滋賀県草津市にある草津市立水生植物公園みずの森にて撮影しました

福島県（たしか伊達の方）で車内から発見、雪が降る中寒いのを我慢して（笑）撮影しました。
2022/2/19 22:45
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奥多摩でたまたま見かけた、
寝そべった女性のような氷柱です。

富士吉田での夕暮れのひかえめダイヤモンド富士です。

大田黒公園で撮った紅葉です。
池の反射がとても美しかったです。

茨城県ひたちなか市
大洗磯前神社 神磯の鳥居
良い鱗組が演出してくれた冬の朝

日和山の滝雲兵庫県は竹田城の雲海が有名になってた頃多くのカメラマンが竹田城の雲海を撮影したのですが見飽きてしまったので私はあえてこっちで撮影してました。
ただ最近有名になりすぎて多くのカメラマンを見かけたのですが、ここはヘアピンカーブで交通量も多く駐車場から狙わず道路に三脚をズラリと並べ交通の妨げになる撮影してるカメラマンさん達を上の駐車場から見た時は残念でした。
いつか車との接触事故起きるだろなと

兵庫県で有名な猿壷の滝夜中ライトアップし撮影したのですが新温泉町熊が出るので警戒しながら撮影してました。

兵庫県三木市吉川にあるミニチュアナイアガラと呼ばれる黒滝勝手にライトアップしました。

毎年家族でお弁当持って訪れる兵庫県明石市にある石ヶ谷公園ここの公園子供の遊び場もあり梅の香りに包まれながら食べるお弁当は最高です。

三度目の登頂でやっと見れた光景は感動致しました。
今では有名になってきてる京都府福知山市の宝山の雲海と光芒シャー
ここは車でこの場所まで登る事が出来て、数台止める場所があるのですが、楽して見ても達成感がなく最近ではカメラマンも多くなり駐車場ではない所に車止めるので私はあえて下の駐車場に車を止めて自分の足で山を登ります。汗だくになった後のこの光景を見れた時は達成感と感動で見る人を魅了してくれます。

冬の鳥取砂丘
鳥取砂丘は何度も訪れた事があるのですが、この日は天候悪く荒れて吹雪で大変でしたが、いつもの砂丘と違い真っ白の砂丘は素晴らしい光景でした。

兵庫県宍粟市にあるミツマタ群生
ミツマタは紙幣の原料ともなりまさに黄金の森でした。

兵庫県宍粟市にあるミツマタ群生
ミツマタは紙幣の原料ともなりまさに黄金の森でした。下から広角で撮影しました。

兵庫県宍粟市にあるミツマタ群生
ミツマタは紙幣の原料ともなりまさに黄金の森でした。

初めて家族で見に行った宍粟市にあるミツマタ群生
最高でした。
薄暗い森に煌めく黄金を見た時は感動で凄いの一言でした。
幻想的でホタルの様でもありメルヘンな世界に入りこんだかの様でとにかくキラキラしてました

兵庫県丹波にある浄丸神社の姫ホタル
丹波はホタルの撮影スポットがたくさんあるのですが、水の上を姫ホタルはあまり見た事がなく他のカメラマンさん達もたくさんいたのですが、私は滝の前で撮影したくて、一人川を越え近くまで来たのですが、帰りは真っ暗闇の中手探りで来た道をライトは一切使用出来ないので引き返すの大変でした。
そして何とか元来た道に戻れたもののヒルに噛まれ血まみれに大変でした。

春が確実に歩んできているのでしょう。

Taken in the ‎⁨Shinjuku Gyoen⁩, ⁨Shinjuku⁩, ⁨Tokyo⁩, ⁨Japan⁩ I really wanted to capture what was the true essence of a Japanese garden. I like that the water was able to create a mirror of the image I was taking. This garden really spoke to me as I had left the hustle and bustle of the city and had escaped into what was essentially an oasis. Japan's ability to create these nature spaces is truly amazing and I had hoped that this photo would do it justice.

冬の寒さから段々と暖かくなり、山の麓にある桜が満開を迎えようとしている日本の季節の移り変わりを感じることの出来る写真です。

この写真は、初雪が積もった日に南天の実を撮ってみました。

車山に登った際、雪で埋もれていた車山をアルプスを背景に切り取りました。

まだまだ肌寒いが梅の華は綺麗です。

京都旅行にいったときです。

今日のメジロさん。
網戸越しですが、良く撮れました。

Just some more photos to wrap up our trip to Nikko.

I took a bunch of photos of different monuments and buildings that seemed important or had lavish decorations.
I can't make out what the writing on the monument says but I can at least make out the kanji for heart (心).

I also liked the golden palanquins inside the the building in the forth photo, although I'm not sure if they were used at some point or are simply for decoration.

The other photos are from Futarasan Chugushi Shrine (二荒山中宮祠神社) located in front of Lake Chuzenji.
Unfortunately we didn't have time to go inside the shrine but I was at least able to take some nice photos of the torii gate.
Apparently it has a kagura hall as well and the entrance to Mt. Nantai is located inside the shrine as well.

And finally, just an assortment of food that I haven't posted yet.
All of it tasted great.
It was definitely a trip I'm never going to forget!

Continuing on from yesterday's post...

On the second and final day of our trip we woke up and ate a light breakfast followed by some udon and soba at a nice little restaurant on the way to the Kirifuri Highlands (霧降高原).

We were originally planning on hiking up to the observation deck around 880 meters up the mountain, but it proved to be a little farther than we thought it would be an had to stop at around 650 meters as there was a massive staircase to reach the observation deck and not everyone in the group was up for the challenge lol.
Not having the proper gear didn't help much either.
Most people had on snow shoes and they could easily trek through the snow but wearing just boots or tennis shoes we were a bit under-equipped and decided it'd be better not to overdo it.
We got to see some really amazing views and talk to an 85-year-old man who told us what gear we should buy if we're planning on hiking in the snow, about how the dam located on the mountains across from us rises and falls during the day/night, and how this was his ~60th time climbing the mountain but the woman he came with has done it more than 300 times.
She had to turn back early that day, but those are some impressive numbers!

After enjoying the outdoors we headed over to Nikko Edomura/Edo Wonderland (日光江戸村) and had a blast exploring the theme park.
We arrived at about 2pm so we got a nice discount on our all-day passes.

Walking around we got to see all of the different buildings that gave the theme park its Edo-Period-feel.
We also got to see the oiran procession (花魁道中) which was really awesome as well.

It seemed like they tried to make it as accurate as possible too.
The way the courtesan walked was in the traditional figure eight style which, from what I've read, is not easily done, so I assume that this is a sort of special type of profession as she was doing it (to my untrained eye) perfectly.
One funny thing was that the girls in red in front of the courtesan had to slouch somewhat because they were too tall and the theme park obviously can't employ children to play the role like they would have traditionally.

We also got some temporary "tattoos."
They got some cute Nyan-mage tattoos and I got a Shinsengumi tattoo lol.

After that we watched a really awesome performance inside of the ninja theater, but we weren't allowed to film or take photos so I don't have anything to post unfortunately.
It was really cool seeing the ninja actors jumping off of rooves and fighting though.

On top of that we also tried out the ninja maze where I was unfortunately the last one to make it out as I got unlucky and hit a dead end at the last part of the maze.
This was a really fun experience as there were a lot of hidden and revolving doors that you had to find to escape the maze.

We also did the shuriken experience and I managed to get 3/5 but I gave one of my shuriken to my girlfriend in the hopes that she would stick one in the target but unfortunately she wasn't able to lol.
I guess I was technically 3/4 because of that.

Overall the whole trip was a blast and we got to make some awesome memories out in Tochigi.
I definitely recommend it as a travel destination!

Took a trip out to Nikko, Tochigi over the three day weekend and had an incredible time.
The purpose of the trip was to celebrate my girlfriend's sister's college graduation so we wanted to make it as memorable as possible.
I don't have enough room to fit this into one post so I'll post the rest throughout the week.

We started out from Tokyo and had lunch somewhere Nikko Toshogu Shrine.
I'm not sure if Yuba is a local specialty but it seemed like literally every single restaurant in the area was selling it so I'm assuming that was the case.
It was my first time trying it and it was pretty interesting I guess you could say.
It tasted alright with the soy sauce and radish but I think I prefer normal tofu instead. Either way it was a nice experience.

After eating we headed out to Nikko Toshogu Shrine nearby and man was it amazing.
Everything was so lavishly decorated that I couldn't stop taking photos.
The pagoda was incredibly beautiful as well and the snow covering the Nikko area made everything even more beautiful.

I was lucky enough to get a really nice shot of the corridor full of lanterns while no one was walking through the area as well.
I also took a photo of the torii gate at the top of the steps as it had a very strong presence and signaled the end of the long journey up the steps to reach the inner shrine.

Unfortunately the main gate was undergoing repairs so it was completely covered in tarp and surrounded by staging so I wasn't able to get a photo of it, but I did get some really cool shots of the main shrine.

I tried as hard as I could to get some good photos of the grave of Tokugawa Ieyasu, and while I think the photo of the gate isn't bad, I think I'd need a better camera to get a good shot of the crane and his tomb.
That being said it was still really awesome to see.

After checking out the shrine we headed out to Kegon Falls and I managed to get some really nice videos and some decent photos as well.
I can't post the videos or I would.
It was really awesome seeing the icicles surrounding the waterfall and all of the frozen scenery as well.
Even just taking the lift down to the waterfall was an experience.
After we left the waterfall observation deck and went back up the elevator we got some suiton (水団, flour dumplings in soup) and shared it between the three of us as a light snack before dinner later that evening.
We also visited Lake Chuzenji and admired the scenery there for a bit as well.
We didn't spend a ton of time here so this photo was the best I could do.
I like that I was able to get the sign in the shot though so I can't complain.

After enjoying the view of the lake we headed to our hotel and ate dinner and had some wine.
The place we stayed at was called "Lamb Chop" (ペンション・ラムチャップ日光).
The food was great and service provided by the the owners was top notch, so I definitely recommend checking it out if you're looking for a place to stay in the area.

After dinner we headed back to our room and I was so exhausted I fell asleep almost instantly.

And that was the end of day 1! I'll post day two tomorrow since this post is getting quite long now!

初めて上まで登れた金比羅山!!
めっちゃ筋肉痛で痛いけど
登れて良かったなー?
リベンジ成功✌️?

東京スカイツリー駅の、こいのぼりの写真を撮りました！シーズンの時のものです。
日本の行事にぴったりのものです！さわかやかな風と癒しの季節が香ります。