Inari shrine by the old residence

This small Inari shrine stands by an old residence called " Kioukaku".

Photo above is a stone fox of the Inari shrine.

In the left side of the photo above, you can see the small Inari shrine.

Sea Gull and the Park

I took this photo on funabashi shinsui park.
The park is located along the water way to Tokyo bay.
I like watching birds from the park.
In the second photo, you can see funabashi fishing port over the water way.

Narrow Alley

There are many narrow alleys in central funabashi.
This alley is very narrow.
You can see an Izakaya (Japanese pub) in this photo.
I have visited the Izakaya one time.
They serve nice sea foods at good price.

River in Early Autumn

I took these photos on the walking road along ebigawa (ebi-river) yesterday.
It is still hot in daytime.
But I think that autumn has come here in funabashi.
Please check links below, you can see sceneries of the river in spring.

Tunnel of Cherry Blossoms
River in Spring
Cherry Blossoms Snow by the River

In the Evening

I took this photo last Sunday in my town.

I like walk on the road along field.

In evening, it is getting cool.

But we still hear music of cicada.

Higanbana

Higanbana is called red spider lily in English.
"higan" means equinoctial week.
Usually the flowers start to bloom around middle of September.

I took this photo in my town today.

Ukiyoe Noren in the 100 Yen Shop

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Noren, (暖簾)" is a Japanese short curtain.
Those Noren curtains have Ukiyoe design.

By the way, I took this photo in Daiso Giga Funabashi.
It is a big 100 yen shop in central funabashi.
You can see price labels on those Noren curtains.
Those are sold at 1000 yen ( 1050 yen include tax ).
Almost items in the shop are 100 yen.
But, there are items which is over 100 yen.

Sunflower in End of Summer

I took this photo in my town few days ago.
It is still hot in daytime.
But it is getting cool in evening.
I post this photo for the memory of this summer.