Plum blossoms on tree with mountain ridge in background
And some bonus plum blossoms. #bloomscrolling #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan #坂城町
Plum blossoms on tree with mountain ridge in background
And some bonus plum blossoms. #bloomscrolling #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan #坂城町
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
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
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
Plum blossoms on tree in front of mountain ridge
Plum blossom update 2026/03/07 #SakakiTown #japan #NaganoPrefecture #坂城町 #bloomscrolling
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.
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
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
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
Tightly closed plum blossoms in front of mountain with frosty top
Plum blossom status update #SakakiTown #坂城町 #長野県 #NaganoPrefecture #Japan
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
Peaks of snow covered Japan Northern Alps behind barren winter riverside scenery
戸隠連山
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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
Mountains and river captured in pockets of blizzards conditions with breaks in the clouds in the distance.
River and mountains with snow flurries
Tree dried pomegranates on a tree in someone’s garden.
Scenes along walk in scattered snow flurries and blizzard conditions today #SakakiTown #NaganoPrefecture #japan
Yellow flowers with mountains in 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
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
Ducks on river with sand bar
Threesome of ducks on Chikuma River after storm #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
Pink rose in front of mountains
White rose in front of mountains
Autumn roses 🌹 #bloomscrolling #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
Ripe persimmons on trees with mountains and full factory parking lot in distance
Neglected ripe persimmons #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
Roses in front of Iwai-san Mountain
Roses in front of Iwai-san Mountain #NaganoPerfecture #japan #SakakiTown #坂城町 #bloomscrolling
Freshly killed venomous snake on tarmac, shoes for size reference
Freshly killed venomous snake on tarmac, shoes for size reference #NaganoPerfecture #japan #SakakiTown #坂城町
Roses with mountains, low cumulus clouds and commuter traffic in background
Roses in small town garden along busy commuter thoroughfare #bloomscrolling #NaganoPerfecture #japan #SakakiTown #坂城町
Assorted flowers in private garden with mountains in background
Early autumn flowers in garden behind kindergarten #bloomscrolling #NaganoPerfecture #japan #SakakiTown #坂城町
Blooming White snakeroot in front of steep incline of spruce
#bloomscrolling on today’s hike— White snakeroot マルバフジバカマ#NaganoPerfecture #japan #SakakiTown #坂城町
Someone’s former tiled bath now exposed to the elements with the vestiges of their elaborate garden in the background
Outdoor bath
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露天風呂 #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
Red spider lilies around shrine protector with sumo wrestling pit covered in blue tarp
Red spider lilies around shrine protector with sumo wrestling pit covered in blue tarp #bloomscrolling #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
Cosmos in front of mountain
Cosmos in front of rocks reading to ruins of Katsurao Castle, a 16th century fort #bloomscrolling #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
A CD-ROM containing aninstruction manual as a bird deterrent over pre-harvest rice paddies
A CD-ROM containing aninstruction manual as a bird deterrent #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
Pre-harvest rice with mountains in background
Pre-harvest rice and various bird countermeasures and mountains in background
Pre-harvest rice and various bird countermeasures #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町 🌾
Wave patterns in fallen rice stalks before harvest
Rice paddy with mountains in background
Wave patterns in fallen rice stalks before harvest 🌾 #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #坂城町
Katsurao Castle rises over soon-to-be harvested rice paddies 🏰 🌾 #japan #NaganoPerfecture #SakakiTown #japan #坂城町
4-story office building and surrounding factory buildings now serving as a junkyard
Once a proud sewing machine manufacturer, now a junkyard! #japan #NaganoPerfecture #坂城町 #SakakiTown
Red flower with rose garden and mountains in background
Swamp rose mallow #bloomscrolling #japan #NaganoPerfecture #坂城町 #SakakiTown