Nakamise dori avenue in Sensoji temple. The avenue is well decorated for the new years eve.

The iconic symbol of Tokyo, Sensoji is now fully prepared for the new year's prayer. It looks very beautiful and it is waiting for several hundred people for visiting the Temple in the new years eve.

Five storied pagoda fully prepared for new years prayer. This is from Sensoji temple, the famous iconic symbol of Tokyo.

Went to a soba restaurant in Akabane called "Zenmi Kotobuki" 禅味寿. I got the "天せいろ" Ten Seiro "Tempura Soba Served on a Bamboo Wicker Tray" If I had to translate it literally I guess lol. Cost 1350 yen and it was 大盛サービス free extra serving of noodles. And who am I to turn down free noodles? The choice was obvious and so I got the extra helping! I really liked the atmosphere of the place too. The waitresses were wearing Japanese-style clothing as well, which made it a really nice experience. I always enjoy visiting small shops like this where the owners have it decorated in their own style and you can see all of the bottles of sake or whatever else is used to create the atmosphere of the restaurant. Anyways, as for the food, the tempura was cooked really well and the soba was the perfect texture. At the end of the meal they brought some hot soba water so I could drink the remaining tsuyu soba sauce as a sort of warm drink. Was a great experience that I haven't had in a while!

Following the previous post, here is also this. I captured the 115 series running away vigorously with snow smoke with a zoom stream. It's cool o^-^o

I took this photo at Shinano Railway Shinano Railway Line Togura - Saka Castle. This train, called a JNR type car, which rolled up snow from the tunnel and came out vigorously, reminds me of the Showa era, which should not be the era in which I lived.

With the mountains of Hachimantai in the background. They seemed to be preparing to return to the north.

Speaking of winter illumination, bokeh Illumination on Okura Beach, Akashi City I went there without expecting much because it was close to my house, but it was beautiful

Illumination on Okura Beach, Akashi City I went there without expecting much because it was close to my house, but it was beautiful

This is also a tsumago-juku that I have wanted to visit for many years Although it is famous, I was impressed when I saw the light shining in here as a sundial.

Gokayama village in Toyama After seeing Shirakawa-go in Gifu, I also visited here and the scale is smaller than Shirakawa-go, but I personally like this one better. The timing was bad, so I couldn't see the snow on the roof, but it was still fantastic and made me feel that it was amazing that people in the past built a village deep in the mountains like this.

Gokayama village in Toyama After seeing Shirakawa-go in Gifu, I also visited here and the scale is smaller than Shirakawa-go, but I personally like this one better. The timing was bad, so I couldn't see the snow on the roof, but it was still fantastic and made me feel that it was amazing that people in the past built a village deep in the mountains like this.

Double cap cloud and Mt. Fuji It looks like you're wearing a Mt. Fuji hat. In Yamanashi

I was told that they were doing illumination in the Kakogawa River in Hyogo Prefecture, so when I went there, it was a very beautiful event and the use of lights was 😄 amazing. I really like people who like it.♡ I wish😂 I could have taken a still image.

Christmas day special Tokyo Tower illumination.

Like I mentioned yesterday, I went to "Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba" over the weekend and there were a ton of restaurants. The one that I chose to eat at was a tough choice, but I ultimately settled on "Do Miso Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba" ど・みそ 東京ポートシティ竹芝店, but there was also an Okinawan-themed restaurant right next to it called "Okinawa Bar Kafu" 沖縄酒場 かふー that looked really nice as well, and smelled good. Either way from across the isle I got to eat some delicious ramen while listening to the Okinawan music which was really relaxing and created a nice atmosphere. I'm not sure what the ramen I got was called it was just the normal miso ramen from my understanding and I believe it cost ¥1100. There's another one that looks similar, has a similar name, and costs ¥1200 but that's a white miso ramen and not the one that I got. Either way, I'm sure it tastes good as well, because my ramen tasted great! I really liked that the restaurant had metal cups as well, it gives the water a different flavor and always makes it feel more refreshing too in my opinion at least. One thing I forgot to mention about the building if you open up their website, another futuristic feature you'll find is that the building actually shows the number of people in the building at any one time and also shows that percentage of male and female visitors. I thought this was really amazing. I'm not sure how it's done, but they must have censors located at the doors or in other places around the building that can analyze body structure or something similar. Either way it's a cool place!

Japan Winter Tateishi

New Year's Holidays Our school will be closed from December 29th to January 3rd. Thank you all for your support this year. Have a Happy New Year. Year-end and New Year holidays The school will be closed from December 29th ~ January 3rd. Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for your hard work this year. Wish you a happy New Year.

View of Mt. Fuji from Takayama Mt. Fuji bathed in the morning sun It's a beautiful view. In Nagano

【Coming of Winter】 The Mt. Azuma-kofuji of Bandai Asahi National Park, one of Fukushima's representative mountains. Every year at this time of year, the summit is dyed white, signaling the arrival of winter in Fukushima City below! It's my favorite local scenery!

The morning in Kita Shinshu became a snowy landscape all at once. I tried to take an amateur picture of playing in the smooth snow, but my arms were not good, and the scenery in the background and powdery snow were covered. I hope you can convey the atmosphere.

The Guru Guru star shower, the Geminid meteor shower and the upside-down Mt. Fuji were beautifully photographed After all, Mt. Fuji is the most beautiful in winter. In Yamanakako Village, Yamanashi Prefecture

Went to Takeshiba over the weekend and visited "Tokyo Portcity Takeshiba" I was in the area for other reasons, but just happened to stop by because the building looked interesting. Turns out I was right! The inside of the building had a bunch of really nice shops and was showing a futuristic VR robot being used to stock shelves in a convenience store. I didn't stick around to read everything that was being shown on the screen but this photo seems to be saying how they've created a VR system where users won't feel VR sickness, which I'd actually not heard about before, but it seems to happen after long periods of VR use and is similar to motion sickness I guess. The other photo looks like a simple picture of a sink but it actually has another really cool futuristic feature. The little slot on the right can actually disinfect your phone using UV. I couldn't take a photo of the actual process since I only had one phone but I tried it out and it was really neat. You just remove your case or anything else you have attached to your phone and pop it in and wash your hands. Takes like 30 seconds, about how long it should take to wash your hands, so it's a really convenient feature. Cool place though, I definitely recommend paying it a visit!

Winter in Japan

"Winter in the Japan"

"Winter in the Japan"

Winter in Japan

[Deliver to Santa! ] 】 This is an illuminated scenery at a roadside station in Kawamata Town, Fukushima Prefecture! !! A Christmas tree decorated with Kawamata Town's specialty anthurium is lit up! The little child was talking to his mother, "I wonder if Santa will come to my house!" and I was healed!

Shot at Maibara Station on the Tokaido Shinkansen. A strong cold wave hit the Japan archipelago, causing heavy snowfall in northern Shiga Prefecture. While the conventional line began to lag behind, the Shinkansen ran through with a delay of about 20 minutes.

The beautiful winter illumination in Tokyo Station.