早朝、錦秋の中禅寺湖にてカヌーで紅葉狩り！

錦秋の中禅寺湖をカヌーで巡るのは最高です！

夏休みの早朝。朝霧湧く本栖湖ではスタンドアップ・パドルボードで遊ぶ人達が大勢いました。

[Englsih／日本語]
In Hachioji City, you can eat dishes from all over the world's cuisines.The other day, I had dal bhat at the Nepalese restaurant "Naoya", which is a five-minute walk from the school and is located alongside the Hachioji Central Library. "Daal" means bean soup and "bhaat" means rice, just like a set meal in Japan. Nepal is famous for its curry, but daalbhaat was not spicy at all, and had a gentle taste ?I was glad to finally try this dish, which was introduced to me by a student a few years ago ✨I also tried Ras Malai (cottage cheese dumplings dipped in honey) for dessert for the first time, and was surprised at how sweet it was!
八王子市では世界の料理各国の料理を食べることができます。先日、学校から歩いて5分、八王子中央図書館の並びにあるネパール料理「奈央屋」さんで、ダルバート（दालभात）を食べました。ダルは豆のスープ、バートはご飯の意味で、日本の定食のようなものです。カレーで有名なネパールですが、ダルバートはまったく辛くなくやさしい味でした?数年前に学生から紹介された料理なので、やっと食べられてうれしかったです✨デザートにラスマライ（ रस मलाई カッテージチーズの団子を蜜につけたもの）も初めて食べましたが、甘すぎてびっくりしました（笑）

Japan has a deep rooted cultural heritage and the ethnicities of this country is versatile and beautiful. When my foreigner friends wore those vibrant and gorgeous kimonos they got so much appreciation from the people around them that was overwhelming. And yes it was also my first hand experience as a photographer too.. On that day we enjoyed a lot.

日の出のゴールデンアワー
静岡県日本平で撮影したものです。久しぶりの早朝写真活動であり、真後ろに富士山があって、薄霧に加え、日の出に照らすゴールデンアワーが心を癒されました。

長野県南信地方にオープンした山の寺キャンプ場で撮影しました。ソロキャンプサイトに佇むテントと、焚き火の煙お新緑が太陽の光で照らされて幻想的でした。

長野県の南信地方にオープンした山の寺キャンプ場にで撮影。大自然中ゆったりと流れる時間、まるで本当のサバイバルかのようなソロキャンパーがカッコよかったので撮影しました。

７００km離れた静岡県で撮影したものです。新茶の萌緑色と香りにとても癒されます。

ソロキャンプ夜の宴。
いろいろなランタンで彩る。
んで、阿蘇の水でお酒を作る。

[English／日本語]
Hachioji City has a market called the Hachioji General Wholesale Center. Here, you can find rare fish, etc. There is also a store specializing in halal foodstuffs, which is convenient for international students to shop. The school plans to visit this market as a field trip.
八王子市には「八王子総合卸売センター」という市場があります。ここには珍しい魚などが売っています。また、ハラル食材の専門店もあり、留学生が買い物をするのに便利です。本校では校外学習として訪れる予定です。

闘竜灘の力強い流れに元気とパワーを貰ってきた!!

静岡県日本平で撮影した写真です。
久しぶりの朝写真活動です。茶畑で日の出を迎え、バックに海と青空だけでなく、富士山の姿も見られて、素敵な朝でした。

2022/5/4

岡山県 備中国分寺で撮影した写真です。仕事帰り途中に寄り、一面広がる花が紫絨毯みたいで、さらに空が一面オレンジ色となり、素敵な日暮れに出会えました。
2022/5/6

ネモフィラと富士山のコラボ

一面広がる青色のネモフィラと青空、富士山も入って、素敵でした。

山梨県 河口湖にて
2022/5/3

サンセット

山中湖にある景色です。夕日と富士山、小舟に加え、とてもいい感じです。
時間があったら、寄ってみてはいかがでしょうか。

山梨県 山中湖にて
2022/5/2

Went to Karuizawa for Golden Week!

We booked our shinkansen tickets well in advance so we were basically flipping a coin with the weather, but it still managed to be a really fun trip despite 2/3 days being rain.

We were able to do a lot of shopping at the outlet mall near the station and other places in the area on the first and third days when it rained so it worked out perfectly.

My girlfriend's friend was headed back home from Tokyo the same direction we were headed so she stayed one night with us and then we were able to all hang out and go shopping in Karuizawa for most of the day after which she hopped back on the shinkansen towards home.

The second day was really nice weather, despite being just a bit chilly, but it was still nice enough that we were able to rent some bicycles and ride around the area.
The place where we rented the bikes gave us a nice sightseeing route to go on and so we were able to see a bunch of different places and use our time effectively.

When we were headed into town we crossed a bridge and there was a nice view of Mt. Asama with a ton of fisherman fishing along the river below the bridge. It was a pretty cool sight. We even got to see someone catch a fish as well.

We obviously went to Shiraito Falls as well and it was really beautiful. There was a sign behind that described how the water took around 5 years to come out of the ground where the waterfall was or something to that effect as well. The path leading up the waterfall was quite neat as well, with the river running next to it and a giant fallen tree with more smaller waterfalls to go with it. There was also two wooden carvings of the characters from Demon Slayer (鬼滅の刃) which was interesting.

The food in the area was delicious as well. We were staying at a pension and we only had breakfast with our stay, so we ended up going to another pension where they had yakiniku and we got a pretty good price for a massive platter of food. I was so full at the end I'm not sure how I made it back to where we were staying for the night lol.

The third day we did some shopping up at Harunire Terrace (ハルニレテラス) and we kind of just relaxed in the area. It was a pretty trendy place surrounded by nature and there was a hot spring up the road as well. We wanted to go in the hot spring but there was a pretty long line so we decided to pass.

We ate dinner at one of the restaurants at the terrace and while all of the indoor seats were taken, we were able to get some outdoor seating.
It was cold out so I didn't think it would be a good idea, but they had some heaters outside and blankets and it was actually quite enjoyable.

Had a lot of fun and it was a really great place. We might travel there again during the summer when it's warmer as well or maybe in autumn when the leaves change color. I definitely recommend giving it a visit!

ドラゴンタワーと富士山
日暮れとスッキリした青空と緑色の草のコラボレーションです。

静岡県にて
2022/5/3

お寺の屋根って、なんか、とても美しいですよね。
現代社会に埋もれ、存在が厳しくなる寺院も増えているんだとか。
お寺だけでなく、昔からの伝統的なものや古き良き教えなど、無くしてはいけないものがたくさんあります。
そういったもの、大切に継承していかなければいけませんね。

Had a nice relaxing golden week and to finish it off I saw some carp streamers billowing in the wind at some park along the river near Kita-senju. Had some really nice weather the past couple days too, which was great. Hope everyone had a nice holiday/vacation!

岐阜県垂井町の相川水辺公園にて

3月末頃から川の上で鯉のぼりが泳いでいます。
3月末～4月上旬であれば写真のように桜と、奥には冠雪した伊吹山が見られます。

岐阜県恵那市坂折棚田、2022/5/3撮影
朝日が出る前のブルーアワー～マジックアワーがすごく好きです。

岐阜県恵那市坂折棚田
5月になると水が張られ、美しい田園風景が見られます。
新月前後だと深夜天の川や満点の星空が見られますし、
日の出の時間には多くのカメラマンが集まります。
余談ですがここから車で10分くらいのところに日本一高いバンジージャンプが出来る岐阜バンジーがあります。

[English／日本語]
May 5th is Children's Day. On Children's Day, people decorate the outside with fish (carp) called Koi Nobori. Koi Noboris" are decorations to wish for the growth of children and their success in life. The Asakawa River in Nishi-Hachioji is decorated with many Koi Noboris (carp streamers). The carp streamers flowing on the river are beautiful and very moving. It takes about 25 minutes to walk from the school, which is a bit far, but please go and see them.
5月5日は子どもの日です。子どもの日は「こいのぼり」という魚（鯉 こい）のかざりを外にかざります。「こいのぼり」は子どもの成長と出世を願うものです。西八王子にある浅川ではたくさんの「こいのぼり」を飾るイベントを行っています。川の上を流れこいのぼりは美しくてとても感動します。学校から歩いて25分くらいで、少し遠いですがぜひ見に行ってみてください。

日本一の種類の藤が咲き誇る藤棚は圧巻です。

岡山県和気郡
藤公園

宝塚市の中山寺に行った時に撮った花です。
藤は終わっていました。

何の花か分かりませんが、綺麗だったので撮りました。
(サギソウ？)

「黄金の輝き」
自宅近所のお寺で撮影しました。
ヤマブキが見頃です。

福岡県小那市の如意輪寺(にょいりんじ)。境内に約3,000体のカエルの石像や置物が置かれてることから｢かえる寺｣とも呼ばれています。#自然 #フォトコンテスト #福岡県 #カエル #寺