2025-03

敬意を表して

Respect for the algae

Algae create lush forests in the ocean and support many living creatures. Many algae species have amazing abilities, such as absorbing metals, producing oils similar to petroleum, and directly extracting nitrogen. In tribute to the algae that support life and have special abilities,
敬意を表して

Respect for friction

Friction is essential to our daily lives, but without it, would we be constantly slipping? This friction is a mysterious phenomenon that has yet to be explained. In tribute to friction, which causes crustal movements and protects us from meteorites,
敬意を表して

Respect for the years

This is a tribute to the hundreds of millions of years of the Earth's ceaseless activity and activity, from rocks weathering into sand, rain sinking into the ground and becoming mineral-containing water, organic matter metamorphosing underground into fossil fuels, and minerals forming large crystals underground.
敬意を表して

Respect for the soil

Soil nurtures many living organisms. It is soft and nutritious, containing a mixture of minerals, organic matter, and microorganisms, as well as air and water. It is so precious that it takes 100 years to build up 1 cm of soil. In tribute to the soil, which is said to be non-renewable but supports many forms of life,
敬意を表して

Respect for keystone species

Keystone species are those that maintain the balance of the ecosystem with a small number of individuals. They include wolves, African elephants, beavers, sea otters, pikas, termites, lions, salmon, honeybees, and Sauro cacti. In honor of the important roles that keystone species play,
敬意を表して

Respect for the Wind

Wind circulates through the atmosphere to eliminate heat imbalances. This is a tribute to the wind, which not only carries heat but also water, microorganisms, iron and other nutrients, creates clouds and rain, and sometimes stirs the ocean, enriching ecosystems.
敬意を表して

Respect for beauty

Why do we feel something is beautiful? Is it because the object itself is beautiful, or is it because we have a structure that allows us to recognize it as beautiful? We feel that landscapes, trees, water, atomic structures, and the universe are all beautiful. In tribute to the beauty that we do not understand.
敬意を表して

Respect for the clay

Clay is expected to have 1000 uses. The clay minerals that make up clay are layered minerals, and their properties can be greatly changed depending on the materials placed between the fine layers. In homage to clay, a multifunctional material created by nature,
敬意を表して

Respect for fallen leaves and roots

Fallen roots are tiny roots that have withered and fallen from the roots. They decompose together with fallen leaves and enrich the soil, but they also have a different role in absorbing and releasing nitrogen. In tribute to the fallen leaves and roots that support forests and many living things,
敬意を表して

Respect for the salmon

Phosphorus is an element of life. Salmon collect phosphorus that has flowed into the ocean and then return to rivers, storing it in their bodies through the food chain. This is in homage to salmon, who travel the vast oceans to gather phosphorus, then defy gravity and swim up rivers to return it to their forests and rivers.