Some photos of our trip to Sawara in Chiba Prefecture over the 3 day weekend a couple weeks back. On the way to Sawara we stopped at Chiba Station and had lunch at a place called Common Café. I order a burger not expecting a lot, but it was the best burger I've had in a long time actually. We arrived a bit late in Sawara and were kind of tired so we decided to just go to the hotel, shower and relax for a bit and then have dinner. We had a reservation at a French restaurant called Mougins and it ended up being a really great experience. After eating dinner we were headed back to the hotel and we heard some hayashi and cheering in the distance and we decided to check out what was happening. We found a dashi parading through the streets and they were stopping at different places to pick up alcohol lol. Apparently they'd been doing it every Sunday, I think since corona started. It was pretty cool to see though. The next day we went to check out the Sawara Historical District and after reaching our destination we decided to take a break at a cafe. We ordered a shaved ice and some sort of soda. They were both really delicious, especially the shaved ice. It was some sort of flavor using tea from Kyoto and milk. I forget what it was called exactly though. We also stopped by the former residence of Inoh Tadataka, the famous Japanese cartographer. It was quite interesting seeing where he lived. After visiting his residence, we to the nearby museum and learned about his life and everything he did. I was pretty blown away by how incredible he actually was. I was a bit surprised that I hadn't learned much about him when I was studying the history of Japan, but after visiting the museum I'm convinced he was truly a genius. Unfortunately I couldn’t take pictures inside of the museum, but seeing all of the tools that he used to draw maps and learning how they worked was really interesting. On top of that, the maps he drew were unbelievably accurate. I think it mentioned somewhere that his maps were used until the 1900's, despite being drawn several hundred years prior. His cartography was only one of the endeavors he pursued as well. There were also some documents that explained how he helped his town get through the famine, and also documents detailing how he dealt with local lords imposing taxes on his town. Besides the museum, we also took a boat ride through the canal that ran through the historical district. The canal was quite nice, and you could see the historical buildings that lined the sides of it while going through it. We had to lower the cover on the boat for several bridges as the water level was quite high due to the recent rains, but that just made the experience even more memorable. The tour guide on the boat mentioned how when the canal was used back in the Edo period, it was incredibly busy and boats would have been bumping into each other constantly while passing through. During the boat ride through the canal I noticed some interesting statues on various lanterns and decided to check them out. They all turned out to be interesting and unique. We ended our trip by having a late lunch near the historical district. We had planned to take a train back to Tokyo but missed it by a few minutes. Fortunately, a bus arrived at the perfect time and so we rode that back to Tokyo. It was much better than the crowded trains. Overall it was a really good day-trip style excursion and I definitely recommend it! Managed to find 2 poke lids too!

Over 5 million red spider lily is bloomed here in Kinchakuda park in Hidaka city of Saitama prefecture. The bright colors of this flower attracts the tourist from a long distance apart. Here the one flower bloomed over the top of the red carpet like colors. This flower is very eager to show its beauty to the flower lovers.

Jigokudani Onsen, Nagano Prefecture I spent 6 hours to see this scene, but I thought that a monkey was always in the hot spring, so I was excited and hugged my daughter and walked along the mountain road, but I was 😭 shocked that no one was inside. From there, I waited a long time to somehow take a picture of the monkey entering the hot spring, but in a fraction of a second, it didn't 😅 come in at all.

Pier in Kyotango Kumihama My favorite place 😌 on the pier I've ever seenI was able to see the planetarium from the pier on a sunny day, and unfortunately it was cloudy on this day, but I was 😌 impressed to see the light awn through the gap in the clouds early in the morning.

Tateiwa's Milky Way in Kyotango On this day, the wind was quite rough and the shooting equipment fell and it was soaked, but 😭 it was 😌 beautiful like a microcosm.

A scarlet autumn morning in a traditional way at Kinchakuda park in Saitama prefecture. This is most probably the biggest place to see the red spider lilies in Japan. A very vast area turns like a red carpet. This unique flowers and a traditional touch makes the day perfect.

Yangzhou merchant's negi ramen ๑ ́ڡ'๑

I came to Saitama New City Image enlargement is recommended

A scarlet autumn morning in a traditional way at Kinchakuda park in Saitama prefecture. This is most probably the biggest place to see the red spider lilies in Japan. A very vast area turns like a red carpet. This unique flowers and a traditional touch makes the day perfect.

A place with a good old Japan garden. The sound of flowing water and the scent of golden rhinoceros make it a quiet and relaxing place where time passes slowly. A moment when you feel glad you are Japan alone.

Local shrine. When you come here, you will receive power. In a photo I took when I was fireworks festival before, I saw a green orb. It seems to be the spirit of nature. It is a recommended spot where you can refresh your fatigue mode.

My family consists of two younger sisters and my parents. On this day, I went on a family trip for the first time in a long time. The destination is Takachiho Gorge. My first time in Miyazaki. I was able to enjoy nature and refresh myself.

Beautiful river and mountains at Kamikochi, Nagano. This photo was taken during the Golden week of 2017. It's spring but there's already snow around this place. If you love nature, this is one of the recommended places to visit here in Japan.

This photo was taken in May 2017 at Kamikochi in Nagano. My first impression of this place was, "it's a real-life painting". The beautiful Azusa river is surrounded by snowy mountains, and there are lots of Japanese white birch tree in the area. Since then, Kamikochi has become my favorite place in Japan. I often come here once a year before Corona happened.

I took a picture of the night view of the complex from the roof of the building with a panoramic view of Yokkaichi Port and the complex. Also, because it was winter, the air was very clear and I was able to take a vivid night view.

When I first heard about shirakawago in 2015 from then had dream to visit this place someday. Finally my dream come true and today I visited the most picture perfect and iconic village of Japan. I feel an unexplainable joy and time goes very fast to enjoy the beauty. The beautiful and unique gassho-zukuri village on a pre-autumn rainy morning. The traditional house, the rice fields, cosmos flowers, the green mountains and the alleys of pines what else we need to see. The whole atmosphere is so beautiful.

First trip to Atami My first hot spring inn First fireworks festival There were still a lot of firsts for the two of them fireworks and he was looking up at his hand

Go to Mt. Hakodate to take a picture of the night view. If you look at the other side of town, The sea and sunset were beautiful.

The shrine at the foot of Inuyama Castle is dedicated with a pink heart, and the sight of Kapuru taking pictures in front of a very Instagrammable was very smiling and moving. I took a cut of the red torii gate and ema of Sanko Shrine.

I came to the Katsuyama Dinosaur Museum in Fukui Prefecture. At this time, I couldn't go inside because the building was under construction, and when I was playing in the square, there was such an Instagrammable composition and I took a shot.

It is Monet's pond in Gifu Prefecture. The water in this pond is very clear with spring water, so the carp also looks floating, especially Instagrammable.

This is a photo of when I went to Daikakuji Temple in Arashiyama Kyoto. It looks like it's going to rain anytime soon.

Majin Tateiwa in Kyotango, which I really wanted to photograph before heading to Ine! When I arrived in the middle of the night, I was impressed to see the first Heavenly Way arch in my life. And what I wanted to try in this place located due north was the trajectory of the 😌 stars. It was around 2 a.m. in the middle of the night, so when night fell, I was quite impatient and it was pitch dark and difficult to explore the composition, so I had no choice but to soak in the river and get soaked, set a tripod in the center of the river, and it was still early April at that time, so I remember shooting while freezing, and although I had a hard time, it was like being in a planetarium, and there was a moment when I thought it was good when the photo was completed. There is a deep connection with Prince Shotoku's mother, Empress Mahito, and there is also a bronze statue to watch over this Tateiwa.

The sand dunes in the middle of winter, which is different from the usual sand dunes, are pure white and beautiful, but it was 😅 difficult because it was extremely cold due to bad weather.

When I arrived at the winter dunes, I gave up shooting due to a snowstorm, but I took 😀 the photo when the snow gradually began to settle.

I want to visit again and again, but whenever my family comes, the weather is bad and I haven't seen the sunny sand dunes yet, but I want to visit again and again. It is such a place 😌

I came to Minami-Awaji on Awaji Island. It is a restaurant that has won first place in the national Parker Grand Prix. From the same place, the Naruto Bridge looked beautiful.

Circular hall in Awaji Yumebutai Tadao Ando's architecture is wonderful, and it was also the setting for the movie "Ajin", and when you come here, you will be drawn into Tadao Ando's worldview.

It is an ancient shrine in Nesame Town, Hino District, Tottori Prefecture. The meaning of the kanji is rich, rich. As the name suggests, it is said that you will be blessed with money when you visit the shrine. Since I visited here, my extra income has increased and my work is going well. I hope there will be good things for everyone who watches.

I took a picture of a garden with autumn leaves from the tatami room of a temple in Gujo City, Gifu Prefecture.