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Lake Onneto in Hokkaido! It's a small, picturesque Lake Onneto in Hokkaido! It's a small, picturesque lake at the foot of Mt. Meakan, in the westernmost region of Akan-Mashu National Park. So beautiful 💕💕💕✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

おかげさまで初雪は一時間ほどで止み、雪のおかげで冠雪した雌阿寒岳と阿寒富士が見られました。カムイの皆様ありがとうございますー🙏🙏🙏

#オンネトー #阿寒摩周国立公園 #美しい #風景 #風景写真 #自然 #北海道 #hokkaido #japan #nationalpark #beautiful #reflection #lake #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #wanderlust #travel #instatravel #travelphotography #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #picturesque #instabeauty #landscape#japan_of_insta #絶景
Autumn is gradually deepening in the city. 東京 Autumn is gradually deepening in the city.

東京都内も少しずつ季節が進んできました。

#東京#丸の内 #皇居外苑 #大手町 #紅葉 #秋 #リフレクション #autumn #city #cityscapes #tokyo #tokyo#japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #visitjapanjp #traveljapan #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #nature #naturephotography #myfavorite #enjoylife #reflection
夕焼けが綺麗でした。ほんの10分足ら 夕焼けが綺麗でした。ほんの10分足らずの間にどんどん変わっていく空の色。そしてその後は大きなお月さまが昇りました。

It was a beautiful spectacle!
Rapidly colors of the sunset sky changed only for ten minutes or so.

So thankful for what nature showed us at the end of the day.

After the gorgeous sunset, a beautiful and large moon appeared in the sky. 

#夕焼け #空 #いまそら #sunset #sunsetlovers #sky #beautiful #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #japan #nagano #karuizawa #karuizawalife #myfavorite #enjoylife #japantravel #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #tourguide #privateguide #privatetour #thankful #endoftheday ##japan_of_insta #moon #moonlight#sky_captures
今朝は雉の子供たちご一行様が来訪
今年生まれた子達だと思います。2週間ぐらい前に見た時より身体つきがしっかりしてきた気がします。

A group of Japanese pheasant chicks visited us this morning.
It seems like they are growing well as young pheasants. Their bodies are larger than when I saw them about two weeks ago.

#キジ#鳥 #野鳥 #軽井沢 #karuizawa #karuizawalife #garden #pheasant #chiks #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildbirds #japan #japantravel #traveljapan #visitjapan #myfavorite #enjoylife #tourguide #privateguide #privatetour #nagano #lovenature #motherearth
It’s harvest time! An excellent combine rice har It’s harvest time! An excellent combine rice harvester and very skillful operator! Thank God for a good harvest!

コンバインってこんなにすごいんですね!初めて知りました。こうして毎年お米を作って届けてくださる農家さん達に感謝です🙏

#お米 #稲刈り #コンバイン は #すごい #農家さんありがとう #感謝 #佐久市 #rice #harvest #japan #japantravel #japanesefood #foodie #japantravelphoto #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #culture #culturetrip 
#nagano #combineharvester #travel #instatravel
Under the blue sky, we harvested rice! Next month Under the blue sky, we harvested rice! Next month we will make sake from the rice we harvested! 

青空の下、稲刈りをしました!

来月はこの金紋錦という酒米を使ってお酒を仕込みます🍶

#酒米 #稲刈り #佐久市 #長野 #信州 #酒造り #蔵人体験 #harvest #rice #sake #nagano #japan #agriculture #wonderful #experience #travel #travelphotography #traveljapan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #visitjapanjp #traveljapan #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #culture #culturetrip #foodie #japanesefood
These small dishes are called Shojin-ryori, Buddhi These small dishes are called Shojin-ryori, Buddhist vegetarian cuisine and are mainly cooked with Tofu! My all-time favorite is Gomadofu(sesame paste tofu). Yum!😋

高野山は角濱さんの胡麻豆腐、久しぶりにいただきました。美味しかったー😋ご馳走様でした🙏

#精進料理 #胡麻豆腐 #大好き #高野山 #レストラン #koyasan #restaurant #vegetarian #yummy #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #travel #travelphotography #japanesefood #culture #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #foodie #foodphotography
It will be harvesting rice soon. Golden rice plant It will be harvesting rice soon. Golden rice plants are glorious! The sky is wide after the rain!
🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾🌾

もうすぐ稲刈りですね😊🌾雨上がりの空が広い❣️

#稲 #稲刈り #お米 #収穫の秋 #雨上がり #空 #空が好き #いまそら #rice #harvest #glorious #nagano #sky #rain #japan #japantravel #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #travel #travelphotography #japan_daytime_view #autumn #myfavorite #enjoylife #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide ##culture #長野観光
Details of the garden in Tenjuan, Nanzenji temple. Details of the garden in Tenjuan, Nanzenji temple.
I love the beautifully and rhythmically set stone design.

南禅寺天授庵のお庭の石の意匠がとても美しかったです。

#南禅寺 #天授庵#庭#日本庭園 京都 #そうだ京都行こう#意匠 #garden #japanesegarden #design #temple#stone #japan #japantravel #japantrip #culture #history #art #japantravelphoto #travelphotography #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #kyoto #landscapedesign#japanese_gardens
Stones speaking to you. Created by Mirei Shigemor Stones speaking to you.

Created by Mirei Shigemori in 1952.

Shochi-in temple, Koyasan

高野山正智院のお庭
重森三玲作 1952年

#高野山 #正智院 #庭 #日本庭園 #重森三玲 #石 #和歌山 #garden #japanesegarden #koyasan #temple#stone #rockgarden #japan #japantravel #japantrip #culture #history #art #japantravelphoto #travelphotography #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #landscapedesign#japanese_gardens
I was very fortunate to be able to participate in I was very fortunate to be able to participate in the goma(sacred fire) ritual inside the Aizendo-hall enshrining rāgarāja, which was rebuilt in 1847. A young monk was praying intently, not moving an inch. It was so quiet that I could only tell that he was chanting by the slightest movement of his jaw and the moving of his prayer beads. The entire hall was shaking from the occasional strong typhoon wind. Traditional Japanese buildings are made of wood and are very light. That is why they are very resistant to shaking. The swaying hall and the quiet prayer time made me feel supernatural power.

Someone is always praying for you in somewhere on this earth! So don’t worry!

高野山 壇上伽藍の近くにある愛染堂で護摩修法をなさっているところをたまたま拝見し、自由に参加できるようだったので、目的のお庭の研修まで少し時間があったのでお堂の中に入ってみました。 

台風の風が時折強く吹くと、お堂全体が揺れて、ちょっとびっくりしましたが、微動だにせずお坊様はお経を聞こえるか聞こえないかのお声で上げられていて、何やら不思議な気持ちになりました。

Koya-san( Mt. Koya) world heritage site

#高野山 #世界遺産 #護摩 #koya #mtkoya#worldheritage #prayer #pray #buddhism #japan #culture #religious #japanculture #japantravel #japantrip #visitjapanjp #japantravelphoto #travel #travelphotography #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #enjoylife #myfavorite #sacredfire#japan_of_insta #worldtravel #travelmore #instatravel
I love Osaka! It’s so vibrant! Come and see with I love Osaka!
It’s so vibrant!
Come and see with me!

大阪大好き❣️

#大阪 #大好き #大阪観光 #楽しい#道頓堀 #love #osaka#dotonbori #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #japantrip #visitjapanjp #traveljapan #travel #travelphotography #privatetour #privateguide #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #culture #vibranthair #comeandsee
It looked like a dragonfly apartment! They looked It looked like a dragonfly apartment! They looked like they were enjoying chats and a pleasant autumn day, just like me!

ふと見慣れないものが目の端に入り、よく見るとトンボの一段が電線のたくさん留まっていました。まるでトンボの団地のようでした。会話が聞こえてきそうー

#dragonfly #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #autumn #myfavorite #enjoylife #karuizawa #karuizawalife #ilovenature#トンボ#団地 #会話
してる?#楽しい時間
Today we have a very special full moon in Japan! Today we have a very special full moon in Japan!

Normally, the full moon is called Mangetsu in Japanese and only the one in September is called Chuushuu no Meigetsu (the harvest moon). Chuushuu means in the middle of the lunar calendar’s autumn and Meigetsu means marvelous moon.

中秋の名月、ようやく木の影から顔を出してくれて、無事に見ることができました😊

#中秋の名月 #お月様 #満月 #月 #秋 #お月見 #harvestmoon #moon #fullmoon #autumn #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #visitjapanjp #traveljapan #myfavorite #enjoylife #nature #naturephotography #culture #privateguide #privatetour #moonview
I saw very Japanese posters in a private stall of I saw very Japanese posters in a private stall of a ladies ‘ room in a building.Which phrase do you like?😂😂😂

あるビルのお手洗いで見たポスターが秀逸でした!

#お手洗い #秀逸 #bathroom #toilet #funny #veryjapanese #japanese #culture #tokyo #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #twilight #silhouette #travel #travelphotography #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #tourguide #privatetour #privateguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #travelmore #instajapan#japan_of_insta #japan_photo_now
Kirin is a mythical creature said to show them up Kirin is a mythical creature said to show them up when a rule of virtues appears. It is widely believed in East Asia in the old times.
 In Japan, it seems like they appear as a pair of A and Un(representing the beginning and the end respectively). 
The silhouette was beautiful in the twilight.

外苑前の聖徳記念絵画館の前にいるのは西洋の影響を受けてユニコーンなのかと思っていたら、麒麟なのだそうです。よく見ると阿吽のペアでした❣️

#外苑前 #麒麟 #知らなかった #阿吽 #東京 #tokyo #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #twilight #silhouette #travel #travelphotography #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #tourguide #privatetour #privateguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #travelmore #instajapan#japan_of_insta #japan_photo_now#culture #history #culturetrip
What a stunning view of the infinity edge! イン What a stunning view of the infinity edge!

インフィニティプールならぬインフィニティ水盤😆

#インフィニティ #infinityedge  #amazing#stunning #view #祐斎亭 #京都 #そうだ京都行こう #京都観光 #kyoto #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #travel#traveljapan #visitjapanjp #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #new #mustsee #beautiful #nature #japanesearchitecture #beautifuljapan #japan_of_insta #instatravel
Yusai-tei, a batik dyeing gallery sits in Arashiya Yusai-tei, a batik dyeing gallery sits in Arashiyama’s abundant nature. The 150-year-old former Japanese-style restaurant building has been open to the public as a gallery for the past three years and has become a new must-see in Kyoto. I was totally fascinated by the seasonal natural beauty of Arashiyama through the windows and the scenery reflected on the exquisitely positioned lacquered tables and water table. I have to revisit in autumn to see the coloring of foliage!

インスタで見て、いつか行きたいと思っていた京都は嵐山の祐斎亭さんへ。

美しい自然が絶妙な位置に置かれたテーブルや水盤に映り込みさらに美しく、時間を忘れて見入ってしまいました。紅葉の頃また行けたらいいなぁ!

#祐斎亭 #京都 #そうだ京都行こう #京都観光 #kyoto #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #travel#traveljapan #visitjapanjp #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #new #mustsee #beautiful #nature #japanesearchitecture #beautifuljapan #japan_of_insta #instatravel
A summer memory in Nagano prefecture-we enjoyed th A summer memory in Nagano prefecture-we enjoyed the broad blue sky away from a city where skyscrapers stand all over.

#日常の風景にある電力#鉄塔#summer#memory#blue #broad#sky #nagano #japan
There were signs of autumn in the foggy mountain t There were signs of autumn in the foggy mountain town at an altitude of 900 meters
(3000ft). And suddenly I found that I like the black-and-white world.

秋の始まりを感じた霧の朝。初めてモノクロの写真を撮りました。奥深いー

#軽井沢#霧 #朝 #秋 
#sign #autumn#karuizawa #foggy #foggymorning #morning #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #japan #japantravel #japantravelphoto #travel #travelphotography #traveljapan #visitjapanjp #privateguide #privatetour #tourguide #myfavorite #enjoylife #japan_of_insta  #nature #naturephotography #naturelovers #bnw #bnwphotography
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I am originally from Fukuoka, south west part of Japan and have lived in Tokyo for more than thirty years. I had been a stay-at-home mom for long time and after raising two children, I wanted to do something interesting for me and also good for the others. I think my curiosity towards different cultures and Japanese tradition led me to become a licensed guide. I provide guided tours to English speaking travelers and provide support to foreign businesses entering Japan market. My name, Haruko means clear sky child. Maybe because of my name, I am a Hare-onna, which means a woman who brings a sunny day. So I named my website Sunny Days in Tokyo! May your stay in Japan be bright and joyful like a sunny day!

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