KYOTO City in April 2009

I was in Kyoto for opening my exhibition.Yusuke Sugizaki Exhibition "The constant change" at Collage 4/7(Tues.)-4/12(Sun.)/2009 (in DOHJIDAI GALLERY of ART http://www.dohjidai.com)
This photo was taken from GOJO bridge.

The cherry blossoms are beautiful. It blooms beautifully and falls beautifully,,,

New works. Every works in this photo were printed in silk screen on canvas by me. I will update New works to page of "Art works" soon.

Latest work.

The lot of visitors purchased a hand printed Japanese towel. I will update New Artist goods to page of "Artist goods" soon.

Yellowknife in Canada, late in December 2007-early in January 2008

Am I on the earth? That was unearthly view. I felt long distance between daily urban life such a commuters' hell and this time which passed with shaking Aurora. Some times a snow grouse quacked suddenly in silence. Temperature was around -30C degrees.
I took the following pictures of Aurora by digital camera which was fixed on tripod. opened the irises and shutter-speed were 15".

Yellowknife is over than 60north latitude. It was around noon, however the sun was low.

AIZU-WAKAMATU City in September 2007

I 'm interested in pilgrimage for historic spot of "SHINSEN-GUMI"samuraiI-soldiers. There is many relation between AIZU-WAKAMATSU City and SHINSEN-GUMI. 150years ago, KATAMORI MATSUDAIRA who was lord of AIZU domain was the head of police sides with the Tokugawa shogunate in Kyoto. SHINSEN-GUMI worked under him as samurai-soldiers in Kyoto. Kyoto was in a state of anarchy by the fight beween Tokugawa shogunate sides and new government sides. That was expanded to BOSHIN-WAR(1868-1869) in whole Japan. Many samurai of both sides died in this war, SHINSEN-GUMI too. Finaly new government sides won.

"BIYAKKO-TAI"19 samurai-soldier's graves
I was moved by sad AIZU-samurai soul. When new government sides attacked AIZU-castle in BOSHIN-WAR, AIZU-castle was enveloped in smoke. The castle didn't yet fall, but BIYAKKO-TAI which watched that smoke from far side mistook about that. Unfortunately they were sure that Aizu Castle fell. They performed hara-kiri (Killed theirself) for their lord, then they were teen-ager....

"BIYAKKO-TAI"samurai-soldier's stone monument

AIZU-castle

KATAMORI MATSUDAIRA's grave
He survived through BOSHIN-WAR, He took post the chief priest of NIKKO-TOSHOGU shrine(1880).

ISAMI KONDO's grave
ISAMI KONDO was leader of "SHINSEN-GUMI"samuraiI-soldiers. He was executed as a BOSHIN-WAR crimainal by new government sides in Nagareyama near Tokyo(Edo) . He was beheaded, that was humiliating death as a samurai. He couldn't performe hara-kiri that was honor as a samurai. After war, KATAMORI MATSUDAIRA bilded his grave, because ISAMI was special vassal for KATAMORI in the period of Kyoto.

The Kingdom of Nepal, late in March 2007-early in April 2007

Nepal has had the conflict between Kingdom and Maoism for 10years more. I saw the UN forces in an airport and the streets. I thought that Nepal was in serious problem. However cows, monkeys, dogs, people, cars and motorbike, everybody looks like freedom and peaceful not enough order.....

A street scene of Katomandu.

A bazaar in Katomandu.

Tadapani village(2700m) in Annapurna area. Tibetan gave a party for treker, and then show us dance and songs.

My back side mountain is Machhapuchhare(6993m) in Tadapani village.

from left side, Annapurna South(7219m),Hiunchuli(6441m), Machhapuchhare(6993m) in Tadapani village.

View on top of Poon Hill(3198m). The center mountain is Dhaulagiri(8167m).

Boudhanath is most biggest Tibetan Buddhism stupa in Nepal. I ate like a hamburger around here, afterward I suffered from diarrhea during some days...

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