八千穂高原自然園

A photo I took a little while back while on a small boat ride through Tokyo. This photo was of Ishikawajima Park, a small riverside park that looks like it'd be a nice place to relax and have some lunch with a friend or date or just get some fresh air. I'd like to come back and visit the area when I have some time and see what else is in the park, as well as take a look at the surrounding buildings and what they might have in the area as far as restaurants and shopping, etc. It's really nice that Tokyo seems to be returning to a relatively normal state and I'm seeing more people out and about and infection numbers don't seem to be on the rise currently. Hopefully this trend continues and I can start going out more and visiting all of the eateries and stuff I've been missing out on over the last year and a half!

長野県飯山市にある棚田百選にも選ばれた福島棚田にて。
西陽に照らされている川は千曲川。
本格的な稲刈りが始まるのは翌日からのようでした。

少し遠くまで散歩に行ったら見つけた
手前の白でより後ろが輝いて見えた。

茨城県大子町 月待の滝
雨続きで水量マックスの迫力

Went to a nearby waterfront park area and saw some yakatabune and other nice views. Got some nice fresh air together and even saw someone catch a fish. It looked like a pretty decent size fish too, but I couldn’t take a photo of it. We realized the planters on the way back were shaped like small boats so I took a photo of one. Thought it was kind of neat

秋田県湯沢市にある小安峡の紅葉風景です。
ここは皆瀬川の急流が長年にわたり両岸を深く浸食してできた峡谷です。岩づたいの階段を降りると、その先には遊歩道が続いていて、その先に98℃の熱湯と蒸気が激しく噴出している「大噴湯」があります。
春は新緑、秋は紅葉。そして冬は峡谷に下がる大きなつらら「しがっこ」を楽しむことができます。
この写真は河原湯橋から紅葉風景を見下ろして撮影したものです。

岩手県一関市の猊鼻渓の紅葉風景です。猊鼻渓は日本百景のひとつで、砂鉄川が石灰岩を浸食してできた約２ｋｍほどの渓谷です。両岸にはおよそ100mほどの高さの断崖がそびえて立っていて、渓流の流れはとても静かです。舟下りでは船頭さんが竿一本で巧みに舟を操りながら「げいび追分」を聞かせてくれます。秋の紅葉はもちろん見事ですが、新緑の季節の藤の花が咲く頃も趣が深く情緒があって素敵です。

Another photo that I took earlier this summer in Kumagaya. I've noticed Japan has a lot of interesting statues, many of which are naked lol. I'm not 100% sure what the text on the plaque says for this photo either (I'm really bad at reading anything but standard fonts) but I think it's "花園の歌" or "A Song in a Flower Garden" or something to that effect. I thought it was a rather peculiar statue to see in Japan. I wonder if it has some other cultural influences behind it. Either way, I thought it was nice that I was able to get a photo of it with the koinobori and the canal in the background. I'm curious to see if there are other statues or works by this artist, so I'll have to see if I can read the name at the bottom and look it up later.

岡山県加賀郡吉備中央町「鳴滝森林公園」の川です。暑かった夏休み、コロナで旅行にも行けなかったので、地元の川に子供を連れて行きました。水が冷たく、気持ちよかったです。

Lots of awesome photos being posted today. It's kind of making me jealous with how beautiful they all are. I went for a walk today and took a picture somewhere along the Arakawa River. I'll have to try and walk it all the way to Kitasenju someday lol. That or maybe take it all the way to Chichibu in Saitama. I know it's a really long river. I don't think I could make it that far though sadly. Kind of disappointed that summer is basically over already but at the same time I'm excited for the autumn colors this fall. Hopefully I can get out and visit some temples and shrines out in the countryside or something. I saw some photos like that mostly in Kyoto but I'm sure there are some places nearby Tokyo or in the Kanto region in general where I can see some nice scenery. If not then I'll just have to go somewhere and find it!

秋田県元滝伏流水の写真です。緑が鮮やかで、しっとりとした空気までもが緑色に見えました。真夏でも涼しくて癒されるスポットです。

全集中している鷺を発見したのでスローシャッターで水流を流しての撮影です。

Was pretty nice weather outside today, felt good to be outside for a bit. Finally got to work out again, wasn't able to since I had to wait after getting my first shot of the vaccine. Trying to eat a bit healthier lately, avoiding sweets and stuff like that. The convenience stores in Japan are really amazing for having pretty tasty salads and even different varieties. Wouldn't be able to find that at most convenience stores in America. I've been trying to do some meal planning but I need some more recipes so I'm not just eating the same thing though. Not being able to go outside much this year was a little rougher on my body than I would have imagined. Managed to put on a couple pounds lol. Gotta get back in shape before winter, though, the heat helps with weight loss which is nice. The weather is supposed to be pretty decent this weekend too, so hopefully that doesn't change. Would like to go to the river and have a picnic or something like that. That's all for today I guess. Here's a photo of a station I took a few days ago. Thought it looked kind of neat with all the wires and everything. Would probably be better with a nicer camera though lol

毎年旧盆に送り火として流される秋川の灯籠流し。お坊さんが一つ一つお祈りを捧げて川に流します。

毎年旧盆に送り火として流される秋川の灯籠流し。秋川渓谷の夏の風物詩です。

福島県の霧幻峡にて撮影。
早朝、盛大に朝霧が発生し、地名の通り幻想的な世界でした。

夏にはピッタリのアクティビティ。
爽快でした。

渡月橋(京都)
コロナ禍で人通りは少ないですが、自然を感じられるとてもいいスポットです。

福島県 達沢不動滝
次は紅葉の季節にリベンジ

群馬県の吹割の滝に行ってきました。
すごく綺麗で見てるだけ心が癒されました！

Went to the Nippara Limestone Caves (日原鍾乳洞) out in the backwoods of Tokyo. Was a really enjoyable trip and the cave was much cooler (11℃) than outside which was 30℃+. Afterwards we stopped by the drum bridge at Lake Okutama and ate at うおいち, an Oyster themed restaurant. All of the food was really delicious. Overall had a really great time

夏の夕暮れ

今日も昼過ぎから雷が激しく鳴っていました。

でも、最近、こういう時こそ夕焼け見えるかも！！と考えるようになっていて、６時過ぎにはいつもの場所に行っていました(^-^)

そしたらなんと、予想通り、雲まで赤く染まってくれて！！

次は水面をとぅるっとぅるに撮ってみたくてたまらなくなっています(^-^)(^-^)(^-^)

撮影日 2021.7
撮影場所 高知県 物部川河口
Camera：SONY α7c
Lens：TAMRON 17-28mm F/2.8 Di III RXD

夏休みに田舎に帰る楽しみの一つ、川辺でのバーベキュー。小さな子供たちは宝探しに夢中。どんなも、宝石だと自慢してくる子供たちが愛おしい。

近くの川で足だけパシャパシャ。
カラッとした日差しの中、冷たい川の水がとっても気持ちよかったです！
散歩帰りに買って飲んだソーダがまた美味しかったです♪

茨城県 横手の下滝
偶然にも光芒タイムに遭遇して大興奮

『２つの世界』
location:山吹水源
こんな綺麗にリフレクション撮れたのは嬉しいです！緑が綺麗で夏を感じれます！

長野県の北部地方に河原の温泉があります。その奥に秘密の滝のような素敵な場所を見つけました。

長崎のバイオパークにある川を撮った写真です^ ^