As a one of picture book lovers, I am happy as long as many picture book of animals or plants titled “The most beautiful xxx” have been published recently in Japan. The charm is the plant illustration, it catches the veins faithfully and seems to draw vividly up to one of the hair growing on the leaves. For the insects, the detailed description of the captivating eyeballs or delicate touch that dramatically reproduces the iridescent beauty color. I am attracted to the mysterious beauty that appears in the microcosm.

Great museum for picture book lovers is “The Intermediatheque” where is near from Tokyo station Marunouchi exit. The feeling that the heavy and academic atmosphere is very nice as if I entered the university’s laboratory. I saw the current exhibition Special Exhibition“The Art of Natural Science in Sweden — Treasures from Uppsala University”.

It is anniversary year 2018: the 150th Anniversary of Japan–Sweden diplomatic relations. And this presents the world of Natural History which bloomed in 18th-century Sweden, as well as its connections with Japan.

Hawaii Island – Breakfast –
Hawaii Island – Climate –

Following these, today is about the living things in the Hawaii Island.

I introduced about the climate in Hawaii Island – Climate –, the 13 climatic zones on Earth and the 11 exist in Hawaii Island. What a special place to have 11 different climatic zones in the same island.

There are many animals and plants where people live, I felt them closely. One of my favourite things of Hawaii Island is birds live closely. When eating at an open-air restaurant, birds came and stopped in the table or chair and saw me. It is very pretty bird came close to me and leans it’s head to one side.

And you can hear birdsongs often in the town. I think that never heard the voice of the birds like this even when I went to some places where were rich nature in other countries and regions. Maybe that voice is also beautiful and passes well so it sounds easy to hear. Warm wind, relaxing air, the sound of the returning waves, the sound of the wind that shakes trees, and high and beautiful bird voice…

I felt Hawaii that I imagined like “This is Hawaii!” but there are things that I was taught by my tour guide. Almost all of plants in Hawaii is from other countries, non-native. Also most of the birds are from other countries, they brought by human begins.