Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Ushiku Great Buddha, Ibaraki, Japan

Early morning in the Mekong Delta

National Treasure Matsumoto Castle, in Japan

Tono, Iwate, Japan

Hachimantai, Iwate, Japan

In autumn, many kinds of mushrooms grow in the mountains, but this is the first time I've seen a mushroom that looks like a brain🧠

Our collaborative research with Dr. Kawachi group have been published. PET-CT results suggest that nodules act as dynamic regulators of photosynthates translocation under soil variation in soybean. Congrats, Dr. Miyoshi!! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The Japanese kerria in greenery of the mountains.

Katakuri flowers herald the arrival of spring in the mountains🇯🇵

We published a new paper investigating the rice NILs & PYLs with root QTLs to identify which root QTL is important for drought avoidance. Our findings indicate that the QTL for root angle is more critical for drought avoidance than the other root traits. doi.org/10.3117/plan...