The kids jumping around (Jigokudani Yaen-Koen/地獄谷野猿公苑)

Even the day was cold, temperature of this day was -6 degrees in Celsius, 21 degrees in Fahrenheit, the kids were playing around joyfilly. ...

How wonderful living with sweet family (Jigokudani Yaen-Koen/地獄谷野猿公苑)

At the park, I saw a lot of families were living together. They seemed all staying close. Most of them were grooming each other. ...

Snow monkeys, the animal who enjoys hot spring (Jigokudani Yaen-Koen/地獄谷野猿公苑)

Before the heavy snow fall in January, I went to a park called "Jigokudani Yaen-Koen/地獄谷野猿公苑)". This park maybe famous to foreign people, ...

Glazed frost, the crystal-clear trees covering the mountain. (U-hyou/雨氷)

At the end of January,  a rare phenomena had seen in Matsumoto city. The phenomena is called glazed frost, "U-hyo/雨氷" in Japanese. ...

The city in the snow (Matsumoto city/松本市)

The snow changed the city a little bit. Ordinary things seemed little different. This is the flog statue made by students of Shinsyu...

The cute brothers met at Matsumoto Castle (Japanese Shiba inu / 柴犬)

At the day I went to Matsumoto castle, I met cute brothers. They are Japanese dog breed called "Shiba inu (柴犬)". The owner t...

Castle in the snow (Matsumoto castle)

In middle of January, heavy snow fall in all around Japan. It was Monday morning, what I saw was white world. Cars, houses, buildings, and...