Peony - king of flowers. ボタンシーズンの写真

Good evening from Japan~ 

The peony is among the longest-used flowers in Eastern culture and is one of the smallest living creature national emblems in China. Along with the plum blossom, it is a traditional floral symbol of China, and is used symbolically in Chinese art.In Japan, peony is called 牡丹 - ぼたん (Botan) or 牡丹の花. It is also considered as the "King of Flowers" or the "Prime Minister of Flowers."

Last week I had a chance to visit a peony garden in Ueno. The garden is located inside Toshogu shrine （東照宮神社）. It is very common in Japan that many flower gardens are developed inside a shrine, and as new season comes, every body goes to seeing those.

Sakura season has ended one month ago. In Japan, thinking of May it's rose season!!! But it hasn't started yet, may be from middle of May...

But, we have peonies (*'▽'*)♪. Let me show you some photos I took at peony garden !

I thought that peony is rose-relatives, but am I wrong?

Pink, white...

Can you image how big the flowers are?

one of my favorite photos

Yae-sakura, its name?

beautiful color, right?

the garden is decorated with big umbrella, adding more romantic and traditional sense

Finally, let me introduce my buddy: Minolta srt 101 film camera!! It's really heavy

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[Traveling journal] Hokkaido #1 Nature &Landscape

I know it's quite weird to post a summer traveling entry in this winter time. But coldness these days made me miss the summer's warm (actually hot) days a lot. That's why I decided to bring a little warm sunshine into these cold days by recalling my summer travel to Hokkaido, Japan.

Hokkaido in the summer is really cool and I did enjoy it so much. It is surrounded by such beautiful nature that every body feel relaxed after working days in Tokyo. That's why Hokkaido is one of the places that Japanese people want to travel most.

 I took too many photos to show you guys all in one entry. Therefore, in this entry please enjoy Hokkaido's nature <3

Hokkaido from airplane

Sapporo - Hokkaido's main city

Hokkaido university - a beautiful and large university (didn't understand why there were sheep in uni?)lol

summer memory

little daisy

Hokkaido is full of valley and large farms

it's me lol

cosmos

late lavender

Hakodate - a city famous for its night landscape

Are there too many photos? I hope you enjoy them ^_^.
Really miss summer, don't you?

Japan 2012 - Kansai

In Kansai I went to 3 biggest cities which people often go most when traveling there. They were Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto.

First, I went to Osaka. Osaka was a big, young and noisy city, somewhat alike Tokyo. I think it would be fun to live in Osaka, because the food is great and people are said to be really friendly.

Takoyaki - Osaka's most famous food

A corner of Osaka city

Sakura

I went to Osaka castle

Osaka castle

Said goodbye to Osaka city

Next I went to Kobe. It took about 30 minutes by train from Osaka to Kobe.
Kobe is called a "Western city", because in the past there were a lot of foreigners went to Kobe port, lived there and left behind Western style architecture.

Kobe port. It was breathtaking, this scene

Ferris-wheel : my love

I got on it yaaa >0<

view from Ferris-wheel.

At that moment, I received a message from him:

nyaaaa

love the lights

Next day I went to other places in Kobe like Mount Rokko and visited Kobe center streets.
I like Kobe. It brought me the feeling of peace and somehow the image of a mature city.

A crape store

Mediterrasse is just a shopping mall. But the outside architecture is really cute

On the last day I went to Kyoto. It was sakura's full-blossom that time. I have to admit that I really love Kyoto. If I have chance to go to Kyoto again, I would love to go in Spring or Autumn. It must be really beautiful.

In Gion street

They were said to be "experiencing Maiko girls". So I bet they were not real Maiko girls

Let's see how a real Maiko is. She is a real Maiko

She is amazing...

I have a big interest in Maiko and Geisha. They are such beautiful and amazing women.

Finally, before saying goodbye to Kyoto, I went seeing sakura with my teacher. What I realized is that Sakura at night is also great *love*

The end >_<
Goodbye Kobe, Osaka, Kyoto. I swear I would go back to Kansai again someday. *heart*

From a traveling-lover with love.