A Special Place

While hiking alone in the mountains of Japan I discover a small patch of land which captured my heart.

The following poem was contributed for this video by YouTube member 'reymiland':

"A garden naps.
Snail and spider doze.
The rock wall waits
for footsteps."


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Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Nippon
• Nihon
• Japan
• Japanese
• abandoned
• farm
• Tokaido
• Softypapa

[martian622]

I always fantasize that someday, people will return to these gardens and terraces to pick up where they left off. Maybe not but the bamboo will certainly take advantage. Yes, the abandoned farm plots are interesting and a nice legacy for posterity to wonder at. Thanks again Kurt.^^

[softypapa]

@martian622 I like your thinking... I went back to this abandoned garden today and enjoyed thoughts of how it might have looked when it was in it's prime. The forest is lovely now as it takes the garden back though the cultivated terraces must have been splendid in their own special way. Thanks for watching! Have a great day! ~Kurt :-)

[dmarie1184]

You are certainly NOT overdoing it on the abandoned farm videos. I love all of them--they're each unique. ISo keep posting them! :)

You said there were no houses nearby. How far away was the nearest one?

[softypapa]

@dmarie1184 Thank you for letting me know you like the "abandoned" theme videos. I really like making these and your comment as well as those of others is encouraging me to keep at it. As for nearby houses I'd say that the nearest is a lone farmhouse roughly 1/4 kilometer away. The next nearest house is in a village approximately 3/4 kilometer away. There are no houses, buildings or roads even in the immediate area of this old garden plot. Thanks again for watching. Have a great day! ~Kurt :-)

[curlywolf]

nice discovery. my area has trees and mountains but once you cross one you usually find a giant apartment building on the other side.. :(

[softypapa]

@curlywolf We have areas like that as well. It's amazing how Japan can have sections of near wilderness resting beside an urban sprawl. The contrast is stunning sometimes and a marked difference between what I was more familiar with growing up in the USA. Thanks for watching. Have a great day! ~Kurt :-)

[fuzzypaws17]

no birds are singing :(

[capie44]

It feels very humid where you are, is that true?

[yesiamanalien]

I'm a gardener at heart and I would go to great ends to have a spot like that. So lovely and peaceful. Build a tiny little home and it would be paradise for me.

[crbarnes100]

Thank you so much for these beautiful videos. I was researching Aokagahara~the suicide forest at Mt. Fuji, purely for the knowledge and not the morbidity of it; and just when I was fixing to go into full blown tears for those who died there, your video comes up! I can't tell you how much it meant to me to see your beautiful videos. My favorite is A Special Place. Loved it! They were my saving grace in a moment I was feeling incredibly sad. Thank you so much!

[softypapa]

@jxz107 I suspect that these terraces will be covered in bamboo forest within several years. I will keep an eye on the place and perhaps record the process if possible. ~Kurt :-)

[softypapa]

@belgarauth Thank you for letting me know that you enjoy seeing these abandoned farms and gardens. I am encouraged to keep bringing such videos to the channel. Thanks again and have a great day! ~Kurt :-)