Post AP69nj3zTxSpta3bYe by linuxfrickler@ieji.de
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(DIR) Post #AP2vQT4imJjMoeXDIu by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-29T02:58:09Z
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Visiting Totoro Forest (トトロの森).#japan
(DIR) Post #AP2x6T9cySwbB6QB9s by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-29T03:16:57Z
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A giant yellow spider is blocking our path!This species is common in #japan (or at least in this area), and not very dangerous.
(DIR) Post #AP3SOMloXubNAaISG0 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-29T09:07:33Z
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Found Totoro Forest Nr. 1
(DIR) Post #AP4MLNfiKetsWwb2hM by linuxfrickler@ieji.de
2022-10-29T19:34:27Z
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@codewiz Man I'm glad we didn't see any of those when we went to Japan in October/November 😱
(DIR) Post #AP5x3IxqzE30BEHjFo by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T14:00:31Z
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@linuxfrickler in October / November, you might also encounter these highly poisonous mushrooms in Totoro forest 😨
(DIR) Post #AP5xHVcMjpKlTi0VZg by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T14:03:04Z
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And by the way, 食 means "eat", and 死 means "die". Good to know! 😉@linuxfrickler #japan #totoro #food #death
(DIR) Post #AP628ffUV8PRoV4elk by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T14:57:28Z
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@linuxfrickler And while these sticky seeds might not be lethal, I just found a couple of them taking a ride on my shoes to Los Angeles!
(DIR) Post #AP69nj3zTxSpta3bYe by linuxfrickler@ieji.de
2022-10-30T16:22:55Z
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@codewiz Is this linked to the Ghibli-museum or is the forest a completely different thing? So much to plan now that one can travel to japan again...
(DIR) Post #AP6cxWnQqKZPPsL1uK by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T21:50:03Z
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@linuxfrickler My friends told me that Miyazaki bought what remained of the forest which inspired Totoro in order to prevent it from being destroyed by urbanization.More details here:https://ghibli.fandom.com/wiki/Totoro_no_Mori#totoro #miyazaki #ghibli #japan
(DIR) Post #AP6fjTVeZ9vd1z0roW by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T22:21:10Z
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It seems Miyazaki is still actively involved in the efforts to preserve and expand the forest. Totoro no Mori nr. 52 through 55 were established in 2020.https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-06-09/hayao-miyazaki-assists-tokorozawa-city-to-preserve-forest-that-inspired-my-neighbor-totoro/.186473@linuxfrickler #anime totoro #ghibli #japan
(DIR) Post #AP6g5KSIuRMnJyrpDM by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T22:25:07Z
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The fund keeps adding new patches of forest, with number 60 acquired last month for 25 million yen! 😍https://www.totoro.or.jp/national_trust/@linuxfrickler #miyazaki #ghibli #totoro #totoronomori #japan
(DIR) Post #AP6hjZAPjQZyUAFXu4 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T22:43:35Z
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Also in this area, the beautiful Tokyo Toritsu Sayama Natural Park (東京都立狭山自然公園), which surrounds the Sayama Lake (狭山湖).#saitama #japan
(DIR) Post #AP6ivw8kFC1HAFvoy8 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T22:57:01Z
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Sayama Nature Park and, beyond it, Tokorozawa City (所沢市).Some of my best friends live there. With a 50 minutes train ride to Shinjuku, it's the perfect balance between nature and city access.#tokyo #saitama #japan
(DIR) Post #AP6jo9H7cklfXWhT9M by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T23:06:49Z
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Another friend has an orchard inHigashimurayama, which retains the inaka feeling while being in Tokyo-to.#tokyo #japan
(DIR) Post #AP6krSzQsj3bVTZWrI by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T23:18:37Z
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Her mother lives in this "reformed" rural house.Not visible in this picture, the back of the house retains the original structure with an engawa (縁側).https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engawa#japan #tokyo #inaka
(DIR) Post #AP6l9h7J62mYX7wm12 by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T23:21:55Z
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Mimetizing between the yuzu trees in the orchard, we found another of those giant yellow spiders.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuzu#tokyo #japan
(DIR) Post #AP6mGsSBRevjfthVWC by patrick@georgi.family
2022-10-30T15:30:04.183815Z
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In 30 years: "A rapidly spreading invasive species endangers what is left of the LA ecosystem. Historical records show that some '@codewiz@mstdn.io' may have brought it in." 🤪
(DIR) Post #AP6mGsvFhaBN83IipM by codewiz@mstdn.io
2022-10-30T23:34:24Z
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@patrick 😂Can't be this bad:https://mstdn.io/@codewiz/109140244902219798