秋田県横手市の「横手のかまくら」です。「かまくら」は水神様をまつる小正月行事でかまくらの中でも子供達が「入ってたんせ！おがんでたんせ！と観光客に声をかけて餅や甘酒でもてなしてくれます。 今回の写真は「かまくら」の撮影会会場でのものですが、ベストポジションは超満員で出遅れを後悔しましたが、あえて誰も見向きもしないポジションから撮影したら、メチャクチャ素敵な写真が撮れて自分では大満足な「かまくら」の写真です。

秋田県五城目町 黒土稲荷神社 田んぼの中に鎮座する神社 朱色の鳥居が目をひきます

秋田県八峰町八森 白瀧 落ち葉が風情を感じます 縦写真です クリックしてご覧ください

A photo I took of Tatsuko, the golden lady of the lake at Lake Tazawa in Semboku, Akita 4 years ago. I really love everything about Akita, there's so much natural beauty in the area, especially around this lake. I'd like to go back during the summer (this was taken in early fall) and try some kayaking on the lake. I'd also like to go cycling around the lake if possible, it'd be some good exercise at the very least. Anyways, for those unfamiliar with the legend of Tatsuko, from my understanding, she was a girl who wished for eternal beauty but was turned into a dragon, and so she drowned herself in the lake. It sounds kind of dark, but apparently she and another dragon fell in love with one another and together they keep the lake from freezing during winter. Considering how cold it gets during winter in Akita, or at least that year in Akita, that's a pretty impressive feat!

秋田県能代市の畑。赤がかわいい！

一年で一ヶ月だけ姿を表すという、玉川の水没林。暑くなり始めた時期に爽やかな気持ちにさせる光景は、ぜひまた訪れたいと思わせる青の景色なんです。

Wow, what a breathtaking view. It really does look just like a mirror, it's incredible how perfect the reflection is. I really love the green as well, it's such a brilliant shade it really gives you the feeling of the rich, verdant countryside. I've had a love of rice fields since before I can remember, just because they look so beautiful and you can really appreciate the technology of humankind through them. I've never seen the rice fields in Kyoto to be honest, only the temples and shrines, which isn't exactly unfortunate, but I would really like to get out into the countryside as well. This reminds me so much of Akita as well and I only have fond memories of my time there. Going to have to throw the rice fields of Kyoto on my list for my next visit. On a bit of a tangent, it's pretty amazing you can take photos like this on cell phones now. Incredible how far we've come.

秋田県「能代の花火」。昨年に続き今年も開催中止が決定しました。全国で花火大会の開催が延期・中止・規模を見直しての開催になっていることと思います。みんなが笑顔で夜空を見上げる事ができる時期が、早く訪れますように。

Looking forward to seeing the fireworks this summer, I've been to Omagari in the past and it was really amazing. I know there's tons of places in Japan where there are amazing fireworks as well since Japan has a really long history of fireworks, so hopefully it's possible to see them now that vaccinations are starting to roll out. The whole coronavirus situation has been a bummer for a lot of people and fireworks are sort of like a reminder of all the beauty that the world holds and they help bring people together. I'd love to go out and see Omagari again personally as it was easily one of the most amazing displays I've seen. It was great getting to bring a picnic blanket and everything and just sit under the stars until it started too

秋田県青森県 十和田湖と八甲田連峰 秋田県側の発荷峠展望台から、十和田湖と青森県八甲田連峰の展望です。 あちらこちらで桜が満開、若しくは花びらが舞い散っていますが、十和田湖周辺はまだ早春。路肩の雪が冷気を漂わせています。 天気の良い日、空の青さと湖面の青さに、残雪の八甲田山の峰の白さが鮮やかに見えました。

秋田県八郎潟の"桜と菜の花ロード" 八郎潟は、先の大戦後の食糧不足解消を目的に、1977年3月、20余年の干拓工事の後に、17,239haの"希望の大地"として生まれ変わりました。 1984年、村の創立20周年記念として村民が3年で3,000本の桜を、また、50周年記念では1,000本の桜を植栽。菜の花は地元ボランティアによって植栽されたとのことです。 約11kmにわたる染井吉野、八重桜、紅山桜と菜の花ロードの圧巻に “感謝” !!

「桜と雲海」この場所は秋田県横手市大森町の大森リゾート村です！ ここは秋と春に雲海が見れる自然豊かな公園です。

我が家のローズガーデンになります。 つるバラが1番素敵な昨年の様子です^_^ 場所は秋田県横手市大森町

Awesome! The samurai residences of Kakunodate were awesome when I went there. The cherry blossoms were really amazing as well. Along the river and all along the houses. I remember I talked to one of the local shopkeepers here for a minute and it was really nice. There's supposed to be castle ruins somewhere near the town as well but I didn't get a chance to see them. This is a great place to visit in the spring for anyone curious. I highly recommend checking it out. Be careful of the big green spiders though, lol. I think they're probably harmless but they are quite surprising...

Made some Yokote style Yakisoba today. Reminded me of a cafe I went to back in Akita. Tasted pretty good and was nice since I haven't been able to visit any festivals lately and eat some of the tasty food from the stalls! Hoping There's some awesome stuff happening this spring. I want to get out and try all the food I've been missing out on and drink some plum wine under the cherry blossoms! Was a long, fun day today though, gonna get some sleep now🥱