Ichinose Meadow
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This year we were asked to design a booth for Alps Sangakukyo and Matsumoto City’s tourism department to display community info and highlight what is happening in the Alps region of Matsumoto. I worked with the Kind to Nature Festival stage design team in August to build a beautiful stage decorated with fresh birch trees…
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I was asked to create a graphic to represent the Japanese Alps area of Matsumoto. I also came up with the phrase “Alpine Wonderland” which I feel describes the area will. The final version was also used for custom water bottles made by Columbia and also used for the official Matsumoto city Alps Resort Devision…
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A small bakery called “kopin.” specializing in baguettes opeoned about a year ago in Matsumoto and started serving Norikura Pioneer Roasters coffee. He asked us to make a display to highlight the coffee in his shop. I used an antique door that came out of the Idea Lab building for the frame and then added…
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Columbia Sportswear Japan and Matsumoto City created an official partnership a few years back with a common goal of protecting the environment. It was the second partnership in Japan after Kawakamicho, Hokkaido. Kamikochi is considered the birthplace of the Japanese Alps and gateway to world class mountain climbing. I was asked to create an original…
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Chubusangaku National Park is located in central Japan and is Japan’s oldest national park. It also happens to be my home now. Unlike national parks of the United States, it is possible to own land and to live inside some parts of a national park in Japan. Norikura Kogen is a sprawling highland in the…
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Maime Pond is one of my favorites places to visit in Ichinose Meadow. This morning after dropping my kids off at school I noticed some interesting light hitting the mountain and decided to head out for a little stroll in Ichinose. Ichinose Meadow is filled with an alpine flowers, plants and insects. Today these pincushion…
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Although the ski resort is open we are yet to see decent snow in the village this year. As of today the road to Ichinose Meadow which on a typical year is only accessible by foot after mid-November was clear and dry.
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Years ago Ichinose Meadow had another name. Norikura Kogen and Ichinose Meadow are known for being naturally cool and a great place to pasture cows. I have heard that Japan’s typically hot and humid weather does not produce good mild during the summer months and that is why Hokkaido is famous for dairy products. There…
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Ichinose Meadow, located about 3km from the Norikura Kogen Visitors Center is a wonderful place to enjoy the fall colors. On this day I went there with my wife and two of our children to enjoy the beauty of God’s wonderful creation.