There is a beautiful woodblock painting of Shōzaburō Watanabe I once saw with the name "owl and cherryblossom" and never thought to see a nocturnal bird like owl can be seen on a broad daylight. So it is a rare sight for me and happy to capture a moment like this. It was taken from kita asaba sakura zutsumi of Saitama Prefecture.

She loves spring and never gets tired of taking photos during this season. We spend an afternoon in Kita Asaba Sakura Zutsumi Park with great pleasure. This photo was taken there as a memory before her return to her country.

The best thing about spring in Japan is that everyone enjoys it to the fullest. Whether it's humans like us or four-legged animals. In many places, I have seen dogs, cats, birds, and other animals walking around in the garden or park with their families during spring and taking beautiful pictures. Here in Kita asaba Sakura zutsumi park, this two cute Shiba Inu posed for almost five different photographers excluding me.

Two little sweet children came to wish luck to a beautiful would-be mommy at Kita asaba sakura zutsumi park, Saitama. My friend went there for her photoshoot and these two very cute girl happily pose with her and that made the frame so beautiful. This park is covered with beautiful pink cherry blossoms.

This water Shangri-La of Gunma prefecture is a hidden treasure that I found out last spring. Minakami has all the things that give one peace. I don't know why this place is so underrated, at least among foreigners, since it's only an hour away from Tokyo by Shinkansen. I would want that everyone visits this place during spring, autumn, or snowy winter. Because this city is unique in every season.

Minakami has all the things that give one peace. I don't know why this place is so underrated, at least among foreigners, since it's only an hour away from Tokyo by Shinkansen. I would want that everyone visits this place during spring, autumn, or snowy winter. Because this city is unique in every season.

[English／日本語]
We went to the Hamura Zoological Park for our graduation field trip! The park was large enough that we could see all the animals in an hour, and we were able to take our time and enjoy the park. The giraffes were especially popular, and everyone who came to the park took pictures of them. The students were thrilled to see animals for the first time! We also talked about food culture, such as how this animal is often eaten in their country
卒業遠足で羽村市動物公園に行きました！園内は1時間あればすべての動物を見られるくらいの規模で、じっくりと楽しむことができました。特にキリンが人気で、来園した人達はみんな写真をとっていました。学生たちは初めて見る動物に感激！また、国ではこの動物をよく食べるなど食文化の話にもなりました。

千葉県船橋市にあるアンデルセン公園のどうぶつふれあい広場のヤギさん。

河津桜が綺麗でした。

遊びに来た子どもたちから離れてひと休み。

河津桜とメジロです。
河津桜は2月上旬から咲き始める早咲きの桜です。
河津桜は、前回の投稿であげた寒緋桜と大島桜の自然交雑種で誕生しました。静岡県の河津町で発見されたことから、河津桜という名がつけられました。
河津桜の開花が早い理由としては、交雑元である寒緋桜の開花時期が早いことが原因とされています。大島桜の花の色は真っ白であることから、河津桜の色は寒緋桜と大島桜の中間を取っているようにも見える。
ちなみに、河津桜は東京都内でも見ることができます。この写真は大手町の丸紅ビルの前で撮りました。今は結構散ってます。）

国営ひたち海浜公園みはらしの丘のネモフィラです。
ネモフィラの青と空の青が眼前に広がる世界は夢のようです。

埼玉県にある武蔵一之宮である氷川神社。
氷川神社の赤い建物が夕暮れ美しく浮かび上がっています。

2400年以上の歴史をもつといわれ、大いなる宮居として大宮の地名の由来にもなった日本でも指折りの古社。武蔵一宮として関東一円の信仰を集め、初詣には多くの参拝者で賑わいます。
氷川神社名の社は大宮を中心に、埼玉県および東京都下、神奈川県下におよびその数は280数社を数えます。

さいたま新都心駅。
埼玉県にある近未来的な建築物、JR駅。
埼玉県さいたま市さいたま新都心にある駅の東西自由通路。

埼玉県
さいたま市
さいたま新都心
さいたま新都心駅
駅
JR
近未来的都市

The Plum Blossom Festival is now in progress at Kairakeun, one of Japan's three great gardens. About 3,000 plum trees of about 100 varieties are planted in the vast garden, and the feature is that you can enjoy the plum blossoms for a long period, with early blooming, middle blooming, and late blooming. Currently, 70% of flowers are bloomed. Beautiful night illumination also happened last weekends.

The Plum Blossom Festival is now in progress at Kairakeun, one of Japan's three great gardens. About 3,000 plum trees of about 100 varieties are planted in the vast garden, and the feature is that you can enjoy the plum blossoms for a long period, with early blooming, middle blooming, and late blooming. Currently, 70% of flowers are bloomed. Beautiful night illumination also happened last weekend.

The Plum Blossom Festival is now in progress at Kairakeun, one of Japan's three great gardens. About 3,000 plum trees of about 100 varieties are planted in the vast garden, and the feature is that you can enjoy the plum blossoms for a long period, with early blooming, middle blooming, and late blooming. Currently, 70% of flowers are bloomed. Beautiful night illumination also happened last weekend.

Today’s 2nd recommended place is yokohama . This gorgeous city has all those things that can attract any traveler. It has magnificent skyline, green and beautiful gardens, historical places and museum, amusement destinations, shopping areas and what not! and a great ocean beauty too. This port city has variety things to offer. But the best part of it is to enjoy the sunset from the deck area while the sky changes its color and city lights blinks like stars.

My today’s recommended place is Kawagoe’s Shingashi river side cherry blossom viewing spot. Though this place is really very close to #tokyo yet very few travellers actually know about this place. I’m not telling that it is a offbeat destination but not as much popular as it should be. Beautiful cherry blossom tree both side of the river and the falling petals all over the water made it so beautiful. Just imagine a boatride on a river of petals. surely it would be a unforgettable experience.

まるで神が舞い降りたかのような
光景を見た。

撮影地
神磯の鳥居⛩

[English／日本語]
The most famous gourmet food in Hachioji is ramen. It is so well known among ramen lovers that there is even a type of ramen called "Hachioji Ramen. Unlike other ramen, "Hachioji Ramen" uses a large amount of onions in its broth. In Nishi-Hachioji, there is a Hachioji Ramen restaurant called "Goemon" where people stand in line. It is a 3-minute walk from Nishi-Hachioji Station, so it is very close to the school. I tried it for the first time the other day! It was a very tasty ramen with the sweetness of onion, just like "Hachioji Ramen". The international students at the Japanese language school like ramen very much. Some of the male students in particular eat ramen every day, and it is one of the reasons for their weight gain. By the way, many female students get fat from eating bread.
八王子で一番有名なグルメといえばラーメンです。「八王子ラーメン」というラーメンの種類があるくらい、ラーメン好きの間ではよく知られています。「八王子ラーメン」は他のラーメンと違って、スープの中に大量のたまねぎが使われています。西八王子には行列のできる八王子ラーメンのお店「吾衛門」があります。西八王子駅から徒歩3分なので、学校からもとても近いです。先日初めて食べました！「八王子ラーメン」らしくたまねぎの甘味を感じるとてもおいしいラーメンでした。日本語学校の留学生たちはラーメンがとても好きです。特に男子学生は毎日食べる人もいるので太る理由の一つになっているほどです。（ちなみに女子学生はパンで太ってしまう子が多いです。）

Spring in Japan means cities surrounded by rows of cherry blossom trees, but whenever we imagine we think about light pink or white flowers and their fragile petals fluttering in the breeze. But these dark pink cherry blossoms are also gorgeous and they bloom much before than common sakura. These flowers are called Kawazu zakura and you can see this grand view if you visit this town from late Feb to early march.

大観山で雲海を撮影後
雲海の中に飛び込んでみたらそこは異世界でした⛩

芦ノ湖より📷

葉山の真名瀬港から相模湾越しに見る夕暮れ時の富士山。
晴れた日の夕方、この場所から見える富士山は本当に黄金色で大きく見えます。

葉山・長者ヶ崎付近の岩場。
沈む直前の夕日とそれに照らせれて映る水溜まりの中が綺麗。
一瞬、日本じゃない様な気もするけど都心近くでもこんな場所沢山あります。

ムーミンバレーパークの湖に青空が映って世界が広がった瞬間。

東京からもデッカい富士山が見れます。

新大久保日暮れ時

Hie shrine is a very popular tourist spot in Tokyo metropolitan nagatacho area. The god enshrined here is believed to be guardian deity of the Tokugawa family. Just outside the temple area there are several torii gates which looks very beautiful. So, my today's recommended travel spot is Hie shrine.

東京の愛宕神社で隔年で開催される出世の石段祭。
急な石段を神輿を担いで降りてくるシーンは正に圧巻です！

My today's recommended tourist spot is Fukaya green park. Cherry blossom season is coming soon and here I want to recommended this place. The overall area of the park is not very large but its well organized. A combination of tulip and cherry blossom can be seen here at the same time.

Today's place is 昭和記念公園. Spring is one of the best times here in Japan. In Tokyo, this park is the perfect place to find almost all kinds of spring flowers.