Oni Ice ?? This is an ice candle festival held in Naraijuku, Nagano Prefecture. Since February 3rd is Setsubun, it seems ? that the demon is not outside, but demon ice The time is fixed every year, so be sure to visit!

"We must never forget who we are, our history and our traditions."

Norn minakami is a flower paradise situated in Minakami, Gunma. Many daffodils and tulip blooms here. On backdrop a snow capped Japanese alps also can be seen. A really a memorable experience.

Mizugo Park in Tsuchiura City, Ibaraki Prefecture. It is a park on the banks of Kasumigaura and is rich in nature. Tsuchiura City is the No. 1 producer of lotus root in Japan! It is a landscape that I want to leave for future generations.

Sugari Fishing Port, a small fishing village (port) in Owase City, Mie Prefecture However, this place has been certified as one of the 100 best villages in Japan. On a small piece of land between the mountains and the sea, the houses with tiled roofs that are lined up so that they stick together, I think it is a very tasteful landscape.

It is a beautiful bamboo forest in a park in Yokohama.

Symbol of Shinoshima The camphor tree is said to be 1,200 years old It's a bit of a challenge to get here, but There was ⛩ a very sacred place at the end of the climb In addition to the camphor tree on Shinoshima There is a tsuji in Yokoo and a flower field in the sky❁⃘*.゚ I was able ☺️ to spend time touching various nature and forgetting my daily life

It is a spring tradition of the Ota River in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, and it is a fishing that catches whitefish, a goby fish that comes up to spawn, with a four-handed net. The four-handed net illuminated by the morning sun was dyed orange, and I was able to capture a good moment.

It is a baikaouren that became famous in NHK's morning drama "Ranman", which is modeled on the plant taxonomist Dr. Tomitaro Makino. I took a silhouette photo with the sun shining through the trees at sunrise in the background.

【Isehara Flower Information】2024.02.02 Ume Plum Blossom ・ Hyuga Yakushi ... It is beginning to bloom ・ Sports park ... It's the best time to see it ・Maruyama Castle Park... It's the best time to see it Under the cold sky, which is completely different from yesterday, the red Ume plum blossoms are in full bloom. In the precincts of Hyuga Yakushi, beautiful drooping Ume plums are planted, and the appearance side by side with the lanterns is tasteful. There is a Ume plum orchard in the back mountain. Small and pretty white Ume plums are beginning to bloom here and there. I found a Ume plum tree in a sloping place in the sports park. This is also a bright pink red Ume plum. There are cherry blossom trees around it, and it is a spot where you can enjoy flowers throughout spring. Maruyama Castle Park is lined with Ume plum trees that seem to be more than 3 meters tall. The overlapping of the petals is beautiful. Some people enjoyed taking a walk.

Collaboration between wax Ume plum and cold red Ume plum This is one photo taken at Gunma Flower Highland in Gunma Prefecture. Wax Ume plum and Ume plum are in full bloom at this time of year, and you can enjoy spring a little earlier than Kawazu cherry blossoms. The best time to see it is yet to come, so please visit it.

"#Superb view" and "#Photo Contest" I want to leave the scenery of red spider liliies that bloom naturally on the ridges and banks of the rice fields.

Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima (Recommended spots in Hiroshima) #Miyajima Today, I took a picture ? frame from Miyajima It's the first time I've used a picture frame, so I tried it. It's ? easier to take pictures at low tide

Colorful icicles This is "Ashigakubo no Icicle" held in Yokose Town, Saitama Prefecture. Every year, icicles are artificially created to give them vivid colors. It is ? very beautiful

It is the fresh greenery and cherry blossoms of the Namego Valley in Kamikitayama Village, Nara Prefecture.

[The 26th Minami Cherry Blossom and Rape Flower Festival] The Minami Cherry Blossom and Rape Flower Festival will be held from February 1st ~ March 10th. Minami Izu Town is full of cherry blossoms in the color of love sakura along the Aono River. The best time to see it is expected to be around 、、、 February 10th. By public transport Get off at Izukyu Shimoda Station and ? take the Tokai Bus "To Shimogamo (Line 3)". Get off at "Kujo Bridge (780 yen)" and walk about 2 minutes to Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana, a Roadside station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana with a general information center. (The cherry blossom trees are behind it.) The rape field is a short walk from "Hino (620 yen)". ? Tokai Bus TEL:0558-22-2514 * Minami Izu Town is not served by trains. If you are coming by car Please come to "Roadside station Shimogamo Onsen Yunohana". There is a private parking lot nearby, so please use that as well. ⚠ Please be sure to use the passages and stairs when visiting the rape flower fields and rape flowers along the cherry blossom trees and taking pictures. * Please use the parking lot for the Minami Cherry Blossom and Rape Flower Festival. Please do not park in shops or on private property. ?Minami-no-Sakura to Nanohana Matsuri "The 26th Southern Cherry Blossom and Field Mustard Festival" 1st February - 10th March 2024 In Shimogamo Minamiizu, Shizuoka, Japan 第26回 南方的櫻花和油菜花節 Contact us Minamiizu Tourism Association TEL: 0558-62-0141 (9 a.m. ~ 5 p.m., open all year round)

Rice fields in Niimi City, Okayama Prefecture. It is not rezoned, and it is not possible to mow all of it with a combine, so I mow it by hand. The children also mobilize to harvest rice with all three generations of relatives. It is also accustomed to use a sickle to reap, and two bunches are reaped in one pull. The harvested rice is bundled up and hung on a bamboo pole. The children are smiling and happily helping from beginning to end. Rice, delicious! And I eat a lot. Along with the scenery, I would like to preserve this traditional culture.

Photographed on July 16, 2023, in Suzu City, Ishikawa Prefecture, "Mitsuke Island", also known as "Gunkanjima", has become such a figure due to weathering and erosion over many years, and is considered a symbol of Noto. The Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred in January 2024 caused the island to collapse, and it is now impossible to see it as shown in the photo. It made me realize that the scenery I am looking at now will not always remain.

It is the cherry blossom of Neraiji Temple in Iwade City, Wakayama Prefecture.

It is the cherry blossoms and Zao-do seen from Shimosenbon in Yoshino, Nara Prefecture.

Thatched village in Miyama, Kyoto It is a famous composition and a classic, but it is a place that can be said to be the gateway to Miyama I would like to see this wonderful scenery for many years to come, but when I come to the countryside, I always feel that it can be preserved forever, especially in areas with a large number of elderly people due to the declining birthrate, and I have been to the museum, but it is difficult to maintain it, and I feel that it is very difficult for the people who will inherit this history to pass it on to future generations.

Thatched village in Miyama, Kyoto This place is a proper observatory, but it is not well known or there were no ? footprints

Thatched village in Miyama, Kyoto There were not many Japanese tourists, but it was crowded with tourists from overseas. There was a lot of excitement in making it, but some of it looked like some kind of sculpture, which was a strange sight, but I was glad that it looked like art.

World Heritage Site Nakijin Castle Ruins Wall Illumination / Nakijin Gusuku Cherry Blossom Festival / Nakijin Castle Ruins, a World Heritage Site located in Nakijin Village in northern Okinawa Prefecture Japan's earliest cherry blossom festival started here in the northern part of the country. I went to see the beautiful cherry blossoms at night and the fantastic illumination of the castle walls, but the cherry blossoms were still in bloom for 3~5 minutes. The cherry blossoms in Okinawa are called Kanhizakura and are dark pink. It usually blooms in mid-January ~ early February. I didn't get a shot of the cherry blossoms and the city walls, but I hope to be able to introduce them next time when the cherry blossom front moves south to the south.

Spring Chokokuji Temple In spring, you can see the five-storied pagoda through the cherry blossoms and white lotus. Sakurai City, Nara Prefecture Chokokuji Temple

World Heritage Site Nakijin Castle Ruins Wall Illumination / Nakijin Gusuku Cherry Blossom Festival Nakijin Castle Ruins, a World Heritage Site located in Nakijin Village in northern Okinawa Prefecture Japan's earliest Sakura Festival is also held, and it will be lit up during the period. It was a pity that Sakura bloomed for 3~5 minutes, but (tears If it was cloudy and sunny on this day, I think the starry sky would have been beautiful.

World Heritage Site Nakijin Castle Ruins Wall Illumination / Nakijin Gusuku Cherry Blossom Festival / Nakijin Castle Ruins, a World Heritage Site located in Nakijin Village in northern Okinawa Prefecture The Nakijin Gusuku Cherry Blossom Festival is being held now, and the illumination of the castle walls is a sight to behold. Colors such as blue, pink, and green color the castle walls and are beautiful ^^ It would have been better if it had been sunny...

World Heritage Site Nakijin Castle Ruins Wall Illumination / Nakijin Gusuku Cherry Blossom Festival / Nakijin Castle Ruins, a World Heritage Site located in Nakijin Village in northern Okinawa Prefecture Japan's earliest cherry blossom festival started here in the northern part of the country. I went to see the beautiful cherry blossoms at night and the fantastic illumination of the castle walls, but the cherry blossoms were still in bloom for 3~5 minutes. The cherry blossoms in Okinawa are called Kanhizakura and are dark pink. It usually blooms in mid-January ~ early February. I didn't get a shot of the cherry blossoms and the city walls, but I hope to be able to introduce them next time when the cherry blossom front moves south to the south.

Shiofune kannonji temple located in Tokyo's ome city is known for the godess of mercy. During the azalea festival the temple surrounding looks very beautiful. It is one of my favorite tourist destination neat Tokyo.

It is a drooping cherry blossom in Kaibara, Shimoichi Town, Nara Prefecture. The branches of the two trees are connected, making it a very spectacular drooping cherry blossom.