Autumn scenery of ginkgo trees ~ Autumn of Hikari ga Hill ~

I stopped by Tokyo Station over the weekend to take care of an errand and decided to have lunch at the gyutan restaurant "Rikyu" (利久). Everything tasted amazing and the stew was especially good. I always enjoy the soup served with gyutan, it's sort of like a refreshing break in between the savory bites of beef. Plus the beef inside of the soup is soft from being boiled and has a really nice texture to it. I was pretty surprised at the salad actually, as well. I usually am not a fan of the salads served with gyutan but this one had the perfect amount of beef on it and the dressing tasted quite nice, so that was a welcome surprise. The wagashi served with it tasted really good. I'm not sure about what it was exactly, but it was red bean paste with some sort of white filling, maybe even white bean paste, but it was a good way to finish the meal.

Bill and Cosmos Autumn in Hamarikyu

Red World ~Matsudo・Sokoin Forest~

Autumn leaves ~The beauty of Higo Hosokawa Garden~

Night Autumn Leaves in the Land of Mirrors ~The Beauty of Higo Hosokawa Garden~

Went to Hanaya Yohei, a restaurant near Oku Station and ordered the Miso-Nikomi Udon. It tasted pretty good and cost less than ¥1000 yen. I'd like to go back as the atmosphere of the restaurant was quite nice and it seemed like there was a lot of different menu items to try. I'd walked past the restaurant so many times in the past, and just never had the opportunity to go in until now. Overall it was a pretty good place and even though it seemed like there was a lot of people we got seated instantly which was nice.

Falling autumn leaves The fallen autumn leaves are also tasteful

Cosmos bloomed ~Autumn in Hamarikyu is beautiful~

I tried to take a decent photo of Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower in Shinjuku, but didn't have enough to to really get up close to it unfortunately, so this building is in the way lol. I didn't realize that the tower was filled with educational facilities until now. Apparently the architects liked the cocoon shape because they felt it symbolized the nurturing of the students that would be inside of it. It's pretty interesting and a great concept in my opinion. Japan has a lot of cool architecture, both modern and historic and I love seeing them both. Hopefully next time I visit Shinjuku I'll be able to get a better view of the tower, although it might be a while lol. Either way, pretty cool place!

Musk swallowtail dancing red spider liliies ~Autumn in Shiba Park~

Autumn leaves and bells

In rainy Kamakura

Just a couple photos I took outside of Tabata Station over the weekend. I've always thought this clock tower was neat but I don't stop by Tabata Station much. Decided to take a photo of it this time for anyone who hasn't been to the station. Also a golden statue of a woman. The statue is titled "Flower" with the kanji "華" and was made by Hiroteru Kawasaki (川崎 普照) from my understanding. You can see it from the angle I took the photo, but the clock tower is titled "The Bell of Hope" (希望の鐘). I thought it's interesting that it was titled with "bell" instead of clock tower since I don't think I've heard it ring before. I must not be visiting at the correct times lol. These are both on Tabata Bridge right outside the station

Oguninuma in Fukushima Prefecture Shot from Kanazawa Pass LAOWA 15mm flare is interesting

Autumn cherry blossoms in Nakameguro ~ A small autumn found in Nakameguro Park ~

Autumn in the water ~Rikugien Gardens~

Red World ~ Otaguro Park

Autumn Leaves Walk ~At Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden~

Had a really good looking and tasting bowl of ramen in Shinjuku over the weekend and decided to take a bunch of pictures of it lol. There's so many ramen shops around Shinjuku Station that it was hard to choose where to go at first but we ended up choosing this place - Manbaken Ramen (萬馬軒). The chashu looked amazing just seeing the photos so I decided to get the miso chashu ramen with an egg topping. The ramen tasted really great and the chashu was thick, had a nice salty flavor, and the texture was really nice as well. My girlfriend ordered the spicy miso ramen and unfortunately we didn't think it tasted as good as the normal miso. It was almost like there was yuzu or sansho pepper inside of it and it gave it a strange tangy flavor that neither of us were huge fans of. I still definitely recommend the normal miso ramen though! The normal miso chashu ramen was ¥1100 and a normal bowl of miso ramen is just ¥790

Manju Shaka in the water ~Beauty in the water~ Hayashi no Mori Park

Autumn Leaves Lovers Love in the autumn leaves at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Kitaibaraki, Fukushima The sky taken from the Kanazawa Pass Observatory

Every year through the big traffic jam Nikko Iroha slope ...

Famous spot for autumn leaves: Hananuki Valley.

It was a yellow world with the sun shining.

Even moss leaves ♪ in autumn

It's like a yellow carpet.

I climbed the mountain and crossed the mountain and met the autumn waterfall in nature very beautiful. Listening to the sound of the waterfall relaxes and makes you less stressed In Nishizawa Valley, Yamanashi Prefecture - Previously photographed It is one place among the places I want to go again.

Speaking of Chureito and Mt. Fuji, the most common image is of cherry blossoms in spring, but it is beautiful when Mt. Fuji and Chureito are dyed in color on an autumn day. Looking forward to autumn leaves and Mt. Fuji this year Japan is a famous tourist destination Previously photographed - Chureito - in Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture