One of Japanese painter's works and Shirakawago in Japan

Hi my blog friends, today I'm thinking my dear friend Eva while I'm writing this post, as she's a wonderful water-color painter. And hope friends can enjoy the paintings.
The other day, we were watching TV and some works of a Japanese painter called Mukai Junkichi (whom I haven't known before) were introduced. Thanks to PC, I checked about him and knew he was known as "Mukai, a Japanese old folk dwelling painter" (I don't know if this is translated correctly, sorry); and he used the traditional thatched roof farm houses of Japan as the subject matter of his paintings. 
I was kind of fascinated with his works of old thached houses surrounded by rural scenery as we can no longer enjoy seeing these houses. 
Here are link pages of his work and one another site. (his works , his Annex)

And his works reminded me of the place where I've been wishing to visit. It is one of Japan's UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is called Shirakawa-gō and the site is located in the Shogawa river valley stretching across the border of Gifu and Toyama Prefectures in northern Japan.  People there must have the hard work to maintain the place the way it used to be.  Other pictures here and about the place here.

                Thank you for stopping by　       Love you always, xoxo      Miyako*

PS> I'll be seeing you next week, my friends. If I am not commenting on your posts especially around weekend, it is because of my busy schedule.  

Impressed by the flower arrangements and hubby's cousin

We've been to Osaka to attend my husband's uncle's memorial service  last weekend and made a brief detour to the Kobe airport before that to see our niece.  I couldn't resist taking  pictures of  pretty flower arrangements I found at the airport and hotel. There were seats to rest with them.

We were happy to have the reunion with his relatives after the long interval. I was quite impressed to see the way hubby's cousin taking care of her mother who is 98 years old at home. As she is retiring soon, she made a decision not to ask for the old people's home to accept her mother. My father's care-home has a long waiting list like almost all the others. In Japan aging of society seems one of the top priority matter to be dealt with. And not somebody else's problem for me as well.

Anyways, lovely time with them and enjoyed the hot spring;

  

                                                    arrangement at the entrance of the hotel