TQ (Tea Queue) on Ginza stroll. š¶āāļø This day has been all rainy. Couldn’t help but count yesterday’s blessing that when I had signed up for the Hitachi Seaside Park tour to see the kochia (KO kya) field, the Lord gave all-day sun āļø. Thank You for Your graces, Lord! . . . . #tea…
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Cod Roe Ice Cream at the Kanefuku Cod Roe Factory
Cod Roe Ice Cream! It’s surprisingly refreshing and yummy. It also comes with a savory cod roe cracker on top. Kanefuku Mentaiko (Japanese for “cod roe”) Factory inĀ Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture has a little museum in their factory that explains the kinds of cod that are used to extract the roe which is a popular ingredient…
Kochia at Hitachi Seaside Park
All these Kochia will turn gloriously red soon! (Usually in mid-October!)š . āThere is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:ā āāEcclesiastesā¬ ā3:1ā¬ āNIVā¬ā¬ Photo Credits: Fan [Thank you so much, Fan!] This is my Chinese guide, Fan, from my HIS Tour: #wait #patience #nature #grace #season #flowers #love…
Lake Ashi, Hakone
Lake Ashi. . You lead me beside quiet waters P.s. 23:2 . . #lakeashi #nature #outdoors #boat #cruise #ride #explore #trip #japan #adventure #wanderlust #travel #travelgram #travelling #igtravel #instatravel #calm #watercolor #rest #relax #mountain #view
Pear and Chestnut Picking
Gained a better appreciation for each chestnut bite. Even with gloves, the chestnut š° husks are too prickly. We just picked the ripe ones that already fell to the ground. Pears came early this year so the trees were not fruit-laden. The boss explained how dependent farming is on nature [and for me, as with…
Autumn in Hakone
Autumn in Hakone š . Loving the bronze, ochre, gold, copper, russets, amber, crimson in autumn leaves! Lack (of chlorophyll from shorter sun shine) and Interruption cause this beauty. Are you experiencing a lack or interruption in your life? Beauty might just come out of it! . . . . . #autumn #leaves #nature #art…
Mt. Fuji Visit
Can a vehicular accident be a blessing? . This morning (a rainy day), a car bumped our tour vehicle which caused an hourās delay. Norie-san, our tour guide as well as Driver-san each had to call their office and then wait for the police. We had to move to a rest area for a safer…
Sweet Suite
When reception said they would upgrade us if a suite became available (for returning after a long time), I thought, āNice ideaš,ā but didnāt put any hope in it. Very little odds probably. . But on our last 24 hours, they said, āWe have a suite for you!ā ššš¤And even though we would have little…
Tokyo Traveler
Goodnight, Tokyo! ā¤ļø . Have been seeing more images of the devastation in Indonesia from the tsunami/ earthquake and just in the recent weeks, damage in Osaka, Hokkaido, Hongkong, The Carolinas, Taiwan, the Philippines. Realising how we are no match for nature and how everything thatās wonderful as we appreciate it can be gone in…
Hanami 2018 Tokyo and Osaka
Hanami is the long-held Japanese tradition of celebrating the arrival of Cherry Blossoms and with it, spring, while appreciating the temporal, transient nature of flowers.Ā Ā This week, I was blessed to be in Japan for the fleeting 2018 season. Ueno Park in Tokyo was all set for HanamiĀ even early in the morning, with the path…
BUTTERFLY IN THE SPRING 