I went to Misyaka Pond before it was still dyed bright red. The color on the way from green to yellow and the clear pond were beautiful. Next time, I will visit at the bright red time like in the video.

One of the most scenic destination where you can enjoy the thrill and peace of mind at the same time. Every turn of the road offers something overwhelming. Kurobe Gorge gave us some great memories one of which is this train ride. The trolley train experience was totally enjoyable. Hope to visit again.

Shiohiki salmon is a salmon dish that represents Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture. The ingredients are only selected salmon and natural coarse salt, and are exposed to the cold northwest wind for three weeks, where they slowly dry while fermenting, maturing, and condensing the umami. The scenery of 1,000 salted salmon hanging has become a winter tradition in Murakami. It is a scenery that reminds me every time I taste a salmon dish.

Recently we had some different kind of travel experience during our Niigata tour. We heard about the jade beach of Itoigawa and just for fun went there to enjoy real life treasure hunt experience. The day was sunny and the beautiful stone beach shine bright. Frankly speaking if you stand near the sea shore call colorful pebbles look like expensive stones ? and me and my wife collected a lot of stones regardlessly shape and color. This was our first time jade collecting experience and we knew a few things so we didn't expect to get any. Till we dont know if we have any jade or not but few of our stones looks translucent with bright green color under flash light. We shared one of it. Jade or not, for us it is a priceless stone as we have a lot of happy memories with it.

◈Uchimura Kanzo Memorial Stone Church I went here on my first visit in Karuizawa. The church is simple yet artistic on the outside, and it's very solemn in the inside. As a Catholic myself, I felt that I was talking directly to God as I pray inside. This church makes me want to explore more of the beautiful architectures in Karuizawa.

◈Shiraito Falls in Karuizawa, Nagano Shiraito means "white thread" in Japanese. And, I agree that the water here looks like white threads, and it's just so relaxing to be here.

One of the most scenic destination where you can enjoy the thrill and peace of mind at the same time. Every turn of the road offers something overwhelming. Kurobe Gorge gave us some great memories one of which is this train ride. The trolley train experience was totally enjoyable. Hope to visit again.

Hakubayari Onsen Hut Open-air bath From Tsugaike, we stayed in tents at Mt. Norikura and Oike Sanso, climbed Mt. Hakuba, and stayed in tents at Yari Onsen Hut. It was cloudy during the climb, but when I was in the hot spring, it was sunny and the view was superb. It relieved my fatigue all at once. I think the unpredictable achievements are the charm of traveling.

I was enjoying the traditional flock japanese festival in Toyama (near to Toyama station) on 24th September. It was a part of Toyama festival which was held from24th September to 25th September this year after three years. It was really very charming and enthusiastic.

Nagano Travel I had ? soft-serve ice cream while thanking the cows at the ranch on a large site. The photo shows a coffee-flavored soft-serve ice cream ? It's a little far away, but it's a summer resort, so I take ♡ care of it every year in the summer.

Our recent trip to Kurobe gorge was one of the best trips in Japan. Those sharp V shaped gorges and spectacular river water we saw during the train ride was one of the best. This beautiful hydro electric power plant named shin yanagawara , looks just like an ancient castle which is on the shore of Lake Unazaki.

I took this picture in Karuizawa, Nagano. After walking around Karuizawa the whole day with my cousins, we arrived at this beautiful pond. You have to look closely until you realize it's flipped upside down. I have a lot of great memories from Karuizawa and Nagano, spending time with my relatives. I feel like the beautiful nature of Nagano represents those beautiful memories. When I looked in the pond, I found myself smiling, appreciating the nature and the people I'm with.

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.

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 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.

Lake Suwa seen from the ryokan cafeteria The building with a Showa atmosphere has a unique charm and left a great impression.

This is the first trip to Yamanashi for three parents and children. Mt. Fuji for the first time in your life from a boat!

It is Kamikochi in Nagano Prefecture in summer. The Azusa River is so transparent that you can see the bottom of the river. Mountains with lush greenery. It was a beautiful scene like a picture.

It is Kamikochi in Nagano Prefecture. It is a Mt. Yake reflected in Taisho Pond at dawn. Even in the middle of summer, when the night was so cold that I wore a down jacket, the scenery reflected in the pond was mysterious.

< Mikuni fireworks are not just underwater fireworks> The venue was Mikuni Port near Tojinbo. On this day, 200,000 people packed in. Everyone was enjoying the fireworks for the first time in three years. The specialty here is underwater fireworks, but the feature is one produce of Ina Smokeworks Industrial Store. The scenario is well structured, and it is a tournament that you should definitely see Wide Star Mine.

<Impressive Nagaoka Fireworks> Nagaoka fireworks for the first time in three years. Since it is a Coronavirus pandemic, it is held only for paid seats. It had been a long time, so I shot in Phoenix with tears in my eyes. It was a firework with repose of souls, memorials, and determination for tomorrow. Normally, it was 1.2 km, but this time it was a 2 km gimmick, which surprised me! Even if you come all the way, it is a firework that always impresses you.

Kurumayama Kogen / Nagano The view from the lift is amazing. I took two lifts to the summit of Kurumayama.

Beautiful Tower/Utsukushigahara Highlands (Nagano) Utsukushigahara is often foggy, so there was a time when there were many distresses. As one of the countermeasures, the Beautiful Tower was installed, an evacuation tower equipped with a fog bell.

Utsukushigahara Highlands/Nagano There was a laid-back cow.

Utsukushigahara Highlands/Nagano The altitude is about 2000m. Hiking in the morning, cool even in the middle of summer. It takes about 40 minutes from the Nagawa municipal parking lot. The blue, white, and green scenery continues for a long time.

Utsukushigahara Highlands/Nagano As I was strolling, a pony approached.

It is the Johana Line in Toyama Prefecture.

Held for the first time in three years, at the Madarao Jazz event in Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture. With the best music and good wine and food I was able to enjoy the summer outdoors for the first time in a long time.