At Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine, I found a fortune teller for a beckoning cat.

Live with strength While driving in a car in Furano, I felt lonely in the Silver World. However, rather than loneliness, I was encouraged by the appearance of trying hard to survive alone in -20 degrees.

Small footprints This is usually a no-go area. However, the footprints 、、、 It was a world created not only by people, but also by various creatures.

Morning in Aizu When I was waiting for my friend to come out of the hotel, I took a picture from the hotel window. Sunrise shines partially, and you can feel the warmth in the cold.

Beyond the Phantom Winter Icicles that are about to fall. Icicles that have endured in the cold for days and days. How far will it go?

Daily life in Fukushima After having dinner with my friends, I was on my way back to the hotel. I took a picture while waiting for a traffic light. Nothing is decorated, but the lights of the cars create a sense of warmth.

Today, I took a walk in Kawagoe before work. It was crowded everywhere. This is Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Happy New Year. Warm New Year greetings from Tsukigase Plum Valley. Tsukigase Plum Valley lets you take in at a glance the plum blossoms and the gorge, with the plum seen as the harbinger of spring. Designated a Place of Scenic Beauty in 2020 and now marking 100 years, the Tsukigase Tourism Association, together with local residents, works to preserve this wonderful plum gorge so everyone can enjoy it. The “Tsukigase Plum Valley Plum Festival,” starting on February 9, opens with the 40th Tsukigase Plum Valley Early Spring Marathon on its first day and runs through a variety of events up to the Spring Banquet on March 23, with preparations underway to welcome everyone. We ask that you visit Tsukigase Plum Valley, which we have spent a year preparing, and offer this as our New Year greeting. Noriaki Ida, President, Tsukigase Tourism Association

Photographed 1/1/25. This is Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Calligraphy masters apply Japanese kanji characters to the native language names of foreign customers. Since each kanji character has its own meaning, enjoy this traditional cultural experience, including the meaning of the kanji used in your name. You can take home the engraved wooden Dojo-fuda as a souvenir to remember your visit. #calligraphy #kanji #shodo #culturale

It was around 6:30 this morning at Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

This is a photo from when I went to Omiya Hikawa Shrine last month. Although there was sunshine, it was cold in the afternoon, so I bought a drink from a vending machine. "Vending machines don't have a lot of pees," she said, looking happy to have her favorite pees. After all, winter in Japan is a shiruko, isn't it?

Today, I visited Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine to receive prayers for the New Year's Prayer for Good Luck. It is Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine around 6:30 in the morning. Luckily, I was able to receive a Marriage Jade.

Photographed 1/1/25. In front of the Honkawagoe Pepe, I was demonstrating the song. I had the lion head bite off my head, and I had Ebisu-sama swing the hammer.

Photographed on 12/28/24. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

1 year old, first Pounding rice cakes! Japan's New Year's Tradition!

Happy New Year Happy New Year🎍 Thank you for your continued support this year. First sunrise of the year from Sumiyoshi Shrine in Kuwana City Period, the sun rises from inside the Torii (shrine gate). It's still okay for a while. Impression by all means. 2025/1/2 Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture "Sumiyoshi Shrine"

Photographed 12/24/24. One character of hope in Kawagoe City in 2025 (Reiwa 7) is "叶". May your wishes come true.

Photographed 1/1/25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine. It's like New Year's and it's gorgeous. 🎍✨

Photographed 1/1/25. It is Hanachozu of Kawagoe Hachimangu Shrine.

Photographed 12/30/24. It is the New Year's Torii (shrine gate) gate of Kawagoe Hachimangu. Prayer today was very crowded.

Nagashima Spa Land New Year's Eve fireworks 🎆 Happy New Year 🙇 ♀️ This year, we started with fireworks. Best regards again for one 🙇 year

New Year's Day 2025 at 6:30 a.m. Two cats warm each other in the cold of midwinter on the riverbank in the early morning, which is not popular. It is as if the body is dressed in pure white snow, and a quiet and peaceful time stream endlessly. Wonderful to welcome the new year Photographed two happy times a day.

I did First Pilgrimage to the Shrine. It is Kawagoe Kumano Shrine at 7 o'clock in the morning.

Happy New Year! 🎍 Best regards again this year. It is a giant ema of the Year of the Snake of Kawagoe Hachimangu.

It is the ice bubble and the morning glow that formed in Lake Onneto. It was a very beautiful sight.

A café in an old warehouse in Otaru. The snowy landscape looks very good.

Ice bubbles that can be seen in a frozen Lake Onneto. Oyster and find the snow on your own.

This is the snow-capped Mt. Fuji and the constellation Orion taken at Lake Yamanaka. Mt. Fuji and the constellation Orion were also visible on the surface of the lake, which was a wonderful sight.

Samurai-specific Osaka Castle Guides Private tours in armor Photo [Osaka Castle] -Famous castles that mark the history of prosperity and turmoil of the people of Samurai- Pilgrimage tour guide to the sacred places of Osaka no Jin wearing armor and helmetsThis is a plan to commemorate and make a pilgrimage to the sad sacred place where SAMURAI and his friends were defeated in the Osaka Siege in the last war and fell to the castle, wearing armor and helmets reminiscent of the battle. #OsakaCastle #Samuraiarmor