Honkoji Temple in Kyoto with cherry blossoms in full bloom. It is located in a quiet residential area, so you can enjoy spring in a quiet atmosphere.

Bird’s-eye view Cropped ✂ vertical composition

It was Mt. Yoshino under a cloudy sky. Cropped ✂ vertical composition

The other day around mid-April, I photographed the flowers of the otome camellia otome tsubaki in the Mt. Rokko of Kobe. This Mt. Rokko area has been designated as the Setonaikai National Park and has been a suitable place for recreation and summer retreat since the Meiji era. Mountain villas and recreation centers have been built here and there in the mountains, and there are sightseeing spots such as Rokko Ranch, which is inspired by a mountain ranch in Switzerland, and Arima Onsen, which is counted as one of the three famous springs of pillow grass. The mountains opened by foreigners in the Kobe Settlement have many katakana names such as Cascade Valley a valley of many small waterfalls and Twenty Cross 20 mountain trails, recalling the history of foreigners opening the mountain. By the way, this time the otome camellia was taken at the place of the Japanese name, Otter Pond in Viper Valley. Aside from the Mt. Rokko area where many names from the Edo period remain, such as the Shojo Pond introduced here last year, Otter Pond is ... I wonder if the pond used to be full of otters, and I still look around for signs. The camellia blooming season is almost over, but now the azalea flowers are brightly colored all over the driveway. Animals and plants are rich in nature, Mt. Rokko how about 😊 hiking?

At Kujinji Temple, Nara Prefecture. Moss-fumigated approach.

The morning sun shines from the fresh green of spring... Mt. Rokko in Kobe has been redressed! !! The photo is a morning scene taken near the ridge of the Omote Rokko Driveway in mid-April. I climbed the hill on a road bike, but it was a pleasant cycling that felt moderately sweaty I climbed slowly. Mt. Rokko was opened as a leisure mountain by foreigners in the Meiji era, and Arthur Herkes Groom, who built the first mountain villa, is called the "founder of Mt. Rokko." The first mountain villa was built at a place called Mikuni Pond after climbing the driveway in the photo to the ridge. From there, foreigners and Japan people built mountain villas one after another, forming a village. It seems that there are no mountain villas left from that time now, but you can still see many recreation centers of various companies in the vicinity. Even if you actually climb on a road bike, you can meet foxes, raccoons, woodpeckers, squirrels, moles and monkeys, and you can feel that you have come to nature in a different world from the city. How about 😊 forest bathing for a mental retreat this spring?

Arashiden Ryoanji Station with cherry blossoms in full bloom. There are many famous cherry blossom spots along the Arashiden Line, and many tourists visit here in spring. You can enjoy cherry blossom viewing with the tranquil scenery of Kyoto in the background.

This is the scenery of Kyoto Arashiyama with cherry blossoms in full bloom. I was able to see citizens enjoying the warm sunshine on a spring day.

This is the scenery of Kyoto Arashiyama with cherry blossoms in full bloom. I was able to see citizens enjoying the warm sunshine on a spring day.

It is a scenery of a residential area in which cherry blossoms are in full bloom. You can enjoy cherry blossoms in full bloom in a quiet residential area.

This is the scenery of Hankyu Nishimuko Station platform with cherry blossoms in full bloom. When someone sees a normal commute to work from a traveler's point of view, it is recorded as a special moment.

Challenge the flower raft with iPHONE! Spring reflection is fun ♬

Landscape of a residential area in Muko-shi, Kyoto. You can enjoy the cherry blossoms and the spring mood in a quiet residential area.

Street of Nishimukohi Station, Muko-shi, Kyoto. You can admire the quiet scenery on the street where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.

The platform at Nishimuko Station where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. You can enjoy the feeling of spring in the quiet ride.

Kaizu Osaki 🌸 in Shiga Prefecture I love the scenery here and want 😆✨ to go there every year.

View of the Japan Hikone, Shiga Hikone Castle Cherry blossoms in the castle town The cherry blossoms were ☺️🌸 very beautiful. I like this photo. If you think Just below 👍 this post button tap please🤲💖

🌸🌸🌸 World of Cherry Blossoms Blowin' in the wind 🌸🌸🌸 Hikone, Shiga It is the cherry blossoms of Hikone Castle Town Good! If you think that, please press 😌 the like button

Sun, cherry blossoms, green and blue Hikone, Shiga Cherry blossoms in Hikone Castle Town You can 😌🌸 feel the gentle warmth Good! If you think that, please press 😌 the like button

Hikone, Shiga Cherry blossoms 🌸 in Hikone Castle Town The appearance of it blowing in the wind is also beautiful 😌✨. Good! If you think that, please press 😌 the like button

🌸 Sakura's Date 🌸 Sakura-chan who dated during the big season Couple Photo Hikone, Shiga There was a moat around Hikone Castle, and there were 😌 many cherry blossoms around the moat Take a walk together The weather is great, too. Good! If you think that, please press 😌 the like button

Collaboration photo with cherry blossoms, five-storied pagoda, and pond.

Sakura from the dandelion perspective 🌸🌸🌸 Cherry blossoms in Hikone Castle Town, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture. I wonder what the sakura from the dandelion looks like. There is a little 😌 yellow one in the lower right corner Good! If you think that, please press 😌 the like button

Cherry blossom photo 🌸🌸🌸 of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture Castle town Good! If you think about it, please press 🙇 ♀️ the like button

Photo at Toji Temple, Kyoto. A collaboration photo of night cherry blossoms willow cherry blossoms and a five-storied pagoda. It was crowded with tourists. A scenery that you want to see at least once in your life.

Fushimi Jugokufune 🌸 in Kyoto This is a place 😊✨ that I really like every year and never get tired of it.

Cherry blossom trees along the Mibu River in Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture The row of cherry blossom trees lined up beautifully like Ono City was 😯 beautiful.

It is 🌸 a Tsubosaka-dera Temple in Nara Prefecture When it rains, it gets hazy and cool, so I dared to go on 🚗 a rainy day³₃

I was able to take a spring-like photo.

Tanuki's cherry blossom viewing 🌸 I went to Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture. Tanuki at Shigaraki Station on the railway! It looks like you are leisurely looking at the cherry blossoms under the magnificent cherry blossoms. Wow! And the face when I looked up is cute ♡. There is also a museum and many Shigaraki ware shops nearby. This local pottery, "Shigaraki ware", which has been blessed with high-quality soil since ancient times and has excelled at making large vessels, was ✨ impressive just by looking at it. Some are from the Kamakura period, Even the ones that make you feel the newness of modern craftsmen are a good stimulus. I liked ♡ the elegant black shiny vessel with gold mixed with glaze. Next time I go, I would like to book a potter's wheel experience and try something new.