Rose garden in a mountain, Atami, Shizuoka - Japan

Hello!♡

Updating this blog is always exciting!

Recently, I travelled down to the coast in Shizuoka to see

the "only" jacaranda flower in mainland Japan.

Apparently there are a few in Miyazaki in Kyushu

and these are the only places in Japan that can grow jacaranda trees.

Beautiful color isn't it?

I adore blue hydrangeas too, but this is a bit outstanding.

I was taking photos of everything then -

a man walking his dog talked to me and told me about jacaranda trees.

They have been growing a lot more trees of jacaranda along the beach

but they are still small and some has flower but most don't yet.

Atamiiii! Tropical peninsula! Gogogo :)

You can do it!

Bloom!

It's apparently the best to visit Atami in End of June-Mid July to watch jacaranda.

They bloomed earlier this year though. This was the only tree in full bloom.

There is a herb and rose garden in a mountain in Atami
where you can overlook at the sea from above.

 I thought rose season has ended long ago,

but it was really impressive how they maintain all kind of flowers.

One of the most beautiful gardens I have visited recently.

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Didn't expect my dress to fit in so well here.

The colors are so instagrammic aren't they?

The rose garden is open from April to July.

I am unsure what they showcase the rest of the year

but it is really worth traveling up here♡

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Rose everywhere♡

Detail:

Akao Herb & Rose Garden

Address: 〒413-0101 Shizuoka Prefecture, Atami, Kamitaga, １０２７−８

Phone:0557-82-1221

Anna Kirishima

Ending gives me hopes

Today is New Year's Eve.

The word "New Year's Eve" reminds me of that awesome movie I've watched ... 4-5 years ago, on New Year's Eve with my single friend.

I still love that movie, I should rent it and watch it maybe over next New Year's Eve night.

2015 was HUGE. It has been so dramatic, I would say it was 4 years put together in one year.

My 2015 has started off with snow.

I got up at 5, headed straight out with a camera, found out it was snowing...

It's safe to say, it was snow storming.

Traveled down to the harbor, where I wanted to see the sunrise.

Obviously, couldn't see a thing and saw many people waiting at the ferry terminal sleeping or walking around.

Apparently, the ferries couldn't depart due to the heavy amount of snow.

When the sun shined through and the sky went all beautifully translucent, I swore to god I will benefit someone this year, I will work hardest I can ever do.

And it really did make me believe it was going to be an amazing year, and it did, end up being an amazing year.

It was snowing on the way or snow was blocking the way or something and.. we were stuck in the bus for 15 hours on the way back to Tokyo.

I love night rides, it didn't bother me at all and I rather enjoyed the view from the window as I could see - Mount Fuji, Beautiful sky and bird, snow... on every other suburbs.

I've started instagramming in April,

I almost forgot what I have done in 2015 but instagram is a great way to keep track of it.

 Instagram was the breakfast I ate to inspire myself in every morning.

It really opened my eyes wider and made me feel so comfy to be connected with incredibly inspiring people.

 As always, I was melting in summer but it's a good memory now.

I am really cold-tolerant but heat impacts me so badly.

I just can't walk outside when it's... humid.

Simply, humid, and warm.

I think I have taken photos of girls this year as well.

Properly got back to painting.

Been so workaholic that I couldn't get manythings done this year, possibly.

But really it was a great time to start/restart everything I was staying away from for a while.

So I can go accelerate harder in 2016.

Boxing day lunch with grandma♡

She looks like Christmas! Cute red overcoat.

I have been asking her about my genes.

Apparently our family has a thick artistic blood flowing.

It's really either.

Hater or Euthusiast.

My grandma is a calligrapher so looking to collaborate her calligraphy into painting next year.

None of my family members is a coffee enthusiast.

I am the only one with espresso flowing in my veins.

Now I miss coffee already.

I will pour one as soon as I wake up tomorrow morning...

First cup of coffee of the year!

Started taking photos from rooftops or high places,

"ONLY" to keep my friends away from Japan missing Tokyo.

- http://instagram.com/annakirishimaphoto

And it's been quite successful!

I have been getting "Aw, now I miss Shibuya!"

Come back~ Come back~

Anyway, 2016 will start in a few hours and it will be a wild year.

Thanks for reading my blog, staying in my life and spending time with me.

I am so happy to have lived 2015 and hoping to spend more time with you.

May your holiday and new year be filled with love and miracles!

With a lot of love

Anna Kirishima

Friendship

Hello dearies♡

I am supposed to be a blogger as well as an Instagrammer and I haven't blogged in ages...

I wanted my account to be safe and secure so I kept on changing the login password then I totally forgot what it ended up being and I couldn't log in my account... for a very long time :(

Finally!

Anyways, today I met up with friends I haven't seen for years!

Sweet autumn Omotesando♡

It has been really cold in Tokyo!

It's not yet hitting one digit degrees Celcius but it's... like... really cold.

There is a wedding happening at this cafe every time I come around♡

They have a long line of people waiting to get in the cafe every weekend...

Hoping to get in there someday ;)

Bacon and egg pancakes♡♡

Best combination to have on pancakes!

My friend is Japanese though she seemed to be experiencing a huge cultural difference in Japan!

At least she was happy to finally have a pasta in Japan! ^ ^

And we can never get enough of yummy food... :)

This place is in Ura-Aoyama ( hidden corner in Aoyama area ), I always knew they have an awesome affogato and they do, really.

As I say so many times, affogato is my SECOND favorite food in this world♡

We had heaps of fun, it was absolutely awesome to catch up with old friends and spend time like no time has gone by.

She was totally going emotional and saying to us how she's enjoying her time so much like she hasn't in a long time. How sweet of her!

Night in Omotesando was interesting.

I found this ESCADA with a man watching the display, Very Very interesting.

There were new stores I haven't seen opened on the main avenue.

Saint Laurent and other famous stores. Busy Tokyo. Changing all the time.

I am a person who adores black and white.

Not only for photography, but to be in also.

I feel the timeless beauty in black and white.

World has been changing, but black shadow and white light, can not be changed.

I love it.

Aww I wonder if they had a celebration♡

Love seeing happy people.

I was quite sick since a few days ago but today has totally brought me back to a life.

I have to write about this...

I have started a blog on Wordpress only writing about my art and photography journal (this blog being my lifestyle blog).

http://annakirishima.wordpress.com

I have been painting pointillism since 12 and I have never thought once it will be appreciated by anybody.

Because it's to me just a bunch of dots forming an image, and I didn't think it would mean anything to them.

But recently, I have been told by a number of people that it is crazy and they would like to have it.

Like not just saying, they were meaning it.

I was in doubt at first but then I felt their honesty.

It has shocked me a lot, as I said, I have never thought it would hit anybody's heart in the first place.

Art is never accurate.

My dots can never be placed accurately.

There is no definition of accuracy in my art.

I paint with dots because I can't even draw a straight line if I try to.

But then, it requires a whole lot of patience.

And I had it.

That's the whole story.

It would tickle me if (hypothetically) someone said to me I was pretty.

It would make me feel shy if they said I was smart.

But if they appreciate what I make, they would mean the world to me.

It always has.

Now people are giving me the heaven and all I want to is keep creating.

It's just a whole bunch of thank you that I would like to deliver and I want to keep creating until the moment I am gone.

And my biggest wish is to have my creations living longer than I do.

I never really believe it when people say to me

"Oh you are an artist you are different, it's fiiiiine!"

I don't think I am any different to anybody, in fact, everybody is so different from each other that you can't define the standard of "being", right?

I am so right in my own way and I am being true to myself, and I am sure everybody is.

But it is the best, most blessing thing to have people accepting me for whatever hell or heaven that I am, and giving me the slighest respect.

It is just so touching that I had to write so much about this ahaha I need to keep this blog sheerly for my lifestyle diary hehe.

Anyway, it is a big part of me being an "Artist" and it is what defines what I am.

And I would like to stay connected with the beautiful welcoming world.

Thank you again and finally,

I shall be updating this blog regularly as well!

Many thanks,

Anna Kirishima

Monz Cafe Monzennakacho

Good morning!

This article is about "Monz cafe" just near Monzen Nakacho station.

Beautiful old street.

Black and white/grey looks really good in here!

Our ootds looked good on this street!

It's a super cozy place.

They have got about 10 seats inside and

They don't have a large counter.

I like it, I want to open a cafe as small as that.

Our favorite magazine, Casa Brutus.

It's a thick magazine with a lot of information!

We needed to buy this magazine immediately!

I was dying for sugar... = Affogato!

It was the most beautiful affogato I have seen.

The ice cream was fresh and icy.

Super good on a humid day!

They have only photogenic food don't they...?

It's 2minutes away from the station,

if I lived near by I would pop in every day before work to chill...

It was a great experience!

Thank you

Anna

Easter Weekend♡

Happy Easter!

Today was a great rainy day spent with my bestie.

We could still see cherry blossom flowers on the trees!

They were mostly fallen and the river water was dyed in pink though.

That was still beautiful!

She was black and I was white.

Monz Cafe in Kiyosumishirakawa.

We went to three cafes in one day.

We could have gone to six if it was sunny,

we gotta bring the sun back!

Our favorite magazine about coffee and cafe.

Brutus Casa - on all the cafes around... Japan!

Affogato...

Beautiful!

Her panini and my croissont.

I will write about other cafes we went to maybe tomorrow...♡

It was a beautiful day even though it rained!

We were chilling so hard...

I am not quite ready for the Monday that's coming up tomorrow though...

Let's get through it!

Love.

Anna