I've got too many photos to post so I'm making another post today and at least 1-2 more in the next couple days.

After visiting Ritsurin Park we headed towards Takamatsu Castle.

The castle itself had no castle tower but it still had a really nice garden and the moat was pretty cool as well. They had a boat tour of the moat too, but we didn't think it was as extravagant as the one at Ritsurin Park and we were already tired so we decided to skip it and just tour the castle on foot.

There were a variety of different stone lanterns throughout the garden that I thought were pretty cool. I always enjoy seeing the different lantern designs for some reason.

Despite not having a castle tower, the turrets themselves were cool to see. After looking at the first castle tower we crossed a bridge that ran over the moat and headed up to the top. Once we got to the top, where the castle tower was previously located, we had a really awesome view of the area and I was able to get a photo of a boat passing through the moat. They were all wearing straw hats and special clothing, which I think was part of the experience.

After leaving the castle and heading toward our hotel, we arrived at the second turret and it had a nicer view than from inside the castle. I thought the clouds above it looked quite nice as well.

After that we headed to our hotel and rested for a bit and then headed over to a pizza place called PIZZERIA 18 for some dinner. The place had a nice atmosphere and the food was really good as well. We ordered pizza obviously and a variety platter as well. It all tasted great. They had Heartland as their nama-beer which I thought was nice. Don't see it very often.

Went down to Takamatsu over the 3 day weekend last week. It was the first time either one of us had been to Shikoku before and it was a lot of fun. I'm surprised it's not talked about more, as there's so much stuff to do. We stayed near Takamatsu pretty much the whole time and we still didn't get to visit every place that we wanted to go.

The first day mostly consisted of Ritsurin Park.

The park garden itself was quite large and there was a lot of beautiful sights to see. We really wanted to go on the boat ride throughout the park's pond, but unfortunately it started to rain just a tiny bit and they closed the boat for the rest of the day, just before we arrived...☔️

Even still we had a lot of fun walking around the park. There were a lot of koi and turtles swimming in the pond too.
We stopped by a small cafe-like building inside the park and i got an ice cream float and she got a coffee.
In front of the shop one of the custodians came by with a big bucket of fish food and created a feeding frenzy amongst the koi. I'm pretty sure I saw a single catfish in there as well. After we finished our drinks we climbed to one of the best viewing spots in the park which had a really amazing view of the bridge and the pond. You can see the people on the boat we didn't get to ride too lol🥲

The one building shown in photo 9 was actually a tea house where I think you could try traditional tea ceremony and eat sweets as well, but they also seemed to offer just a normal tea drinking experience as well.
We decided not to try it, but if you like tea ceremony it looked quite nice.

満開の秋桜とうちわの精🌸瑠々風ちゃん🎵

コスモス咲いた～香川県観音寺市の秋～

日本の秋
瀬戸大橋の夜景
香川県にて

香川県仲多度郡まんのう町の中山ひまわり団地で撮影。
一面に広がるひまわりが絶景でした。

香川県の父母ヶ浜で撮影したものです。零れる夕日をその手で包んで、この時間がもう少し続きますように。

アフターコロナで訪ねたい日本の場所

瀬戸大橋の夜景
2021/ 3
香川県にて

アフターコロナで訪ねたい日本の場所

天空鳥居
2021/2
香川県にて

大切な人の名前の由来「夜明け前の藍色の海」を大切な人の誕生日に一緒に見たくて訪れた香川県の女木島のビーチ。思っていた以上に綺麗で感動しました。アフターコロナにまた一緒に行きたいです。

撮影場所：香川県高松市にあるうどん店。あん餅入りさぬきうどん。香川県の特に、東部地域では、お正月に、あん餅入りの白みそ雑煮を食べる慣習がある。また、年明けうどんとして、あん餅を入れたさぬきうどんも賞味することができる。

撮影場所：香川県高松市塩江町行基の湯周辺。冬の風物詩：竹あかりのライトアップ

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🌈✈️

なんだこのSF施設！
๑°ㅁ°๑
宇宙人の秘密基地？
いや秘密にしちゃあ
目立ちすぎちゃうか
.
観音寺の誇る
おもしろ遺産
「寛永通宝」
銭形砂絵だよ
お金型ってw
.
なによりびっくりなのは
江戸時代初期に作られて
今もあるってどゆこと⁉︎
寛永から令和この先も…
成分、砂ですが๑°ㅁ°๑
.
ていうかなんで
緑に光ってんの
うん宇宙基地的
で大好きよww

「Corridor to Miedou」
location：香川県善通寺市・善通寺
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～御影堂への回廊～
善通寺“西院”の正門となる仁王門。西院から御影堂みえどうへ続く回廊の上部側面には、空海の生涯が描かれた絵が掲げられています。御影堂みえどうを中心とし“誕生院”とも呼ばれる“西院”は空海が誕生した邸宅地にあたると伝わっています。
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～Corridor to Miedou～
Niomon is the main gate of Zentsuji "Saiin". On the upper side of the corridor leading from Saiin to Miedou, there is a picture depicting the life of Kukai. It is said that "Saiin," which is also called "Birthplace", centered around Miedou, is the residence where Kukai was born.

「Let's run towards a dream」
location : 香川県三豊市仁尾町・父母ヶ浜
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It is as famous Japanese beach as a waterquarter like Lake Uyuni. At the time when low tide and sunset overlap you can see a spectacular reflection of a very nice beach.

「Fireworks covering Marugame Castle」
location : 香川県丸亀市・丸亀城
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昨年のまるがめ婆娑羅まつり花火大会の写真です。丸亀港から打ち上る花火が丸亀城の空に美しく開く光景は香川県が誇る日本の美しい風景です。
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Last year's Marugame basara festival fireworks display. The sight of the fireworks rising from Marugame Port in the sky of Marugame Castle is a beautiful scenery of Japan that Kagawa Prefecture boasts.

「Sanuki Fuji in the morning glow」
location：香川県丸亀市・讃岐富士

「Sakura floral raft」
location：Kagawa Prefecture
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Cherry blossom petals scattered along the lake. The cherry-colored carpet floating on the beautiful emerald green lake surface is a wonderful sight.

「Sakura blooming at Sarureou Shrine」
location：Kagawa Prefecture

📍香川県/高屋神社
「金運のパワースポット」･「天空の鳥居」として有名で、瀬戸内海が見下ろせる絶景スポットです✨
マイカーで行かれる際にはカーナビが正しく案内してくれない場合が多いですので、
Googleマップで高屋神社本宮駐車場へ向かう事をオススメ致します。

「Torii in the sky sparkling in autumn」
location：香川県観音寺市・高屋神社
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フォトコンライフ秋号・巻頭特集で掲載して頂いた晩秋の高屋神社の写真です。（撮影は2017年です。）
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This is a photo of Takaya Shrine in late autumn that was posted in Photo Conlife.
Photographed, December, 2017.

「Autumn color of Okubo-ji」
location： 香川県さぬき市・大窪寺
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紅葉の名所として知られている大窪寺。秋の境内は楓や銀杏が色づき、風情ある静かな佇まいに彩りを添えます。
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Okubo-ji Temple is a famous spot for autumn leaves. Shikoku Cemetery No. 88 is a filing bill, and a large number of wands that have finished the Shikoku pilgrimage are placed next to Daishido. In autumn, maples and ginkgo trees in the precincts change color, adding a touch to the quiet and quiet appearance.

「Autumn colors Niten-mon」
location : 香川県さぬき市・大窪寺
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Okubo-ji Temple is a famous spot for autumn leaves. Shikoku Cemetery No. 88 is a filing bill, and a large number of wands that have finished the Shikoku pilgrimage are placed next to Daishido. In autumn, maples and ginkgo trees in the precincts change color, adding a touch to the quiet and quiet appearance.

「Zentsuji Fireworks」
location : 香川県善通寺市・善通寺駐屯地
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～善通寺花火大会～
例年、7月中旬に開催される善通寺まつり。初日は陸上自衛隊善通寺駐屯地を開放して花火大会を行い、最終日の総踊り大会では約2千人が繰り出し、熱い踊りで夏の夜を盛り上げます。

「Beautiful sunset on the beach」
location : 香川県三豊市・父母ヶ浜
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～Beautiful sunset on Chichibugahama beach～
Chichibugahama beach I visited after a long absence. When I arrived, I was wondering what would happen in a cloudy sky, but at dusk I was able to see a beautiful sunset that I could not see on a clear day.

「Illuminated of Kochia Hill」
location : 香川県・国営讃岐まんのう公園
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～コキアのライトアップ～
2020年8月8日～8月10日まで、まんのう公園でコキアのライトアップが実施されました。花巡りの丘にゆっくりと日が沈んでいく夕暮れ時の風景と、優しく光る幻想的なコキアのライトアップがとても素敵でした。
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～Illuminated of Cochia Hill～
From August 8th to August 10th, 2020, Kochia Hill was illuminated in Manno Park. The scenery of dusk as the sun sets slowly over the flower-covered hills, and the fantastic Illuminated of Kochia Hill that shines gently was a wonderful sight.

「Morning glow of Mt.Shiudeyama」
location : 香川県三豊市・紫雲出山
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～紫雲出山の朝焼け～
桜が咲き誇る紫雲出山の朝焼け。眼下に見下ろす瀬戸内海の島々と美しい桜景色は、世界のメディアが認めた日本の絶景です。

「Morning glow flower park」
location : 香川県三豊市詫間町
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～朝焼けのフラワーパーク浦島～
マーガレットは、香川県を代表する花の一つで三豊市は全国1位の生産量を誇ります。その三豊市の荘内半島にフラワーパーク浦島があります。毎年5月頃には瀬戸内海の島々と望む一面のマーガレット畑が見頃を迎えます。
この写真は3年前の撮影ですが、今はフラワーパーク浦島に隣接して、オートキャンプ場浦島とCLASSICOセトウチ珈琲があります。
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～Morning glow flower park～
Margaret is one of the representative flowers of Kagawa Prefecture, and Mitoyo City boasts the highest production volume in Japan. There is Flower Park Urashima on the Shonai Peninsula in Mitoyo City. Every May, the entire Margaret field overlooking the islands of the Seto Inland Sea is in full bloom.
This photo was taken three years ago, but now there is an auto campground Urashima and CLASSICO Setouchi Coffee next to Flower Park Urashima.