広島平和記念資料館 / 広島
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum / Hiroshima

先日開催されたG7サミットは歴史的な瞬間の連続でした。そのうちの一つが各国の首脳による平和記念資料館の訪問です。丹下健三の出発点となった作品で、国際的に高い評価を受けた最初の戦後建築です。

The recent G7 Summit was a series of historic moments. One of them was the visit of the Peace Memorial Museum by the leaders of each country. It is the starting point of Kenzo Tange's work and the first postwar architecture to receive international acclaim.

スペーシーな空間
コンクリート打ちっぱなしの無機質な感じに射し込む陽射しがたまらない。

愛知県名古屋市 ナディアパーク
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「神戸旧居留地 38番館の奇跡」

神戸市中央区に建つ外国人居留地時代の38番館は、非常にレトロな洋風建築物です。
そしてこの建物は北東から南西方向へ通り抜けができるようになっており、そこには翼のはえた勝利の女神「ニケ」の像が設置されています。
像の下にある説明文によると…
ニケはギリシャ神話に出てくる「生産」「勝利」の女神で、古代から航海安全と夢の実現を祈願して女神像として船の先に取り付けられていたそうです。
この38番館は現在、大丸神戸店(こうべみせ)が所有しているそうですが、このニケ像は建物を船に例え、神戸店のみならず地域の復興を祈願してここへ設置されたという事。

朝の薄暗さに吹き抜けの天上から旭光が射し込んでくると、女神像と共に周囲のフロアに埋め込まれた赤レンガも浮かびあがってきました。
その赤レンガの一つ一つには、とてもハートフルな神戸へのメッセージがたくさん!!
ここへ来ると元気になってしまう、これぞほんとの「穴場」なのかもしれませんね?

岡山県蒜山にあるGreen NableHiruzen
に行って来ました?
前から気になってた所でここのアートは凄かったです?

横浜市鶴見区にある横溝屋敷、こどもの日には鯉のぼりが綺麗に飾られていて息子も大喜びでした。

尾道 / 広島
Onomichi / Hiroshima

千光寺公園展望台は、先日G7が行われたことで世界的に注目を集めた広島県の尾道市にあります。綺麗な尾道の街並みを見下ろすと共に美しい建築を味わうことができます。

Senkoji Park Observatory is located in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which has recently attracted worldwide attention due to the G7 meeting. Visitors can look down on the beautiful Onomichi cityscape and savor the beautiful architecture.

羽田空港第3ターミナルの窓
建築美を感じてエスカレーターを降りるときについ撮影してしまいました?

厳島神社 五重塔 / 広島
Itsukushima Shrine Five-story Pagoda / Hiroshima

海の中にある鳥居で有名な厳島神社の少し奥まったところにある五重塔。高い場所にあるので遠くからでも眺めることが出来ますが、近くで見るとその迫力に息を飲んでしまいます。その隣にある千畳閣も見所です。

The five-story pagoda is located in a slightly secluded part of Itsukushima Shrine, famous for its torii gateway in the sea. It can be viewed from a distance due to its elevated location, but when seen up close, the power of the pagoda will take your breath away. Next to the five-story pagoda is the Senjo-kaku, which is also a must-see.

千葉県にある波左間海中公園というスポットにて。
ダイビング好きな方は?日本にある鳥居を水中の中で潜るという貴重な体験をできます！！

Went to Fukushima over the Golden Week holiday.

On our first day we took a bus to Ouchi-Juku and had a great time looking at all the buildings and different shops. The negi soba (soba with a large leek) is famous there so my girlfriend ended up ordering that. She said it was a bit difficult to eat, but fun and tasted great. We also ended up trying a variety of different snacks in the area. The Age-Manju (deep fried manju) was really tasty and we actually ended up getting again later. I was able to take a photo from the famous photo spot at Ouchi-Juku as well (photo #4). I only have an iPhone camera, so the quality isn't the best, but I'm happy with how it turned out.

On the way back from Ouchi-Juku we returned via Yunokami Onsen Station and so we got to use the footbath that was attached to the station. It was a really great way to rest up after walking for so long.
The station itself was also really photogenic, so I snapped a couple photos from the platform and between the railroad tracks.

The hotel we were staying at for the night was in Aizu-Wakamatsu and on the way we found a nice little shop with a large akabeko cow outside and the staff was kind enough to take a photo of us with it.

For dinner, we went to a place called Sassa (左雨) and had a really great time. We ended up talking to the owners for a bit and they were super nice. It was also the best tonkatsu I've eaten in my entire life. It was cooked tp perfection, and the dressing that came with the salad and cabbage matched perfectly with it. We probably ended up eating way too many fried foods but it was all really tasty.

The next day we visited Tsuruga Castle.
The castle was quite cool, but it was a bit more crowded than Ouchi-Juku. Considering it was Golden Week, it wasn't much of a surprise.

Either way we had a great time. We started off going for a boat ride around the moat (I got my daily exercise in, as I was rowing the whole time lol). After that we went up into the castle and were able to see a view of the city from the top which was pretty cool. There were also live performances going on in the field in front of the castle which were fun to watch.

At that point it was about lunch time so we went over to the row of food stalls (photo #16) and grabbed a bite to eat. There were shops selling all sorts of goods as well, so we spent some time window shopping. After Tsuruga Castle, we went to Oyakuen Garden (御薬園). We ended up sharing a green tea by the pond and relaxing for a bit which was nice.

There were a lot of koi inside the pond and a variety of birds flying around as well, so the atmosphere was very relaxing. Photo #20 is supposedly the best view in the garden (it was written on a sign) so I snapped a photo of it. The photo doesn't do it justice, but it was a really incredible view.

All in all, we had a really amazing time in Fukushima, but we definitely would like to visit again, as there's a lot we didn't get to do still. I really wanted to try an akabeko workshop but we didn't get the chance, which was a bit disappointing, but we still had a lot of fun, so I can't complain.

I definitely recommend visiting Aizu-Wakamatsu if you have the chance!

八坂神社/京都
Yasaka Shrine / Kyoto

5月15日11:00〜 献酒祭
5月21日 御田祭
→京丹波町の神饌田に
て御田植神事
が予定されています。
ぜひ足を運んでみては如何でしょうか！

大学のレポートのために静岡県静岡市にある「登呂遺跡」に行った時の写真です！

登呂遺跡は弥生時代の集落・水田遺跡であり、国の特定史跡とされています‼️

住宅街の中にいきなり古代の建築物がみれるこの場所にぜひとも行ってみてはいかがでしょうか？?

福井県 越前大仏

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兵庫県神戸市北区にある藍那里山公園
神戸市民でも中々知られていない隠れた穴場スポットで
映画「るろうに剣心」のロケ地にもなった場所です?

★現在「日本の穴場観光スポット」をテーマに「第17回 COOL JAPAN VIDEOS フォトコンテスト」開催中★
皆様からのたくさんのご応募お待ちしております！

今回は「AOI」さんの投稿をご紹介！

階段の曲線や光と影のコントラストが印象的ですね。

広島県尾道市にある千光寺公園（せんこうじこうえん）内にある、新展望台「PEAK」は、2022年3月29日より開放された観光スポット。
ゆるやかな螺旋階段になっており、多方向からの絶景を楽しめます。

◆千光寺新展望台「PEAK」◆
【住所】広島県尾道市西土堂町19-1
【交通アクセス】JR尾道駅よりバスに乗車「長江口」下車→千光寺山ロープウェイで約3分
【駐車場】有り（有料） （詳細は公式ホームページをご覧ください。）

?尾道 / 広島
Onomichi / Hiroshima
通称「PEAK」と呼ばれる青木淳と品川雅俊の建築設計事務所「AS」による建築⁡
⁡⁡Architecture by Jun Aoki and Masatoshi Shinagawa's architectural design firm "AS", commonly known as "PEAK

またまた、角川武蔵野ミュージアム！！
プロジェクションマッピングの写真です！
「文豪ストレイドッグス」とコラボレーションしているため、アニメや漫画好きな方、昔の文豪にまつわる人物が多いため見てみてはいかがですか？？☺️

隈研吾の角川武蔵野ミュージアム。
中にはいろんな分野の本があり、何回行っても楽しいですよ?
本好きな方や建築好きな方にはおすすめです‼️
漫画などもたくさんあって一日中いることができます?
また、プロジェクションマッピングが素晴らしいのでそれも次の投稿で載せます！
見てみてください?

川越にて。
人力車に初めて乗りました！
気さくな方で色んな知識や多国語を喋れるらしく、外国人の方々もすごく楽しめるんだろうなと思いました?
ちなみに他の担当な方が英語や中国語などペラペラ話してて尊敬しました?

広島市 広島城

(広島県のおすすめお花見スポット)
#広島城 ?

桜の額縁から眺める広島城で一枚?
投稿が遅れてしまいました?
広島城もお花見スポットで今年は沢山の方がお花見を楽しまれていました?

川越行った時、建物に鯉のオブジェがありました！可愛い鯉でしたよ！

Went on a trip to Sendai last weekend and had an awesome time. We were only there for 2 days and 1 night, but we managed to do everything we wanted to.

On the first day we arrived at Sendai Station (the beautiful stained glass in photo #1) and had lunch, after which we headed over to our hotel, dropped off our bags, and then headed off to do some sightseeing.

Our first stop was Funaoka Castle Park. The cherry blossoms were really nice and there was a cherry blossom festival or something like that taking place and there were some food stalls as wells, so we picked up some snacks and relaxed for a bit. We were able to see the large Kannon statue from a distance but opted not to go all the way to the top because we had some other stuff planned.

After Funaoka Castle Park we made our way towards Shiroishi Castle.
On the way to the castle from Funaoka Castle Park there’s the famous Hitome Senbon-Zakura, which we were able to enjoy for the entire walk to the castle. The cherry blossoms along the river were quite the treat.

During our walk to the castle, we came across another cherry blossom festival with more food stalls. We had a couple more snacks and enjoyed the views before heading towards the station to get to Shiroishi Castle.

As we were walking to the castle I found some cool art on some shop shutters.
The path leading up to the castle was dotted with lanterns and was really pretty, especially as it was nearing sunset.

We arrived at the castle with just a bit of sunlight left and we were just lucky enough to take some nice photos.
After the castle, we had some dinner at a nice Izakaya and headed back to Sendai Station where our hotel was.

The first day was all about seeing the beautiful views of cherry blossoms, but the second day we decided to enjoy the history and culture of the area.

We started off by visiting Zuihoden, the mausoleum for Date Masamune. On the approach to the complex, we saw some interesting buildings where we stopped to take pictures and check out the architecture.

The row of trees lining the steps to Zuihoden reminded me of the famous row of trees at Togakushi Shrine in Nagano.

There were a lot of different structures, and learning about the history and what they were all built for was really interesting.
Unfortunately I have too many photos and can’t post them all here.

After we finished up at Zuihoden, which took a while because I wanted to read every single sign that we came across, we headed over to Sendai Castle (Aoba Castle).
Again, I have too many photos to post, so I’ll just leave it to the famous statue of Date Masamune. The view from the top of the castle was quite nice and the other structures around the castle grounds were really interesting to learn about as well.

After the castle, we were running out of time, and so we decided to start making our way back to Sendai Station. We ended up getting off a few stations early because my girlfriend had read that there was an event at Nishi Park.

I can’t post all of the photos, but it was a really big cherry blossom festival with food stalls, etc.

I highly recommend visiting Sendai during spring, as it’s definitely worth the trip. Most of the places we visited were not crowded at all, and we had an awesome trip.

Another interesting view of the Skytree, with a reflection.

By rules, I have to post pictures individually for the contest. But in real life, I would arrange all the Tower photos into one post. It was a challenge to photograph the Tokyo Tower from different locations in just one day, but it was the highlight of my trip. If you are prepared, I 180% would recommend this challenge.

Coolest Castle I have seen. 私が見た美しい城。

東京たてもの園にて。有名な建築家である前川國男の設計による〝前川國男邸〟他にも色々な和洋の建物があります！
懐かしの時代に戻ってみてはいかがでしょうか？

朝一、犬との散歩中にて?
お寺の前に桜が咲いていました！
太陽の光と桜とお寺。
＃春#フォトコンテスト

東京都池袋にある重要文化財「自由学園 明日館」での雨の日☔️の写真。
奇跡的な雨上がりの時に自分と同じようで同じでない名前に嬉しくて撮りました！
有名な建築家フランク・ロイド・ライトが設計したものです！これを機に見に行ってみてはどうですか？？
#春#フォトコンテスト

広島県 呉市

(広島県の工場夜景おすすめスポット)
#歴史の見える丘 ?

歴史の見える丘より造船所の夜景?で一枚?
巨大なプラモデルを組み立てるみたいですね！?
奥には呉の港町の夜景も綺麗でした?

さいたま新都心駅。
埼玉県にある近未来的な建築物、JR駅。
埼玉県さいたま市さいたま新都心にある駅の東西自由通路。

埼玉県
さいたま市
さいたま新都心
さいたま新都心駅
駅
JR
近未来的都市