Nebuta in Aomori

I went to Kyoto.I went to Genkoan, which I have always wanted to visit. I wanted to see this landscape with my own eyes.Isn't it very beautiful?   50 minutes by bus from Kyoto Station. It was very convenient to get there without having to change trains when going from Kyoto Station. Japan has been very warm this year, so warm that even in November there are still days when you can wear short sleeves.Usually in November it is cold without a jacket, but this year it is very warm.So the autumn leaves have just started.   These reddish leaves...

  It is autumn in Japan.The hot summer is over and it is now a little chilly unless you wear long sleeves.When you are relieved that the hot summer is over, no matter what you do, you can smell the fragrance of the golden osmanthus（Called Kinmokusei).The golden osmanthus is a flower that is not so familiar to people outside Japan.It is a beautiful flower with many small orange flowers in clusters, and the fragrance is so unique and strong and rich that if you smell it, you will immediately know that there are always many golden osmanthus blooming nearby.Autumn in...

Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture.Akashi is famous for octopus. It is also famous as a place where seafood is landed in abundance because of its proximity to the sea.It is also a town loved by many tourists and locals because of its convenient transport links.There is a shopping street called 'Uo-no-Tana', a five-minute walk from JR Akashi Station, where you can eat tempura made from fish and a snack called 'akashi-yaki', which is octopus in an egg.Takoyaki is world famous, but Akashiyaki is a lighter snack with a more gentle taste and made mainly from eggs rather than flour.It is eaten dipped...

The cherry blossom season is here again this year.This year's cherry blossoms started blooming very early and fell quickly due to the continuous rain.However, did you know that there are beautiful late-blooming cherry trees in Japan?   They are called 'Yaezaki sakura' and are characterised by their bright, deep pink colour and the fact that they bloom in bunches.In the early hours of the morning, the sky was very blue and the contrast between blue and pink was very beautiful.I was able to take a lot of photos.   These cherry blossoms are also good to see until mid-April and...