Wanted to do Hatsumode this year but didn't want to go anywhere crowded, so I decided to go out to Saitama and find a small shrine to visit. Ended up at this tiny shrine in Nishi-Omiya called Fukuda Inari Shrine 福田稲荷神社. It was super small and not a single person was there so it was like we had the whole place to ourselves.

There was no real path leading up to the shrine so we had to walk through a plot of land that wasn't being used but it ended up being a really cool place.
The approach to the shrine was really mysterious and once you get past the second torii gate you can see a bamboo forest surrounding the whole area. It was really neat as I couldn't see any bamboo from the outside and didn't really know what to expect when I visited.

The shrine itself looks almost deserted but somehow still well maintained.
I wanted to go inside to look at the pictures better but obviously I can't so I just admired them from afar.
The temizuya/chozuya or at least I think it was that, maybe this would be considered a chozubachi? didn't have a ladle to wash your hands but maybe it has to do with corona.

Anyways, it was a really nice little shrine and is a great place if you're looking for a mini adventure outside of Tokyo.
Or if you want to do Hatsumode and avoid the crowds completely lol.
Also, happy new year!

【春、満開】
日本の春の行事と言えば、、なんと言ってもお花見！！福島県二本松市にある安達ケ原ふるさと村では、満開の桜と五重塔が作り出す絶景を楽しむことができます！

日本の冬

五箇山

富山県にて

雪中の神社

富山県

日本の冬

雪中の山小屋
岐阜県にて

動物も通っていない景色を撮りました

日本の冬
白川郷
岐阜県にて
２０２１・１２・３０

日本の冬

吹雪中の白川郷
岐阜県いて
2021/12/30

白川郷
白川郷ー岐阜県

日本の冬
世界遺産・五箇山
雪の中は最高！

富山県にて
2021.12.30

日本の冬
世界遺産・五箇山

富山県にて
2021.12.30

日本の冬
白川郷

岐阜県にて
2021.12.30

日本の冬
世界遺産・白川郷

岐阜県にて
2021.12.30

日本の冬
雪なかの白川郷

岐阜県にて
2021.12.30

日本の冬
世界遺産・白川郷
雪の中は最高！

岐阜県にて
2021.12.30

美瑛にある、青の池。寒い。土に水酸化アルミニウムが含まれてるから青くなったそうな。

木にライトアップされるかと思いきや！
地面！！周りが輝く程、哀愁が漂う冬の木を撮りました

冬の風物詩
しらすウナギ漁
この光景を見たくて徳島県まで足を運んだのですが、初めて見た時は感動でした。
すでに橋の上には三脚ずらりでしたので、通行人と他のカメラマンのご迷惑ならないよう背後から手持ちで撮影致しました。

Nakamise dori avenue in Sensoji temple. The avenue is well decorated for the new years eve.

The iconic symbol of Tokyo, Sensoji is now fully prepared for the new year's prayer. It looks very beautiful and it is waiting for several hundred people for visiting the Temple in the new years eve.

Five storied pagoda fully prepared for new years prayer. This is from Sensoji temple, the famous iconic symbol of Tokyo.

Went to a soba restaurant in Akabane called "Zenmi Kotobuki" 禅味寿.

I got the "天せいろ" Ten Seiro "Tempura Soba Served on a Bamboo Wicker Tray" If I had to translate it literally I guess lol.
Cost 1350 yen and it was 大盛サービス free extra serving of noodles.
And who am I to turn down free noodles? The choice was obvious and so I got the extra helping!

I really liked the atmosphere of the place too. The waitresses were wearing Japanese-style clothing as well, which made it a really nice experience.

I always enjoy visiting small shops like this where the owners have it decorated in their own style and you can see all of the bottles of sake or whatever else is used to create the atmosphere of the restaurant.

Anyways, as for the food, the tempura was cooked really well and the soba was the perfect texture. At the end of the meal they brought some hot soba water so I could drink the remaining tsuyu soba sauce as a sort of warm drink. Was a great experience that I haven't had in a while!

前回の投稿に続きこちらも。
雪煙をあげて勢いよく走り去る115系をズーム流しでとらえました。
かっちょいいですo^―^o

しなの鉄道しなの鉄道線戸倉ー坂城でにて撮りました。
トンネルから雪を巻き上げて勢いよく出てきた、国鉄型車両とよばれるこの列車は私が生きている時代ではないはずの昭和の時代を頭に浮かべさせてくれます。

八幡平（はちまんたい）の山並をバックに。北へ帰る準備をしているようにもみえました。

冬のイルミネーションと言えばボケ
明石市大蔵海岸にあるイルミネーション
家から近いのであまり期待せずに行ったのですが綺麗でした

明石市大蔵海岸にあるイルミネーション
家から近いのであまり期待せずに行ったのですが綺麗でした

ここも長年訪れたかった妻籠宿
有名ではありますが、ここは差し込み光が日時計になっており見れた時は感動しました。

富山にある五箇山集落
岐阜の白川郷を見た後こちらにも訪れ規模は白川郷に比べると小さいですが、個人的にはこちらの方が好きで
タイミングが悪かったので屋根に雪の積もってる光景は見れなかったのですがそれでも幻想的で昔の人はこんな山奥に集落を作り凄いなと感じさせられました。