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Lily0321
Feb. 3, 2022
群馬県長野原町河原湯温泉で厳冬の早朝に行われる奇祭「湯かけ祭り」 源頼朝が温泉を発見してから約400年が過ぎたある日のこと、突然温泉が出なくなってしまいました。村人たちは困り果てましたが、そのうちのひとりが温泉の匂いをかいだところ、ニワトリの卵をゆでた匂いがします。そこでニワトリを生贄にしてお祈りしたところ、お湯が再び出てきたので、みんなでお祝いする事になりました。 はじめは「お湯わいた、お湯わいた」といって喜んでいましたが、そのうち「お祝いだ、お祝いだ」と言ってみんなでお湯をかけあうようになったのが始まりです。 生きたニワトリが入った紅白のくす玉をお湯をかけて割っているところです!
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Dylan Gibson
Nov. 19, 2021
Managed to stop by Ueno Zoo the other day for a little bit and while I didn't get to see much of the animals because we were short on time, we did get to see a few of the attractions around the park. The first one is "Sala Thai" a gift from the Thai Government to mark the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Thailand and Japan, as written on the plaque. The second one is the five-story pagoda of the former Kanei-ji Temple. The pagoda was built in 1631 and rebuilt in 1639. Besides that are just some photos of the scenery around the park, and you can see some of the autumn colors on the trees and even in Shinobazu Pond. We also managed to get some tasty lunch. This looks like steak but it was actually like a pork-steak cutlet type of thing. It tasted great though. Hopefully I'll have some more time to actually see the animals next time I go lol It's was registered as an Important Cultural Property in 1911.
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Dylan Gibson
Nov. 15, 2021
Went to a soba restaurant in Ueno called Rengyoku-an (蓮玉庵) over the weekend and ordered same really tasty tempura and soba. I ordered the Tempura Seiro Soba (天せいろそば) and it was a bit pricey at 1750 yen but it tasted great. What I really liked about the restaurant though (besides the food), was the atmosphere of the place. It had a bunch of really awesome art hanging on the walls that was reminiscent of Edo Period art and I'm a pretty big fan of that so it was really enjoyable. The inside of the building was grey but it was very stylish. I'm not sure what the walls were made of, but it seemed to be some sort of granite and the coloring of the seats was also in a similar fashion but very tasteful. I definitely want to go back here again and try some more of their dishes! It's pretty close to Okachimachi Station so it's pretty easy to drop in for lunch.
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Dylan Gibson
Nov. 5, 2021
Some photos I took while passing through the area. Lit up trees ready for Christmas near Toyocho Station! I also spotted these pandas around a Christmas tree at Ueno Station as well and thought it was cute. It's funny how fast Halloween ends and almost immediately we start to see Christmas decorations lol. It's not dissimilar with the US though. Every time Halloween ends it's like someone flips a switch and suddenly all of the Halloween decorations become Christmas decorations. Speaking of Halloween though, I actually saw children trick or treating in the streets this year which was really nice considering all the restrictions over the past 2 years. It also seems like the culture of Halloween has started to become a bigger part of Japanese culture over the last 5 years or so. I still love that Christmas is a dating holiday in Japan though. It feels like a romantic holiday anyways, I think it's better this way personally.
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takechan
Sep. 20, 2021
9月になって、夏も終わって、これから秋がやってくるこの季節の変わり目にちょうど咲くこの「彼岸花」 毎年、咲いている姿をみると夏の終わりの寂しさと、これからは秋なんだなぁと思います。 これは群馬県の境御嶽山自然の森公園で撮りました。 群生してる中でちょうど木漏れ日でキラキラとしていたので、キラキラを強調してみました。
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takechan
Aug. 26, 2021
これは地元の街を散歩しながら撮ったものです。 この日は夕方から雨予報が出ていて、夏っぽいものを探しながらふと予報を思い出し空を見たら、入道雲がこっちに迫ってきていて、「あっ、夏だ」と思って雨が降る前に撮りました。 夏っぽく青さを足して雲のモクモク感をだして、手前にシルエットで鉄塔を写し空が目立つように仕上げました。
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takechan
Aug. 22, 2021
これは群馬にある「日本一」というかき氷屋さんの、いちごのかき氷です。 氷は秩父の天然氷を使っていて、日光の天然氷にも変更ができます。また、いちごのシロップは手作りで作られていて酸味と甘みのバランスがよく、店名にもあるように暑い夏には1番じゃないかと思います。 かき氷は日本の夏にはかかせないものと思いますし、今では日本全国に様々なかき氷があって、より身近な存在になったのではないでしょうか。 そんなかき氷を、全体ではなくあえて美味しそうな部分に絞って撮りました。
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Dylan Gibson
Apr. 28, 2021
What a beautiful photo. I've always found it interesting but never understood the train enthusiast culture, but when you see photos like this you really start to understand why. I really love seeing the old steam locomotives personally, as opposed to the newer models and shinkansen. I know about the Sagano romantic train and always thought it'd be a really cool experience to go on a sightseeing trip in Kyoto using it. I never knew Gunma had such amazing scenery as well. My friend from there always tells me how unbearably hot it gets in the summer so I just always assumed there couldn't be too much worthwhile, but I guess Japan's four seasons really are as prominent as they say. Amazing...
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濱島 康郎
Apr. 27, 2021 (edited)
撮り鉄でにぎわう「わたらせ渓谷鐵道」撮影ポイント
突然の強風で桜の花びらが舞いました。
群馬県みどり市
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