tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307422765401467501.post5577869314042142332..comments2023-03-26T01:07:36.752-10:00Comments on In the Pines: Ugui-gawa 鯎川Taintushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12700101879034654343noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307422765401467501.post-24032977344316275692009-02-26T10:00:00.001-10:002009-02-26T10:00:00.001-10:00Mmm, there is certainly a tendency - not just in J...Mmm, there is certainly a tendency - not just in Japan - to officially declare certain landscapes as designated must-sees: the Matterhorn, Matsushima etc. But that seems to me an entirely beneficial tendency. By sacrificing these few locations, the heat is taken off all those quietly beautiful places such as Ugui-gawa and (over here in Switzerland) Canton Glarus ...Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307422765401467501.post-60855760514334372702009-02-26T09:59:00.000-10:002009-02-26T09:59:00.000-10:00Mmm, there is certainly a tendency - not just in J...Mmm, there is certainly a tendency - not just in Japan - to officially declare certain landscapes as designated must-sees: the Matterhorn, Matsushima etc. But that seems to me an entirely beneficial tendency. By sacrificing these few locations, the heat is taken off all those quietly beautiful places such as Ugui-gawa and (over here in Switzerland) Canton Glarus ...Project Hyakumeizanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260637418886330553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307422765401467501.post-46060790900176219202009-02-17T18:13:00.000-10:002009-02-17T18:13:00.000-10:00Chris,Thanks for the comment. Please do visit Ugu...Chris,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the comment. Please do visit Ugui-gawa if you get a chance.<BR/><BR/>I understand your concern about increasing tourist numbers; I agree. What I'm trying to envision, investigate, and hopefully help to enact is a framework for actively managing areas like this with the active involvement of local communities. <BR/><BR/>In fact, in Otaki's case I would love to see a Taintushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12700101879034654343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307422765401467501.post-11771449082326477782009-02-17T17:20:00.000-10:002009-02-17T17:20:00.000-10:00Beautiful. I'm going to make a note of Ugui-gawa f...Beautiful. I'm going to make a note of Ugui-gawa for when I head up towards your area (maybe mid/late March, I hope). Thank you for sharing it.<BR/><BR/>I hear what you are saying about the need to get people to see areas such as Ugui-gawa. But I have mixed feelings, having experienced the tourist hellholes of Murodo in the N. Alps, and to a lesser extent, Kamikochi and others. The concept of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307422765401467501.post-23323617863415817222009-02-17T16:59:00.000-10:002009-02-17T16:59:00.000-10:00Beautiful photo of Aki by the river. I have a tec...Beautiful photo of Aki by the river. <BR/><BR/>I have a technical question ... where do you dump the HTML link for the Librarything blog to get it to show up on your front page? I tried adding mine but I don't think I'm entering it in the right place. <BR/><BR/>Also, someone was telling me yesterday that there is a sizable Minahasan Xtian diaspora in Japan somewhere. Ever heard anything aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com