Toji Spring Light Up ?

In Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, this is a Yabusame tournament held only by female jockeys around the time the cherry blossoms are in bloom. Female jockeys dressed in glossy kimono carry bows, ride on horses of Japan traditional lineage, and fly quickly through three targets while frying dust. Originally, Yabusame is an event performed only by men as a Shinto ritual, but in the modern era of the 21st century, the gender difference between men and women has been abolished, and the ancient martial arts and equestrian traditions Japan that have been handed down from ancient times have been adopted and passed on to the future, and the world fascinated by the glossy Japanese costume caress is worth visiting this land and seeing.

In Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, this is a Yabusame tournament held only by female jockeys around the time the cherry blossoms are in bloom. Female jockeys dressed in glossy kimono carry bows and, when mounted on horses of Japan traditional lineage, run through the dust and quickly shoot through the three targets. This year's tournament was full of cherry blossoms.

Memories of that spring.

In Towada City, Aomori Prefecture, this is a Yabusame tournament held only by female jockeys around the time the cherry blossoms are in bloom. Last year, it was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but this year it was held with corona countermeasures. The cherry blossom front reaches the northern tip of Honshu around mid-April. The Yabusame Tournament, in which petting children in glossy Japanese attire unfold, heralds the arrival of spring in this area along with the cherry blossom front.

Taken with the sunset in the background, it is the floating hall and cherry blossoms in Nara Park. It was so beautiful!

This is a photo of spring cherry blossoms that was taken when we had a kimono date in Kyoto. On this day, when I dressed in a sakura-colored kimono and ate cherry blossom mochiwata candy, I felt the spring of Japan very much and it was a fulfilling day. In the spring of Japan, I think that the warm and bright sunlight will make both people and flowers feel bright.

Shooting location Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture Night cherry blossoms

Shooting date: April 23, 2021 Location: Lake Nakatsuna, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture

The cherry blossoms of Chotokuji Temple are scattered, and the ground dyed pink with petals is worth seeing.

Memory of spring.

Ninnaji Chumon. Two people descending the stairs hand in hand.

Iseyama Imperial Shrine near Sakuragicho in Yokohama. People stopping in front of cherry blossoms and pigeons shaking their heads.

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden. Cherry branches in contact with water.

A person peering into the river.

In front of the Chion-in Sanmon in Kyoto. I witnessed the cherry blossom blizzard.

Cherry blossom petals that had accumulated in the sewage ditch.

A famous spot for "light ink cherry blossoms" in Hadano City, Kanagawa Prefecture. In full bloom, the rapeseed field is also colorful and gorgeous. Left only yellow.

Location: Makiba no Sakura, Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture It is a famous cherry blossom spot in Kobayashi City, "Makiba no Sakura".

Location: Takahara, Nishimoro District, Miyazaki It is a rural scenery in spring in the satoyama.

Shooting location: Kagoshima Prefecture Kirishima Town Hayato Town Kareigawa Station The station building is the oldest in the prefecture and is a registered tangible cultural property. It is an unmanned station where limited express stops, which is rare in Japan. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom on the platform and many people visit.

Shooting location: Kagoshima Prefecture Kirishima Town Hayato Town Kareigawa Station The station building is the oldest in the prefecture and is a registered tangible cultural property. It is an unmanned station where limited express stops, which is rare in Japan. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom on the platform and many people visit.

This is a nemophila taken at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park (Fukuoka Prefecture). Date of shooting: April 25, 2021 (Reiwa 3)

Shooting location: Kagoshima Prefecture Kirishima Town Hayato Town Kareigawa Station The station building is the oldest in the prefecture and is a registered tangible cultural property. It is an unmanned station where limited express stops, which is rare in Japan. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom on the platform and many people visit.

It is a cherry blossom in Kumagaya City, Saitama Prefecture

A small greenway in Setagaya Ward. I captured the moment after the rain of scattering flowers.

Shot along the Tama River in Hamura City, Tokyo. The pale pink weeping cherry blossoms were blooming cutely.

What a beautiful photo. I've always found it interesting but never understood the train enthusiast culture, but when you see photos like this you really start to understand why. I really love seeing the old steam locomotives personally, as opposed to the newer models and shinkansen. I know about the Sagano romantic train and always thought it'd be a really cool experience to go on a sightseeing trip in Kyoto using it. I never knew Gunma had such amazing scenery as well. My friend from there always tells me how unbearably hot it gets in the summer so I just always assumed there couldn't be too much worthwhile, but I guess Japan's four seasons really are as prominent as they say. Amazing...

Azumino City, Tokugaweir Bicycle Square. I felt the joy of the arrival of spring in the whole body of the two girls running frolicking under the open cherry blossoms.

On a spring day when snow falls on the cherry blossoms, "Watarase Valley Railway" Midori, Gunma