Decided to donate some clothes I wasn't wearing anymore over the weekend so I decided to go to the Second Street in Minami-Senju.

Managed to find some cool stuff along the way.
I was walking from Minowabashi and saw this nice looking temple, apparently called Koshunin (公春院).
It was a really lovely spot and I would have liked to take more photos but I had some luggage with me and also wanted to avoid taking any photos of the tombstones as I thought it might be rude.
It seems the temple focus on memorial services though and looked like a nice place.

The next spot I came across was just a really small shrine that seemed so randomly placed that I wanted to take a picture of it.
There wasn't much space inside the shrine are so it was quite difficult to get a decent photo, but I did the best that I could and tried to take a photo from the side street next to it which was also incredibly narrow lol.

The last thing I ended up finding was a statue of Matsuo Basho!
I'd not been to Minami-Senju as I've never really had a reason to go there, but I saw the statue from the corner of my eye and thought "Hmm I wonder if that's Basho" and sure enough it was.
It even has "The Narrow Road to the Deep North" (奥の細道) written below it.
Also, apparently there is debate about which "Senju" he started at (Adachi or Arakawa), so this is one of the statues depicting the place where he started his journey!

It ended up being a pretty interesting walk.
I'd like to visit the area again as there was a ton of cool stuff.

Went to Hachioji over the weekend and had a blast exploring the area. We were able to check out the Musashi Imperial Mausoleum (Emperor Taisho and Emperor Showa's Burial Sites), eat some amazing food at a restaurant called "Gonsuke" (ごん助) and a bunch of other stuff.

The Musashi Imperial Mausoleum was really amazing, it reminded me a lot of Meiji Jingu Shrine with the wide gravel paths through the forest, although I have a feeling this forest is natural and not man-made.
Also the burial mounds seemed really traditional and reminded me of the burial mounds from the Kofun Period.

The restaurant Gonsuke was so incredible.
They had all sorts of different course menus and it was my first time trying boar meat too lol.
I haven't had game meat in a long time so it was really cool getting to try it again and cook it over an irori (I think it's an irori) with actual coals. Can't wait to go back and explore the area again more.

I'd love to hike up Mt. Takao and see everything else the area has to offer. Beautiful city

雪積もる神社で出会ったキタキツネさん。気持ちよさそうです。

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

金鱗湖（大分県）

水温が高く早朝には湖面から湯気が立ち上る幻想的な風景が見られます。

京都・奥嵯峨にて撮影です。

Went canoeing in Hagure, Saitama and I managed to turn red thanks to a nice sunburn. Was super tired the next day after a ton of canoeing but still managed to get a good amount of sightseeing done in Gyoda. Visited Oshi Castle (忍城) and the nearby museum, bought some tabi shoes from a shop that’s been in business for more than 100 years (創作足袋千代の松), stopped by a couple of shrines and enjoyed some of Japan’s scenic beauty. Had a total blast, and one of the locals even gave us some incense as a gift for visiting Gyoda!

茨城県ひたちなか市 大荒神磯の鳥居
荒波であればあるほどエモーショナル

茨城県大洗 神磯の鳥居
朝日の撮影スポットとして有名だが、夜もいい感じ

平和の鳥居
神奈川県 箱根にて
2021.8.9

大洗磯前神社 神磯の鳥居

大洗 神磯の鳥居の朝

大洗 神磯の鳥居の朝

去年秋、靖国神社にイチョウを見に行った時撮影しました。
太陽の光、イチョウと鳥居のバランスが良くて今年も見に行きたいです！

長崎の諫早市にある高城神社の写真です。

今年三月に河口浅間神社に行った時に撮影した一枚。
太陽と鳥居が眩しくて元気をたくさんもらいました！

Amazing.. This is a scene that I never get tired of seeing. It's such a scenic location already and then you have the beautiful torii gates as well. There's something about the gates at Motonosumi Inari Shrine and the ones at Fushimi Inari Shrine that look so mystical, like they're really transporting you to another world. On a side note, I've been seeing a lot of Yamaguchi Prefecture lately and I'm starting to realize that it has a bunch of cool stuff. The Akiyoshido caves and Tsunoshima Bridge, and the weather just looks fantastic. Looking forward to more sunny weather like this, so hopefully the rainy season isn't too bad. It's definitely a bit earlier than usual this year, that's for sure.

佐賀にある鳥居と星空の写真です。
若干ですが鳥居がリフレクションになってるのが個人的にお気に入りポイントです笑

Wow this is really incredible! What an amazing entrance to a temple. It's an unusual design for a torii (at least from the ones I've seen) but it really fits the image. I love the lanterns on both sides as well. They really compliment the white and pink of the cherry blossoms with their glow. It's kind of crazy how much awesome stuff I keep seeing in Nagano prefecture. I've seen tons of cool places in Akita, Saitama, Hokkaido, etc. but I still haven't gotten a chance to check out Nagano and every time I see something amazing like this I just feel like I'm missing out. It looks like this is called Iinuma Shrine although it's hard to find information about it. Looks like a cool place to visit though, I'll have to do some more digging on this!

兵庫県朝来市、姫宮神社前。

Wow, what a great photo! Capturing the torii, the Victory? (I don't think it's the Queen Ashinoko at least), and Mt. Fuji all in one shot. I'd love to see this same shot in autumn when the leaves change, I think it'd be really beautiful. I want to go for a cruise on the Ashinoko as well if possible, I think it'd be a really cool idea for a date so I need to look into that lol. Plus I still haven't gotten to see Hakone much so it'd make a great destination to visit next. I guess next time I head south a bit otherwise it's a bit of a long train ride. Either way, I'm looking forward to when the opportunity arises!

Looking at this picture I realized I've never actually seen fireworks in the snow. I've done them for New Years of course, but living in Tokyo it doesn't snow much. Also where I was from the in the US we didn't get a lot of snow either. This looks like a lot of fun though. I didn't get to do fireworks this New Years but I was able to have a lot of fun still. Ate some great food with some great people and had fun playing games together. I've visited Aomori a few times in the past though and it was a lot of fun so maybe next year I'll head out there and enjoy these fireworks for New Years! Either way, this Kabushima Shrine looks really beautiful on top of the hill. The path leading up to the shrine and the torii gates are really neat. I looked it up a little more and it looks like a lot of seagulls gather at the shrine as well. Makes sense since it's right next to the beach. Really awesome!

芦ノ湖の湖上にある箱根神社の水中鳥居は、「平和の鳥居」と呼ばれている。
霧に浮かぶ鳥居はより一層に幻想的です。

「Princess firefly advent」
location：Western Japan
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～Princess firefly advent at the torii～
Deep in the dusky forest covered with trees during the daytime, the torii appears quietly ahead of the path that the beast trails. There are no people visiting this creepy place at midnight. After midnight, this place where nobody is here, the princess firefly descends and mysterious dance begins.

?香川県/高屋神社
「金運のパワースポット」･「天空の鳥居」として有名で、瀬戸内海が見下ろせる絶景スポットです✨
マイカーで行かれる際にはカーナビが正しく案内してくれない場合が多いですので、
Googleマップで高屋神社本宮駐車場へ向かう事をオススメ致します。

「The vermilion torii world」
location： 香川県東かがわ市・白鳥神社
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Shiratori Shrine has a legend that the spirit of Yamato Takeru Nomikoto who flew away as a swan fell down. In the precincts, there are many samurai donated by lords from generation to generation. Impressive vermilion torii are lined up at the Inari Shrine next to the precincts.

広島県廿日市市の宮島の夕景です。潮の満ち干きにより毎日違う姿が見られる宮島の鳥居は、何度見ても飽きることがありません。

山口県にある元乃隅稲荷神社です。連なる赤い鳥居と、青い海の対比が美しい場所です。

鶴岡八幡宮にて
七五三のお参り