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Yuki
Tokyo, Japan
今朝、近所の神社で手水舎の水が凍っているのを見ました。氷の中に落ち葉が閉じ込められていて、まるで琥珀のようでした。こういう小さな発見が好きです。
Yuki
Tokyo, Japan
This morning, I saw the water in the chozusha (purification basin) at my local shrine was frozen. Fallen leaves were trapped inside the ice, looking just like amber. I love these little discoveries.
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