I Go to Ashikaga Flower Park

Ashikaga Flower Park is famous for its beautiful wisteria flowers in this season.

But, there are lots of other beautiful flowers blooming in the park now.

There are so many flowers that some of small ones, I even don't know their name, are being ignored by the visitors, shadowed behind other spotlighted big branch of flowers.

I thank all gardeners working there for the great job from the bottom of my heart.

I Go to Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art

Bad weather cancelled my regular tennis practice schedule and brought my wife and I to 'Bato Hiroshige Museum of Art' at nakagawa town.

There were a few people visiting the museum, very much like other museums we had visited before in Tochigi prefecture.

We dropped by other small museums, one was Japanese traditional farmer's house museum and the other was called 'Ogawa Kyoudokan' which was unfortunately closed when we visited.

Japanese Traditional Music and Dance Show

 

I went to Nasu Shiobara Hot Spa Resort to be relaxed and to enjoy watching a Japanese traditional music and dance show.

'Houou-za' was the name of the performance group. It was our second time to watch their show at shiobara. 

We stayed only one night at a hotel, but we were able to spend a wonderful night with delicious food and an attractive Japanese traditional show.  

I Go to Senbonmatsu Farm in Tochigi Prefecture

 

My wife and I stopped by Senbonmatsu farm on our trip to Shiobara hot spa resort.

Cherry trees were beautifully blooming at the park. 

I Go to Karasugamori Park

 

I went to Karasugamori park driving through tohoku highway. The picture above was taken at Kamikawachi service area. Cherry trees there were in full bloom.

Following pictures were taken at Karasugamori park. You can know how I usually take pictures.

All photos of today's post were taken by my wife, Kiyono using her smartphone. 

I Go to Tochigi Prefectural Sports Park and Utsunomiya Central Park

 

There are several places where I play tennis in Utsunomiya. Tochigi Prefectural Sports Park is the most frequently visiting place for playing tennis for me.

The park not only has sports facilities but beautiful flower gardens around the tennis courts, ball parks and football fields.

It's fun to take pictures after good exercises.

Utsunomiya Central Park has good flower gardens. It's just ten-minute-bike-ride away from home.

The garden is also a perfect place to take pictures in spring.