世界遺産 今帰仁城跡の城壁ライトアップ / 今帰仁グスク桜まつり /

沖縄県北部の今帰仁村にある世界遺産 今帰仁城跡（なきじんじょうあと）
日本一早い桜まつりがここ北部からスタートしました。 美しい夜桜と城壁の幻想的なライトアップを見に行ってきましたが、桜がまだ３～５分咲きでした･･残念（涙
沖縄の桜は寒緋桜（カンヒザクラ）といい濃いピンク色になります。 例年1月半ば～2月上旬に開花です。
桜と城壁のショットが撮れませんでしたが、この次は、南部まで桜前線がに南下した時、紹介できたらいいなと思います。

世界遺産 今帰仁城跡の城壁ライトアップ / 今帰仁グスク桜まつり

沖縄県北部の今帰仁村にある世界遺産 今帰仁城跡（なきじんじょうあと）
日本一早いさくら祭りも開催していて、期間中ライトアップされます。
さくらは３～５分咲きで残念でしたが、、（涙
この日は曇っていて晴れていれば星空も綺麗だったと思います、、

世界遺産 今帰仁城跡の城壁ライトアップ / 今帰仁グスク桜まつり /

沖縄県北部の今帰仁村にある世界遺産 今帰仁城跡（なきじんじょうあと）
今帰仁グスク桜まつりが開催されていて、城壁のライトアップが見ものです。
青、ピンク、緑などの色が城壁を彩り綺麗ですよ^^
晴れていればもっと良かったのに・・・

世界遺産 今帰仁城跡の城壁ライトアップ / 今帰仁グスク桜まつり /

沖縄県北部の今帰仁村にある世界遺産 今帰仁城跡（なきじんじょうあと）
日本一早い桜まつりがここ北部からスタートしました。 美しい夜桜と城壁の幻想的なライトアップを見に行ってきましたが、桜がまだ３～５分咲きでした･･残念（涙
沖縄の桜は寒緋桜（カンヒザクラ）といい濃いピンク色になります。 例年1月半ば～2月上旬に開花です。
桜と城壁のショットが撮れませんでしたが、この次は、南部まで桜前線がに南下した時、紹介できたらいいなと思います。

一夜城の春

春は桜でより一層美しい一夜城。

岐阜県大垣市 墨俣城（一夜城）

①前日の日中と翌日早朝の気温の差が約10℃以上と大きいこと
②湿度が高く十分な冷え込みがあること
③よく晴れていて風が弱いなどの条件があります。
この3つが揃っても大野城で出現しない事もある珍しい風景。天空の城大野城です。
この素晴らしい景色を今後も残して行きたいです！

戦国時代の武将・藤堂高虎の居城であった赤木城の城跡に咲く桜です。
春、スポットライトが桜咲く舞台に輝きを与えます。

兵庫県姫路城 桜の額縁
この日頭の中で姫路城の周りに桜が額縁フレームの様な絵画的な写真を撮影したいと思い
ひたすら姫路城の周りをウロウロしいろんな角度から撮影してみるものの中々頭で想像してる写真にはならず?思い描くのとはかけ離れ思い通りにいかず、さぁー帰ろうと諦めて、歩いて振り返って見ると何とか自分の想像する世界に近い場所があり、この場所に留まりいろんな角度から夢中でシャッターきってました。

姫路から世界へ
言うまでもなく世界文化遺産である有名な姫路城
結婚式が執り行われていたので撮影させて頂きました。
とても幸せそうな夫婦で見てるこっちまで幸せになりました。

岡山県津山市にある鶴山公園。紅葉のライトアップが綺麗でした。

夕日に染まる「白鷺城」?

こちらは、兵庫県姫路城にある
「姫路城」
夕日に染まる姫路城を1枚?
時期によっては、城の後ろから満月が上がってくるそうです?

次は、それを狙ってみようと思います?

撮影地 兵庫県姫路市

紅葉に包まれる鶴ヶ城?
初の福島県！と言うことで、鶴ヶ城に訪れてきました。
城下にある、紅葉と絡めて１枚?

ボランティアの人曰く、今年は色づきが少し悪いそうです。それでも見頃を迎えた鶴ヶ城は美しい。

来年もまた来ます?

撮影地 福島県

雲海が消えたので、高度を下げて撮ってみた。

岐阜県中津川市 苗木城跡

Went on a trip to Matsumoto during the Obon holiday.

We arrived Friday and our first stop after checking in at our hotel was Matsumoto Castle. The statue in the first photo is of Banryu Shonin (播隆上人). Apparently he was a Buddhist monk and prominent mountaineer during the early 1800s. I thought it was interesting so I took a photo of it.

Matsumoto Castle was really incredible. I think it's definitely one of the most beautiful castles in Japan. If I had a better camera, I would have been able to take some nicer photos, but I'm pretty pleased with the photos I took, despite having taken them from my smartphone.
The inside of the castle was really awesome and I spent a lot of time looking at all of the different exhibits showing the weaponry used on the battlefield, etc. Most of the exhibits have English and Japanese too, which is nice if you don't speak Japanese but are interested in learning about the history of the castle.

On Saturday we took a bus to Kamikochi.
The bus to Kamokochi took about an hour longer than expected as there was a lot of people going there for the Obon holiday. The views were really incredible, and compared to the city of Matsumoto, the area was a nice cool temperature. One of the other bridges near Kappa Bridge (河童橋) was probably like 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the Kamikochi area too.

We hiked from Taisho Pond (大正池) to Kappa Bridge in about an hour. It was pretty good exercise and totally flat, so pretty much anyone can enjoy the walking trails.
There are a lot of scenic views along the trail from Taisho Pond to Kappa Bridge, and some of the views of the water were just magical. I wasn't able to capture just how beautiful the place is with my photos, but it's really gorgeous.
Once we got closer to Kappa Bridge we started seeing a lot of monkeys walking around too, which was kind of neat. Apparently their population is increasing in the area because people keep feeding them, so make sure not to do that if you visit.

On our last day in Matsumoto we decided to check out some other spots in town, and ended up visiting Nawate Street, a nice little shopping street with some cool shops and cafes. We got some ice cream and sat down by the river running through the town and relaxed for a bit.
After that we headed up to Joyama Park (the last photo). The walk to the park was pretty long with how hot it was outside but the view from the top was pretty incredible. It was a nice way to end our trip.

I think Matsumoto Castle and Kamikochi are definitely some of the best places to visit if you're sightseeing in Matsumoto, so definitely make some time to visit them.

犬山城は国宝であり、現存する日本最古の天守閣を持ちます。

犬山では毎年夏に日本ラインロングラン花火が開催され、この犬山城と花火の競演を見ることが出来ます。

桜の綺麗な時期に香川にツーリングに行った時の写真です。丸亀城は数少ない現存する天守閣で風格があり、満開の桜とマッチしていました。

エモい夕空の一夜城

岐阜県大垣市 墨俣城

※長良川上空より空撮しております
※国土交通省無人航空機包括飛行許可取得済

兵庫県 龍野城の桜の下を散策

朝日と一夜城

岐阜県大垣市 墨俣城（一夜城）

不謹慎に絶景

静寂な朝に広がる雲海。

岐阜県中津川 苗木城跡

MAVIC 3レンズ24mm
JAPAN Gifu
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※役場連絡確認済み
※機体登録済/航空法遵守の上飛行
※国土交通省無人航空機包括飛行許可取得済

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!

仕事で度々行く盛岡。市外には素晴しい温泉宿があったりしますが、市内にある盛岡城跡も風情があって良いです。何といっても人が少ないのがいい。

この度！中城城と座喜味城の両方を築いたとされる
護佐丸の「武将印」が販売される運びとなりました！！
武将印に描かれている護佐丸は、歴史背景を反映し
座喜味城で買える武将印は若い時の護佐丸が、
中城城で買える武将印は老齢は護佐丸が描かれております！
そして、2枚を並べると中央に「毛氏豊見城」の家紋を押印できる
仕組みになっております！
（※毛氏豊見城とは、護佐丸の子孫とされる家系です！）
座喜味城や中城城に来られた際にはぜひお買い求めください！！

小田原城の夜桜。
とても綺麗でした??*ﾟ

鹿児島市鶴丸城御楼門?
朝の通勤途中、青空に映える御楼門とサクラがとっても綺麗で写真に納めました?

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.

春っぽい写真が撮れました。

ピンク色の桜とお城が映えますね。

川越城本丸御殿にて。曇り時々雨でもこんなに素敵な景色でした！

Coolest Castle I have seen. 私が見た美しい城。