Outing for Flowers
May 9, 1998-2001

Katashina is famous for "Mizubashou."
It attracts millions of people in spring and early summer.
The Japanese kanji for Mizubashou looks and sounds
beautiful, and it brings out rich images of literary expression.
But, its counterpart in English is skunk cabbage.
What a difference of seeing the wild flowers.
Or, how poor the English language is in terms of wild grass.