雪の芸術

冬の公園と塔

冬の海岸

冬の海岸

冬の道

冬の石狩灯台

山梨県本栖湖で冬キャンをした時の夜景

毎年恒例のなばなの里イルミネーション^ ^
綺麗で飽きないな✨

おせち

日本には沢山の素敵な伝統や文化が沢山あると思いました。
我が家の正月料理達です。
自分もいつか作るようになる、そんな伝統が嬉しく感じるそんな日になりました。
日本の皆様にとって素敵な一年になりますように。

レイヤード久屋大通パーク！
綺麗にライトアップされたテレビ塔^ ^
新しいお店とかもできてた✨

おせち

日本には沢山の素敵な伝統や文化が沢山あると思いました。
我が家の正月料理達です。
自分もいつか作るようになる、そんな伝統が嬉しく感じるそんな日になりました。
日本の皆様にとって素敵な一年になりますように。

日本の伝統的な温泉街での一枚です。雪がちらちらと舞う中、温泉の湯気も湧き出てき、季節の味とと観光地がうまく融合しました。

美瑛の朝日

天気予報は悪かったので覚悟していましたが、少し晴れ間も見えたのでスローシャッターで。

朝靄の丹頂鶴@音羽橋

ここに行きたくて北海道のチケット買いました。年末にも関わらず多くの人がいました。暖冬ですがなんとか川霧発生してくれました。

青森県八戸市にある
「白浜海水浴場」
雪が半分乾いていました！

Tsuruga Castle in Fukushima! I'd heard of its white walls before, but it looks like winter is doing its best to make it completely white! Apparently Tsuruga Castle was designed after Kurokawa Castle that was sieged some time during the 1,500's. I wonder if the color scheme is true to Kurokawa Castle. It'd be interesting to know if there was some sort of tactical reason for an all-white castle. In a snowy region I could see it acting as a sort of camouflage but who knows. You can also barely see what looks like a shachihoko on the roof if you zoom in which is pretty neat. Apparently the inside of the castle has some mannequins set up with guns showing how the arrow-slits, or in this case gun-slits, would have been used. There's also other mannequins that show them being used for rock dropping as well. Warfare has come a long way since then😂

福島県の鶴ヶ城です！
雪で一段と白くなっていて綺麗でした！

福島県大内宿です！

Wow, that looks amazing. French food is usually already really pretty but with the Japanese touch it's really something else. I really like that you can see the Japanese twist with things like the small ramen/chashu dish and the food carving that seems to be a specialty of Japan. I was watching Grand Maison Tokyo last year with my girlfriend and it was really cool watching what the French cuisine industry might look like in Japan and I guess just the top of the food industry in general. I haven't had French cuisine much lately myself I'm more of an Italian kind of guy, but maybe once valentines day comes around I'll make a dinner reservation. To be fair this Craftale place actually seems pretty affordable considering what they're offering. A fancy dinner course for ¥10,000 is quite reasonable.

福島県にある大内宿の写真です。
昔ながらの家屋に積もった雪が綺麗で感動しました。

It's like a winter wonderland! Looks really cold though lol. I'd seen on the news how bad the snow was getting in parts of Akita, especially Yokote but it looks like it's just cold everywhere this year. The plus side is Japan has a lot of beautiful scenery so when the snow starts to pile up like this it makes for some beautiful photography like we're seeing here. I really like this photo though, you can practically hear how quiet and cold it is. It almost makes me want to get outside and go camping with a big ol' campfire and a heavy duty tent. I know my girlfriend would never agree to go though to a place with this much snow though 😂Hope everyone is staying safe from the cold! Be sure to take some photos of the beautiful scenery while you can though. No snow here in Tokyo though unfortunately?😂.

Man this is so cool! Leave it to Kyoto to have not only tons of amazing temples and shrines, but also some historic boat houses! Looking at this just gets me raring to go fishing lol. It's been so long since I've been. It'd probably be a good idea to get my own tackle and go for a fishing trip. I could even try making my own sushi although idk how great it would taste 😂The second picture in the article makes it look like paradise too. I'd love to visit the hot spring as well. I have a public bath near my place but I haven't been able to get out to an actual hot spring lately. Ine looks like a great place though, really rustic and detached from the every day hustle and bustle of the city. Just one more thing to add to my bucket list when I visit Kyoto again!

Man that's a lot of meat! I love yakiniku though so I wouldn't be surprised if I could eat all of it 😂 I haven't went to a yakiniku restaurant in a while since we just cook it at home in our nabe, but I'd love to go to a yakiniku restaurant again soon. The atmosphere is always really nice and it's nice to get out and have a beer with some friends over some delicious meat. I used to always go to this all-you-can-eat style yakiniku restaurant with friends some years back but with everyone living in different places I haven't been able to do so in a while. I'm pretty sure I've never went to Ushimatsu, but dang does it look good. I'm a huge fan of the toasted bread and meat too, looks tasty! If I'm ever in Minato and looking to splurge I'll have to give this place a visit!

HA! Soba eaten with just an entire leek for a spoon. I'd love to try this. My girlfriend loves green onions so I'm sure she'd love this too 😂 I think one of the great things about Japan is that not only is the food really delicious, but it's also generally really healthy too. I'd certainly agree that this is innovative! As I've been informed there's also laver not wakame as well as nameko mushrooms in the soup! Sounds delicious to me! I had some really good soba over New Years as well but I never thought to use a leek for a spoon! I'll have to try it out next time I eat it at home! Ouchi-Juku looks like a really cool place in Fukushima as well. It reminds me of Shirakawa-go with the thatched rooves.

【SNSで話題になった】
幸せを運ぶアドトラック
『アルパジョン サンタ号』
クリスマスシーズンになると青森県内を運行しているアドトラックです。

雪の中、八戸市の館鼻岸壁朝市会場に、朝早くからやってきました！

青森県八戸市 マチニワで開催した
「氷の彫刻展」
2019年は
「そ上するサケ、羽ばたくカモメたち」

八戸プラザホテルさんの料理人4人の方々が6時間かけて作った氷の彫刻だそうです。
夜はキレイにライトアップされていました！

青森県八戸市 蕪島神社
「干支花火昇運祈願祭」2021に行ってきました！
今年もカウントダウン花火が
2021.1.1 0時に打ち上がりました！

Had a blast going to Sensoji Last year and had some really good ramen in the area as well. Would have loved to go this year as well, but probably better to not. Haven't gotten to ride a rickshaw at Sensoji yet but it definitely seems like a lot of fun. I rode one with my girlfriend when we went to Hirosaki Castle a few years ago and it was a blast. The rickshaw puller? was really cool and gave us a lot of facts about the castle and told some stories and we had a really great time. I never knew about the Kabuki thief characters that were in the area. I'll have to keep an eye out for them when I get the chance to visit Asakusa again in the future. I've also wondered how comfortable the tabi shoes are too, maybe I'll pick some up next time, they look really fashionable actually! The guy pulling the rickshaw in the video was really nice as well, really cool that they have tours in English for non Japanese speakers.

Seafood Mehico Asakusa - Looks sooo delicious! I'm a huge fan of everything this dish has bread, cheese, and chicken. Also haven't had any Mexican food in a while so it'd be nice to try some again for a change. Last time I had it in Japan was at a small restaurant in the countryside. It's quite different than the Mexican food in America but just as delicious probably more and the portion sizes are much healthier 😆 I noticed it also seems like the ingredients are usually more... refreshing? It's hard to explain but it feels like the ingredients are of a higher quality overall. Maybe I can enjoy some for the holidays if I'm lucky!