Kumamoto Nabegataki Curtains of icicles in winter

The beautiful snow monsters of Zao montaion in Yamagata prefecture. The view of snow monsters are completely different on a sunny days and on a cloudy day. We got a cloudy day view. This is also very nice to enjoy.

Went to a soba restaurant in Ueno called Rengyoku-an (蓮玉庵) over the weekend and ordered same really tasty tempura and soba. I ordered the Tempura Seiro Soba (天せいろそば) and it was a bit pricey at 1750 yen but it tasted great. What I really liked about the restaurant though (besides the food), was the atmosphere of the place. It had a bunch of really awesome art hanging on the walls that was reminiscent of Edo Period art and I'm a pretty big fan of that so it was really enjoyable. The inside of the building was grey but it was very stylish. I'm not sure what the walls were made of, but it seemed to be some sort of granite and the coloring of the seats was also in a similar fashion but very tasteful. I definitely want to go back here again and try some more of their dishes! It's pretty close to Okachimachi Station so it's pretty easy to drop in for lunch.

Snow-covered Shirakawa-go It is a shooting in a famous place.

Hokkaido Monbetsu, I took a picture with the crab claw of a tourist attraction in the background. Highly transparent jewelry ice cream made from river ice. It is rare to find it in Monbetsu, but it was heart-shaped. When I superimposed it on the sunset of Blue Hour, There was also a rare phenomenon of a ring of light called halo. A miraculous photo that can never be photographed again, We will send it to you.

I photographed the three-storied pagoda and snowy landscape at the foot of Mt. Kinka, which represents Gifu City.

Kumamoto Nabegataki Curtains of icicles in winter

I forgot to post this photo as it wasn't at Asukayama Park, but it was on the way. As we were walking to Asukayama Park we looked over the side of this bridge and I saw this small little garden and just thought it was really nice. To the right of the garden there's a small French bistro that looked like a nice quiet place to grab a bite to eat but it wasn't open at the time. I was curious so I did a little research about the place and it turns out the chef used to work at the Imperial Hotel for more than 20 years. It makes sense too, because I looked at some of the food they serve at this bistro and it looks pretty darn good. I'd love to stop by when it's open. Hopefully next time I'm in the area!

Winter beauty of mount Zao in Yamagata prefecture. Everything was covered with snow which creates an amazing scenery. All the trees also wore the snow dress. This is on the half way to mount zao where we can see the snow monsters

Winter sky found during a night walk

"Kita-ku, Osaka" A natural Japan landscape with changing seasons.

"Winter View Osaka City Kita-ku" A natural Japan scene with the changing seasons.

This empty road of Kibitsu Shrine in Okayama Prefecture is so empty that it seems to be sucked in. Why 🤔 do I feel strange? People walking slowly, jogging, walking There were many things, but everyone seemed 😆 to be comfortable It's a sacred path, isn't it?😊

From green to red Changing seasons

Like vending machine, a public telephone booth also can be seen in several places in Japan. But unlike the other telephone booth this creats anmazing color contrast with dark red colour where the surrounding is covered with snow. This photo was taken in mount Zao in Yamagata prefecture

The last of the photos that I took at Asukayama Park. The first one was a nice statue of Shibusawa Eiichi and the second and third were taken at a shrine inside the park. I had to do a little bit of research to learn more about the shrine, but I was already quite sure it was an Inari Shrine because of the fox statues, but apparently it's called (I believe) Kabuto Inari Shrine Ruins (兜稲荷社跡), although I could be wrong about the reading for the first kanji. I liked that the shrine had a really small wooden shrine of what I believe was what the original shrine actually looked like, and the stone lanterns were aesthetically pleasing as well. I foolishly forgot to take a picture of the torii gate unfortunately... The last two photos are the statue of Shibusawa Eichi (which took us forever to find lol) and the plaque below it. I can only make out a few characters that are written on the plaque but there's another plaque on the back of the pedestal (which I forgot to take a picture of), so if you're visiting the park be sure to look at that if you're struggling to read it as well lol.

Naritasan Park Gradation of shining autumn leaves

It's always beautiful 🌟 here. :* A place 😆 filled with all the boys' favorite things Trains, cars, ships, planes... w It's😊 a place where you can see everything on land, sea and air. If you see something beautiful, you can ✊ do your best again from tomorrow

Mt. Fuji in the middle of winter Shot in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture 2019\2

This was my first visit to any winter wonderland. It was taken from mount Zao, Yamagata prefecture. My intension was to see the snowmonster but to reach the snowmonster we need to take the ropeway. From that ropeway we got this fantastic view.

"Japan Winter" is really paradise Mt. Fuji and torii ⛩ gates floating in a sea of clouds In Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture 2021／1

Some more photos from Asukayama Park! The first monument is a bit difficult for me to read so I had to do a bit of research, but it seems to be a commemorative monument signifying the planting of various trees throughout the park to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Meiji Restoration, and as such, was constructed in 1968, so it's about 50 years old, probably one of the newer monuments of its kind within the park. When I was walking back around the area I saw the dance stage from a different angle and managed to take a photo of the participants through a nice gap in the trees. There were a lot more participants this time so I stopped and watched it for a little while again. At the other end of the park I found this statue of a woman which is actually a statue of the "Goddess of peace" and it was erected in 1974 to wish for world peace and happiness. Even cooler, it was erected by the famous sculptor Seibo Kitamura who erected the "Peace Statue" at Peace Memorial Park in Nagasaki. Really cool to see his works all the way in Tokyo as well!

Mountain~

Autumn leaves 📸 of Konaka Otaki in Midori City, Gunma Prefecture and Kegon Falls in Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture

Some more photos I took at Asukayama Park the other day. I really liked this statue of Avalokitesvara, as I felt like it was really well crafted. I included the description to this monument as it's hard to read what is carved onto the stone and it's written in older Japanese too so my friends couldn't even read it lol. I think it has something to do with a poem about cherry blossoms although I could be wrong about that. It's pretty cool seeing the older Japanese from hundreds of years ago though. Even if I can't read it it's interesting to see how the Japanese language itself has evolved throughout the years. I'll be posting more photos of this place tomorrow as well!

After all, winter in Osaka is the illumination 🎶 of Midosuji I drive or walk 😊 there every year. With 😆 the smiles of many people

It's raining again... ( ́・ω・')