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Plum blossoms on tree with mountain ridge in background

Plum blossoms on tree with mountain ridge in background

And some bonus plum blossoms. #bloomscrolling #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan #坂城町

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Speedwell blooming on ground with toe of my shoe.

Speedwell blooming on ground with toe of my shoe.

Speedwell under foot... a sure sign of spring ahead despite continuing cold .
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#bloomscrolling #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan #坂城町

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Plum blossoms on tree with mountain ridge and cloudy sky behind them.

Plum blossoms on tree with mountain ridge and cloudy sky behind them.

Plum blossom update 2026/03/13 after several days of more seasonable early March cold. #SakakiTown #japan #NaganoPrefecture #坂城町 #bloomscrolling

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Apricot sundae with homemade old fashion donut at Yusankan 600 Yen.

Apricot sundae with homemade old fashion donut at Yusankan 600 Yen.

And since I struck out for lunch the other day, I splurged on an apricot sundae. #SakakiTown #japan #NaganoPrefecture #坂城町 #bloomscrolling #プチ贅沢

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Plum blossoms on tree in front of mountain ridge

Plum blossoms on tree in front of mountain ridge

Plum blossom update 2026/03/07 #SakakiTown #japan #NaganoPrefecture #坂城町 #bloomscrolling

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Closed restaurant

Closed restaurant

Ice cream in cup in front of counter

Ice cream in cup in front of counter

Not having any luck with lunch choices today. First our local Persian restaurant was closed unexpectedly, now I find Baskin & Robbin’s no longer offers Dubai Chocolate flavor. #uedacity #NaganoPrefecture #Japan

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A blooming plum tree in front of a mountain ridge.

A blooming plum tree in front of a mountain ridge.

A few plum blossoms on a branch in front of a small vegetable garden, a bridge and mountain.

A few plum blossoms on a branch in front of a small vegetable garden, a bridge and mountain.

Plum update 2025/03/02 plus a few plum blossoms on a raged bush in front of someone’s well tended vegetable patch and our iconic 1930s bridge. #bloomscrolling #japan #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #坂城町

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River with hot spring resort under mountain and snowy ridge capped peaks in distance

River with hot spring resort under mountain and snowy ridge capped peaks in distance

Bonus shot of Chikuma River, Mt Obasute on the left, Kamiyamada Hot Springs and the snowy ridge of Mount Togakkushi #SakakiTown #japan #NaganoPrefecture #坂城町 #bloomscrolling

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Tightly packed plum blossoms beginning to bloom on tree with mountains and blue sky behind them

Tightly packed plum blossoms beginning to bloom on tree with mountains and blue sky behind them

Plum blossoms are starting to pop after several days of April-like temperatures #SakakiTown #japan #NaganoPrefecture #坂城町 #bloomscrolling

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Shinkansen pulling into platform with mountains and blue sky in background

Shinkansen pulling into platform with mountains and blue sky in background

Haven’t been on one of these for a few months! #shinkansen #japan #NaganoPrefecture #UedaCity #上田市

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Tightly closed plum blossoms in front of mountain with frosty top

Tightly closed plum blossoms in front of mountain with frosty top

Plum blossom status update #SakakiTown #坂城町 #長野県 #NaganoPrefecture #Japan

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Snowy mountains in background of inhabited valley

Snowy mountains in background of inhabited valley

Mount Togakushi (1904 meters/6247 ft) from the parking lot of Yusankan Hotsprings #SakakiTown #長野県 #坂城町 #Japan #NaganoPrefecture

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Peaks of snow covered Japan Northern Alps behind barren winter riverside scenery

Peaks of snow covered Japan Northern Alps behind barren winter riverside scenery

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A pleasant view of Mount Togakushi (6,240 ft) and associated peaks of Northern Alps today
#長野県 #坂城町 #Japan #NaganoPrefecture #SakakiTown

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Mountains and river captured in pockets of blizzards conditions with breaks in the clouds in the distance.

Mountains and river captured in pockets of blizzards conditions with breaks in the clouds in the distance.

River and mountains with snow flurries

River and mountains with snow flurries

Tree dried pomegranates on a tree in someone’s garden.

Tree dried pomegranates on a tree in someone’s garden.

Scenes along walk in scattered snow flurries and blizzard conditions today #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan

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Cold soba noodles and tempera on a black lacquerware tray

Cold soba noodles and tempera on a black lacquerware tray

Since we scored cheap mandarins, we splurged on lunch. Tempura soba (100% local buckwheat) 1,700 Yen #japan #NaganoPrefecture #matsushiro

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Boxes of Mikans at Genkinya Supermarket

Boxes of Mikans at Genkinya Supermarket

An unexpected post new years bargain. 10lbs of mandarin oranges for less than USD7! #japan #NaganoPrefecture #matsushiro

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A Moon Not Quite Whole, Rising Beyond the Alps.

While walking down the Nawate Shopping Street, we saw a full Moon, well, almost full at 99%, with a backdrop of the Japanese Alps. #japantrip #japantravel #matsumoto #naganoprefecture #満月 #まんげつ #fullmoon #松本市 #長野県

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Yellow flowers with mountains in background

Yellow flowers with mountains in background

White flowers in someone’s garden with a glimpse of the mountains in the background

White flowers in someone’s garden with a glimpse of the mountains in the background

Pink flowers in front of a graveyard on a mountain slope

Pink flowers in front of a graveyard on a mountain slope

Ducks in a pond with a maple tree with colorful leaves in the foreground, mountains in background

Ducks in a pond with a maple tree with colorful leaves in the foreground, mountains in background

Some final #bloomscrolling and #fallcolors from this morning’s walk #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #autumnleaves #autumncolors #Japan

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From Ancient Stones to Digital Futures: How Tech is Elevating Traditional Stonemasonry in Nagano's Ooshika Village

#DigitalPreservation #TraditionalCraft #SustainableTechnology #NaganoPrefecture mos-technology-en.blogspot.com/2025/11/from-ancient-sto...

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A well tended winter garden with houses and mountains in background

A well tended winter garden with houses and mountains in background

A pomegranate tree with ripe fruit on it, mountain ridge in background

A pomegranate tree with ripe fruit on it, mountain ridge in background

Fukui Shrine on a high stone platform with autumn leaves behind it

Fukui Shrine on a high stone platform with autumn leaves behind it

A scarecrow watches over rice stalk stumps of a harvested paddy

A scarecrow watches over rice stalk stumps of a harvested paddy

Images from this morning’s walk along the Kyu-Hokoku-Kaido (old route to the capital) in a brisk cold autumn breeze. #fallcolors #NaganoPrefecture #autumnleaves #autumncolors #Japan

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Stone foundation of inner gate to Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

Stone foundation of inner gate to Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

Stone foundation of inner gate to Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

Stone foundation of inner gate to Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

Stone foundation of inner moat and gate structure of Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

Stone foundation of inner moat and gate structure of Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

Stone foundation of inner gate to Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

Stone foundation of inner gate to Ueda Castle with Japanese maple with red leaves

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#UedaCastle with some #fallcolors #上田市 #上田城 #UedaCity #NaganoPrefecture #autumncolors #NaganoPrefecture #autumnleaves

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Kenshoji Temple with the mountain that hosts Arato-jo Castle behind it with various trees showing fall colors.

Kenshoji Temple with the mountain that hosts Arato-jo Castle behind it with various trees showing fall colors.

The main gate of Kenshoji with carefully manicured pine trees in front of it.

The main gate of Kenshoji with carefully manicured pine trees in front of it.

Closeup shot of one of the beams of lumber in the gate structure.

Closeup shot of one of the beams of lumber in the gate structure.

The inner garden in front of Kenshoji with a maple tree with leaves in fall colors.

The inner garden in front of Kenshoji with a maple tree with leaves in fall colors.

Photos from a stroll over to Kenshoji, a temple dating back to 16th Century situated at the base of a mountain which hosted a fort and lookout post during the same period. I visited it just after the #fallcolors were at their peak.
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Rock garden in front of supermarket building

Rock garden in front of supermarket building

I never realized that my favorite supermarket housed in an old warehouse building has a hidden rock garden #UedaCity #japan #NaganoPrefecture #上田市

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Beware of bees sign on warehouse toilet door

Beware of bees sign on warehouse toilet door

Not a public toilet sign (reads beware of bees 🐝” #UedaCity #japan #NaganoPrefecture #上田市

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Wooden gate

Wooden gate

Gate to private residence on historic promenade #UedaCity #japan #NaganoPrefecture #上田市

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Narrow stone foot path through historic area

Narrow stone foot path through historic area

Historic promenade #UedaCity #japan #NaganoPrefecture #上田市

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Tea shop, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture Japan with mountains in background

Tea shop, Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture Japan with mountains in background

And our fancy tea leaf vendor is closed #UedaCity #japan #NaganoPrefecture #上田市

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Halal grocery, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture Japan

Halal grocery, Ueda, Nagano Prefecture Japan

Our local south Asian halal grocery has moved to fancy new digs #UedaCity #japan #NaganoPrefecture #上田市

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Rice paddy, garden, scarecrow with mountains in background

Rice paddy, garden, scarecrow with mountains in background

Fashionably dressed scare crow with head dress #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan #坂城町

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Purple morning glories on trellis with yard and mountains in background

Purple morning glories on trellis with yard and mountains in background

Morning glories on trellis from this morning’s walk #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan #坂城町

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