Japan is a land of quiet contradictions, where the past and the future walk side by side. The streets hum with order, a rhythm of footsteps and silence, unison. Beneath that tranquility lies pockets of despair. At time, the separation between what is seen and what is felt is as striking as temples standing beside skyscrapers.
Nature says it best with its rivers, its lakes, and its cherry blossoms (sakura), holding serenity and calmness in its embrace. Yet nature also gifts intensity to the land, with earthquakes and typhoons. Its a reminder to the population that order, so carefully maintained, can easily be broken.
Beyond this pain,
The wind awakens the land with its melody,
The mountains support us in times of instability.
The humbling soil for its grounding properties.
The blue sky channels above and beyond, where the sky meets the sea to reach infinity.