館林市では、ツツジが見頃を迎えております?

毎年、とても綺麗です?✨✨

兵庫県丹波市の道端で撮影したものです。雪が積もったり紅葉が後ろに映えたりと四季を感じられるお地蔵さま。春は桜をバックにとても良い風情です。

location：浅草

ライトバズーカで何とか画角に収めることが出来ました。

以前から撮影したかった仲見世通り、五重塔、小舟町ですね

絵になる風景でした＾＾

又兵衛桜

戦国武将後藤又兵衛の屋敷跡にある樹齢300年の枝垂れ桜。
毎年感動を与えてくれるさくら。

見頃の頃には桃の花も咲きとても美しいです。

Wow this is amazing. I've heard of Kumano Kodo before, but this is just way too beautiful. One thing I find interesting about this is the two sides of the path; It looks as though it's 2 very different areas. The soil on the left and right looks completely different, and the tree on the left are covered in foliage, whereas the trees on the right are all stripped of their leaves. I wonder if this is some cool natural phenomenon. I'd love to go hiking here and find a nice spot by a lake and just have a picnic/barbecue for the day. I wonder if there are any lakes nearby here. I'll have to do a bit of research it seems! I love how just looking at this I can feel the history and imagine how people would have traveled down this path for their pilgrimages hundreds of years ago. Awesome!

兵庫県朝来市に積もった雪。

Todaiji Temple is so awesome. I remember the first time I went there. I had a professor in college (awesome guy btw) who told the class about his trip there when he was doing research and he told us how massive the temple was. He showed us a picture and pointed out how the people looked like ants in front of the temple. I believed him that it was large of course but I figured maybe it was just the photo's perspective making it look larger. Oh boy, was I in for a treat when I actually got to the temple. It was seriously MASSIVE and the incense burner that he mentioned was out front as well so it was cool that I got to experience all of the things that he was able to experience in the past. I guess that's one thing that makes historical places like this so extraordinary- being able to connect with the past without actually being there. I really loved all the small models there as well lol! I'll certainly never forget my trip to Todaiji and I'd love to visit Nara again when I get the chance.

艶のある日

京都にて

中山道六十九次の中で、東海道と共有する草津・大津宿を抜いた純粋な中山道六十七宿中（板橋から守山まで）、奈良井宿は江戸側の板橋宿から数えても京側の守山宿から数えても34番目に位置する、中山道の丁度真ん中の宿場町です。

木曽11宿の中では最も標高が高く、難所の鳥居峠を控え、多くの旅人で栄えた宿場町は「奈良井千軒」と謳われました。
町並みは国の重要伝統的建造物群保存地区に選定されており、往時の面影を色濃く残しています。

奈良井宿観光協会・奈良井宿についてより引用

Ahhhh! I've got to see Soma Nomaoi. It looks cooler and cooler the more I hear about it. Sending signals with a conch is super cool. It sounds like something that you'd hear about in a myth or folklore, but the fact that this was actually used is really interesting. A bit of a tangent, but it's awesome seeing all of the different helmet styles used in Japan. It's not exactly something unique to Japan, but Japan definitely has some of the coolest looking styles. This one kind of reminds me of traditional Japanese lacquerware and I like how it's very sleek and practical. Hopefully I'll be able to check this out this year. I want to visit Fukushima anyways so it'd be great if I could get it all to line up!

God the snowscapes of Japan just get better and better. I keep hearing and reading about Ouchi-Juku all over the place and it's really got me itching to visit. I really love these old post stations and their historic feel. The buildings are really rustic and just looking at them makes me feel comfortable and relaxed. I really love the thatched roofs as well. I can imagine enjoying some delicious soup and tea next to an irori and just letting all life's troubles be whisked away. Top it if with some hot springs and I can't even imagine a better way to relax. Apparently there's the hot spring Yunokami onsen about 15 minutes from Ouchi-Juku but I guess there's also a footbath in Ouchi-Juku itself as well? Or maybe it's in the same area as Yonokami Onsen, I'm not 100% sure on that. Hopefully it's heated either way ?

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。

I'd never heard about Nikko Edomura until I read this article. It's really cool that Japan has a theme park like this. I've studied a bit of Japanese history but it didn't cover courtesans very much, so the only knowledge I have about oiran basically comes from the t.v. show Jin (仁) lol. I never would have guessed that it would take at least three years to be able to even walk properly, that sounds harder than learning the footwork from when I was in a kendo club. Watching the video though, trying to walk in that pattern while wearing those giant clogs looks pretty difficult. I'm curious to know if the courtesan in the video was previously a courtesan or has trained for a long time to be able to perform the role. If anyone knows, be sure to tell me! The place looks really fun to go for a date though, so maybe I'll check it out if I get the chance to go to Tochigi. Probably next summer or spring because it's getting way too cold for me lol!

【夢】
夢は大きく。

日本には沢山の火縄銃があります。

しかし、その土地ごとに銃の形が違うので色々な博物館、演武団体を見るのも面白いです。

銃には細かな模様や象嵌が入っているのもあり、美術品としても美しい物があります。

福島県相馬地方で7月に開催される相馬野馬追。
騎馬武者の勇ましさと神事の静かさがあります。

福島県相馬地方で7月に開催される相馬野馬追。
騎馬武者の勇ましさと神事の静かさがあります。

火縄銃には2箇所に火薬を入れます。
玉を飛ばす用の発射用火薬。
発射用火薬に点火させる口薬。

この写真は火縄の火が火皿の口薬に点火した瞬間です。

火縄銃の練習風景。
海外では大砲と呼ばれる口径の銃を侍は手に持って撃っていた。

福島県南相馬市で活動している弓術の演武。
スポーツの弓道とは違い実戦的な昔の射ち方が特徴です。

愛知県新城市で行われている設楽ヶ原決戦場まつり。
福島県で活動している我々も状態してもらい演武を行いました。

日本の文字「ひらがな」✨
活字のひらがな絵本が多いからこそ筆文字のひらがな絵本を作りました☺️
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新旧融合！

東大寺。厄病退散。

大仏秋の祭の日です(o^^o)

厳かかつ、穏健。。

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岐阜県、妻籠宿の景色。
囲炉裏の煙と窓から刺す日光が光芒として差し込みます。
太陽の位置の関係から冬しか見れない景色となります。

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柄巻師 弥仙

京都府、伏見の桜。
停められた十石舟を纏うように咲く桜に朝日が差し込みました。