Watercolor painting of autumn leaves reflected on the surface of the water

A tiny house in the middle of snowy land. The photo location: near Yamagata station

I took these photos last week at Shinagawa Station. They were having a small lacquerware exhibition sort of thing and were selling goods from I suppose Naraijuku as is written on the cloth, but I don't remember if there was anything else to the setup. They had a lot of really cool lacquerware pieces though and I managed to pick up a couple of spoons and some extra chopsticks. I would have liked to buy more, but unfortunately am not in the need for much tableware at the moment lol. They also had some traditional children's toys and I was considering getting a Jacob's Ladder since I hadn't seen one in years, but decided to pass lol. The Wagasa on the top of the stall were also for sale too. Only ¥1500 and they're handmade! It was a cool exhibit though, I'm not sure if it was just a one day thing or if they're still going for a while but definitely drop by if you're at Shinagawa Station and see it open.

I love cherry blossom and autumn colors both. Surprisingly today during my afternoon walk, I got a wonderful opportunity to see both of them at the same time. It was an truly amazing experience. These photos were taken in Wako city of Saitama prefecture.

We went to a small restaurant in Meguro called "Meguro Flat" over the holiday and had a really nice lunch together. The place had a nice atmosphere and seemed very multicultural. There were newspapers on the walls in some other languages (I'm not sure what languages, but they were Latin based at least) and posters of wines from different countries and the menu was interesting as well. If I remember correctly, jerk chicken is a local specialty of Jamaica and I've never had the chance to try it before, but this place was offering it so I decided to order it. It tasted really nice and the salad that came with it was refreshing. There was also a spoonful of mashed potatoes on the side with the pickled carrots and the place also offers all-you-can-eat bread! I love bread so that was a plus. My girlfriend ordered an assorted platter and the cream in the middle went really well with the bread so we got another free basket to eat it with lol. Incidentally, I look like I'm posing for the camera, but I was actually just admiring the atmosphere of the restaurant lol. Anyways, it's a nice place, so anyone visiting Meguro or looking for something to do should check it out. It's like a ~5 min walk from the station. I think the nighttime menu might be different as well, but I'm not certain of that.

Locally, in Tatebayashi City, Gunma Prefecture The autumn leaves of the former Akimoto Bettei are beginning to change color I took 📸 a picture of the place where the sunlight entered only for a moment. The gradient is beautiful.

Mt. Fuji floating in a sea of clouds is beautiful. Photographed in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture

A light and shadow snowy view of mount Zao. Its an ideal place for winter activity. This photo was taken from the ropeway of mount Zao

This train braved heavy snow which was pouring down...

Cherry blossom with snow. It was an amazing experience to see snow along with cherry blossom.

Every year, my father goes smelt fishing on Lake Shumarinai in Hokkaido, and he takes me there, and this is my "Japan winter" scenery that I can see while smelt fishing.

This is a photo of Mt. Fuji covered in snow as seen from the roof of the school. (sudarat)

After a sudden snow fall the Wako Jurin park in Saitama prefecture looks like this.

Christmas coming soon (* ́ω'*)

Nature's own art work. It's snowflakes on the glass of the ropeway on Mount Zao (Yamagata prefecture).

Autumn leaves in the autumn moon. It's been 25-6 years since my friend took me there.

Escape the cold Warmth for a moment

Winter footsteps

The Christmas alley. We are preparing for Christmas day and nature is also preparing for it. The photo was taken from Wako city in Saitama prefecture.

A path to go the heaven. Surrounding is fully covered with snow while the road is snow free. The photo was taken in Mount zao in Yamagata prefecture.

First Portrait Watch your friend think hard about the composition I was ♪ taking it leisurely

Sasanqua in the precincts of Sogo Reido

To the roadside Dosojin When the fruits of the southern sky turn color

A symmetrical ginko alley on a snowy days in Saitama prefecture. The photo was taken in Wako city.

Kaede of Ichijo Ekanzanso

Managed to stop by Ueno Zoo the other day for a little bit and while I didn't get to see much of the animals because we were short on time, we did get to see a few of the attractions around the park. The first one is "Sala Thai" a gift from the Thai Government to mark the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Japan, as written on the plaque. The second one is the five-story pagoda of the former Kanei-ji Temple. The pagoda was built in 1631 and rebuilt in 1639. Besides that are just some photos of the scenery around the park, and you can see some of the autumn colors on the trees and even in Shinobazu Pond. We also managed to get some tasty lunch. This looks like steak but it was actually like a pork-steak cutlet type of thing. It tasted great though. Hopefully I'll have some more time to actually see the animals next time I go lol It's was registered as an Important Cultural Property in 1911.

This photo was taken at Kiyomizu-dera Temple. This is a photo of when I was trying to take a picture with flowers and suddenly it started snowing.

Some more photos from the Shinagawa Aquarium since I wasn't able to post them all yesterday. I have a lot of pictures of jellyfish but it's so hard to take good photos of them, and it's the same for fish as well. A lot of them are just too small and so the photos came out blurry. Anyways, these are some of the better ones I was able to take. I really liked how the iguana was just chillin on the branch and warming himself up with the UV lamp. I haven't seen an iguana in a long time. I was happy I was able to take some decent photos of the sharks as well. I'm not exactly sure what types of sharks they are but they're still really cool to see. The smaller one seemed like he was tired and when I first passed him and he was sleeping in the back of the tank but when I came by again he was at the front moving around slowly. I was pretty happy with the stingray photo as well, and I'm not sure what the long stingray-looking animal was, but it was interesting. It might not be a type of stingray at all, I'm not sure because it was my first time seeing it, but it kind of looked similar I thought besides the tail area. Penguins are always cool too. I like the emperor penguins. Their hair always reminds me of Boris Johnson's😂 Then just a couple pictures from the dolphin show area. I got a nice melon soda float and then there's a picture of a dolphin listening to his trainer's instructions lol. Thought it was cute

The snowy view of Yamagata city. Looks awesome. The photo was taken from Hotel crown hill Yamagata which is very close to the Yamagata station.