It is the night cherry blossom of the Sakagawa River in Yamaguchi City, Yamaguchi Prefecture.
There are beautiful cherry blossoms 🌸 in all 57 prefectures in Japan, and they are loved by the local people and must have been passed down from generation to generation.
I truly believe that cherry blossoms are the flowers of the hearts of Japan.

This is one of the photos at the Ashikaga Flower Park night club.
I went to see the Light up at night for the first time. It seems to be open until 21 o'clock.
I stayed until the end, but I was surprised by the number of people.
Light up wisteria flowers are also beautiful.

Photographed 5/1/25.
CAFE ANDON's Iced Cafe Latte and Lemon and Poppy Seed Shortcake. 🍋
The acidity of the lemon and the iced café latte go well together. 😊

[🌸 Gokase Hanami 2025 application photo introduction ~ 11th ~🌸]

It's been a long time since we've had a yellowtail, but we will 🤩💫 resume introducing the works that were submitted to the "#Gokase Hanami 2025" Held in on the Instagram Account of the Gokase Tourism Association

Mr. @sayasyoto

We received many photos of rare bamboo such as rhododendrons and kikkouchiku at Sankasho Shrine, and ✨ they also introduced the beauty of leaf cherry blossoms 🌸🌿, so please ☺️💕 Fun to compare them with the photos of cherry blossoms that we introduced before

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By the way, the "#Gokase Hanami 2025", which has been Held in for a long time, is finally the last spurt, and 💪💡it is Held in until May 11 (Sunday), so if you have any photos of Gokase flowers taken during Golden Week, please apply 🤗✨

≪#Gokase Hanami 2025 How to apply≫

Please follow the Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account and post 🤳❤️ 🔥 photos of flowers taken in Gokase In the Town on Instagram with the two hashtags #Gokase Hanami 2025 and #shooting date (e.g. #March 20)

Gokase Tourism Association Instagram Account
https://www.instagram.com/gokase_kanko/

Period: Thursday, March 20, 2025 to Sunday, May 11, 2025

⚠️ Other terms and conditions are Publication on the Gokase Tourism Association website. Please be sure to read it when applying.
https://www.town.gokase.miyazaki.jp/kanko/ivent/1962.html
⚠️ Please be careful of accidents when shooting.

It is Located in in Kiwa-cho, Kumano City, Mie Prefecture Prefecture
This is Maruyama Senmaida
Boasting a scale of 1,340 Japan selected as the One of the 100 best terraced rice paddies in Japan, one of the largest rice terraces reflects the beautiful scenery of the surrounding mountains, making it an indescribable and unique view. ◟(∗❛ัᴗ❛ั∗)◞✨✨✨

Photographed 5/1/25.
This is a hot sandwich set of avocado shrimp from CAFE ANDON.
I am well taken care of. 😊

Photographed 5/1/25.
After the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival, I relaxed at the Starbucks Bell Ring Street store.
It's a cappuccino cinnamon roll. Cinnamon rolls have gotten bigger, haven't they? 😊

This photo was taken at an annual festival held at Shinoda Shrine in Shiga Prefecture.

Designated as an Intangible Folk Cultural Asset, Shinoda's Fireworks feature not only fireworks but also a variety of productions such as Japanese fireworks, gimmick fireworks, and Niagara. This moment, in which tradition and power are fused, was captured in a moment of brilliance

Photographed 5/1/25.
It is a one-year cheap sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
The green one-year sea bream lottery is called Tokiwagi.

After work on Saturday, I told my wife about the Squid I took of the Milky Way, and she said, "Why don't you go to the flower peach?" I was told, and the desire to go increased with each minute, so I went.

Alone until midnight in Nagano? I was a little worried, but I'm glad I went.

It was a 6-hour round trip, and I was able to complete it even at the age of 54!
Impression of the Milky Way, which can be clearly seen with the naked eye.

Kintai Bridge in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Spring scenery.
It was built in 1673 by Yoshikawa Hiroyoshi, the third lord of Iwakuni, but was washed away by the flood water of the Nishiki River. The bridge, rebuilt in 1674 with improvements, maintained for 276 years, but was washed away by flood water caused by a typhoon in 1950. After being swept away, it was rebuilt in 1953. Since 2002, the "Heisei Bridge Replacement Project" has been carried out to replace deteriorated wooden parts, and in 2004, a new Japanese cypress outfit was completed.
The replacement of wooden parts is a regular traditional project that has been carried out almost as a substitute for bridge carpenters since the Edo period, and it is truly a landscape that represents Japan, which has been passed down from generation to generation through the efforts of people.

(2025-04-30) Achi Village, Nagano Prefecture
A peach Minamoto with red, pink, and white flowers in full bloom Township "Flower Peach Village"
It's beautiful, isn't it?
He continues to plant trees little by little until now
I wonder if in 100 years it will be even more like a sea of peach blossoms~

Today, 800 years after the time of the samurai, Bushido is still the spiritual prop of the Japanese people and still influences the politeness and manners of the Japanese people.

Some aspire to Bushido from childhood, learning calligraphy and tea ceremony as spiritual training to become a respectable adult like a samurai, and swordsmanship as training in the martial arts.

In the past, a "respected person" was called a "samurai. Others in general are simply samurai.

Those who have learned bushido from abroad and aspire to become "Samurai" will be wielding Samurai swords tonight.
#katana #bushido #samuraiSword

Clouds rose in the high-rise Wetlands, and a gradation of light appeared in the Grassland.
Shinshu Yunomaru Highlands "Pond Wetland is Elevation 2000m!"
A boardwalk stretches "in a vein".
It's like a Suspension Bridge over a paradise in the sky. Favorite scenery

Every autumn, I go to Lake Shikotsu to enjoy the Autumn leaves.
When I took the photo, it was dazzling and I couldn't see it well, but when I checked it again,
The sunlight through the trees was beautiful! A special piece of snapping!

The average life expectancy a samurai in the Warring States period is said to be about 42 years.
The average life expectancy for men in Japan today is about 81.5 years, and 87.6 years for women.

With only about half the time compared to today's life expectancy, these Samurai ran through an era when they did not know what tomorrow's life would bring...
#katana #bushido #osakacastle #samuraiSword #samuraiarmor

Photographed 5/1/25.
This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.
It is a bright green color like a young leaf, and it is said that it is called "moeki".

One piece near my parents' house where I used to live. I felt the beginning of summer, so I took a picture.
It is a piece that makes you think that the hot summer is coming.

Cherry blossom viewing begins on May 1st.
Hanachozu has begun.

Hand water bowl for one tatami mat
Fresh flowers according to the season, etc.
It is decorated and very beautiful.

It becomes a wonderful scenery like houses streaming through the Paddy Field. A special scenery unique to this time of year.

Iseji

Seven Mile Crossing
The road that the seniors of the Edo period walked to Ise Jingu.
I have experienced the history of Japan firsthand.

This is one of the photos when I went to Yokohama Yamashita Park. I walked from Yamashita Park in the direction of Minato Mirai and took a picture of the Red Brick Warehouse that I could see from around the pier because it looked very beautiful. Gari reflects beautifully on the surface of the sea with the reflexion effect. It was an atmospheric night view.

Take a walk near the inn where you are on a business trip at dusk.
Descend to the dimly lit shrine
Brightly colored fabrics.
It was a comfortable space of silence and relief

Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture Soja Daijingu Shrine

This is one of the night views of Rainbow Yellowtail from Daiba Park.
It was the middle of winter in December, so I took a picture alone in an empty park.
Houseboats often pass by, so wait for the moment so that the boat is not reflected
I persisted and filmed.
On the right, accent with the orange shining Tokyo Tower
Rainbow yellowtail is the subject.
So that the night lights of bridges and cities can be reflected on the surface of the water to reflect beautiful reflections
I cut it out with a long exposure.
This place is also my favorite location, and I often visit and take pictures by myself.

This is a photo standing in the morning glow of Rainbow Yellowtail seen from Toyosu.
Waiting for the moment when it looks beautiful before sunrise in the early morning when it is not popular
I copied it.
The sunlight is still weak, so only the PL filter is attached to the lens.
This is one of the photos that I took with the intention of taking as beautiful a picture as possible of the orange light reflected in the sea.
Since it is taken with a long exposure of 1 minute or more, the water surface is smooth and smooth.
It became an atmosphere and a fantastic photo.

This is one of the evening views of the cherry blossom trees in front of the Ueno Grace Park Ninja Pond.
The pale light of the evening fell on the cherry blossoms, and it was a very beautiful and soothing scenery.
Onlookers who come to see the cherry blossoms are walking happily while looking at the cherry blossoms on both sides. While looking at such a scenery from a distance, I took pictures of the moment when I felt emotion when I saw the people and the cherry blossoms beautifully illuminated by the Sunset.

This is one of the photos when I went to see the cherry blossoms at night in Ueno Grace Park at the beginning of April.
On this day, it started to rain in the middle of the day, and this photo was taken before the rain started to fall heavily.
To the right of the temple, which shines with lights, cherry blossoms are lined up, and the water surface of the pond is smooth.
I took a long exposure of about 30 seconds.
I tried to make it a reflection, but it didn't work.
I decided on the composition so that the Sky Tree enters neatly directly above the Temple.
It's one of my favorite landscapes, and I often visit it because it's close to my house.
Every time I look at this night view, I am healed alone.

This is one of the photos I took when I visited Mt. Omuro in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture in March of this year.
Mt. Omuro was lush and fluffy like Marimo in summer
It looks very beautiful, but at this time, it was right after the mountain burning event.
The atmosphere had changed, as if we were looking at another mountain.
Lift up to the summit and while walking along the trail along the circumference of the summit
One tree that looked like a bonsai tree looked very impressive.
I copied it.
The weather was not good, so I didn't let the sky in as much as possible and made an impressive tree.
This is one of the photos captured in the composition of the sun.

This is one of the photos of cherry blossoms at night in front of the Ueno Grace Park Ninja Pond.
The cherry blossoms are just about seven minutes in bloom and are not in full bloom.
I took a picture of the cherry blossoms illuminated by the Light up of the park because I thought it was very beautiful.
The cherry blossom tree reflected in the pond becomes a reflection in about 20 seconds with a long exposure.
I've set it up.
This is a single night cherry blossom photo decided by a symmetrical composition.

This is one of the photos when I went to Ishiuchi in Yuzawa City, Niigata Prefecture in January this year.
The snowy mountains in the distance, the city in the center, the beauty of the snow piling up beautifully, and the sunlight shining in the foreground are very beautiful, and it is a photo taken in a three-part composition.
The scenery I actually saw with my eyes was even more beautiful.
I set up a tripod, decided on the composition, and took my time to shoot.