{"id":35240,"date":"2023-12-28T21:11:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/?p=35240"},"modified":"2026-03-11T11:38:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:38:02","slug":"chubu-kanto-japan-dec-2023-flora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/2023\/12\/28\/chubu-kanto-japan-dec-2023-flora\/","title":{"rendered":"Chubu-Kanto &#8211;  Japan Dec 2023 &#8211; Flora"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As she always does, the wife was using the S21 Ultra this trip to take pictures of flora. She, after all, quipped on Facebook that:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-japan-2023-flora.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-35241\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-japan-2023-flora.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"687\" height=\"821\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-japan-2023-flora.png 687w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-japan-2023-flora-251x300.png 251w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-japan-2023-flora-240x287.png 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And truth be told, she has a much better eye for creative picture framing and composition than I do! So, like last year, here&#8217;s a post sharing a selection of photos the wife took this trip.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35244\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35244\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-01-ling-20231208_145009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-01-ling-20231208_145009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-01-ling-20231208_145009.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-01-ling-20231208_145009-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-01-ling-20231208_145009-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 01 at Chureito Pagoda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35245\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35245\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_090839.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-35245 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_090839.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_090839.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_090839-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_090839-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 03 at Panorama-Dai Lookout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35246\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35246\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_101218.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_101218.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_101218.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_101218-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_101218-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_101218-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-03-ling-20231210_101218-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35246\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 03 at Panorama-Dai Lookout.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35247\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35247\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_102616.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_102616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_102616.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_102616-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_102616-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35247\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 at Enoshima Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35248\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35248\" style=\"width: 572px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35248\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"572\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103258.jpg 572w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103258-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103258-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 572px) 100vw, 572px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35248\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 at Enoshima Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35249\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35249\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103744.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35249\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103744.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103744.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103744-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_103744-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35249\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 at Enoshima Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35251\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35251\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_105640.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_105640.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_105640.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_105640-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_105640-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35251\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 at Enoshima Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35252\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35252\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_124842.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_124842.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_124842.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_124842-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_124842-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35252\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 at Enoshima Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35253\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35253\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_145154.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_145154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_145154.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_145154-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-05-ling-20231212_145154-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35253\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 05 at Enoshima Island.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35254\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35254\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-06-ling-20231213_110414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-06-ling-20231213_110414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-06-ling-20231213_110414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-06-ling-20231213_110414-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-06-ling-20231213_110414-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35254\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 06 at Harajuku.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35255\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35255\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_100501.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35255\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_100501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_100501.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_100501-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_100501-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35255\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 07 at Mt. Takao.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35256\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35256\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_122621.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_122621.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_122621.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_122621-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-07-ling-20231214_122621-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35256\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 07 at Shinjuku.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35257\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35257\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-08-ling-20231215_084837.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35257\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-08-ling-20231215_084837.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-08-ling-20231215_084837.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-08-ling-20231215_084837-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-08-ling-20231215_084837-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-08-ling-20231215_084837-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-08-ling-20231215_084837-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35257\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 08 outside TeamLab Planets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35258\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35258\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_091414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35258\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_091414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_091414.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_091414-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_091414-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35258\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 10 @ Koishikawa Korakuen Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35259\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35259\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_093917.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_093917.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_093917.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_093917-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_093917-240x320.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35259\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 10 @ Koishikawa Korakuen Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35260\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35260\" style=\"width: 1120px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35260\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1120\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414.jpg 1120w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414-1072x766.jpg 1072w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_105414-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1120px) 100vw, 1120px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 10 @ Rikugien Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35261\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35261\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_113024.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35261\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_113024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_113024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_113024-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_113024-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_113024-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-10-ling-20231217_113024-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35261\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 10 @ Rikugien Garden.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35262\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_105840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_105840.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_105840.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_105840-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_105840-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_105840-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_105840-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 at Nikko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35263\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35263\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_110848.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35263\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_110848.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_110848.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_110848-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_110848-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_110848-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_110848-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 at Nikko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35264\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35264\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_121815.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_121815.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_121815.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_121815-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-11-ling-20231218_121815-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 11 at Nikko.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35265\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35265\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-12-ling-20231219_122508.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-12-ling-20231219_122508.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-12-ling-20231219_122508.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-12-ling-20231219_122508-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-12-ling-20231219_122508-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 12 at Nikko Edo Wonderland.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35266\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35266\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_130617.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_130617.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_130617.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_130617-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_130617-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_130617-731x522.jpg 731w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_130617-240x171.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 13 at Matsumoto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35267\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35267\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_131314.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_131314.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_131314.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_131314-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-13-ling-20231220_131314-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35267\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 13 at Matsumoto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35268\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35268\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-14-ling-20231221_095136.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-14-ling-20231221_095136.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-14-ling-20231221_095136.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-14-ling-20231221_095136-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-14-ling-20231221_095136-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 14 at Daio Wasabi Farm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35269\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35269\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124301.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124301.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124301.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124301-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124301-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 16 at Shiga Kogen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35270\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35270\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124506.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124506.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124506.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124506-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_124506-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 16 at Shiga Kogen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_35271\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35271\" style=\"width: 571px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_132310.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_132310.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"571\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_132310.jpg 571w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_132310-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.chekyang.com\/musings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/blog-2023-japan-day-16-ling-20231223_132310-240x336.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-35271\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Day 16 at Shiga Kogen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Next in these retrospection posts: Dining in Japan this trip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As she always does, the wife was using the S21 Ultra this trip to take pictures of flora. 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