I photographed Tokyo Station from near the Kikyomon gate in the outer garden of the Imperial Palace.

Went canoeing in Hagure, Saitama and I managed to turn red thanks to a nice sunburn. Was super tired the next day after a ton of canoeing but still managed to get a good amount of sightseeing done in Gyoda. Visited Oshi Castle (忍城) and the nearby museum, bought some tabi shoes from a shop that’s been in business for more than 100 years (創作足袋千代の松), stopped by a couple of shrines and enjoyed some of Japan’s scenic beauty. Had a total blast, and one of the locals even gave us some incense as a gift for visiting Gyoda!

I went to Gyoda, where my favorite drama Rikuo was filmed! I found a winning insect pattern at a tabi shop! I was just so excited ?.

In September, summer is over, and autumn is about to come, this "higanbana" that blooms just at the turn of the season. When I see them blooming every year, I feel lonely at the end of summer, and I think that it is autumn from now on. This photo was taken at Sakai Ontake Natural Forest Park in Gunma Prefecture. It was just sparkling with sunlight filtering through the trees in the crowds, so I tried to emphasize the glitter.

In the autumn sunny weather Cosmos swayed by the wind It was gorgeous

At Shioyama in Yamanashi Prefecture. Signs of autumn.

Autumn of Japan In the sun On the passionate crimson bed of Higanbana Colorful persimmon leaves wrapped Color autumn

Hills and countryside

Autumn landscape in Japan Sparrows were playing in the ears of rice

Hototogisu Unusual autumn flowers blooming in the mountains Lovely ♬

Higanbana It was a day to feel autumn.

Hitachi-Ota, Ibaraki Afternoon light awn

Hitachinaka City, Ibaraki Prefecture Torii gate of Ōkojiniso The rougher the waves, the more emotional

Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Yokogawa Falls

Daigo Town, Ibaraki Prefecture Tsukimachi Falls The power of the maximum amount of water due to continuous rain

Went to a nearby waterfront park area and saw some yakatabune and other nice views. Got some nice fresh air together and even saw someone catch a fish. It looked like a pretty decent size fish too, but I couldn’t take a photo of it. We realized the planters on the way back were shaped like small boats so I took a photo of one. Thought it was kind of neat

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Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture Sannoyama Nature Park Morning in a sea of clouds shining with light

Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Sanwangsan Nature Park The steel tower floating in the sea of clouds is impressive

Wow, there's so many awesome photos being posted today. I don't have any autumn related photos to share myself, unfortunately lol. I did take a photo of a building near Tokyo Tower though. I'm not sure what the name is, I didn't get the chance to look and then kanji are too small for me to read in this photo, but it reminded me of Todaiji in Nara prefecture. I think it's related to a temple or maybe a shrine, I'm not sure. The building seemed really massive though, and the people walking in front of it looked like ants lol. If anyone knows the name of this building I'd appreciate it if you told me! I'd like to go back to Nara actually this fall and see all the temples and deer again and even take some photos of the autumn leaves but I'm not sure I'll get the chance to do so unfortunately. I guess I'll just be living vicariously through everyone else's photos for the time being!

This photo was taken at Mt. Takao in Tokyo. The red leaves of autumn leaves falling all over the ground were very beautiful, so I drew a heart.

This photo was taken at Mt. Takao in Tokyo. There was a cute cat at the resting place and it was very friendly. I decorated it with autumn leaves. It looks great, doesn't it?

Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture Sannoyama Nature Park

Went out and ate ramen over the weekend. Was the first time I've done so in a while. The restaurant was called '背油とんこつらーめん 雷門' in Monzen-nakacho I got the spicy miso ramen (I don't remember the exact name, it was something special) and it was really good. My girlfriend got just a standard miso and it was good as well. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be going back there because I want to try the other ramen they serve now lol. The miso that I got was more of a brown color than the usual orange that I see so I was kind of skeptical at first, but it turn out to be delicious and the chashu was really thickly cut and also tasted great. There was even an egg topping and I didn't have to pay extra for that or the chashu! I definitely recommend it to anyone that likes ramen! Other than that the whether wasn't so bad this weekend, but the leaves have started falling so we're definitely in fall at this point. It's starting to get colder outside as well. I've already starting using the heater instead of the air conditioning. Looking forward to some hot pot and oden though!

=Lake Kawaguchi and autumn leaves= On the shore of Lake Kawaguchiko, the autumn leaves were colored, and as a result of my height and the fact that I did not let the people around me in, I was able to ? take a picture by chance. On the day of the event, the autumn leaves corridor was crowded and I had a good time.

Appetite on the Fall Theme Alone with my husband at home Whole cakes I got (*'*'*)ŧ‹"ŧ‹"

Hitachiomiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture Sannoyama Nature Park Sea of clouds in early autumn taken from the observation tower

I took this photo at Kawagoe Water Park last fall. It was cheerful and I took a walk in the park with my camera.

I am ready for the weekend lol. Not sure why, but I am just super tired this week. I wasn't able to workout during my lunch break today, so I'm going to have to do it tomorrow. Just needed to get a little rest in. I think it's probably due to the rain and it being darker outside lately. Was looking at some old photos and I found one of a manhole cover in Kumagaya that I never posted. Japan has so many cool designs on manholes, that there's actually quite a few people who go out of there way to take photos of them when they visit Japan. It's one of those unique things that you don't find in other countries and it's really neat. I like this one because it represents what Kumagaya is - a rugby town. I'd like to go back and visit again as it seemed like a really nice place. I don't know if I'd be able to play rugby at this point, but I'd definitely like to watch a game if I get the chance.

Starting to rain more and more lately. I guess we've finally left summer and are headed into fall. I had some nice Okinawan noodles today. Really tasty restaurant. The karaage was really delicious as well. I usually eat the karaage and salad separately but I was curious to try them together this time and it tasted amazing. I regret always eating them separately now lol! I don't remember what the restaurant was called but it was somewhere in a shopping mall. I can't remember what the seaweed dish is called either but it had an.. interesting flavor. Really healthy I imagine though! The cookie was a great dessert too. Just a small little snack and not too sweet either. I definitely want to go back here and try some of the other stuff they serve!