Manyō Shokubutsuen (萬葉植物園) opened in 1932. It was created to house the 300 variety of plants found in the 'Man'yōshū' (万葉集-759), Japan's oldest extant collection of poetry.
There are gardens dedicated to wisteria, camellia, irises and grains.
3) Over 200 wisteria trees (20 varieties) grow in Kasuga-taisha's 'Manyō Botanical Garden' (萬葉植物園 'Manyō Shokubutsuen'), but the most treasured grows beside the shrine's Nan-mon gate.
The 'Sunazuri-no-fuji' (砂ずりの藤 'Sand-brushing Wisteria') is estimated to be 800 years old!
Ever wondered how ISWC has grown over the years?
Find out in our new blog post: a data-powered tour through two decades of Semantic Web research 
https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/blogs/naturenavigator
Huge thanks to @angelosalatino for this fun and insightful piece!
#fotovorschlag „Wenn es Frühling wird“ @FotoVorschlag … dann ist es an der Zeit für mich dem (deutschen) Pollenflug zu entkommen, und wie hier, die Blüte in #Nara / #Japan zu genießen!
The 8th-century main image of Thousand-Armed #Kannon #Bodhisattva (千手観音菩薩) at Tsubosakadera Temple (壺阪寺) in Takatori, #Nara Prefecture, #Japan.
#BuddhistArt #Buddhism
Along with Nara’s Sarusawa-ike (奈良・猿沢池) and Shiga’s Ishiyama-dera (滋賀県・石山寺), Ōsawa-no-ike was counted 1 of the Heian period's 3 famed Moon-Viewing Spots.
Nowadays the pond is most famed for the sakura and momiji trees (around 650 in total) that line the banks.
Upcoming ISWC 2025 deadlines! Research, In-Use, and Resource tracks are next!
If you are working on cutting-edge research, practical applications, or valuable resources in the Semantic Web field, now is the time to prepare your submissions!
Deadlines:
Abstract: May 6, 2025Paper: May 13, 2025
https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/
American Oversight v. Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Bessent, Rubio, and NARA Regarding Military Actions Planned on Signal Messaging App
Docket Number 25-0883 in District Court for the District of Columbia.
Lawsuit filed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State and acting Archivist Marco Rubio, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration concerning news reports that journalist Jeffery Goldberg had been added to a Signal group chat among those containing potentially classified information about active military operations.
Read the complaint on American Oversight or on Document Cloud. This suit has to do with the Federal Records Act and the Administrative Procedure Act requiring the preservation and recovery of records created using Signal for a group-chat discussion of planned and active
military operations from March 11, 2025, through March 15, 2025.
The US National Archives Catalog will be unavailable on Saturday 29 March 2025 from 8 AM - 8 PM (Eastern) and may be intermittently unavailable on Sunday 30 March 2025 until 11 PM (Eastern), due to maintenance and search engine updates.
Notice published in the "National Archives Catalog" newsletter issue titled "Celebrities in the Catalog"
#USNationalArchives #NARA #NationalArchives #Research #Geneadons #Histodons
@histodons @genealogy @geneadons
https://archives-20973928.hs-sites.com/celebrities-in-the-catalog
The Conversation: Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives. “Creating the National Archives required decades of advocacy by historians, politicians and government officials. The National Archives was not simply an administrative convenience – it was a necessity born from repeated disasters that underscored the fragility of government records. […]
Originally the spring equinox was taken up by a Shintō festival called 'Shunki kōrei-sai' (春季皇霊祭), created in 1878 and centered around imperial ancestor worship.
In 1948 this was repackaged as a day for admiring nature and all living things.
On Feb 7th, #Trump sacked the
head of #NARA, the agency that maintains the ofcl texts of the nation’s laws, & whose motto is “the written word endures.”
>110k govt pages have gone dark in a #purge that one scientist likened to a “#DigitalBookBurning,” & which has proved as frightening in its imprecision as in its malice.
The Records Preservation and Access Coalition is hosting its second Family History Hill Day on Wednesday 9 April 2025.
RPAC advocates and others in the genealogy community are invited to attend the event and meet Members of Congress and their staff in Washington, D.C.
Our focus in 2025 will be on funding for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
@geneadons @genealogy @histodons
#FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Research #NARA #NationalArchives
https://www.recordsadvocate.org/come-to-dc-register-for-family-history-hill-day-on-9-april-2025/
Webinar "Saving A Nation’s Stories: The US National Archives and Why Advocacy Matters" is freely available for a limited time from the Association of Professional Genealogists.
This panel discusses the importance of NARA to all types of historians, how congressional appropriations impact its operations, and why advocacy for continued funding is essential.
Learn how you can effectively engage with legislators to support archival access.
#canona1 #canonaf8
#ultramax400 #kodakgold
#50mm #35mm
For the first time in about 40 years, Nara Park has installed public trash cans to help protect its famous deer following a rise in littering that has created a health hazard for the protected animal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/05/japan/society/nara-park-deer-protection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #nara #narapark #deer #animals #parks #waste #tourism
Discover Nara, Japan – The Host City of ISWC 2025! 
The ISWC Conference isn’t just about cutting-edge research – it's also a chance to explore an amazing city. This year, we are heading to Nara, Japan, a place where history, culture, and innovation come together.
Blog post about Nara: https://iswc2025.semanticweb.org/#/blogs/host
Have you been to Nara before? Share your favorite spots below! 
[Veille] Lu, Vu, Entendu de février https://hackmd.io/@macgraveur80/fevrier2025 Sans toute avec en lien avec le sommet de l'IA, la veille de ce mois-ci donne une large part à ce sujet. On y retrouve @opheliecoelho @MarieMuller @figoblog #Archives #IA #Colonie #Trump #NARA #Data #RDF #RiC #WebSem #Feminisme #Sparlq #infrastructure
Update. "The National Archives is nonpartisan but has found itself targeted by Trump."
https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-archives-firings-layoffs-historical-recordkeeping-559027fdd2f634263bea7774a78d66fe
"The president didn’t give a public reason for firing archivist Colleen Shogan, but he has long held a grudge against the agency for notifying the Justice Department of his alleged mishandling of classified documents after he left office following his first term…A Trump-aligned archivist might also be less inclined to enforce the Presidential Records Act or ask questions if Trump leaves office with troves of classified documents, said Norm Eisen, executive chair of the State Democracy Defenders Fund."
