蝴蝶、電車、桜　ー　Butterflies, Trains and Cherry Blossoms –

Posted on April 10, 2017

小川町埼玉　ー八高線 Watching Train of JR Hachiko-line make it through Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – It goes from Hachioji to Kuragano over a distance of 93 Kilometers. ©Hans Nagl

Here are some of photos of a cherry blossom viewing filled weekend. It included, sake tasting, and plenty of photo opportunities around Ogawamachi’s surrounding nature. The town is located in Saitama, little more than aone hour away from Tokyo’s Ikebukuro via Tobu Tojo Line.

Please feel free to send me your comments at the end of this blog. I am always happy about feedback.

Thank you very much,

Hans

小川町埼玉- 槻川 – 蝴蝶 – Small Butterfly, about the size of a finger nail is making its way through flowers along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – 蝴蝶 – These two small fingernail size butterflies are dancing in the sunlight between flowers along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – 蝴蝶 – Small butterfly enjoying a nice, warm spring day along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – きじ　ー　 Pheasant spotted along the Tsuki River running through Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – Beautiful Tsuki River running through Ogawamachi, Saitama offers many scenes like this one. The water is very clear home to many species of water animals – ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング – everything is blooming this spring along a hiking path towards Mount Sengen in Ogawamachi, Saitama　©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 槻川 – 桜　- Cherry Blossoms along the Tsuki River in Ogawamachi, Saitama ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉　ー八高線 Watching Train of JR Hachiko-line make it through Ogawamachi, Saitama, Japan – ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング – Mountain view seen from Mount Sengen in Ogawamachi, Saitama towards Chichibu. The weather could not decide if it should be sunny or rainy. ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング　- Observation Tower on Mount Sengen offers beautiful views ofOgawamachi, Saitama. This time it was better to make its way back the mountain because weather was unpredictable. ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 仙元山ハイキング　- Wonderful patchwork of pinks, greens and whites with Ogawamachi, Saitama in the background. ©Hans Nagl

小川町埼玉 – 酒 – Sake tasting event in Ogawamachi Saitama. This sake is based on locally grown, organic ingredients. Sake master is watching his customers’ reactions to this year’s sake. The one I tasted was crisp, clear and perfect. ©Hans Nagl

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常盤平さくらまつり2017年 Tokiwadaira Sakura Festival – Japan

Posted on April 2, 2017

Really enjoyed this weekend’s Cherry Blossom Festival in Tokiwadaira, Chiba. Here are some photos. Hopefully they would provide an idea about the spirit of this festivity attended by thousands of people over the last two days. There was ample amount of food of any kind. Children got their share playing games and winning small plastic toys. It was a happy Saturday and Sunday for all, away from daily choirs and duties.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Preparing for the parade.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Carrying this heavy Omikoshi requires strength and coordination. It also requires a healthy amount of sake.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Let’s get this Omikoshi moving. Many are there to help, even if only through mental support.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – fitting such a parade through all these people and narrow sakura dori is a work of art.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Ayu, a trout like fish seems to be the focus of attention even from the neighboring stand owner.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Colorful plastic things.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Barbecued Soba Noodles

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Hard work results in great food.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – All these choices…

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – Air, sweet tasting trout like fish, is on the menu here.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – These whistles were the same ages ago. The only difference is the built in blinking lights.

©Hans Nagl 2017 – 常盤平さくらまつり2017年　ーTokiwadaira Sakura Matsuri 2017 – One more round up-, and down the street. Beautiful sunny Sunday at the Matsuri.

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