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.

[English/Japanese] A 3-minute walk from the school, you can have matcha and nerikiri at Hanano, a cafe specializing in Japanese green tea. This is a wonderful store that is both a boutique and a café. Here, you can even try your hand at making nerikiri the Japanese confectionery pictured in the photo. International students, especially female students, like to look at the books of wagashi. A Vietnamese student said, "Wagashi changes its design with the seasons, and they are all so beautiful and wonderful. She said. The wagashi in the photo is designed as a "Gamaguchi" purse. A 3-minute walk from the school, you can enjoy matcha and nerikiri at Japan tea specialty café Hanano. This is a nice shop with a boutique and a café. You can also experience making nerikiri Japanese sweets in the photo here. International students, especially female students, like to look at books on Japanese sweets. A Vietnamese student said, "Japanese sweets change their design depending on the season, and they are all very beautiful, so they are wonderful." * The Japanese sweets in the photo are designed with a "gamaguchi wallet".

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

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.

Take a break at a local park. A small park located a little away from the city showed the face of autumn. When I was happy, when I was in pain, when I cried secretly. Nature knows your true self and welcomes you at any time.

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.

Self-portrait taken in autumn Arashiyama. I took a selfie with a 10 second self-timer.

A frog I met on a rainy day in Shizuoka Prefecture. Good friends are a good thing, aren't they? 😊

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.

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.

I'm a Doraemon fan, and I really felt happy to see this 32 ft tall Doraemon art by Takashi Murakami. It's one of the highlights of the Roppongi Night Art event 🌸

I'm on my one-week holiday here in Tokyo 😍 Last Sunday, I went to Roppongi and saw this amazing metal art at Roppongi Hills. It's entirely made from wheelchairs 😲🌸 This was part of the Roppongi Night Art held last September 17th to 19th.

[English/Japanese] Takohachiya" is a grill shop. It is located alongside the Hachioji Central Library, about 6 minutes from the school. This time I ate not takoyaki but "takosen". Takosen" are takoyaki sandwiched between octopus crackers, and are famous as a snack for children in Osaka. There are many takoyaki shops in Tokyo, but this was the first time I saw takosen being sold. The fluffy takoyaki sandwiched between crispy rice crackers was very tasty 😊Bangladeshi students do not eat seafood such as octopus and squid. Please be careful when making recommendations to foreigners. Yakiya "Takohachiya". It is lined with the Hachioji Central Library and is about 6 minutes from the school. What I ate this time was not takoyaki, but "takosen". "Takosen" is made by sandwiching takoyaki between tako crackers, and it is famous as a snack for children in Osaka. There are many takoyaki shops in Tokyo, but this was the first time I saw takosen for sale. The crisp rice crackers were sandwiched between fluffy takoyaki and it was very delicious. 😊 Please be careful when making recommendations to foreigners.

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.

Nagoya underground shopping mall art street. I was very impressed by the powerful composition of the cat.

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.