Nagai Park at the Botanical Garden. Spring co-starring.

This is also the Koto plum forest. There were many varieties. It's hard to take pictures of plums... If it's cherry blossoms, they're blooming, so it's deceptive. (laughs)

At Umami Hills Park, Nara.

At Tsurukawa Park in Kozagawa Town in Wakayama Prefecture.

Awesome! This reminds me of when I went to Minoh Park in Osaka. There was a really beautiful waterfall there and a long trail to get to it, so it made for a really nice trip and a decent workout too. I really like all the trees on this cliffside. It almost looks as if it's all just petrified wood and a group of trees just kind of melded together to form it. I also really like the view here. There's a view like this in Hakodate that's really beautiful as well. I don't remember where exactly but I believe it was southwest Hakodate. Was windy, but the breeze was really nice and the scenery and rocks were great. The food here looks awesome though. I haven't been to an izakaya or anything besides a normal restaurant in a while, but I'm really starting to miss them. Guess all I can do is wait and keep looking at beautiful scenery and food on here?

Koto Bailin, this is a photo I took a while ago. I went to this famous plum spot for the first time this year, but apparently there was no time for full bloom this year. I went there three times, but no matter when I went, I thought, "When is the best time to see it?" Looking forward to next year.

I happened to encounter a mejiro in the plum grove of Osaka Castle. I ? felt spring

At Daito Park in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. I was ? playing happily

Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Muko River riverbed. Every year at this time of year, I look at the rape flower field and feel the arrival of spring. This year, in particular, it was blooming beautifully.

It is a park that you come to many times every season. Umami Hills Park.

Senbonzakura ♡ on Mt. Yoshino

At Daito Park in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is a cold cherry tree called "Imazu Red Kanzakura" that was certified as a new variety in 2018. Photographed on March 14, 2021. The peak had passed, but it was still blooming beautifully.

At Koto Plum Grove in Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture. It is a famous place for plum groves and plum gardens in the local area, but there is news that this year it will end without reaching full bloom.

I visited Hirano Shrine in Kyoto City, including taking a photo before the first festival. I hope I was able to enjoy spring with a little dress.

Illumination of Kitano ? Tenmangu Shrine

I really love seeing these massive fireworks displays and this one is really incredible. Just comparing the height of the fireworks to the height of the builds in the city you can get an idea of just how large-scale this fireworks show is. I know the Minato Kobe Marine Fireworks Festival is in October but I'm hoping to see some fireworks this spring at least. I know summer is a little far off but there's definitely going to be fireworks then, that's for sure. I remember the one trip I went to Kobe I didn't get to see these amazing fireworks, but I was able to dry some delicious Kobe Beef burgers that were really just incredible. I would have liked to go to a steak restaurant but it didn't really fit our itinerary. It ended up working out though, as the burgers were great!

I was playing with Atami cherry.

Wow! I know Himeji has some awesome things like Himeji Castle of course, but to just find this while going for a walk, how cool is that! Speaking of Himeji Castle, I wish I could have see nthe projection mapping event they had there in 2015? I think it was. Hopefully they do something like that again because I'd love to go and see it for myself. I envy anyone who got to see it in person? I really like the stone lanterns and small Buddhist statues in this photo as well, it really gives that temple feel. I'll have to be on the lookout for this place when I visit Himeji!

This is Sakura, Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture.

Deep in the mountains of Shiga with the Suzuka Mountains in the background, you can enjoy a relaxing spring later than on the flatlands.

Wow this is beautiful. If there's one thing I'm going to miss come spring it's going to be all of the beautiful winter photography that I've had the pleasure of seeing this year. That being said I'm sure spring will be just as beautiful thanks to all the greenery and cherry blossoms coming to life. This photo is really cool though. Before I zoomed in it looked like some historical castle townscape covered in snow but then upon closer inspection it's a modern area with modern homes. The river is cool too, it reminds me of a moat separating a castle from its town at this angle and probably because of the cobblestone. The mountain backdrop is really amazing too, I suppose that's maybe where the mine cart runs to? Guess I'll have to visit Asago to find out!

Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, a post box in front of the coffee shop "Arajan".

Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, snowy cityscape.

Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, a trolley trail road covered with snow.

Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture, in front of Himemiya Shrine.

Snow piled up in Asago City, Hyogo Prefecture.