Ahhh I can't wait for the cherry blossoms to start blooming. Only about a week left I guess. Today was nice and warm in Tokyo so hopefully that's a continuing trend from here on out as I'm kind of done with the cold weather this year lol! The winter scenery was all really beautiful but I think it's time for spring already. I need to look into buying a new BBQ so I can visit some parks and just relax for a whole day while eating delicious food and admiring the cherry blossoms. Hopefully Shinjuku Gyoen is open around then cuz I think it's been closed for a bit now, we'll see though. Anyways Mishima Taisha looks really cool. I always love seeing a row of cherry blossoms creating a tunnel. I'll have to add it to my list of places to visit in Shizuoka!

What a cool photo. I keep seeing pictures and stuff of Takachiho Gorge and I really want to go. I watched a video of it on here recently and it was really beautiful. Miyazaki seems like a really fun place to visit in general so it'd fun to get out there and try the boats and see all of the natural scenery. It had some really nice looking shrines that I was interested in visiting as well. It's so hard to visit all of the beautiful places scattered throughout Japan but I've got time so I'm gonna do my best lol. Earned some flight miles this year so I'm definitely heading out somewhere this summer. Maybe it'll be Miyazaki, we'll see. Although I've had my eye on Nagano lately as well so it's a toss up for now.

兵庫県朝来市、姫宮神社にある銅像。雪が被った姿はまるで成人式を迎える女の子のよう？可愛くて思わずシャッターを切りました。

兵庫県朝来市、姫宮神社前。

兵庫県朝来市に積もった雪。

岐阜市では例年ほとんど雪が降ることなく珍しく今年は降ったので仕事前に近所の神社に行って写真を撮りました。

大分県別府市の人気が無い地域から入り込んだところにあります。この日は珍しく雪がすごかったです。

艶のある日

京都にて

雪の降った次の日の朝はテンション上がりますね。
新倉山浅間公園より。

「十和田湖 光の冬物語」
十和田神社 本殿
キレイに光っていました！

長野県飯山市にて、かまくらの里へ。夕暮れ時の時間に見られるかまくらブルーが幻想的です。

This photo captures the essence of Kyoto so well in my opinion. Cherry blossoms and a yakatabune. It's so simple and yet so elegant at the same time. I like how the boat is just slightly obscured by the cherry blossoms and you can feel how the wood on the roof of the boat has aged just by looking at it. Kyoto has so many beautiful sights to see and experiences to try. I'm looking forward to one of these boat rides the next time I go, and I'm also planning on visiting a kawadoko because I've eaten by a river before so I know how refreshing it is, but I've never eaten OVER a river before (inside a boat maybe but this is different) so I'm looking forward to a new experience. Going to have to visit all the temples and shrines I didn't have the chance to visit before as well.

Such a beautiful place. Leave it to Nagano Prefecture to have yet another amazing sightseeing destination surrounded by beautiful scenery. Watching the video felt so calming. It's such a serene atmosphere and feels completely detached from the rest of the world. It makes me imagine an earth where humanity no longer exists and everything is being reclaimed by the earth. I like how there's several different shrines in the area. The gate Zuijinmon just feels like it's a boundary between worlds too; very surreal. The massive trees reminded me of the redwoods back when I visited the redwood forest in California. I'd really love to explore this area and find some hidden views. I wonder if it's changed much in the 8 years since this video was taken.

新倉山浅間神社の朝。
鳥居の中に富士山が入り、とても雄大な景色となります。

日本の正月?
初詣⛩

Looking at this picture I realized I've never actually seen fireworks in the snow. I've done them for New Years of course, but living in Tokyo it doesn't snow much. Also where I was from the in the US we didn't get a lot of snow either. This looks like a lot of fun though. I didn't get to do fireworks this New Years but I was able to have a lot of fun still. Ate some great food with some great people and had fun playing games together. I've visited Aomori a few times in the past though and it was a lot of fun so maybe next year I'll head out there and enjoy these fireworks for New Years! Either way, this Kabushima Shrine looks really beautiful on top of the hill. The path leading up to the shrine and the torii gates are really neat. I looked it up a little more and it looks like a lot of seagulls gather at the shrine as well. Makes sense since it's right next to the beach. Really awesome!

Went to Inokashira Onshi Park over the weekend and it was really beautiful. The leaves were all different colors and we were able to get some really tasty food nearby

紅葉しはじめた神社?⛩気持ち良過ぎて落ち葉を裸足で歩いてみたら、11月なのに地面が暖かい?

落ち葉の中、影が長くなって来ました

那須温泉神社内の愛宕神社。ぞわぞわする程気持ち良い霊気が満ちていました?

日本一のうどんの街?
四国の「うどん県」こと、香川県はうどん以外にも観光スポットが満載❗️

こちらの動画では、ご当地グルメ「讃岐うどん」はもちろん、映画のロケ地で有名な「小豆島」、日本のウユニ塩湖「父母ヶ浜」、テレビやメディアでも紹介された宛先不明の手紙が集まる「漂流郵便局」、アートなスポットや自然あふれる離島など、人気の観光地を余すことなくご紹介します♪?

今夜は、魅力たっぷりの香川県にオンラインGoToトラベル?✈️

狛犬が龍?の神社

漸く人出が戻りつつありますね！

花手水
#岳温泉神社 #flowers #flower #菊手水
#菊 #colorful

大好きな神社

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。

三重県の「伊勢神宮」は観光客に「お伊勢さん」と呼ばれ親しまれている⛩

また日本国内でも観光地として人気が高く、2013年に式年遷宮が行われたこともあり、伊勢参りに訪れた方も多いかと思います?

この動画では、雅楽が鳴り響く中で執り行われる、神聖なご祈祷や御神楽の様子をじっくり堪能することができます?

今夜のオンラインGoToトラベルは三重県「伊勢神宮」へ✈️