Wisteria trellis of Manpukuji temple, Mitoyo city, Kagawa pref., Japan. 薄紫色の藤の花がまるでカーテンのように垂れ下がり、数種類の藤の花が咲く藤寺、香川県三豊市の萬福寺（まんぷくじ）。 萬福寺 【例年の見頃】4月下旬～5月上旬 住所 : 香川県三豊市財田町財田上3519 駐車 : 20台

My second visit to Uji since moving to Kyoto. Uji is famous for #Byodoin. The temple is a World Heritage Site built by the Fujiwara clan in the Heian period (794-1185) and the wisteria is at its best in spring. The wisteria trellis is about 280 years old and is truly magnificent. I couldn't smell the wisteria because I was wearing a mask all the time, but I'm sure it smells great! Uji is also a place of green tea, so there are many long-established tea shops and many new cafes! All within walking distance of Uji Station, so even if you don't have a car, you can easily stroll around and visit the cafes. I've uploaded a vlog of my half-day trip to the Uji area on YouTube. There are also English subtitles! You can find the URL in my profile, so please come and check it out 👋. Shiho's vlog→https://www.youtube.com/user/zekkeichannnel 🌸 京都移住してから2度目の宇治へ🚃 宇治といえば #平等院 。 平安時代に藤原氏が建立した世界遺産の寺院ですが、名字にもある「藤」が春には見頃になります。 樹齢約280年という藤棚は本当にお見事👏 ずっとマスクしてたから香りはイマイチ分からなかったけど、きっといい香りがするんだろうなぁ〜 そんな宇治は茶処でもあるから老舗のお茶屋さんが多く、さらに新しくOPENした注目カフェが目白押し！！！🍵 すべて宇治駅から徒歩圏内に集まっているから、 車がなくても気軽に散策＆カフェ巡りができるからおすすめです✨ さて、そんな宇治エリアを半日で回ったvlogをYouTubeにUPしています。 🎬詩歩の絶景vlog https://www.youtube.com/user/zekkeichannnel プロフィール欄にURL載せてるので、ぜひ見に来てね👋 ※2021年の藤の花はもう剪定され、終了しています 🙏旅行を検討中の方へ 緊急事態宣言が発令中の地域もあります。政府や自治体が発表している新型コロナウイルスの最新情報を確認し、遠方や感染拡大エリアへの訪問はお控えください。（私は京都在住です） #shiho_kyoto 📍平等院／京都 📍Byodoin temple／Kyoto ©︎Shiho/詩歩

モネの庭 All the way from France, Claude Monet’s only garden outside his home country has now been replicated in Kitagawa Village, Kochi, Japan. Impressionist artist Claude Monet devoted his heart and soul into planting attractive and exquisite plants and flowers. And he created many impressionistic style paintings, using his garden as a living canvas. The Water Garden is influenced by Monet’s fascination for Japanese gardens and collection of Japanese hand-prints mounted on woodblocks called ukiyo-e. The garden features a taiko bridge arched over a pond, Japanese wisteria trellis, willow tress, bamboo and a selection of water lilies. This is identical to the Japanese taiko bridge over a pond in a Japanese garden that he built in Giverny in 1883. The ponds give a sense of tranquility, when you view the reflections of the sunlight and garden plants on the water. Several replicas of Monet’s artworks surrounding the ponds and bridges can also be viewed freely. The most memorable artwork of Monet’s life, the water lilies (Les Nymphéas), is also featured in replica form around the ponds, a site not to be missed. The period from July to October is a very special time, when you can view the lush blue water lilies, which cannot be viewed at the Monet’s Garden in France.