Shimagahara, Iga City, MieNew!!
2025-09-07 Visited Shogatsu-do Hall related to Nigatsu-do Hall of Todaiji Temple in Nara. Shogatsu-do Hall is located near the JR Shimagahara Station and it was a quiet nice place. The atmosphere is as shown in the photos itself. (All photos taken with the SIGMA sd Quattro.) Shogatsu-do Hall Map
Tateri Kojin Shrine, Nosegawa, Yoshino, Nara
2025-08-30 Visited Tateri Kojin Shrine, located deep in the forest of 1,000m class mountains. Its long stone steps leading up to the main shrine are lined with large plain (not painted) wooden torii gates, a rare sight even in Japan. On the way back, stopped by Hashimoto-in Temple in Gose City to see the Rengeshoma […]
Lotus flowers at Fujiwara Palace ruins, 2025
2025-07-12 Visited Fujiwara Palace ruins again this year to take photos of lotus flowers even on a very hot summer day. It seemed in the peak, and the flowers and leaves shining through the sunlight were so beautiful. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H and sd Quattro) Map
From JR Sakurai Station to Shorinji Temple
2025-06-28 Walked from the JR Sakurai Station, Nara to Shorinji Temple that stands about 40 minute distance fom the station. There is the old torii gate of Tanzan Shrine along the way. Felt summer was approaching out there. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) Map
Hydrangeas flowers at Hannya-ji Temple, Nara City, Nara
2025-06-14 Visited Hannya-ji Temple on a rainy day to see the hydrangeas flowers. I worried about the flowers immersed in the water of glass bowls as they looked too much artificially decorated when saw in a guidebook, but they were beautiful than I thought. (all photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) Map
Iris, not a dataset but the real ones in Yagyu, Nara City
2025-06-07 Visited the iris garden in Yagyu to see iris flowers. Only 20% of the flowers were in bloom, so seems a little early. Still, they were beautiful and able to see lots of dragonflies and some frogs. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) Map
Ooyama-renge and thistles at Hashimoto-in, Gose City, Nara
2025-05-11 Consecutive to last week, visited Hashimoto-in to see flowers of Ooyama-renge (Magnolia sieboldii). It seemed a little bit earlier than the peak but could see the flowers. Even though only a week had passed, grass and wildflowers had grown much taller and the thistles had started to bloom. I was able to see frogs […]
Wildflowers at Hashimoto-in, Gose City, Nara
2025-05-03 The cherry blossom season is over, but I was curious to see how Hashimoto-in is now and visited there. The people at the temple said it is the interval period between the best times to see flowers, but in fact there are not only various beautiful wildflowers, but so many kinds of flowers blooming […]
Cycling in Takatsuki, Nagahama City, Shiga
2025-04-27 I visited Douganji Kannon-do and its surrounding area in Takatsuki, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture. I cycled around the town by a rental bike. There were many milk vetch fields along the roads. The playground equipment in the parks connected to shrines and temples looked so nostalgic. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro) Map
Nemophila and tulips at Umami Hill Park, Nara
2025-04-19 I visited Umami Hill Park to see nemophila flowerbeds. At the place, not only nemophila, but many kinds of tulips were planted, and all were so beautiful. This time, I brought around 70 years old Olympia Sonnar 180mm f2.8, one of my favorite old lenses. I enjoyed high resolution of the lens, but the […]