful photos. You and your wife did a wonderful job of arranging the flowers too.

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  40. Seraphinas PhantasieApril 8, 2015 at 8:27 PM

    Fantastic photos and impressions of your walk. Marvelous !
    Best regards, Synnöve

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 9, 2015 at 11:10 AM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  41. LauraApril 9, 2015 at 4:58 AM

    I love your beautiful blossoms Minoru! I am watching snowflakes flutter to the earth like tiny white butterflies at the moment. Spring takes its time here in NH, I'm so happy to have blossoms on my windowsill.

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  42. stardustApril 9, 2015 at 8:14 PM

    八丈島は流刑の島だったんですね。黒々とした岩場の海岸が印象的です。コケリンドウは空に向かって笑っていて可愛い！奥様の春の寄せ植えも素敵。家の中は奥様の愛情とフリージアの香りに包まれていたでしょうね。

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 9, 2015 at 10:19 PM

      Dear Yoko sama.
      こんばんは。ありがとうございます。　もう一つ、亭主の思いやりにも、包まれています。　探検家、近藤重蔵の息子、近藤富蔵が有名な流刑人です。　「八丈島実記」　という本を書き、島の発展に大いに尽くしました。

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  43. Melbourne Australia PhotosApril 9, 2015 at 10:21 PM

    Delightful shots of what must have been a wonderful trip for you!
    Thanks for participating in the Floral Friday Fotos meme.

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 10, 2015 at 8:48 PM

      Dear Nick.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  44. LauraApril 10, 2015 at 6:20 AM

    So happy you shared the love up-close with I Heart Macro:-)

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  45. Nippon NinApril 11, 2015 at 3:36 PM

    フリージアは好きな花の一つです。　香りがすごくいい！　姿も可愛くないですか？　奥様の生け花も立派ですね。　八丈島には東京からだとどのくらい時間かかりますか？　面白そうです。　お二人で仲良く旅行出来て、ほんとにラッキーだなーって思います。

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    1. Minoru SaitoApril 11, 2015 at 7:30 PM

      Dear Akemi sama.
      こんばんは。ありがとうございます。よい香りがまだ、家の中で漂ってます。　島へは、飛行機で５０分です。　団体客が多いせいか、案内標識も少なく、借りた車にはカーナビの付いていませんでした。
      人が少ないので、良かったです。

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  46. miss-red-foxApril 16, 2015 at 6:13 AM

    I love fresias - we had them in my parents house quite often. They also smell so good!

    But I also like the flowers you found by the lava shore - and also all these picture of the shore, too. It's such a good contrast, the rough terrain vs. the pretty, delicate flowers!

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