Shibuya246: Japan, from Shibuya
Chestnut Anpan Bread
With Autumn comes a change in weather and a change in foods. Local stores start to serve different vegetables and there is a clear switch in menus. It is…
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- Myoshin-jiBest in April–May, November
- Keage InclineBest in March–April
- Minato Mirai 21Kanagawa · any time of year
- Hama-rikyu GardensBest in March–April
- Ueno ParkBest in March–April
- Odaiba Gundam siteTokyo · any time of year
- Daitoku-jiKyoto · any time of year
- ShimokitazawaTokyo · any time of year
- Shirakawa-go (Ogimachi village)Best in January–February
- Nijo CastleBest in March–April
- Kabukiza TheatreTokyo · any time of year
- Imperial Palace Outer GardenTokyo · any time of year
- Dazaifu Tenmangu ShrineBest in February
- Okayama Korakuen GardenBest in February–April
- Naruto whirlpools and Onaruto BridgeBest in March–April
- Dogo Onsen HonkanEhime · any time of year
- Shimogamo Shrine (Kamomioya-jinja)Best in May
- Kodaiji TempleBest in November
- Tojinbo CliffsFukui · any time of year
- Matsushima BayBest in November
- Otsuka Museum of ArtTokushima · any time of year
- Yokohama Landmark TowerKanagawa · any time of year
- Yokote Bonden FestivalBest in February
- Yokote Kamakura Snow FestivalBest in February
- Eiheiji TempleBest in October–November
- Mitsubishi Minatomirai Industrial MuseumKanagawa · any time of year
- Seto Ohashi Bridge from WashuzanOkayama · any time of year
- Natadera TempleBest in November
- Ishiyamadera TempleShiga · any time of year
- Aoi MatsuriBest in May
- Tokyo Midtown and Hinokicho ParkBest in March–April
- Ueno Toshogu ShrineBest in April–May
- Yoshida ShrineBest in February
- NaoshimaKagawa · any time of year
- Kitano Tenmangu ShrineBest in February–March, November
- Kyoto Botanical GardenBest in June–July
- Kurashiki Bikan Historical QuarterOkayama · any time of year
- Ise Jingu Naiku (Inner Shrine)Mie · any time of year
- AmanohashidateKyoto · any time of year
- Atomic Bomb DomeBest in August
- Uzumasa Kyoto Village (formerly Toei Kyoto Studio Park)Kyoto · any time of year
- Ninnaji TempleBest in April
- Yamashita ParkBest in May, October
- Kyoto Imperial Palace and Kyoto GyoenBest in March–April
- Eizan Cable Car and RopewayKyoto · any time of year
- Glover GardenNagasaki · any time of year
- Suzumushi-dera (Kegonji)Kyoto · any time of year
- Umeda Sky BuildingOsaka · any time of year
- Mt Bizan and Bizan RopewayBest in April, November
- Jishu ShrineKyoto · any time of year
- Ryoanji TempleBest in November
- Tokyo DaijinguTokyo · any time of year
- Shiratani UnsuikyoKagoshima · any time of year
- Nonbei YokochoTokyo · any time of year
- YobukoSaga · any time of year
- Konno Hachimangu ShrineBest in September
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In the Garden
This is not my garden of course, but there are some nice flowers around as I took a look at one of the university gardens study areas.
Sunflowers on Awajishima
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Xmas Lights in Botanical Gardens
I went to take a look at some of the Christmas lights in the Botanical Gardens
Kitano Tenmangu
Kitano Tenmangu is well known as a shrine dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician who was exiled unfairly by his political rivals many years ago. He is associated with Tenjin, the god of literature or calligraphy and many students come to wish for good fortune in their upcoming exams. Dazaifu Tenmangu in Fukuoka which i visited previously is built over the grave of Sugawara Michizane.
Autumn Leaves on the Kamogawa
Autumn is always a nice time of the year for taking photos. Great colors, cooler weather. Lots of action. I have had a cold recently and so haven't been…
