Weather wasn't too bad this weekend! I managed to get a little shopping in as well. There were a few things I needed to buy and I went to Akabane for the first time in a while. I really like the layout of the area. It's really convenient and the shopping street has a bunch of stuff that you can look at. I'd like to explore the area more one of these days, but that will have to wait until after the pandemic ends I suppose. I managed to find some interesting statues around one of the shopping centers as well. I wasn't able to take a photo of all of them because people were sitting next to them, but I took a photo of one of them at least. I'll have to go back to get photos of the other 5 or 6 next time. There was one statue of a man fishing, I thought it was pretty cool. Anyways, here's the first one right outside of the entrance. A small warrior in armor holding a spear in one hand and what looks to be some sort of pagoda in the other.

A photo I managed to take while walking today. Wasn't able to get up close unfortunately. I think it's Katori Shrine although I could be wrong on the reading of the kanji. The weather was pretty decent today, not as cloudy as usual. I'd like to go back here and see what the inner portion of the shrine is like so I guess I'll have to make another trip over here. Been keeping at my workouts. I want to buy a bench but I'm not sure where I'd even keep it lol. I'd rather workout outside if possible anyways, the outdoors in Japan is great. Even in the middle of Tokyo you can find places covered in greenery. I want to start jogging to work on my lung capacity and overall health but I really hate jogging lol. I know the track along the Arakawa River would be perfect for it too, but I'm not sure. Maybe I should get a bike since it's a really nice cycling route. Then again I'm not sure where I'd keep the bike either lol. Anyways, hope everyone is having a great Friday!

Lots of awesome photos being posted today. It's kind of making me jealous with how beautiful they all are. I went for a walk today and took a picture somewhere along the Arakawa River. I'll have to try and walk it all the way to Kitasenju someday lol. That or maybe take it all the way to Chichibu in Saitama. I know it's a really long river. I don't think I could make it that far though sadly. Kind of disappointed that summer is basically over already but at the same time I'm excited for the autumn colors this fall. Hopefully I can get out and visit some temples and shrines out in the countryside or something. I saw some photos like that mostly in Kyoto but I'm sure there are some places nearby Tokyo or in the Kanto region in general where I can see some nice scenery. If not then I'll just have to go somewhere and find it!

I managed to get a good workout in today as well. I can already feel my stomach muscles starting to get sore. I found a pretty decent coffee today. Decided to try something besides a black coffee today. Still a Boss coffee but it has a pretty low sugar content and doesn't taste too sweet or too bitter. Considering trying a new one tomorrow but this one was quite good so I might just be drinking this from now on. I want to keep my options open but it's hard to keep searching once you find something good. I found a photo that I forgot to upload before. I visited the Edo Tokyo Museum and outside there was a statue of Tokugawa Ieyasu riding a turtle lol... It's probably one of the more interesting statues I've seen in Japan but I suppose it symbolizes power and longevity, which Ieyasu certainly had both of.

I got another good workout done today. Just gotta keep at it. I was hoping to see Blue Impulse today but I didn't see them anywhere overhead and didn't manage to hear any jets in the air either. I saw a lot of photos being posted on social media though so that was pretty cool. I'm looking forward to checking out the Paralympics though, hopefully it gets good coverage on tv. I'm not really a coffee drinker but lately I've been trying different coffees from the local convenience store in an attempt to find one that I like. I tried the Boss coffee today since I always see commercials for it and it seems to be pretty popular, but it seemed a bit watery to me so I think I'm going to have to keep searching. If anyone has any coffee recommendations for me I'd love to hear them lol

Man the rain today was pretty crazy for a bit. Glad that it stopped sooner than later. Wasn't able to find any parks this weekend, was busy being a nurse for my girlfriend after she received her second dose of the vaccine lol. Bit of a shorter post today as I'm pretty tired from doing that over the weekend. Wasn't able to get any decent pictures this weekend sadly, but I did get this picture of a fountain near Toyo Station. Thought that the statues were quite interesting so I managed to take a quick snap of it before leaving. Was hard to get a good angle because of the pillars being so close to the fountain, but I did my best.

宣言の合間に葛西臨海公園。良い風

And it's Friday! Was really feeling the soreness in my muscles today after working out yesterday, but it's a good feeling. Need to get a better workout for my lower stomach though, only feeling it in my mid-section really. I'd like to find a park where I can work out as well. A place with like some pull up bars where I can work on pull ups and general calisthenics besides just weight lifting at home. There are quite a few parks in Tokyo though so it shouldn't be too hard to find something. Just don't to get in the way of other people using the park. Was able to take a nice photo of a river running through Meguro today as well. Not sure which one but I think it'd look nice in the spring or fall, so maybe I'll have to go back in a few months and see if the leaves around it have changed color. Praying for good weather this weekend but we'll see. At the very least I'd like to do some laundry lol. Hope everyone has a good weekend, maybe I'll post something tomorrow as well but I generally stay off social media on the weekends. Until next time!

夏の昭和記念公園で撮ったひまわり畑です。
夏といったらやっぱり、この鮮やかな黄色のひまわりを見ると気分も上がりますし自分も明るくなるように思います。
元気に咲いているうちは夏を感じ、だんだん萎れてくるにつれて夏の終わりが近いと感る、まさに夏の定番だと思います。

毎年旧盆に送り火として流される秋川の灯籠流し。お坊さんが一つ一つお祈りを捧げて川に流します。

現代の東京下町を象徴するタワーマンションですが、下町の夏祭り文化は変わりなく続いています！

「深川まつり」は水かけ祭りとして東京下町（江戸）の夏の風物詩です。

今日の夕焼け@八王子

夏雲の中を水陸両用バスで 五輪開催中の中、ぷかぷかと気持ちよさそうでした（江東区・新豊洲）

夏の九品仏（世田谷区） 緑の中に佇む九品仏がとても美しかったです。

国立始動 五輪開会式が行われた国立競技場。まるで現代の城のようでした。

みたま祭り 東京九段下、夕暮れ時の靖国神社がとても美しかったです。供養のお祭り、合掌

六本木紫陽花 東京ミッドタウンの公園に、このタイプの紫陽花がたくさん。周りの緑に映えてとても美しいです。

ビビッド紫陽花＠青海・お台場 色鮮やかな紫陽花がたくさん。東京の隠れた名所

近くの川で足だけパシャパシャ。
カラッとした日差しの中、冷たい川の水がとっても気持ちよかったです！
散歩帰りに買って飲んだソーダがまた美味しかったです♪

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江戸三大祭の一つ「富岡八幡宮 例大祭」です。
早くコロナ禍が終わり、再び町の活気が溢れる暑い「江戸の夏」を体験したいです。

タイトル:根津の春

咲くのは今か今かと
待ちわびながら

小春日和の下町散歩を楽しむ

町から街へ歩きながら
小さな楽しみを見つけたいです

コロナ前に東京の昭和記念公園で撮りました。
この日は真夏日で日差しが強く、向日葵がとても生き生きして見えました。
個人的に季節の中では夏が好きで、明るい太陽やカラフルな自然を見ていると気分も上がってきます。

今年の夏はコロナがどうなる事かわかりませんが、夏を満喫できたらいいなと思います。

去年秋、靖国神社にイチョウを見に行った時撮影しました。
太陽の光、イチョウと鳥居のバランスが良くて今年も見に行きたいです！

焼肉
Yakiniku

神戸牛511＠東京都港区赤坂
Kobebeef511＠Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

神戸牛511
03-6685-0511
東京都港区赤坂4-3-28 ディアプラザ赤坂 B1F
Kobebeef511
+81 3-6685-0511
Dia Plaza Akasaka B1F, 4-3-28 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

中華料理
Chinese cuisine

慈華＠東京都港区南青山
Itsuka＠Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

慈華
03-3796-7835
東京都港区南青山2-14-15 五十嵐ビル 2F
Itsuka
+81 3-3796-7835
Igarashi Building. 2F, 2-14-15, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

チームlabo。気兼ねなく写真旅ができる日常はまだかな。

去年巣鴨で撮影した桜と雪のコラボ。
美しすぎてなかなか忘れられない。