From April 29th to May 5th, Japan has lots of national holidays. It is a season when air is warmer but not so humid as in June. We can expect continuous sunny days. We call the time “a Golden Week.” This year, we had several windy and rainy days during the holidays. But when it was fine, the weather was gorgeous. Tokyo has been under the State of Emergency by COVID-19. We in Yokohama was also a sort of restricted mood during 2021 Golden Week. So, I visited the forest of the artists for Laboratory of Forest Art. It’s in a walking distance from home. Their annual show is in early autumn, and the City asks them after the show to remove their installation as much as possible for restoring the forest “As-Is.” But this year, they had a permission to have an encore during the Golden Week (; my post on April 16). I’ve been there and had a pleasant surprise to meet the previous year’s installation in spring forest.
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| Haruna Chikada |
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| Noriaki Oka |
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| Toshikazu Kanai |
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| ASADA |
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| Akira Harada |
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| Kazuo Ishikuro |
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| Naoko Kobayashi |
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| Youichiro Yoshikawa |
These days, September to October their regular show held is still hot and humid in Yokohama. The green the forest has is more robust than that of April to early May. The forest in fall has lots of mosquitos and horseflies so that applying insect repellent is THE MUST for us. This Golden Week, there was no need for such preparation to enjoy a stroll in the forest to admire their creation … I simply wonder why they don’t move their show schedule from fall to spring. Hm. I’m going to suggest it!
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| Artists’ way of treating oak tree wilt |
If you find a problem in the greenery of north-half of Yokohama, please make a contact with
Office for the Park Greeneries in the North
北部公園緑地事務所
Yokohama Municipal Government Creative Environment Policy Bureau
横浜市環境創造局
Phone: 045-311-2016
FAX: 045-316-8420
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