Postsmaxinpower in # japan • 21 hours ago • 3 min readAnd what is that? =/= Und was ist das? 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERWhen it comes to botany, I’m probably still a novice. At least, I’m constantly amazed by just how much I don’t know. But luckily, that doesn’t really bother me; I tend to take it as a bit of a challenge. Learning new things never hurts, and it’s usually a lot of fun too. And the next time, when you actually recognize that green thing in front of…maxinpower in # japan • 2 days ago • 9 min readWalking Nikko - Gorges, Bridges, Shrines and Demons 👹🍣🎎 Fascinating JapanJapan is full of wonders. A country packed with history, culture and beauty. Whether man-made or formed by Mother Nature, there is something to discover and marvel at everywhere in the Land of the Rising Sun. Lively and modern cities and metropolises alternate with places where you can dive deep into the past, into a time when there were still…maxinpower in # japan • 3 days ago • 4 min readJust be kind =/= Sei einfach mal nett 🌞🌈💖 ENG-GER“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” We’ve heard this phrase many times and forgotten it just as quickly—until it suddenly sticks with us a little longer. Perhaps because it’s so simple. And also because, in its simplicity, it touches on something that often gets lost in the hustle and bustle of everyday life. In a world full of…maxinpower in # japan • 4 days ago • 2 min readLook, who is that? =/= Wen haben wir denn hier? 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERA little while ago, I was driving home one evening when I saw something jumping in front of my car. At first, I wasn’t really sure what it was, but soon I noticed a little rabbit hopping quite comfortably across the street and stopping in front of a fence. I turned my car around and had it right in front of me again. And somehow, the light from…maxinpower in # japan • 5 days ago • 3 min readStill small =/= Noch ganz klein👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERIt’s been about a month since the rice was planted , and the vast lake-like landscape that could be seen on the many rice paddies has now slowly transformed into a huge green sea. The rice plants are still rather small, but it’s clear to see where they’re headed. Toward the sky—and there’s still plenty of room to grow, but fortunately, there’s…maxinpower in # japan • 6 days ago • 4 min readTime flies =/= Wo ist die Zeit? 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERI haven’t really gotten around to sharing all the photos I took during our last trip with you here yet. We were on the road for a few more days, but in the end, it turned out to be another short trip—wonderful and full of adventures—but unfortunately over far too soon. And then everyday life came back way too quickly, so I haven’t really had…maxinpower in # apan • 7 days ago • 4 min readBear or hornet - which scares you more? =/= Bär oder Hornisse - was macht dir mehr Angst? 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERAt first glance, Japan is safe and secure, even for foreign visitors, and you can move around the country without having to worry. But if you delve a little deeper into the country and life here in the Far East, you realize that sometimes you should better be a little more careful. Well, if you stay on the familiar paths and move along with the…maxinpower in # japan • 8 days ago • 4 min readAnother visit at Tsuruga-jo =/= Mal wieder zum Tsuruga-jo - Aizu Impressions 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERI’d like to take another moment to look back on our last short trip, from which I brought back a few photos of my favorite castle. As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve visited the city of Aizu Wakamatsu several times over the past few years, and each time we’ve stopped by the local samurai castle, “Tsuruga-jo.” We usually just walked around the castle…maxinpower in # japan • 9 days ago • 3 min readOur little flower pots =/= Unsere kleinen Blumentöpfe 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERIt’s not just the parks and gardens outside where things are in bloom right now; things have gotten a little more colorful in front of our house too. Unfortunately, we don’t really have much space to plant anything here, so we mostly just have a few small flower pots that we can set out. Right now, it’s yellow and pink that are brightening up…maxinpower in # japan • 10 days ago • 3 min readTime again =/= Wieder soweit 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERAs always at this time of year, the landscape around us suddenly looks completely different. After the rice fields, which had lain fallow over the winter, were first plowed and flooded, over the past few weeks hard-working hands have planted countless little rice seedlings. Well, of course, planting isn’t done by hand anymore these…maxinpower in # japan • 11 days ago • 3 min readSpring or Summer? - It is this time already! 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful JapanSo, what’s going on? It’s only been a few weeks since winter ended, and we should really be enjoying the height of spring right now. But suddenly, temperatures are climbing into the high 20s, and in some places they’ve even broken the 30-degree mark. Sure, it can get a bit warmer this time of year. But as usual, it’s all happening way too fast…maxinpower in # japan • 12 days ago • 5 min readKinkaku-ji 金閣寺 - Der Goldene Pavillion von Kyoto 👹🍣🎎 Mein JapanBei meinen Reisen hier im Land der aufgehenden Sonne habe ich so einige aufregende und faszierende Orte gesehen, vor denen ich oft aus dem Staunen nicht wieder herausgekommen bin. Klar gibt es auf der ganzen Welt und in eigentlich fast allen Ländern etwas großartiges zu entdecken, aber da es mir Japan irgendwie angetan hat, bin ich nun einmal…maxinpower in # japan • 13 days ago • 5 min readOn the way to Kyoto - Our first stop 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful JapanEvery journey has a beginning and, unfortunately, an end—though of course we all want to put off the latter for as long as possible. And even later, when our last trip is already a distant memory, we prefer to look back on how it all began. And that’s exactly what I’m doing now. I’ve dug out some photos from our last trip to Kyoto, and this…maxinpower in # japan • 14 days ago • 3 min readIst der Sommer schon da? 👹🍣🎎 Mein JapanJa, was denn nun? Der Winter ist doch erst ein paar Wochen vorbei, und jetzt sollte es doch eigentlich schönster Frühling um uns herum sein. Doch auf einmal steigen die Temperaturen in höhere 20-Grad-Bereiche, wobei sie in mehreren Orten sogar die 30-Grad-Marke geknackt haben. Klar kann es jetzt zum Ende Mai schon mal etwas wärmer werden, aber…maxinpower in # japan • 15 days ago • 3 min readThree flowers =/= Drei Blumen 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GEROver the past few days, my focus has once again been on flowers and blossom, and I’d like to continue with that theme today. During a visit a few days ago, I spotted some lovely blossoms in our relatives’ garden that I liked so much they’ve made it into today’s blog post. We’ll start with a pink peony (Paeonia). Its large, densely filled pink…maxinpower in # japan • 16 days ago • 3 min readWhat happened? =/= Was ist passiert? - Kyoto Impressions 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERTime changes everything, which always raises the question of whether things end up better or worse than before. Well, I don’t have any statistics on that myself, but I’m going to assume that the results would probably be fairly balanced. Of course, I must also admit that the compilation and interpretation of such statistics are entirely in the…maxinpower in # japan • 17 days ago • 3 min readA least some azaleas =/= Wenigsten ein paar Azaleen 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERIn recent years, in May we always visited a park where, at that time, countless azalea bushes were blooming in the most amazing colors. But when we were there this spring, everything was still pretty green. At first I thought the azaleas might be a little late this time, but even a few days later, not much had changed. And that was despite the…maxinpower in # japan • 18 days ago • 5 min readThat's where it started =/= Hier ging es los - Kyoto Impressions 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERIt’s been a few days since our trip to Kyoto. Unfortunately, everyday life caught up with us way too quickly, leaving us no time to really reflect on what we experienced. We visited so many interesting places, and I took so many photos that I wanted to show you all. But somehow, I just haven’t gotten around to it yet. But you have to start…maxinpower in # japan • 19 days ago • 2 min readSome more bamboo please =/= Noch ein wenig Bambus 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERA few days ago, I showed you some wonderful dishes you can make with bamboo shoots. We had tosani—braised bamboo shoots— and also bamboo rice and bamboo miso soup, which all tasted absolutely delicious. What a shame that these goodies are only available once a year, right around this season. But anyway, I don’t want to complain here. To finish…maxinpower in # japan • 20 days ago • 4 min readIt's growing =/= Es wächst 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERWhat do we have here? A few days ago, we visited our relatives in the countryside again. And since the weather was quite pleasant, I went for a stroll through the garden. There’s quite a bit going on there right now, with things growing and sprouting everywhere. As usual, we were most curious about the strawberries, which are also the first…
