November 2025
The Ise-Okitsu Station, Mie prefecture
2025-11-16
2025-11-16 Looking at a map, notice a local railway is stretching from Matsusaka city (sea side) in Mie prefecture to the border between Mie and Nara prefectures (in deep mountains). I had wanted to visit the place someday. It was a beautiful autumn day today, so decided to visit Ise-okitsu that is the terminal and […]
Chrysanthemum Corridor at Hasedera Temple, Sakurai City, Nara
2025-11-09
2025-11-09 Visited Hasedera Temple as I learned that chrysanthemum flowers are displayed at the stairs in the temple. Many visitors there. Various chrysanthemums bloomed beautifully and quetly in the rain. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro.) Nostalgic shops on the street connected to the temple. Map