Jigsaw puzzles from Japan
Flowers in the landscape
Feature page for April 2010
Daisies sway in the breeze, in this view from the north, across Kawaguchi lake.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B100125 (100-125 on box)
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This is one of the traditional "Three sights of Japan" (along with Matsushima and Miyajima, all coastal sites).
A ribbon of old pine trees covers a natural sand spit formation that almost closes the mouth of the bay - the traditional belief is that it is best viewed upside down, with your head between your legs. Of course, you can do the puzzle whichever way up you prefer. This winter scene is not all grey: in the foreground bright pink ume (plum) blossoms poke out from under their covering of snow.
Randy Johnson's
travel notes on Ama-no-hashidate
See also : Itsukushima shrine, one of the other "Three sights" -
The classic view (2016 small pieces) and Cherry blossom time (1000 pieces)
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B100135 (100-135 on box)
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Originally built in 1029, this temple stands on a steep mountainside to the west of the city of Kyoto. These globular trimmed azaleas are a common feature of Japanese gardens - and this is a splendid example of a Japanese wall, too.
(Read my page on walls.)
What does the name mean?
Born in Kyoto in 1941, Mizuno Katsuhiko earned a degree in literature from Doshisha University in 1964. Since 1969 he has worked as a freelance photographer, in a lifelong quest to capture the essence of Japanese tradition in his native city, and resulting in publication of some one hundred books of his photographs.
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An Appleone puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: A10336 (1000-336 on box)
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The lake across which we see Mount Fuji is fringed with a wide expanse of the low-growing shibazakura, or moss phlox, a common garden plant in Japan.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 72 x 49 cm (28" x 19")
Code: B71370 (71-370 on box)
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This tourist train ambles through the lavender fields of Hokkaido, its speed kept deliberately low. The name is a meld of noro-noro ("dawdling") and torokko, meaning a simple open-top wagon; the nameplate is written in deliberately imitative characters, so it looks rather like "Joyo" — but this probably doesn't mean anything!
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11337 (11-337 on box)
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This scenic line, right in the middle of Hokkaido, extends from Asahikawa through Biei to Furano, and the area is famous for its varied colourful fields of flowers. Here a diesel multiple unit passes a sea of golden sunflowers...
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An Epoch puzzle: 1000 pieces; 75 x 50 cm (30" x 20")
Code: E11344 (11-344 on box)
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Blossom surrounds a tiny paddy field as spring comes to this village in the northern Alps.
Randy Johnson's
travel notes on Shirakawa-go
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A Yanoman puzzle: 500 pieces; 53 x 38 cm (21" x 15")
Code: Y05710 (05-710 on box)
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Murôji is a mountain temple on the outskirts of Nara. As is the case with many temple buildings, this pagoda is built in the middle of woods, leaving no ideal viewpoint for photographing it. Here we peer up the stone steps flanked by colourful, if slightly moth-eaten rhododendrons.
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A Beverly puzzle: 500 pieces; 36 x 49 cm (14" x 19")
Code: B050118 (050-118 on box)
Retail price ¥1280 (approx. US$15.80 €12.43 £10.24)
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© Mizuno Katsuhiko
Neatly trimmed azalea bushes provide a colour contrast with the building housing the living quarters for this temple.
What does the name mean?
Born in Kyoto in 1941, Mizuno earned a degree in literature from Doshisha University in 1964. Since 1969 he has worked as a freelance photographer, in a lifelong quest to capture the essence of Japanese tradition in his native city, and resulting in publication of some one hundred books of his photographs.
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An Appleone puzzle: 500 pieces; 38 x 53 cm (15" x 21")
Code: A05172 (500-172 on box)
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From the east - a foreground of cosmos daisies.
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A Beverly puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: B030112 (030-112 on box)
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Famous as the best-preserved example of Japanese castle building, the historical origins of Himeji castle are said to date back to the building of a fort in 1333. From a supposed resemblance to the outstretched wings of a bird, it is also known as "White Heron Castle." Birdlike or not, here it is nicely offset by the banks of azaleas in the foreground.
Himeji Castle website (includes English version)
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An Epoch puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E25083 (25-083S on box)
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A rather splendid wisteria tree is among the lush foliage surrounding this pagoda at Zenzanji (temple). The building was never quite finished - there are no handrails or windows in the top storey - and the surprisingly beautiful effect of this led it to be known as the "Tower of perfect imperfection".
This temple is situated high in central Japan, a region of clean clean air that spawned the precision engineering industry (clocks and watches), and later the high-tech revolution.
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A Beverly puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: B030160 (030-160 on box)
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Mount Fuji seen from a lavender field, across Lake Kawaguchi, to the north of the mountain.
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An Epoch puzzle: 300 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E25084 (25-084S on box)
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This puzzle has smaller pieces than the standard size.
