The Rare Japan Natural environment The Rare Japan

The Rare Japan Natural environment

The Rare Japan Natural environment ＊Strong wind from Tibetan and Himalayan Mountains ＊Enough rain (seven times as much as that of China) ＊6000 kinds of plants and vegetation ＊Deciduous trees which are essential for ＊150 original wild lives, such as snow monkeys and Japanese antelope. ＊The Tsushima Warm current and Siberian Wind ＊Heavy snow fall 70 % of land are forests 69 % of the land are mountains ＊500 natural colors in Japan have made Japanese people very sensitive to the change of nature and poetic

Japanese Deciduous Forest in summer

菜種雨　rapeseed rain

Summer evening shower　夕立

autumn butterflies up from Rokko mountain spread the first red leaves Elise Gely, University of Lyon 3, France

秋茜　　　Chasing a dragonfly 　　　　　　　峠の晩霞 on the mountain path　　　 　　　紅く染め　　　the reflection of twilight 　　　　　 (Koji Nakamura)