#summer in japan

[tanuki-kimono]

Beautiful outfit put together by Mai_Waka for last Halloween. Yet, the komori (bat) and hozuki (physallis) are traditional summer motifs in Japan, perfect for the Obon (festival of the dead) season !

[gon-iii]

観蓮の徳

2017年、三溪園。

蓮が咲く頃に早朝から開園している三溪園。

[shoku-and-awe]

In honor of the start of hydrangea season, I present: My Running Path Where It’s Too Beautiful to Really Even Walk that Fast

[ikana-ko]

2023年7月17日祇園祭 ・  7/17/2023 Gion Festival

[apartment315]

[aftereverystory]

"Drifting Home" written and directed by Hiroyasu Ishida, co-written with Hayashi Mori

Type: Movie

Aired: September 16, 2022

Season: Fall 2022

Studio: Studio Colorido

Duration: 120 minutes (2 hours)

Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, Coming of Age

Summary:

Kousuke and Natsume have been friends since childhood, but as time goes on, the relationship between the two sixth graders seems strained as they keep avoiding each other for a reason. One day during the summer vacation, they visit a housing complex that is scheduled to be demolished. Having grown up there, the place holds a lot of memories, but while playing, they suddenly get caught up in a mysterious phenomenon. When they regain consciousness, they see an entire ocean before them as the housing complex has drifted into a mysterious sea with Kousuke, Natsume, and others in it. Will they be able to return to their previous world? A summer farewell journey begins...

I cried very well. There was a moment in the movie where I thought "I will never be loved nor hugged like that." Lol

[stuckonpageone]

Flower fields at a farm outside of Furano, Hokkaido, Japan ~ 2021

I rarely go on guided tours, but since I didn't have a car for one of the last trips I took before leaving Japan, I thought a bus tour for the day would be a good way to maximize what I could see with the limited time that I had. Ideally, you'd rent a car and go at your own pace, but by that time the permit I had gotten for renting a car had expired. It's meant for short-term tourism, not long-time living. I would have had to convert my license to a Japanese one. I was thinking of doing so, but the process is really convoluted for Americans (unless you have a Washington State driving license for some reason...). So, I didn't. However, I thought this bus tour was good value and I saw a lot of beautiful places I wouldn't have seen otherwise or thought to see, such as these flower fields. Gorgeous.

[jloveternity]

Sizzling Summer 2023♥️😎☀️

[fenef022]

太陽が殺しにかかってきてる

[peachysoymilk]

Scenes from my day.

[suzaku-chan]

0011 -SUIKA

[tanuki-kimono]

Amazingly eerie lacy shawl, depicting a spider on its web - perfect jorogumo vibes!

[gon-iii]

清音に乗せて

2013年、池上本門寺。

さまざまな想いが書かれた短冊が風に揺れて風鈴を奏でる。その音に想いが運ばれる。

[shoku-and-awe]

Back to my hydrangea path! I thought I’d missed it this year because my neighborhood ‘drangees are dried up, but I didn’t account for how much shade this area gets!

[kanadehn]

[apartment315]