This is one of the photos I took when I went to the fireworks festival in Oda. There were few street lights in the countryside, so the fireworks light looked very beautiful, and as the fireworks festival began, I felt that summer was almost over, and I felt a little lonely.

Local scenery of Toyama Prefecture Summer still blue rice fields and sunset~ The clouds were nice and beautiful~ 😌

I visited many times Shinjuku national park but after watching "Garden of words" I fall more in love with this garden and I decided to visit it in summer season. Luckily the day was rainy day. It was absolutely eye soothing. It was taken on that day. The view from kyu goryo tei is fresh and green. Location: Shinjuku national garden

Summer vegetables 😋 The vegetables and hamburger steak were delicious ๑ ́ڡ'๑

This is one shot taken around a building with a beautiful bamboo forest in the Bikan district. When I see the demon lantern immersed in the water, the blue of the bamboo combined with it makes me feel cool.

A Japanese aesthetic concept has developed around the beauty of a scene of a garden or nature framed by a circle window. The circle windows are referred to as the "Window of Enlightenment". This was a unique experience during my Kamakura trip. I was very excited to see this place. Previously once I tried to go to Genkou-an shrine during my Kyoto trip but unfortunately, it was closed at that time. Finally, during the summer, I got a chance to see this beautiful view at Meigetsuin temple. The calm and peaceful atmosphere of the shrine already gave peace of mind but this view has something special.

Last sparkler with family. Fireworks are wonderful when they shine, but the moment they disperse also feels like summer. It feels like summer in Japan, including the place where you enjoy "The End".

Speaking of summer, fireworks! of the last year before Corona Toyama Prefecture Shinminato Kaiomaru Park Fireworks Festival 🎆 It was very powerful! It's been ruined this year~. I hope to see it again next year~ 😌

Crepe myrtle looks good ☀️ in the blue sky after all

Towards the sky!

The long-awaited local fireworks festival was held for the first time in three years. Although it was not the same as before, it was ✨ a very moving time to be able to share the local tradition with my family and many people for the first time in a long time.

The long-awaited local fireworks festival was held for the first time in three years. Although it was not the same as before, it was ✨ a very moving time to be able to share the local tradition with my family and many people for the first time in a long time.

A summer tradition in Nogi Town, Tochigi Prefecture, sunflowers. Many sunflowers were exposed in the morning sun.

Sunflower is her soul flower, as sunflowers are the epitome of bright, happy and cheer, her vibrant and happiness made this frame perfect. This was her first ever visit any sunflower field and you can feel that happiness. This picture was taken at Kiyose sunflower field in Tokyo

I went to the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival in Niigata Prefecture for the first time. I was moved from start to finish.

Photo taken on August 6, 2022. From the summit of Mt. Takachiho. The summer grass fluttered in the wind and was refreshing! It's the time of year when the flowers don't bloom anymore, but seeing the tall and energetic grass cheers me up.

I went to the Nagaoka Fireworks Festival in Niigata Prefecture for the first time. I was moved from start to finish.

Speaking of summer, the sunflower is the sunflower. After all it is beautiful.

It is "Kowatari no Yumekake Wind Chime" held throughout August in Kodo Town, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture. Various kinds of wind chimes are hung throughout the town, and when the wind blows, they ring all at once. We also do wind chime coloring experiences and yukata dressing sessions. There is also a small river flowing, and how about 🤗 cooling off with the sound of wind chimes and the murmur of the river?

Tambo art is one of the most popular artistic activity in Japan during the summer time. In tambo art the whole paddy field used as a canvas. Different colored or varieties of rice or paddy are planted to create the an amazing picture depending on the theme of that year. This is from Fukui prefecture's Takefu knife village where the school students prepared this beautiful cherry tree using tambo art. Its really very attractive and unique activity which everyone would love to see. The best time to enjoy this kind art varies but August to September might be the best time.

The last couple photos I wanted to post from our trip to Takamatsu. The first one was at one of the stations by Ritsurin Park. It just tells you not to try and go past the railway crossing after the bar has come down but I thought the pictures on it were pretty funny lol. The second was just one of the manholes that I thought looked nice. Snapped a photo of it outside of Takamatsu Castle

Natural ice shaved ice in Nikko City. The head is not keen, it is fluffy, and it is shaved ice.

Summer vacation. Parent-child trip to Kozushima! Climb Mt. Tenjo from the first station. Feel the wind and summer in the superb scenery.

Summer vacation. Parent-child trip to Kozushima!

At Imizu Shrine in Toyama Prefecture, the first time "Mizuomikuji" was served in the summer. It was a hot day, but it was cool~ 😊

During the summer times the mountains looks so green with the fresh leafs. From the Hinode park in Hokkaido I got this very picturesque photo where a vast range of mountains can be seen. Additionally the patchwork fields creates the scenario more beautiful.

Shot in a townhouse in Kyoto. Summer in Japan is not only lively, but also moist and quiet.

Samba is the traditional Brazilian dance and a cultural heritage of that country. Although in Tokyo there are not so many Brazilian but very fortunately there is a Samba carnival in Tokyo which is known as Asakusa Samba Carnival. The carnival is very colorful and full of joy and entertainment. Due to the corona pandemic last 2 years the carnival was cancelled and it seems this year also the carnival will be cancelled but in 2019 I was able to enjoy it. It was my 1st time to enjoy such a colorful and cheerful festival.

On the final day of our trip we were a bit tired but still wanted to see a few things and just casually enjoy our time. We ended up going to Marugame Castle as our first destination. It was really cool as it's one of the 12 castles in Japan that still has an original castle keep. The castle itself isn't very large, but the area surrounding it is. From the bottom of the castle the keep is quite small so it's hard to get a good photo of it, but we got a photo of it with one of the turrets along the moat wall which was cool. We reserved a rickshaw ride the previous night as well so when we got to the castle we did a little exploring and then we went on a guided tour around the lower area of the castle. The rickshaw guide was a really nice guy and quite funny as well. Apparently he was a comedian but he enjoyed doing this job as well. He told us a bunch of different things about the castle and it's construction while also telling some jokes occasionally. After the rickshaw tour we climbed our way up to the top of the castle and there were saw really amazing views waiting for us at the top. You could see the entire city almost. We also entered the castle keep, but it was relatively small. It was still nice to see the architecture on the inside but the stairs were a bit scary. They were incredibly steep and I was holding the handrails the entire time going up or down them. After checking out the castle we were pretty hungry and so we decided to get some lunch. Being Kagawa is the udon prefecture we went to an udon specialty restaurant. I haven't been to many udon restaurants so it was kind of a new experience for me. They had it set up kind of like a cafeteria and you go through and choose what you want and other toppings to go with your udon. I didn't see the trays for the extra toppings so I just ended up putting the karaage on top of my udon lol. I got niku udon and it tasted really good. The karaage was a nice touch as well. Not the usual tempura most people get but it went surprisingly well with the soup. After eating we headed towards Nakazu Banshoen, a garden with art exhibits as well. Before getting there we decided to stop by a Lupin-themed cafe though. It was a really tiny shop but we were able to cool off for a bit and relax which was nice since we were walking quite a bit. The garden was quite large and had a lot of different points of interest within it. The stepping stones were fun to cross and the row of torii gates was pretty cool as well. You can definitely take some nice photos with them. And that concludes our trip to Takamatsu! Overall it was a really fun trip and I definitely recommend it to anyone who hasn't been to Shikoku or Kagawa before. We didn't even get to do everything we were looking at but we still had a blast!

[English/Japan] The other day, we had a summer festival as a school event. At that time, we went to Hiyoshi Hachioji Shrine, a 5-minute walk from the school. Girls wore yukata and boys wore happi of Okunitama Shrine. It was a very hot day, but the breeze through the shrine grounds was very pleasant. The other day, we had a summer festival at a school event. At that time, I went to "Hiyoshi Hachioji Shrine", which is a 5-minute walk from the school. Girls wear yukata and boys wear happi from Ōkokutama Shrine. It was a very hot day, but the breeze passing through the precincts was very pleasant.