Catherine Mintz

Sounds of the Rain Forest

The Amazon. None of the sounds are what you might guess. What sounds like crickets are probably frogs, for example.

Fuji Yama

A near-perfect volcanic cone, Mount Fuji was considered to be the home of the gods, and is a popular tourist destination.

Furoshiki

This is taking place at a shop that makes unique furoshiki for its customers, but it is a nice demonstration of how the traditional cloth wrap can be turned into stylish bags.

Afloat on the Li River

The scenery of this part of China will look familiar: it is the subject of many Chinese paintings and also appears on the Chinese twenty yuan note.

Kyoto Gardens

Japanese gardens groomed constantly, then artfully disordered, with few fallen leaves or the like.