Tokyo is such a huge, artificial city with skyscrapers and paved roads that we can hardly feel the power of nature in there. We can't even tell whether it is raining or not from an underground shopping mall. What I realized most in Vancouver was that the nature heavily affects our mood, thought and behavior. We can be happy in a fine day without any other special reasons and can become uneasy by a rain cloud. This picture and the one on my yesterday article prove the fact. I know that we can intentionally change our mood to some degree, but it's difficult to keep our mind in a good condition for a long time under bad circumstances. I think it's a very natural idea to think about moving our places in search of better circumstances. I've been testifying the idea for years and my next target is Obihiro. I hope it is a bright and hopeful place just like this picture implies.

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