Photographed while taking a walk along the seaside in Okinawa. A piece of a pure white baseball that must have been lost by someone shines against the deep blue sky, the sea, and the beautiful sandy beach. I took this photo so that I could express the contrast between the dynamic atmosphere of the waves crashing and the lonely atmosphere of the ball left behind.

It is Mt. Fuji on a winter day. This photo was taken on the shore of Lake Kawaguchiko on the day of Mt. Fuji 2/23.

The patchwork field is very popular among the tourist because of its scenic beauty. Luckily when I visited hokkaido in summer I was able to see this beautiful patchwork field. On the background there is are hills which makes the scenery more beautiful. I would love to call this as patchwork hill. The photo was taken in furano area of hokkaido in July 2021.

Daffodils illuminated by the sunset surrounded by snowdrops at the Kyoto Botanical Garden in Kyoto

Photographed at a Kusatsu City Aquatic Botanical Garden Mizunomori in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture

I found it from the inside of the car in Fukushima Prefecture certainly Date, and I put up with the cold while it was snowing laughs and took a picture. 2022/2/19 22:45 Sony DSC-RX100 SS:5s F5.0 ISO200 Flash:Rear curtain sync

I happened to see it in Okutama, It is an icicle like a lying woman.

This is Diamond Fuji at sunset in Fujiyoshida.

This is the autumn leaves taken at Otaguro Park. The reflection of the pond was very beautiful.

Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Oarai Isosaki Shrine Torii gate of Kamiso A winter morning produced by a good scale group

I took a picture of the famous Sarutsubo Falls in Hyogo Prefecture lit up at night, but I was taking pictures while being wary because the new hot spring town bear would appear.

It was lit up without permission by Kurotaki called Miniature Niagara in Yoshikawa, Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture.

There is also a park children's playground in Ishigaya Park in Akashi City, Hyogo Prefecture, which families visit every year with their own lunch boxes, and it is the best lunch box to eat while being enveloped in the scent of plums.

I was impressed by the sight that I was finally able to see on my third climb. The sea of clouds and light awn shah of Takarayama in Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, which is now becoming famous You can climb to this place by car, and there are several places to stop, but there is no sense of accomplishment even if you enjoy watching it, and recently there are more photographers and I stop my car in a place that is not a parking lot, so I dare to park my car in the parking lot below and climb the mountain with my own feet. When you see this scene after you are sweaty, you will be fascinated by the viewer with a sense of accomplishment and emotion.

Tottori Sand Dunes in winter I have visited the Tottori Sand Dunes many times, but on this day it was difficult due to the bad weather and snowstorm, but unlike the usual sand dunes, the pure white sand dunes were a wonderful sight.

edgeworthia chrysantha group in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture edgeworthia chrysantha was also the raw material for banknotes and was truly a golden forest.

edgeworthia chrysantha group in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture edgeworthia chrysantha was also the raw material for banknotes and was truly a golden forest. Shot at a wide angle from below.

edgeworthia chrysantha group in Shiso City, Hyogo Prefecture edgeworthia chrysantha was also the raw material for banknotes and was truly a golden forest.

A group of edgeworthia chrysantha in Shiso City that I went to see with my family for the first time It was awesome. When I saw the sparkling gold in the dim forest, I was moved and amazing. It was fantastic, like a firefly, and it was just sparkling as if I had entered a fairytale world.

Princess firefly at Jomaru Shrine in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture There are many spots to shoot fireflies in Tamba, but I had never seen many fireflies on the water and there were many other photographers, but I wanted to shoot in front of the waterfall, so I crossed the river alone and came closer, but on the way back, I groped in total darkness and couldn't use any lights, so it was difficult to turn back. And although I managed to get back to the way I came, I was bitten by a leech and bloodied.

Spring is definitely coming.

Taken in the ‎⁨Shinjuku Gyoen⁩, ⁨Shinjuku⁩, ⁨Tokyo⁩, ⁨Japan⁩ I really wanted to capture what was the true essence of a Japanese garden. I like that the water was able to create a mirror of the image I was taking. This garden really spoke to me as I had left the hustle and bustle of the city and had escaped into what was essentially an oasis. Japan's ability to create these nature spaces is truly amazing and I had hoped that this photo would do it justice.

It is a photo where you can feel the change of seasons in Japan, where the cherry blossoms at the foot of the mountain are about to reach full bloom as the cold of winter gradually warms up.

This photo was taken on the day of the first snow.

When I climbed Kurumayama, I cut out Kurumayama, which was buried in snow, with the Alps in the background.

It's still chilly, but the plum blossoms are beautiful.

It was when I went on a trip to Kyoto.

Mr. Mejiro today. It was through the screen door, but I was able to take a good picture.

Just some more photos to wrap up our trip to Nikko. I took a bunch of photos of different monuments and buildings that seemed important or had lavish decorations. I can't make out what the writing on the monument says but I can at least make out the kanji for heart 心. I also liked the golden palanquins inside the the building in the forth photo, although I'm not sure if they were used at some point or are simply for decoration. The other photos are from Futarasan Chugushi Shrine 二荒山中宮祠神社 located in front of Lake Chuzenji. Unfortunately we didn't have time to go inside the shrine but I was at least able to take some nice photos of the torii gate. Apparently it has a kagura hall as well and the entrance to Mt. Nantai is located inside the shrine as well. And finally, just an assortment of food that I haven't posted yet. All of it tasted great. It was definitely a trip I'm never going to forget!

Continuing on from yesterday's post... On the second and final day of our trip we woke up and ate a light breakfast followed by some udon and soba at a nice little restaurant on the way to the Kirifuri Highlands 霧降高原. We were originally planning on hiking up to the observation deck around 880 meters up the mountain, but it proved to be a little farther than we thought it would be an had to stop at around 650 meters as there was a massive staircase to reach the observation deck and not everyone in the group was up for the challenge lol. Not having the proper gear didn't help much either. Most people had on snow shoes and they could easily trek through the snow but wearing just boots or tennis shoes we were a bit under-equipped and decided it'd be better not to overdo it. We got to see some really amazing views and talk to an 85-year-old man who told us what gear we should buy if we're planning on hiking in the snow, about how the dam located on the mountains across from us rises and falls during the day/night, and how this was his ~60th time climbing the mountain but the woman he came with has done it more than 300 times. She had to turn back early that day, but those are some impressive numbers! After enjoying the outdoors we headed over to Nikko Edomura/Edo Wonderland 日光江戸村 and had a blast exploring the theme park. We arrived at about 2pm so we got a nice discount on our all-day passes. Walking around we got to see all of the different buildings that gave the theme park its Edo-Period-feel. We also got to see the oiran procession 花魁道中 which was really awesome as well. It seemed like they tried to make it as accurate as possible too. The way the courtesan walked was in the traditional figure eight style which, from what I've read, is not easily done, so I assume that this is a sort of special type of profession as she was doing it to my untrained eye perfectly. One funny thing was that the girls in red in front of the courtesan had to slouch somewhat because they were too tall and the theme park obviously can't employ children to play the role like they would have traditionally. We also got some temporary "tattoos." They got some cute Nyan-mage tattoos and I got a Shinsengumi tattoo lol. After that we watched a really awesome performance inside of the ninja theater, but we weren't allowed to film or take photos so I don't have anything to post unfortunately. It was really cool seeing the ninja actors jumping off of rooves and fighting though. On top of that we also tried out the ninja maze where I was unfortunately the last one to make it out as I got unlucky and hit a dead end at the last part of the maze. This was a really fun experience as there were a lot of hidden and revolving doors that you had to find to escape the maze. We also did the shuriken experience and I managed to get 3/5 but I gave one of my shuriken to my girlfriend in the hopes that she would stick one in the target but unfortunately she wasn't able to lol. I guess I was technically 3/4 because of that. Overall the whole trip was a blast and we got to make some awesome memories out in Tochigi. I definitely recommend it as a travel destination!