In search of cherry blossoms, I went to Kairakuen Garden in Water City, Ibaraki Prefecture. What I found there was the beauty of a gorgeous garden.

Photographed on April 7, 25. CAFE ANDON's Moke Chocolate and Strawberry Butter Sandwich. 🍓 On warm days, terrace seating is also good.

The nemophila field in 138 Tower Park is 🤤 in full bloom This is a nemophila field Located in in Aichi Prefecture. Flowers can be enjoyed here regardless of the season. It's even better 🤤 if you put the 138 tower, which is a symbol

Photographed on April 7, 25. This is a hot sandwich of CAFE ANDON's stick chicken.

In May, "GO" to Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture! 🏃 Have you decided where to go for GW yet? Here are five Events that are currently Events Held in on Hiroshima Prefecture Shobara City or are planning to Held in! (in no particular order) Events 😍 you are interested in ❶ Reproduction of ancient ironmaking techniques in Japan "The 31st Ancient Tatara Iron Making" Held in! Since the opening of the National Bihoku Hillside Park in 1995 (Heisei 7), the "ancient tatara iron making" that has been continued throughout the region will be held for the 31st time this year. We will continue to work to protect and pass on to the next generation the technology of "Tatara Ironmaking," an ancient ironmaking technique from Japan, which is a symbol of China's mountain culture. 【Held in】 Saturday, May 10 and Sunday, May 11, 2025 【Place】 Hiba-no-Sato Ancient Tatara Workshop 【Contents】 Using the Japan ancient iron-making technique "Tatara Ironmaking Hammer Pressing Method", we will Reproduction a series of processes until the "kera", which is the source of "tamagane", which is the raw material for high-grade blades such as Japan swords, is extracted. [Guidance] Holder of the selected preservation technology "Tamagane Manufacturing (Tatara Fuki)" Hitoho Tatara Village Shimosho (General Superintendent of Tatara Operation) Mr. Kaoru Horio 【Participation】 Approx. 100 people (including general participants and cooperating organizations) 【Fees】 Free admission (admission fee to the park is required separately) * Paid trial reservation for 1 night and 2 days has ended. 【Contact】National Bihoku Hillside Park (4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 727-0021 ) TEL：0824-72-7000 FAX：0824-72-7828 ❷ Shobara Satoyama Open Garden 2025 Spring From gardens full of ideas to Authentic Japan Garden, this is a Annual event Events where you can Visiting the site a garden with seasonal flowers. 【Held in Date】Saturday, May 10, 2025 ~ Sunday, June 15, 2025 【Time】10:00~12:00/13:00~16:00 【Place】Shobara City Contact: Secretariat of the Rose Flower Conference (one company) Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO) (Hiroshima Prefecture Shobara City Mikkaichi Town 4-10 Satoyama Station Shobara Furari Shobara Furari) TEL 0824-75-0173 FAX 0824-75-0172 For the latest information, please visit the Official website of the "Shorobana Conference", Or check out our Instagram Account "@satoyamaopengarden"! ❸Shobara Satoyama Markets at Hiroshima Station Held in on the third Water of every month from April 2025! Three companies, JR West Japan Properties × Roadside Station Takano × Shobara Tourism Promotion Organization (Shobara DMO), will sell vegetables, processed goods, and seasonal ingredients from the popular Roadside Station "Roadside Station Takano" Fresh in Shobara City Koyacho on the 1st floor of the North Exit of Hiroshima Station. There are people who come every month to look forward to this markets! It is a markets that you should definitely stop by at least once. [Held in] May 21, 2025 (Water) 【Time】11:00~15:00 【Place】Hiroshima Station North Exit 1st floor, next to ekie kitchen (1-2 pine grove-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture) 【Inquiry】Roadside Station Takano TEL 0824-86-3131 ❹ Bihoku Flower Picnic (Held in) "Bihoku Flower Picnic" will be held in ✨ at the National Bihoku Hillside Park in Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture Spring Flowers such as daffodils, cherry blossoms, tulips, and nemophila are in full bloom during the period. In addition, there are a lot of events to enjoy Spring, such as Workshops related to Spring flowers and making Spring Local cuisine! * Thereare the flowering status may change depending on the weather, temperature, etc. [Held in day] ~ May 11, 2025 (Sunday) 【Hours】9:30~17:00 (Admission until 16:00) Place: National Bihoku Hillside Park (4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) 【Fee】400 yen for ordinary and light vehicles, 1,200 yen for large vehicles, 200 yen for motorcycles 【Contact】National Bihoku Hillside Park (4-10 Mikkaichi Town, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture, 727-0021 ) TEL：0824-72-7000 FAX：0824-72-7828 ❺ Sakura Shokudo Children's Day markets "Sakura Shokudo" will open in December 2024. Shokusaikan Shobara Yume Sakura Inside the Facility There is a a Restaurant directly managed by "Shigehara Farm". Held in markets to coincide with Children's Day on May 5 (Monday holiday)! Delicious from outside Shobara City and Miyoshi City! Pleasant! Happy! Great concentration of happy shops. In addition, we are preparing a children's space for children to enjoy! 【Held in】Monday, May 5, 2025 【Time】10:00~16:00 【Place】Sakura Shokudo directly managed by the farmer (291-1 Shinjo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) 【Inquiry】Sakura Shokudo directly managed by farmers (291-1 Shinjo-cho, Shobara City, Hiroshima Prefecture) TEL 0824-75-4516 【Notes】 ・Please note that exhibiting stores are subject to change. ・Admission is free, but there is a charge for purchasing various workshops, experience corners, and products. ・Please take your trash home with you. These were the recommended Events in May! For details, please see 😍 the "Events List" of the Shobara City Tourist Information Site "Shobara Tourism Navi" in Hiroshima Prefecture

Photographed on April 7, 25. During the cherry blossom season, you can enjoy cherry blossom viewing from CAFE ANDON's terrace seats.

Fujiwara Palace Ruins in Nara Prefecture Due to work, I usually only have one Vacation a week on Weekdays, and most of the time I shoot when there are no people, but I can take a Sunday off only once a month, and it is a popular Spot Visit for family trips, so it was difficult to shoot like this. I gave instructions to my wife on my cell phone from quite a distance and waited for people to disappear, but I clicked the shutter at the moment when people stopped streaming more than I had imagined. I wanted to shoot in a horizontal composition, but I shot in a vertical position because people were reflected.

The ruins of Fujiwara Palace in Nara Prefecture I finally came to the place I wanted to visit and see, and it was Sunday, so I could imagine it to some extent, but it was a very popular Spot for tourists from overseas.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is a boat trip on the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The cherry blossoms fell and a flower raft was formed.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

The famous Great Buddha of Tsubozaka Temple in Nara Prefecture was crowded with tourists from overseas with many languages flying around.

The famous Great Buddha of Tsubozaka Temple in Nara Prefecture was crowded with tourists from overseas with many languages flying around.

Photographed 4/27/25. This is LEC COFFEE's quiche plate. It is a chicken and burdock quiche, a salad with roast pork, and a cold onion soup.

Best time to visit the Skunk cabbage in "Otaniji Wetland"! Other Information on flowering in the city please see our Home page!

It is the Ruins of the Castle Turrets of Kubota Castle in Senshu Park in Akita City, Akita Prefecture. The collaboration between the cherry blossoms and the horn Turrets was very beautiful ✨ From the observation deck of this corner Turrets, you can overlook Akita City. Spring is a famous landmarks 🌸 for cherry blossoms and azaleas There was a cherry blossom Festival in Senshu Park, and it was ❣️ a lot of fun to see a lot of stalls and Stalls It's within walking distance from Akita Station, so I think ❣️ it's very easy to go sightseeing It seems that you can enjoy various flowers not only in Springs but also throughout the four seasons, so I would 😃 like to go again if I have the opportunity

Nagoya Castle wrapped in wisteria This is Meijo Park Located in in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture. It is one of the few spots where you can see Nagoya Castle and wisteria shelf. I visited early in the morning, but it was 🤤 crowded with tourists Best time to visit continues 🤤 until the middle of GW

Photographed 4/27/25. After Prayer to Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, we visited LEC COFFEE. COLD BREW CREAM. It is recommended to drink it without mixing. It is moderately sweet and delicious.

2025/4/19〜21 A solo trip to Shiraho on Ishigaki Island for 3 days and 2 nights. I found ♡ a cute Squid Fe near the inn Red and yellow flowers shine against the blue sky. On the second day, we took a ferry to Kuroshima. Stared at by a cow, I'm not a bad person. Send telepathy. Today, the Shiraho Coast is beautiful Thanks for the 1 beach cleanup a month. It's full of sparkle and vitality. The sea, the sky, the greenery, with warm and kind people I want to cherish it together for a long time. If you were thinking about such a thing, By the time I left, I missed Osaka. To everyone who has met and been involved, Thank you very much. I want to go see the blue sea again someday.

The wisteria shelves in Tennogawa Park were 🤤 in full bloom This is Tennogawa Park Located in in Aichi Prefecture. Since it was my first visit, I got lost 😅 in the cars parking lot, and it was a good walk after a week of making a 🥲 mistake in the pond Since it was GW, it was crowded with many people, but the place where you can take a reflection was even more crowded! But the reflection was 🤤 awesome

Ipponzakura in Hakuba Village Plain, Nagano Prefecture You can take pictures with the remaining snow of the Northern Alps in the background. The cherry blossoms in Hakuba Village bloom late in late April.

Today, I took a walk in Kawagoe. I found a jasmine flower. Aroma that I like very much.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the honorary cherry blossom of the Shingashi River behind the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is Hanachozu of Naritasan Kawagoe Betsuin.

Late-blooming Double Cherry Blossom (Yae zakura) and Carp streamers The collaboration between Carp streamers swimming in the Spring breeze and Morimori's Double Cherry Blossom (Yae zakura) is wonderful "Hanedani Dandan Park" Kaizu City, Gifu Prefecture 2025/4

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the cherry blossom of Kitain.

A world full of Japanese umbrellas This is Hotoku Temple Located in in Kiryu City, Gunma Prefecture. This is a Temple Famous for its floor maples. We hold events according to the season. 🤤

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the five-storied pagoda and cherry blossoms of Kita-in.

Photographed on April 7, 25. It is the five-storied pagoda and cherry blossoms of Kita-in.