Today, we Prayer the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. The wind chime on the veranda had changed.

I took this photo in mid-August in the nearby river Nakasu! The model is also me! I used a slow shutter to stop the stream of the river and reflect it further.

Residual heat. The end of summer, and the beginning of autumn. Mr. Sairinji in Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture. The contrast between the summer sunlight and the forest, and the shadows of young Autumn leaves on the lanterns, seemed to tell us the end of summer and the beginning of autumn.

A typhoon has passed. In Tsukigase, Nara, there is Tsukigase Plum Valley, which was designated as Japan’s first nationally recognized Scenic Spot 100 years ago. During the Plum Festival, held from mid-February through the end of March, many photographers gather from early morning to capture the breathtaking views where the plum groves, the valley, and the sea of clouds meet. However the best time to see Tsukigase Plum Valley is not only in spring. Its fresh green in summer, autumn foliage, and snowy winter landscapes charm visitors through every season. This submission is not of the verdant summer valley but of the sunrise after a typhoon. At first the valley was shrouded in thick river mist, but the fog gradually lifted and the sun began to break through. The way sunlight pierces the shifting mist is truly dramatic. Photo: Yasunori Okamoto

Noto Peninsula Mitsuke Island Morning 2023.08.12 Mitsuke Island before the earthquake It is a view that I want to keep. We pray for a speedy recovery.

Noto Peninsula Mitsuke Island Morning 2023.08.12 Mitsuke Island before the earthquake It is a view that I want to keep. We pray for a speedy recovery.

Photographed 8/10/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine. I found a wind chime with a red thread.

Photographed 7/17/24. It is a kazaguruma in front of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine and Otorii Gate.

The fresh greenery of the Torii (shrine gate) in the sky is beautiful This is Takaya Shrine in Kagawa Prefecture! It is also known as [Torii (shrine gate) in the sky]. The view of the Seto Inland Sea from here is truly spectacular 🤤

At "Taiyo-no-Oka Engaru Park Rainbow Plaza", the cosmos is now in Best time to visit. By the end of this week, it is expected to be almost in full bloom. On Sunday, September 8, "Taiyo no Oka Cosmos Festa 2024" will be held in. Please come to Engaru Town!

Ogatsu District, Akita Prefecture Ugo Town "Nishimonai Bon Dancing" Nishimonai no Bon Odori is a Bon Dancing that has been passed down to Ugo Town Nishimonai Ogatsu District, Akita Prefecture. Nationally designated Important Intangible folk cultural assets and UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage

Photographed 7/25/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Yuzawa City, Akita Prefecture "Tanabata Picture Festival" It is said that it began when a princess who was "initiated" by the Takashi family of Kyoto, the seventh generation of the Satake Minamike family of Akita Domain, entrusted her Township and unrequited feelings for Kyoto to a five-colored strip of paper and decorated it with green bamboo.

The city's facilities opened last fall. I couldn't wait to finish it and was excited. A very splendid building "Onikuru" was built. With the arrival of summer, I feel that it is becoming even brighter.

The garland bayashi is dedication as a festival bayashi of Koinari Shrine, the god of the soil where the garland is produced. It is an event where 10 gorgeous stalls parade through the towns all night on the enthusiastic music of young people! The wreath palm is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and a nationally designated Important Intangible Cultural Property. (This will be the second piece of the wreath palm)

Photographed 7/9/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

In search of coolness deep in the mountains This is Saitama prefecture Mt. Moro Town Located in Kuroyama Three Waterfalls. I went there 🤤 in search of coolness in the hot summer

It is a Roadside station Shiomizaka in Kosai City, Shizuoka Prefecture. There is a a panoramic view of the Pacific Ocean, and Shirasu bowl, eel bowl, and raw rice bowl are Famous. Outsides available the Footbath will Healing your tired legs.

Photographed 7/9/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 9/1/24. It is a wind chime at the edge of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Hot summer day. Rainbow in the mist. The view of Kobe Port Island South Park, a summer time when the fountain turned into mist and a rainbow could be seen.

The garland bayashi is dedication as a festival bayashi of Koinari Shrine, the god of the soil where the garland is produced. It is an event where 10 gorgeous stalls parade through the towns all night on the enthusiastic music of young people! The wreath palm is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage and a nationally designated Important Intangible Cultural Property.

Three-city joint fireworks festival 🎆 This year, the event was 🤤 held jointly by the three municipalities I was able 🤤 to see some nice fireworks at the end of summer

(1/3) I went to "Maruike spring water" in the spring water Town of Kagoshima Prefecture! It was a wonderful Spot where people came to fetch spring water with a large container, families picnicking on sheets in the shade of the trees beside the pond, and couples looking at the bottom of the water with a smile.

Photographed 9/1/24. This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

Photographed 8/27/24. This is the Ai sea bream lottery of Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine.

We walked around the Precincts until the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival started. I found a wind chime with a red thread.

The sight of two 24-meter-high castle lanterns and two 17-meter-high castle lanterns parading through the city was truly spectacular!

Today, I attended the Kawagoe Hikawa Shrine Monthly Festival. It is a wind chime corridor with a rain Gari.

We went to the fireworks festival on the Tama River. The photo I took at the beginning was very beautiful.