KYOTOKYO comments

Lovely this “Festival of Repayment of Kindness”. We perhaps should all take part.

There is no harm in these wondrous cultural sentimentalities,

to wish for the health and welfare of others, especially children.

Wishing peace, good health and good fortune to all who visit here today.

How delighted these young people must be to share their joy!

All foreign residents and returning tourists add to the shared experience that is our beloved Japan.

Peace and happiness is wished for all who visit here today.

I do not support Japan’s choice for continued commercial whaling. I am however touched by sentimentality of the boy sending off the man who may be his father, waiving goodbye in the hatchway of the ship.

While this photo appears to promote an element of Japan’s nationalism,

maybe this boy will learn to love and respect the seas and devote his life to conserving all of nature’s creatures rather than just exploitation for profit.

Peace is wished to all who see this here today.

Lovely colors and themes! The painting is an exercise in meditation itself.

Wishing serenity to all who visit here.

For pet lovers, our lives would feel empty without God’s great gift of companionship from domestic cats and dogs.

Even the passing glimpse of another’s pet during our daily commute can brighten a day. The world would be a desolate place without them.

Wishing peace and happiness to all pet lovers (and even those just tolerant of them ; ) who come here today.

Art can free the mind from life’s constraints.

Bless you, wonderful people of Hong Kong. We wish to see you again some day.

Wishing all here freedom from oppression and a peace to settle across the world.

Absolutely Brilliant! How lovely and inspired we can feel!

Wishing joy and happiness to all who come here today!

Lovely kimono. Wish we would see more of Yuko Kishida.

Congrats to Tokyo Skytree! Lovely vistas when the weather allows.

Wishing peace and prosperity to all who here come to visit.

Such lovely hues at twilight do call to mind Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away.

Agree with your little one that our inquisitive gentleman there could be a character himself.

Wishing peace and happiness to all to visit here.

Such beautiful flowers, vibrant costumes and dramatic pageantry on display!

Wishing happiness and safety to all who view this here today!

Heartbreaking. Japan can do much better for those we’ve chosen to shepherd here. Live up to your responsibilities and do not abandon the helpless.

Thank you for your lovely sunflower poem, Mr. starpunk. Flowers are nature fireworks. There as now many azaleas in bloom across Japan. Would love to read more.

Yes, Japan is beautiful!! We have such lovely floral displays across the entire country.

Japan should once again open to all tourists and, most importantly,

open to all those seeking refuge from turmoil abroad.

Wishing peace, love and prosperity to all who come here.

That lovely story above of India’s great past is also quite beautiful. There’s a multitude of histories and customs here and shows we can all have similar ideas care for our communities and share this earth. 

Let’s work toward a great peace and abundance for all from now.

Lovely night photo of such drama with the fire illuminating the men’s faces and the silhouettes of these wonderful birds hard at work.  

This is the Japan we want to again share with the world.

Such beautiful flowers! Japan can be wonderful in the spring, even in the rain.

Wishing such peace to all who come here.

May the love intended by these bright flowers bring some light to such a dark tragedy.

Wishing a peace to come over the families of those so senselessly lost to the sea.

starpunkToday  09:24 am

I even wrote a poem about them long ago and a publisher published it in a volume of poetry

Mr. starpunk, I would love to read your poem here today. It would seem appropriate and on topic.

So lovely and cheerful in any season.

Peace and happiness to all here looking at sunflowers all things beautiful.

Lovely Golden flowers for a truly splendid Golden Week.

For those still on holiday, remain watchful over the wee ones.

Wishing safe journeys, a renewed love for your families and peace to all who come here.

Bon voyage, everyone! Please look out for your children. Looks fun but is it safe?

Wishing peace, happiness and a safe journey to all traveling now.

How wonderful is Japan out of doors in the spring for all to enjoy!

Wishing safe journeys, love and peace to all who travel this glorious Golden Week.

Another lovely display of Japan’s spring colors bringing joy to many beneath a dreary sky.

Wishing peace to all those that visit here.

Lovely! May I suggest an “Azalea Aurora Borealis”?

or “Aurora Australis” for our friends way down under!

Thank you again for such lovely spring photos, a welcome respite in a turbulent world.

Wishing Peace to All here.

“As above, so below.” These lovely flowers symbolize both love and success, equally wished for all those that visit here.

One of Japan’s lovely and absolutely invigorating power spots.

Wishing peace, good health and prosperity to all those that come here.

Lovely. Pray that peace is also abundant this year.

Lovely irises, sir but beg to differ. Hay fever in Japan is also from our flowering plants and grasses, not just our trees.  We suffer with all but still very much love our nature.

So nice to see the young prince’s smiling eyes.