Summer begins. . . . Postscript. Summer of Japan. Summer is supposed to be enjoyed with friends or loved ones. I hope that someday such a wonderful "summer" will come again.

Satomi Plateau in Ibaraki Prefecture Taken on a precious sunny day during the August New Moon season I also captured some Perseus meteor showers.

Lots of awesome photos being posted today. It's kind of making me jealous with how beautiful they all are. I went for a walk today and took a picture somewhere along the Arakawa River. I'll have to try and walk it all the way to Kitasenju someday lol. That or maybe take it all the way to Chichibu in Saitama. I know it's a really long river. I don't think I could make it that far though sadly. Kind of disappointed that summer is basically over already but at the same time I'm excited for the autumn colors this fall. Hopefully I can get out and visit some temples and shrines out in the countryside or something. I saw some photos like that mostly in Kyoto but I'm sure there are some places nearby Tokyo or in the Kanto region in general where I can see some nice scenery. If not then I'll just have to go somewhere and find it!

This photo was taken while strolling around the local city. On this day, there was a rain forecast from the evening, and while looking for something summery, I suddenly remembered the forecast and looked at the sky, and the clouds were approaching here, and I thought, "Oh, it's summer," so I took a picture before it rained. I added a summery blue color to create a cloudy feeling, and I photographed the steel tower in silhouette in the foreground to make the sky stand out.

Collaboration between paddy fields and Mt. Tsukuba

I managed to get a good workout in today as well. I can already feel my stomach muscles starting to get sore. I found a pretty decent coffee today. Decided to try something besides a black coffee today. Still a Boss coffee but it has a pretty low sugar content and doesn't taste too sweet or too bitter. Considering trying a new one tomorrow but this one was quite good so I might just be drinking this from now on. I want to keep my options open but it's hard to keep searching once you find something good. I found a photo that I forgot to upload before. I visited the Edo Tokyo Museum and outside there was a statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu riding a turtle lol... It's probably one of the more interesting statues I've seen in Japan but I suppose it symbolizes power and longevity, which Ieyasu certainly had both of.

The collaboration between paddy fields and Mt. Tsukuba is a representative scenery of Ibaraki Prefecture

I got another good workout done today. Just gotta keep at it. I was hoping to see Blue Impulse today but I didn't see them anywhere overhead and didn't manage to hear any jets in the air either. I saw a lot of photos being posted on social media though so that was pretty cool. I'm looking forward to checking out the Paralympics though, hopefully it gets good coverage on tv. I'm not really a coffee drinker but lately I've been trying different coffees from the local convenience store in an attempt to find one that I like. I tried the Boss coffee today since I always see commercials for it and it seems to be pretty popular, but it seemed a bit watery to me so I think I'm going to have to keep searching. If anyone has any coffee recommendations for me I'd love to hear them lol

When it comes to Japan summer, wind chimes are indispensable! So, I went to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. I tried to express "Japan summer" by adding summer sunlight and wind chimes.

Oarai, Ibaraki It is famous as a photo spot for the morning sun, but it is also nice at night.

Man the rain today was pretty crazy for a bit. Glad that it stopped sooner than later. Wasn't able to find any parks this weekend, was busy being a nurse for my girlfriend after she received her second dose of the vaccine lol. Bit of a shorter post today as I'm pretty tired from doing that over the weekend. Wasn't able to get any decent pictures this weekend sadly, but I did get this picture of a fountain near Toyo Station. Thought that the statues were quite interesting so I managed to take a quick snap of it before leaving. Was hard to get a good angle because of the pillars being so close to the fountain, but I did my best.

Morning at Sanohsan Nature Park in Ibaraki

This is strawberry shaved ice from a shaved ice shop called "Japan Ichi" in Gunma. The ice is made from Chichibu's natural ice, and you can change it to Nikko's natural ice. In addition, the strawberry syrup is made by hand and has a good balance of acidity and sweetness, and as the name of the store says, I think it is the best in the hot summer. I think that shaved ice is indispensable in the summer of Japan, and now there are various shaved ice in Japan all over the country, and I think it has become more familiar. I took a picture of such shaved ice not by the whole thing, but by focusing on the parts that looked delicious.

I was ☺️? energized by the sunflowers who seemed to be dancing happily.

It will be the time of last year's Perseid meteor shower. While the surroundings were cheering for shooting stars, I was ? impressed by the summer Milky Way towering in front of me. It is ?? such a superb view of summer in Japan

It became difficult to go out like before, but the scenery remained ?☺️? the same and beautiful. Sunset ? at Sakura Furusato Square

In between declarations, Kasai Rinkai Park. Good wind

It was a windy day and it was not suitable for shooting, but I managed to take a picture of the blue sky and sunflowers.

The sunflower is the sunflower. I shot it in my hometown of Isanuma.

And it's Friday! Was really feeling the soreness in my muscles today after working out yesterday, but it's a good feeling. Need to get a better workout for my lower stomach though, only feeling it in my mid-section really. I'd like to find a park where I can work out as well. A place with like some pull up bars where I can work on pull ups and general calisthenics besides just weight lifting at home. There are quite a few parks in Tokyo though so it shouldn't be too hard to find something. Just don't to get in the way of other people using the park. Was able to take a nice photo of a river running through Meguro today as well. Not sure which one but I think it'd look nice in the spring or fall, so maybe I'll have to go back in a few months and see if the leaves around it have changed color. Praying for good weather this weekend but we'll see. At the very least I'd like to do some laundry lol. Hope everyone has a good weekend, maybe I'll post something tomorrow as well but I generally stay off social media on the weekends. Until next time!

It is the local Kawagoe Water Park. I took this photo while running in the morning sun.

Collaboration between tea plantations and Fuji In Shizuoka

On a hot summer day, it feels good to be by the waterfall. I would like ♪♪ negative ions Photographed in Fujikawaguchiko Town, Yamanashi Prefecture

Morning at Sanohsan Nature Park in Ibaraki

This is a sunflower field taken in Showa Kinen Park in summer. When it comes to summer, I feel better when I see these bright yellow sunflowers, and I think I feel brighter. I think it is a summer staple that you feel summer while it is blooming vigorously, and feel that the end of summer is near as it gradually wilts.

Rice paddies and sunset in Mito City

Torii gate of Hakone Shrine In Kanagawa

Hitachi City, Ibaraki Prefecture Morning at Higashinamerigawa Seaside Green Area Photogenic rocky mountains are your favorite spot

Otake Coast, Hokota City, Ibaraki Prefecture Practicing portraits of my daughter as a subject who noticed color when she was old

Nikko Toshogu Yomyomon I visited it for the first time after it was renovated. All the parts were engraved, and how much time and effort did it take? It was not hard to imagine.