日本の秋

キバナコスモスとトンボ

皇居外苑の桔梗門付近から東京駅を撮影しました。

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!

大好きなドラマ陸王が撮影された行田に行ってきました！足袋屋さんで勝ち虫柄を発見！とにかく興奮しっぱなしでした?

9月になって、夏も終わって、これから秋がやってくるこの季節の変わり目にちょうど咲くこの｢彼岸花｣

毎年、咲いている姿をみると夏の終わりの寂しさと、これからは秋なんだなぁと思います。

これは群馬県の境御嶽山自然の森公園で撮りました。
群生してる中でちょうど木漏れ日でキラキラとしていたので、キラキラを強調してみました。

日本の秋。
柳谷観音さんの紅葉の手水舎。
彩りの違う紅葉を集め、来る人々の目を楽しませる趣向は、日本人ならではのおもてなしの心そのものだと感動した瞬間でした。

秋晴れの中
コスモスが風に揺られて
華やいでいました

山梨県の塩山にて。秋の気配。

北海道の秋を一眼レフで切り取り。場所は函館市香雪園。11月上旬に見頃となる紅葉は日本最遅の秋の終点。ソフトファンシーフィルターにより懐柔な表現で紅葉を撮影しました。

日本の秋
太陽の下
ヒガンバナの情熱的な紅のベッドに
カラフルな柿の葉が包まれて
秋を彩る

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小安峡の紅葉風景を見下ろして撮影したものです。

おだがけと田舎の風景

雨上がりの彼岸花！
水滴がついていい味出してめっちゃ綺麗でしたー！

北信州も彼岸花が咲き始めました
西陽があたり始めて鮮やかな紅に

日本の秋の風景
稲穂に雀たちが戯れてました

ホトトギス

山野に咲く変わった形の秋のお花
素敵です♬

Some more photos I took at Todaiji Temple. The first statue is of Vaisravana (多聞天/毘沙門天), another of the Four Heavenly Kings, holding a staff and some sort of small pagoda,. The second statue is Cintamanicakra (如意輪観音), a bodhisattva. The third photo is a (unfortunately poor quality) photo of Vairocana, the Cosmic Buddha from my understanding. The rest of the photos are models of Todaiji's Great Buddha Hall from 800 and 300 years ago, and Nandai-mon, the Great South Gate. The pagoda is, from my understanding, a replica of one of the lost pagodas that used to be located at Todaiji Temple, but I believe was burnt down? I could be wrong about that though. Then last is a photo of the heads of Virudhaka (増長天)(left), and Dhrtarastra (持国天)(right), two of the Four Heavenly Kings. Lots of cool stuff to be seen at Todaiji! Definitely recommend it. My photos don't do it justice at all.

彼岸花が咲いていて秋を感じました！
とても綺麗で見惚れちゃいました！?

I found some photos of when I visited Todaiji Temple. I took a photo of the bronze lantern out front of the temple because I thought it looked really cool, but it's pretty crazy to think that the lantern is around 1,300 years old at this point. I also took some photos of a few of the statues inside the temple, the first being Akasagarbha (虚空蔵菩薩), one of the Eight Great Bodhisattva, and the second (which took me forever to find the name of...) being Virupaksa (広目天), one of the Four Heavenly Kings. I'm not sure what Virupaksa is made of but I think this statue is made of wood, although I could be wrong. It looks like a different material from the other statues inside the temple, although it's been quite a while since I visited and I can't recall exactly. All the statues are really awesome though. I'll have to upload some more photos later!

ヒガンバナ
秋を感じる日となりました

朝露光る稲穂
もうじき稲刈りが盛んに
実りの秋
感謝です

茨城県常陸太田市
午後の光芒

Some photos I took at Nijo Castle in spring 2018. You can see the cherry blossoms in some of the photos just starting to bloom, but not quite in full bloom, and the rest of the gardens were really enjoyable as well. I really liked the gold decorations/designs on the buildings. The gate was also really cool. I believe it's called Karamon Gate although I'm not 100% sure on that. The moat around the castle was pretty neat as well, I can imagine it was a strong fortification, especially since it belonged to Tokugawa Ieyasu, although I'm not entirely sure about the rest of the castle's history. The photos of the moat and surrounding area were taken from on top of a small vantage point, and I wonder if it was originally some sort of turret, but I'm not sure about that either. Either way, I definitely recommend giving it a visit to anyone in Kyoto or anyone planning to visit Kyoto. I believe it was relatively close to the Golden Pavilion as well, so if you have the chance, why not?

日本の秋

メタセコイア並木

日本一と言われている秋の並木で、トンネル並木が約2.2ｋｍ続きます。
関西スポットにも認定されている場所です。
滋賀県にて

八重の秋桜とダリア
花は綺麗でいいな

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

A photo I took a few years ago during a trip to Osaka! A waterfall at Mino Park during late spring/early winter. I'd like to visit here again during autumn, as I imagine that the leaves around the waterfall and the rest of the area would look really beautiful. One thing I really liked about Osaka was the contrast of the city to this national park. Also there is tons of cool stuff to see near Dotonbori, especially with all the food vendors and stuff in the area. From my understanding, Mino Park is apparently one of Japan's smallest national parks but it was actually a pretty long walk to get to the waterfall. If I remember correctly it took about 40 minutes and we were moving at a pretty good pace. It was a good workout though lol! Hope I can visit again soon after the pandemic ends!