Reynald Ventura

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I have a little garden: slightly bigger than the forehead of a cat. I grow herbs: parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme, and mint, and lemon grass, and lavender, and basil. Occasionally, I cook for myself. Sometimes, my Japanese wife and my daughter like my cooking.

I come from the Philippines – it is said that there are more than seven thousand islands but I do not own one. I’d love to, though.

I always carry a camera with me – in my walks, journeys, and wanderings.

Most of the time, I’m home – staring at Fujisan and writing something.

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Enoshima

Enoshima may not be as ‘branded’ a place as its illustrious and UNESCO World Heritage Site applicant neighbor Kamakura City bu..

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Visiting Graveyards in Tokyo

Visiting graveyards and large trees in Tokyo...and writing some haiku.

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Cosmos Blossoms in Fujisawa

A day walk along Koide River in Fujisawa City to see the fields of cosmos blossoms

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White Clouds on Mt. Fuji

White Clouds on Mt. Fuji: A film haiku.

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The Many Faces of Yokohama Station

Black and white images of Yokohama Station as seen from its four gates as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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A Frozen Beer on Kugenuma Beach

Last summer, I boarded the Kamakura-bound Enoden Line at Fujisawa Station. After about seven minutes, I got off at Kugenuma. I walked..

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The Wind on Hayama Beach

This is a three-minute film about a walk on Hayama beach.

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A Red Umbrella

In the pouring rain, a Chinese lady with a red umbrella visits the lotus pond at Yakushiike Park . She speaks to a solitary lotus..

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The Many Faces of Yokohama Station

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Black and white images of Yokohama Station as seen from its four gates as it prepares for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Kanagawa 26 3

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The Wind on Hayama Beach

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This is a three-minute film about a walk on Hayama beach.

Kanagawa 23 2

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A Red Umbrella

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In the pouring rain, a Chinese lady with a red umbrella visits the lotus pond at Yakushiike Park . She speaks to a solitary lotus..

Tokyo 20 4

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Amongst the Blues

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I got the idea of planting a hydrangea shrub after a visit to Meigetsuin Temple in Kamakura a few years ago. Meigetsuin Temple..

Kanagawa 25 2

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A Walk in Odawara

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This is a 4-minute film on a short visit to Odawara Castle

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The Great ‘Waterfall’ Cherry Trees

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This is an account of a day trip to Miharu Takizakura in Fukushima. It is famous for this incredible 1000-year-old cherry tree.

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Koto Performance

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This is a six-minute film of a koto performance by Fusako Watanabe.

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Rural Charms

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These are rural images expressing the idea of wabi-sabi – solitude, melancholy, and rustic beauty.

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Cosmos Blossoms in Fujisawa

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A day walk along Koide River in Fujisawa City to see the fields of cosmos blossoms

Kanagawa

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Yokohama Lights

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Yokohama Lights: A Sunday night walk along Bashamichi

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An Ancient Tree

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An Ancient Tree: Visiting a 600-year keyaki (zelkova serrata) in Fukushima

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Watching Sumo

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A sumo exhibition in Tokyo.

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Maioka Park: A Living School

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This is a story of the rice fields of Maioka Park – an oasis in the city and a living school.

Kanagawa

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Cool Sakuragicho and Noge District

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A short walk around Yokohama's old Sakuragicho and Noge District

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The Cicadas of Motomachi Park

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Singing cicadas at Ehrismann Residence in Motomachi Park.

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Enoshima by Night

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A short evening trip to Enoshima to see the August lanterns.

Kanagawa

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Visiting Graveyards in Tokyo

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Visiting graveyards and large trees in Tokyo...and writing some haiku.

Tokyo 11

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Little Reds

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In Japan, these flowers are called hekusokazura. But I call them little reds or little bells. In the 19.5 hectare Maioka Park in..

Kanagawa 4

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Gon-chan: Melancholy Stones of Naeba

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The idea of big stones painted with mournful eyes and a gaze that petrifies -- to welcome and usher visitors to a rock festival..

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The Lake

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A few minutes after descending from the Fifth Station of Mt. Fuji Subaru Line, my friend and I came upon a fantastic view of Lake..

Yamanashi

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Searching for Ebisu

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A trip to Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture in search for Ebisu, the fishing god.

Kagoshima

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