★ The 15th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest is currently being ★ held under the theme of "Recommended Japan Sightseeing Spots in 2023" We look forward to receiving many applications from you! This time, we will introduce a post by "Abhi Sen"! The dignified winter scenery is an impressive photo. Meiji Jingu is a shrine located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, where the 122nd Emperor Meiji and Empress Shoken are enshrined. Many worshippers visit at the beginning of each year. There are plenty of highlights including the main shrine. Located in the Meiji Jingu Gyoen Garden located on the south side of Meiji Jingu Shrine, Kiyomasa no Ido is popular as a power spot. ◆Meiji Jingu◆ 【Address】〒151-8557 1-1 Yoyogi Kanzonocho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 【Access】 1 minute walk from Harajuku / Meiji Jingumae Station Please check the official website for details.

Togakushi Shrine in winter The cedar trees on the approach to Okusha looked even cooler. Okusha is closed in winter, so I would like to visit it in spring.

When I visited Kochi Prefecture with a gathering of relatives, I rented a car and spent two days photographing the nature of Kochi. I was driving along the mountain road toward Yasui Valley to see Niyodo Blue, but I involuntarily parked the car at the beautiful Niyodo River that stretches on and released the shutter. This scenery, which should have been only halfway to my destination, was the moment when I experienced the nature of Kochi Prefecture.

In Umeda, Osaka, I suddenly looked up at the beauty of the Sky Building and clicked the shutter. There are several spots to take beautiful pictures of the Sky Building, and I ran around the station for about 15 minutes when the sunset was shining and found the best position of the day.

Octopus Yakushido "Octopus Yakushido" in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture The shrine here enshrines an octopus ? as the name suggests. A long time ago, when a flood hit this area, a statue of an octopus was discovered. It became the current shrine in honor of it.

I took my one-and-a-half-year-old daughter to Ritsurin Park. Nailed to the colorful Nishikigoi that you see for the first time. Will you be surprised and cry? I thought, but I was looking at it happily with a smile. I was able to feed them without being afraid. From this day on, my daughter started looking for carp when she saw the waterside. It's hard to see such a colorful Nishikigoi, so I'm going to bring it here again. It is a wonderful garden where you can feel the change of seasons.

The cherry blossoms of the Meguro River are bathed in the western sun. Away from a tourist attraction A piece of quiet everyday life. The scattering is so beautiful that the surface of the water turns white.

★ The 15th COOL JAPAN VIDEOS Photo Contest is currently being ★ held under the theme of "Recommended Japan Sightseeing Spots in 2023" We look forward to receiving many applications from you! This time, we will introduce the post of "Masayasu Furuta"! The Tateyama mountain range, which floats on the sea, is spectacular. Located in Takaoka City, Toyama Prefecture, Amahara Shikaigan is popular as a scenic spot. You can see the Tateyama mountain range over the sea, and it has been selected as one of the "100 best beaches of Japan" and "100 best white sand and green pine trees". ◆Quasi-National Park Amahara Shikaigan ◆ 【Address】〒933-0135 Toyama Prefecture, Takaoka City, Ota Amaeharu 【Phone number】0766-20-1497 【Access】 About a 5-minute walk from JR Himi Line Amaeharu Station Please check the official website for details.

These are the Tower of the Sun and Ice Tulips in Osaka Expo Memorial Park.

Rape blossoms and a Ferris wheel from Osaka Expo Memorial Park. Rape blossoms at this time of year may be rare ...

Introducing the photos posted on "Minna no Post"! This is a pickup post on the inbound tourism information SNS "COOL JAPAN VIDEOS". Today, I would like to introduce "YUTO's post "Hokkaido Monbetsu, shooting with crab claws in the background, a tourist attraction". The sparkle of jewelry ice cream is fantastic. Monbetsu City, Hokkaido, which faces the Sea of Okhotsk, is based on agriculture, forestry, and seafood processing in addition to fishing. Monbetsu City's hometown tax return goods, which are rich in seafood, are also talked about because you can get large scallops. Monbetsu City is also famous for drift ice docking in winter. The drift ice cruise of the drift ice breaker "Garinko-go", which moves forward while crushing drift ice, is very powerful! It is also popular with tourists. There are plenty of sightseeing spots in the vicinity as well as drift ice. The "Crab Claw Statue" object, which is also a popular photo spot near Monbetsu Port, is 12 meters high, 6 meters wide, and weighs 7 tons. It was made during the "Drift Ice Art Festival" held in 1983 (Showa 58). The Okhotsk Tokkari Center, where you can interact with seals, and the Hokkaido Okhotsk Drift Ice Science Center GIZA, a science center, are also recommended for sightseeing in Monbetsu City. The jewelry ice cream in the photo is the drift ice that washed up on the beach. It is not just a block of ice, but is characterized by high transparency. It varies depending on the weather conditions, but the best time to see it is usually around mid-January ~ early March. It is mainly found in the Tokachi River in Hokkaido and is popular with photographers because it can take photogenic photos. Tours are also held early in the morning when the jewelry ice is launched. ◆Monbetsu City◆ 【Access】 Plane Tokyo (Haneda Airport) - Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport 1 round trip each day Please check the official website for details.

This photo was taken at the inner shrine of Kifune Shrine. It was wonderful with more snow than I imagined, quiet and a very fantastic atmosphere.

This is the scenery of Qingdao in Miyazaki Prefecture. To the clear sky and the blue of the sea, The bumpy rock surface stood out. Be careful not to slip, try to stand on the rocks ... The pattern spreads as if carved by a sculptor on a whim. Gunyagunya, Pokopoko... This is creepy and a little scary... When I returned to the inn and investigated, it was a "demon's laundry rock" that had been built over a long period of time. Qingdao is an island formed by the accumulation of shells, so There are many small shells and sea grass at your feet...! When you arrive at Aoshima Shrine, The jungle-like landscape spreads out. This is a shrine, right? ... I think. Passing through the arches of plants and trees, you feel the excitement of an adventurer. With nature like a tropical country, It's like a combination of Japan cultures... It was a wonderful place where you can enjoy the extraordinary in a spacious space. I would like to go there again.

I visited Meiji Jingu Shrine almost every season. Even in a densely populated city like Tokyo, there are very few places where you can see such beautiful seasonal changes. So it is an ideal place to visit any time of the year. This picture was taken during the snowfall and it looked absolutely surreal .

Beautiful red bridge, green mountain, passing clouds and deep thrilling gorge that is what I witnessed during my trip to Tateyama kurobe. The scenery of the passing train Over the longest bridge of this Kurobe gorge, Shin Yamabiko. So I recommend this particular place for 2023.

The Tateyama mountain range in winter is truly a superb view. From the rainy coast, the beautiful blue sky and sea. And it is a recommended spot where you can see the majestic Tateyama mountain range in the background.

Pine Island Bay in the twilight and contrails cutting through the sky Fishing boats, twilight, and contrails are all the main characters. The air was clear and the contrails were beautiful.

I wanted to visit "Ogawa Falls" in Minamiosumi Town, Kagoshima Prefecture once. The road to the destination is well maintained, and a beautiful river is already flowing from the hassle. When you arrive, you will see a crystal clear emerald green waterfall that will take your breath away. I thought it was a process, but even when I saw it raw, it was this color. When I went, it was a great day to shoot. It seems that if it is sunny, the amount of water is not small and the color does not develop beautifully, and if it is cloudy, the light does not enter well and it does not turn the original emerald color. If it rained the day before, it would be cloudy. The best photo opportunity is when various conditions overlap! By the way, it seems that a sunny day after a few days ago was rainy! It was a wonderful waterfall worth seeing.

It is a huge banyan located on Mt. Oishirinyama in the northern part of the main island of Okinawa. There are four trekking courses on Mt. Oishirin, one of which is the "Ogan Banyan" on the "Banyan Course". The tree is about 200 years old and is said to be the largest in the Japan around the canopy, and it seems that quite a few celebrities come here. Its size is overwhelming.

Autumn leaves illuminated in Showa Kinen Park. The ginkgo trees are famous Japan but the autumn leaves reflected in the pond in the garden are also beautiful.

Okayama Korakuen Garden in Okayama City is one of the three famous gardens Japan. It is famous as a beautiful Japan garden with grass. The castle tower of Okayama Castle is often photographed in the background, but the illuminated fantasy garden is also very beautiful.

At Sogenji Temple in Okayama City, you can enjoy the fantastic beauty of the weeping cherry blossoms in full bloom in spring reflected in the pond.

The embankment of the Asahikawa River, which flows on the east side of Okayama Korakuen Garden in Okayama City, is a famous place for cherry blossoms. The Sakura Carnival, where you can enjoy the cherry blossoms at night lit up, is crowded with families.

The embankment of the Asahikawa River, which flows on the east side of Okayama Korakuen Garden in Okayama City, is a famous place for cherry blossoms, and the cherry blossom carnival is held every year with Okayama Castle in the background.

It is a rose park in Nakano City, Nagano Prefecture, or Ippongi Park. You will be enveloped in many roses and fragrances.

It is Ikushimatarushima Shrine in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture. It seems that there is a day when the morning sun climbs from inside the torii!

Nagaoka, Niigata The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival is one of the three major fireworks festivals in Japan.

1995.1.17。 A day that should not be forgotten as long as you live here. On the day of this disaster, let's prepare once again.

nostalgia It is a place called "Mogasaki" in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan This is a town built along a mountain called Dainenjiyama and retains the old-fashioned scenery. No matter when you visit, you will feel nostalgic

Mount Fuji. This is a photo taken on a midsummer evening across the sea from Hayama in Kanagawa Prefecture. Unfortunately, it is cloudy and the saturation is low, It is a photo that has an unexpected atmosphere with a gradation of clouds, haze and shadows.