I thought this was a really nice article and video. I hadn't heard about Utase ships or Utase fishing before. I mentioned the other day in a post about the Edo-Tokyo Museum how I really liked seeing the architecture of the ships and just happened to come across this today. I love how you can see a full broadside view of the ship and its sails. Apparently there are a bunch of different varieties of sails and different numbers used depending on the size, etc. of the ship. I've never had the opportunity to go to Kumamoto sadly, but I'd like to see this in action if I get the chance. I've seen a lot of photos of Kumamoto Castle as well, so that's definitely something I'd be checking out if I visited. I'd like to do it in the spring to see the cherry blossoms as well.

愛知県豊田市小原村の四季桜の里です。
四季桜の開花時期は秋なので、紅葉と桜を一緒に見られる日本で唯一の場所です。

Some photos I took at Nijo Castle in spring 2018. You can see the cherry blossoms in some of the photos just starting to bloom, but not quite in full bloom, and the rest of the gardens were really enjoyable as well. I really liked the gold decorations/designs on the buildings. The gate was also really cool. I believe it's called Karamon Gate although I'm not 100% sure on that. The moat around the castle was pretty neat as well, I can imagine it was a strong fortification, especially since it belonged to Tokugawa Ieyasu, although I'm not entirely sure about the rest of the castle's history. The photos of the moat and surrounding area were taken from on top of a small vantage point, and I wonder if it was originally some sort of turret, but I'm not sure about that either. Either way, I definitely recommend giving it a visit to anyone in Kyoto or anyone planning to visit Kyoto. I believe it was relatively close to the Golden Pavilion as well, so if you have the chance, why not?

「岡山県 化生寺の河津桜」

岡山県真庭市の化生寺と河津桜🌸
地元の人もあまり知らない穴場スポット
知ってほしいけど知ってほしくないお気に入りのスポット。真庭市には歴史的なスポットがたくさんあるのでコロナが落ち着きましたらぜひ一度お越し下さい😁

春に地元で撮った夜桜。少し小高い所にあって、階段を上るとそこはライトアップされた夜桜のトンネルがありました。桜の明るいピンクが夜を感じさせないくらい光っていました。

コロナでゆっくり花見をすることはできませんでしたが、コロナが終息したときは皆で花見をしたいですね。

これより綺麗な桜を見たことがないってくらい。みんなが何も気にせず笑顔で花見をできる日が戻りますように。

桜咲く季節

桜が咲く4月のこと

ジラカンス桜
佐賀県武雄市の山桜
人々を魅了するその姿

去年巣鴨で撮影した桜と雪のコラボ。
美しすぎてなかなか忘れられない。

滋賀県長浜市 長浜城歴史博物館 天守と桜
皆が不安や心配することなく好きな時間に好きな場所へいける日がくることを願って。

滋賀県彦根市 国宝：彦根城の夜桜
皆が不安や心配することなく好きな時間に好きな場所へいける日がくることを願って。

近江の春

春の美しさと優しさを凝縮した伏見十石舟で撮った夢みたいな一枚。
コロナが終息しましたら家族や友達とまた一緒に行きたいです！

桜が咲く季節

桜の木の下で。

桜で有名な
高遠城址公園の冬も良し。

アフターコロナで訪ねたい日本の場所

桜トンネルに突き抜ける路線
2021/4
岡山県にて

アフターコロナで訪ねたい日本の場所
水面に浮かぶ姫路城と桜
兵庫県にて
2021.4

アフターコロナで訪ねたい日本の場所

醍醐桜

2021/４
岡山県にて

18きっぷシーズンに友達と静岡県でルーレットの旅（ルーレットで出た駅で必ず1枚撮る縛り）をしていて、函南駅で撮った写真！何も無くてみんな苦戦してたなwwww懐中時計持っててよかったァ！

またやりたいなぁ〜´｡✪ω✪｡ `

Beautiful view, looks like Mt. Yoshino if I'm not mistaken? Either way, I totally agree. Can't wait for corona to be over so I can finally take my mask off and walk around and smell the fresh air. During the spring when the cherry blossoms were in bloom I was walking on a street with cherry blossoms and took my mask off for a second no one was around and I realized it was the first time I'd had my mask off outside all spring. Smelling the cherry blossoms was amazing, just a full year of wearing a mask and you nearly forget what nature smells like. Hopefully, come spring next year I'll be able to walk outside and smell the cherry blossoms and whatever else is blooming in the area. I'd love to be able to go traveling again just like normal and be able to take in not just the sights and sounds, but the smells as well. Until then, just gotta keep hanging in there!

Edit: This is Takami no Sato, not Mt. Yoshino. I was mistaken. They look very similar though!

樹齢300年以上の枝垂れ桜のある景色です。花桃と桜が咲き乱れる様はとても美しいです。
アフターコロナには沢山の人にこの桜の生きる強さを見てもらいたいです。

満開の枝垂れ桜で山がピンクに染まる様は圧巻です。
アフターコロナはマスクを外して思い切り新鮮な山の空気を胸一杯吸いたいですね。

Wow what a cool sight! I've been out to Nagatoro and Chichibu and went on a riverboat ride and I think I remember the guy pushing the boat saying something about there being icicles there during the winter. I'd love to go back and see it sometime as this looks really amazing. Also we wanted to try the kayaking in Nagatoro as well since the water was too low when we went and the boat we rode on couldn't go as far downriver. I guess they have some skiing there as well, I'm not sure if it's connected to the ropeway at all, but that's another cool thing to do in the area. The mountain is really beautiful and I think there's probably a good amount of cherry blossoms if you go in the spring. I'd like to explore Chichibu more though as I hear there's a pilgrimage there where you can see temples and shrines and stuff.

This looks like a really cool place to visit in Yamanashi if you're heading over to Mt. Fuji or the five lakes. Apparently this place Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nenba was destroyed by a landslide caused by a typhoon in the 60s but was rebuilt some 40 years later. Looks like there's a bunch of stuff to do as well: museums, galleries, craft making experiences, etc. I'm curious as to whether or not the thatched roofs are constructed the same way as the Gassho-zukuri roofs of Shirakawa-go and Gokayama, as they look very similar. I bet it'd look really nice in the winter when it snows and there's also cherry blossoms in the area so that'd be nice for visiting in the spring. Looks fun!

Man this place is really amazing. I've seen lots of photos about Nabana no Sato but I haven't seen any that looked like this. I know there are some really pretty cherry blossoms here in the spring too and they even have weeping cherry blossoms as well. I'd love to visit when they're in bloom, but there's also supposed to be some really amazing scenery in the fall when the leaves change color. It's really awesome they have Anpanman in the field too lol. Some of the other characters I'm not sure about but I know I've seen them before. I know about Shokupanman though since I personally love bread lol. I'm used to seeing the illuminations of this place so this is really cool getting to see a side of it I hadn't seen before.

Early Spring in Yoyogi Park

京都市伏見区 壕川 十石船
江戸時代には京都から大阪への重要な運搬航路でしたが、今はのんびり桜や酒蔵をのぞみながらの観光航路となっています。