Went canoeing in Hagure, Saitama and I managed to turn red thanks to a nice sunburn. Was super tired the next day after a ton of canoeing but still managed to get a good amount of sightseeing done in Gyoda. Visited Oshi Castle (忍城) and the nearby museum, bought some tabi shoes from a shop that’s been in business for more than 100 years (創作足袋千代の松), stopped by a couple of shrines and enjoyed some of Japan’s scenic beauty. Had a total blast, and one of the locals even gave us some incense as a gift for visiting Gyoda!

大好きなドラマ陸王が撮影された行田に行ってきました！足袋屋さんで勝ち虫柄を発見！とにかく興奮しっぱなしでした?

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。

秋晴れの中 コスモスが風に揺られて 華やいでいました

山梨県の塩山にて。秋の気配。

日本の秋 太陽の下 ヒガンバナの情熱的な紅のベッドに カラフルな柿の葉が包まれて 秋を彩る

おだがけと田舎の風景

日本の秋の風景 稲穂に雀たちが戯れてました

ホトトギス 山野に咲く変わった形の秋のお花 素敵です♬

ヒガンバナ 秋を感じる日となりました

茨城県常陸太田市 午後の光芒

茨城県ひたちなか市 大荒神磯の鳥居 荒波であればあるほどエモーショナル

茨城県常陸大宮市 横川の下滝

茨城県大子町 月待の滝 雨続きで水量マックスの迫力

Went to a nearby waterfront park area and saw some yakatabune and other nice views. Got some nice fresh air together and even saw someone catch a fish. It looked like a pretty decent size fish too, but I couldn’t take a photo of it. We realized the planters on the way back were shaped like small boats so I took a photo of one. Thought it was kind of neat

主人お手製のパンです▹▸ パン職人ですので 家で天然酵母を使って こねてました??? ただウチのは 立派なオーブンでは 無いので なかなか苦戦していました(笑) ほんのり甘くて 美味しかったです( •̀ᄇ• ́)ﻭ✧

茨城県常陸大宮市 三王山自然公園 光芒射す雲海の朝

茨城県常陸大宮市 三王山自然公園 雲海に浮かび上がる鉄塔が印象的

Wow, there's so many awesome photos being posted today. I don't have any autumn related photos to share myself, unfortunately lol. I did take a photo of a building near Tokyo Tower though. I'm not sure what the name is, I didn't get the chance to look and then kanji are too small for me to read in this photo, but it reminded me of Todaiji in Nara prefecture. I think it's related to a temple or maybe a shrine, I'm not sure. The building seemed really massive though, and the people walking in front of it looked like ants lol. If anyone knows the name of this building I'd appreciate it if you told me! I'd like to go back to Nara actually this fall and see all the temples and deer again and even take some photos of the autumn leaves but I'm not sure I'll get the chance to do so unfortunately. I guess I'll just be living vicariously through everyone else's photos for the time being!

東京都の高尾山で撮影しました。地面いっぱいに落ちている紅葉の紅い葉っぱがとてもキレイだったので、ハートを描いてみました。

東京都の高尾山で撮影しました。休憩場所にかわいらしい猫ちゃんがいてとても人懐こかったです。紅葉の葉っぱでデコってあげました。よく似合っていますね。

茨城県常陸大宮市 三王山自然公園

Went out and ate ramen over the weekend. Was the first time I've done so in a while. The restaurant was called '背油とんこつらーめん 雷門' in Monzen-nakacho I got the spicy miso ramen (I don't remember the exact name, it was something special) and it was really good. My girlfriend got just a standard miso and it was good as well. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be going back there because I want to try the other ramen they serve now lol. The miso that I got was more of a brown color than the usual orange that I see so I was kind of skeptical at first, but it turn out to be delicious and the chashu was really thickly cut and also tasted great. There was even an egg topping and I didn't have to pay extra for that or the chashu! I definitely recommend it to anyone that likes ramen! Other than that the whether wasn't so bad this weekend, but the leaves have started falling so we're definitely in fall at this point. It's starting to get colder outside as well. I've already starting using the heater instead of the air conditioning. Looking forward to some hot pot and oden though!

=河口湖と紅葉= 河口湖の湖畔では紅葉が色づいておりまして、自身の身長と周囲の人を入れないように取った結果、偶然にも撮影することができました? 当日は紅葉回廊が賑わっており楽しい時を過ごしました。

食欲の秋をテーマで 自宅で主人と二人で ホールケーキを 頂きました(*'*'*)ŧ‹”ŧ‹”

茨城県常陸大宮市 三王山自然公園 展望塔から撮影し初秋の雲海

去年の秋に川越水上公園で撮影しました。 ぽかぽか陽気で公園をカメラを持って散歩しました。

I am ready for the weekend lol. Not sure why, but I am just super tired this week. I wasn't able to workout during my lunch break today, so I'm going to have to do it tomorrow. Just needed to get a little rest in. I think it's probably due to the rain and it being darker outside lately. Was looking at some old photos and I found one of a manhole cover in Kumagaya that I never posted. Japan has so many cool designs on manholes, that there's actually quite a few people who go out of there way to take photos of them when they visit Japan. It's one of those unique things that you don't find in other countries and it's really neat. I like this one because it represents what Kumagaya is - a rugby town. I'd like to go back and visit again as it seemed like a really nice place. I don't know if I'd be able to play rugby at this point, but I'd definitely like to watch a game if I get the chance.

Starting to rain more and more lately. I guess we've finally left summer and are headed into fall. I had some nice Okinawan noodles today. Really tasty restaurant. The karaage was really delicious as well. I usually eat the karaage and salad separately but I was curious to try them together this time and it tasted amazing. I regret always eating them separately now lol! I don't remember what the restaurant was called but it was somewhere in a shopping mall. I can't remember what the seaweed dish is called either but it had an.. interesting flavor. Really healthy I imagine though! The cookie was a great dessert too. Just a small little snack and not too sweet either. I definitely want to go back here and try some of the other stuff they serve!

Man, yesterday I was just too busy to even log in. I did manage to eat some delicious pasta though. It was a small restaurant I found at Oji Station called "Ombra." The noodles were really interesting. They were thick and hollow. I forget what they were called but the pasta tasted great and the salad did as well. I definitely recommend eating here. I didn't manage to take a photo of the outside of the restaurant but it shows up on google easy enough if you just search it. The interior was really nice as well. Quiet and dim and there were a lot of photos on the wall as well. It made waiting for my food quite enjoyable. There was also an award on the wall as well, although I forget exactly what it said. If I remember correctly, it had something to do with excellent quality, or something similar to that. Also the pasta seems to change daily so I'll have to go back and try the other kinds