Picturesque Japan

Hello, travelers. This is  Kumi .   Picturesque Japan  Blog tells you about New Year days in Tokyo. For Japanese people, welcoming a New Year is something special. A lot of public facilities will be closed from December 29 or 30 to January 3 or 4. A lot of shops are closed on January 1. Temples and shrines will be super crowded. Also, a lot of people wish to see the first sunrise of the year. Here is some information about popular spots. Hamarikyu Gardens:   closed  Dec 29 - Jan 1 Imperial Palace East Gardens:   closed  Dec 28 -Jan 4 Tokyo Tower:  open  at 6am on Jan 1 / other days from 9am - 11pm *No countdown event. The lights will be off at 11pm on New Year's Eve and will turn on at 1am. Tokyo Sky Tree:   open  7am - 10pm on Jan 1 / 7am - 10pm on Jan 2 and 3 *Only the people who won the special tickets can go up from 5:30am - 7:30am on Jan 1 for sunrise. Tokyo Government Building:   open ...

Hello, travelers. This is  Kumi . I guided Canon Australia's Japan tour for two weeks. This is the epilogue. Some of the members departed early in the morning. I had breakfast and coffee with the members who were staying some more days. After saying goodbye to them, I came back to the hotel room and noticed the words on this file. Let me translate. " This " is my life. Take photos, look at the photos. Send photos to your family, partner, and friends. Upload photos onto social media. Frame the photos you like. Make photo albums. A lot of moments will be captured if you have a camera and it will lead you to various actions. This is life. The people you love, the places you love, the things you love, the time you love, and the days you love. The only person who can capture your life is you. Have a camera to make your days shine and enjoy your life. (*Hope my translation makes sense) I had this file for two weeks, but it was my very firs...

Hello, travelers. This is  Kumi . I guided Canon Australia's Japan tour for two weeks. Let me show you how we enjoyed the tour. This is about Day 13. Though it wasn't as early as the previous day, we woke up early and arrived at Fushimi-inari Shrine by 6:45am. https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3915.html People say "The early bird gets the worm" and it is true. We got to see this popular spot without anyone!!! Look at these excited early birds. :P This is at the other end. People are coming out from the left one and going into the right one. Hi guys! How's it going? This is lovely!! It looks like the gates go on forever. https://www.instagram.com/p/BrM8ekoHXPZ/ Here is the short video of the members. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9_MquK-XjU Once they finished taking the photos of the trii gates, they started taking some creative shots. Wow! This is very special!!! https://www.instagram.com/p/BrXMueeAXKA/ The tr...