The Japanese word satoyamadescribes a landscape that lies between the natural and human worlds, an intermediate zone of forests, fields, and bustling communities. Containing both natural and human elements, they are havens for different kinds of life, including a wide array of insects.
Cats lover illustrator Toshinori Mori draws ~ A cat traveling in the four seasons ~ “Tabineko” Illustration "Autumn color patchwork" . Running at the foot of the fall mountain is the recently revived “Niigata color” train (Shinetsu line). I drew “Kuro” and “Mike” watching the train. Software used: Adobe Illustrator Calendars and postcards using this illustration are sold at Etsy.