The iconic Himeji castle with cherry blossom. This castle is known white heron castle because of its special elegant white colors. This castle is also a world heritage site. The castle area has several hundred cherry blossoms and during April it looks so special. If you are in Kansai area then it is a must visit place.

【English／日本語】
These are cherry blossoms at Shinshoin, a temple in Nishi-Hachioji. This temple was opened by the daughter of the famous warlord "Shingen Takeda". Unlike ordinary temples, it is very gorgeous with feminine decorations. Our school goes to visit it once a year. Before the visit, students learn in class about the tragic love story for which this temple was built. There are many historical buildings near the school. It can be said that Nishi-Hachioji is a very good environment for studying Japanese language.

西八王子にあるお寺「信松院」の桜です。このお寺は有名な武将である『武田信玄の娘』が開きました。普通のお寺とは違い、女性らしさを感じる装飾があり、とても華やかです。本校では1年に1回見学に行きます。見学の前に学生たちは授業でこの寺が建てられた悲恋の物語を学びます。学校の近くには歴史的な建物がたくさんあります。西八王子は日本語を学ぶ環境としてとても優れていると言えます。

The iconic symbol of one of the most happening city of Japan, Osaka. Osaka castle has an important history but not only that but also for it's location and natural beauty made it more popular among tourists. This is my second trip and during the sakura season, and it looks stunning.

Wakayama castle looks very beautiful during the spring time. There are many cherry blossom in the castle area. The surrounding greenery makes the whole view very beautiful

Decided to go back to Gyoda again this weekend.

We had such a good time last time we went we decided we wanted to check out the cherry blossoms this spring. Managed to visit some really nice places.

We originally wanted to use the rental bicycles that they have in front of the station but we got there past noon and all of them were taken unfortunately.
Fortunately for us, it ended up getting a bit colder later on so it actually worked out.

We got lucky as there was a really convenient sightseeing bus that rolled through the station to all of the major places in the city every 45 minutes or so.

We checked out the cherry blossoms at Gyoda Castle and they had the Hanachozu (花手水, pots of flowers floating in water). We were able to see a few of these throughout the city which was nice.
They also had traditional umbrellas on display in a few areas around the castle which was really pretty.

After Gyoda Castle we visited the Sakitama Burial Mounds which had some really beautiful views of the cherry blossoms.
There was also a flock of herons flying around the area but I wasn't able to get a very good photo of any of them.
Luckily we got some great photos of the cherry blossoms and the main mound and had a really enjoyable time.

We also stopped by Suijo Park and there were some food stalls in the area, but we got there when everything was just about closed so we only got to see a few of the vendors.
We managed to get a really tasty lemonade and a latte though. Both tasted really good.
Surprisingly there were a lot of cosplayers at the park.
We probably saw like 20-30 people cosplaying using the bridges and cherry blossoms in the area.

On the way back to the station we managed saw this river during the bus ride and so we backtracked a little bit after getting to the station (about 5 minutes walking) and got to enjoy some really phenomenal views of the cherry blossoms along the river.
There were hardly any people there as well, surprisingly.

Overall it was a really awesome time!

山口県長門市元乃隅神社は鳥居の連続性が海、空の青に映える。

小田原城にて
天守と桜とヒヨドリ

奈良県の春日大社周辺です。柑橘の実がたわわに実り、朱色の鳥居の上で、五穀豊穣を表しているようでした。

Castle in the clouds
The Takamatshu castle is known as the castle in the sky. In the early morning from November to March we can see the clouds covering the castle. Unfortunately we were little late but still we got this nice view.
Location: Takahashi, Okayama.

In the depth of true nature. On the way of our journey to Nachi falls we start treck from Diamonzaka. The whole road is full with very cedar trees. It was an amazing experience. We really feel the nature here. There are many trees which are more than 800 years old.
Location: Diamonzaka, Wakayama

千葉県立房総のむら
今年も桜が満開です

A autumnal beauty of shinjuku national park. Shinjuku is one of the best destination to see the autumn colors n Tokyo. The water in the pond creates a good reflection of the bridge. Its one my favourite destination for autumn in Tokyo.
Location: shinjuku, Tokyo

大阪市の大阪城公園、西の丸庭園からみた大阪城です。庭園内は200円の入園料が必要ですが、大阪城が目の前に見え、季節の花々が咲き誇るのでとても美しいです。春は桜の名所です。白いユキヤナギが群生している姿も絶景。

温泉県と言われている日本の大分県別府市にある７つの地獄のうちの一つ、
「鬼石坊主地獄」。灰色の熱泥が沸騰する様子が見られます。

Traditional city with traditional make up. The new leafs of the willow trees makes the places very picture perfect.
Location: Kurashiki bikan historical quarter, Okayama

Kurashiki bikan historical quarter is a very popular destination. I visited this place during sunset. Its a superb experience. Highly recommended place.
Location: Kurashiki, Okayama

広島県庄原市にある丑寅神社。
鎮守の森に包まれた鳥居の様子は、いかにもかくりよの門。
いろんな神社に行きましたが、自然とここまで調和した場所はなかなか珍しいように感じます。

山梨県にある、徳島堰の桜並木。

これは福島県の「あぶくま洞」の鍾乳洞で撮りました。
長い年月をかけて狭いところを掘り進んだ探検家の人たちによってみつけられ、長い年月をかけてこんな形になったとの事。
中を歩いているときはダンジョンの中を歩いているようで、ワクワクしながら進んでたのを覚えています。

鬼太郎も角度変えたらイケメンね?
次は全部の妖怪と対面したいなん?

春を待つ3月の嵐山

千葉県御宿町の月の沙漠記念像
夜明け直前の撮影
早朝に人目につかないよう旅立つ二人をイメージ

石川県の金沢のひがし茶屋街で撮影しました。
この時雪が降っており、傘を多くの人がさしていますが、それもいいなと思いました。

The autumnal beauty of Shiga kogen. During my trip to Shiga kogen, Nagano prefecture I saw this amazing scenic view where the pond area is surrounded with several trees with autumn colors. There is a good reflection of the colorful trees in the pond water. Additionally the pond water is slightly fuming. So overall it was really an unforgettable experience.
Location: Shiga kogen, Nagano

太宰府天満宮の飛梅。

日本の自然

大山見下ろし台から眺めるスキー所と紅葉で、素晴らしい景色でした。

日本の自然

大山から眺める夕日に虹の円形も撮ることができて、素敵な夕日を眺めました。

鳥取県にて

茨城にある酒列磯前神社にドライブ
お金持ちになれるらしい

島根県松江市
宍道湖・嫁ヶ島の夕日
夕暮れ、山に帰ろうとする鳥たちと湖に浮かぶ嫁ヶ島のショット。
有名な夕日スポットでの一枚。
自分も早く家に家に帰りたい気持ちになりました。

淡路島淡路市の西海岸にある淡路島ハンバーガーのお店 ミエレでの暖かい日のハンバーガーと穏やかな春と海です。