Ise Jingu Shrine, Mie prefecture
2023-10-21 On a beautiful autumn day, visited Ise Jingu Shrine to pray. Ise Jingu is one of the Shinto’s holiest and most important sites in Japan. Taking photos was prohibited in many places, but some were available. Many worshipers were visiting there. (all photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H) The approaching street to the […]
Odaigahara
2023-10-12 Odaigahara is the mountain on the border of Mie and Nara prefectures. The highest peak is 1,695m. The annual rainfall is approximately 5,000 mm: one of the most rainfall region in Japan. This was my first time visit. It was very sunny at the foot of the mountain, but cloudy around the summit unfortunately. […]
Gojo Shinmachi – yet another old street
2023-9-29 There are multiple places that retain atmosphere of Edo era in Nara prefecture, and Gojo Shinmachi is one of them. It was a beautiful autumn day, then visited the place. The street was full of nostalgic atmosphere. (photos are all taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H) It looked like a Japanese sweets shop, but […]
Cluster amaryllis in Asuka village and streets of Takatori-cho
2023-9-24 As it is the season for cluster amaryllis, visited Asuka village, Nara. Around Asuka-dera Temple, the contrast of red cluster amaryllis and green rice fields was beautiful. On the way back, dropped by Takatori-cho, known for medicinal herb industry preserving atmosphere from the Edo period over 150 years ago. There were few visitors and […]
Morino medicinal herb garden and streets of Uda Matsuyama
2023-9-9 After visiting Gose-machi, I learned that there are multiple historical places in Nara prefecture where old buildings of Edo era (over 150 years ago) are preserved. I visited Uda Matsuyama, one of these districts. In a Saturday morning, it was very quiet with few visitors. First, I visited the Morino medicinal herb garden which […]
Inabuchi terraced rice fields and the streets in Gose-machi
2023-9-1 The sky was so clear, then I visited Inabuchi terraced rice fields in Asuka Village, Nara again. When I visited last time, it was late autumn and all rice were already cropped, but this time I could see very green well-grown rice plants. (Photos are all taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H) Found so […]
Wind Chime Festival at Ofusa Kannon
2023-8-25 I heard that the wind chime festival is held in every summer at the Ofusa Kannon in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, then visited the place. Many wind chimes (over 2,500 pieces) were hung in the garden of the temple. The deep blue summer sky seen through glass chimes with their sounds was very comfortable. […]
Watercolor painting like images converted by “stable diffusion”
1-hour free courses are provided on the deeplearning ai site, so tried some. (the link is here. you can learn LLMs also) Among them, “How Diffusion Models Work” was awesome for me. (jupyter notebooks can be downloaded also!) I learned about the name of “stable diffusion” for the first time in that course and immediately […]
Sunflowers in Umami Hillside Park
2023-8-4 Recently, so hot and not willing to go out easily, but it’s sunflower season. I visited Umami Hillside Park in Nara prefecture, as I learned the sunflowers are in full bloom right now. Although the temperature was high, the humidity was not so high, and I was able to see many kinds of sunflowers. […]
Lotus flowers at Fujiwara Palace Ruins
2023-7-19 Muggy summer days continue recently. In a cooler early morning, visited Fujiwara Palace ruins where a lot of lotus flowers are planted. It was very comfortable to walk along paths surrounded by the flowers. (All photos taken with SIGMA sd Quattro H) Found crayfishes in the water. There were grasshoppers and dragonflies camouflaged. Small […]