⛩ Plum Blossoms in Hikawa Shrine: A Gem in Omiya, Saitama

On one of the weekday, I decided to get up early and have a walk around my long loved shrine in Omiya. I got on the train at 6am and arrived in the most perfect time I could ever expect, the sunrise. I have never visited that early, the limited time of the day in

🌸 Earliest Blooming Sakura in Japan: A Day Trip in Atami, Shizuoka

It’s been more than a week since Instagram deactivated my account (@sparkinordinary) all of a sudden🥲 I have reported the incident twice and unfortunately neither of them got any decent follow-up emails. So I’m letting it go, I guess. I’m still grateful that it happened right after I finished all of my collaboration posts. I