Worship♡

Hello!

I am 25 years old, and this many of my friends are getting married phenomenon has been finally happening to me!

It is an amazing feeling, my friends from high school or even before getting married is like - ...

Literally, I am a mother and my daughters are getting married!

When have they grown so much? I thought they are still little girls!

Kind of feeling.

No I am not married. I am single.

I am constantly reminded.

Anyway.

So I am hoping to be able to attend my friend's wedding in Taiwan later this year!

Taipei this time, and what I am writing about today is my Kaohsiung trip in early May♡

My Townske guide - "Kaohsiung" http://townske.com/guide/14977/gravity-from-wind-turbines

Smir Nasli floral bag♡

Tripod is always a trouble when getting on airplanes...

I should work my way around!

#SorryNotSorry for talking to people sitting next to me on aircraft always!

I met this incredibly kind man who taught me a lot about Kaohsiung before landing in there.

I didn't know Taiwan is like a tropical island until just before landing in there...

Taiwanese Starbucks was SO pretty!

Apparently they have a much wider range of products than Starbucks USA or Starbucks Japan.

They were so pretty that I wish I could get so many of them!

I love hotel breakfast buffet, why are they necessarily so good?

I like breads. I enjoy eating breads, so much. I don't know why...

I didn't stay at Sheraton, Hilton nor Mariott but this little hotel was so cozy and comfortable...

Kaohsiung was a great place, incredibly kind and friendly people,

Close to the sea and mountains ( didn't get to see one though )

Lots of attractions packed together in the city.

Night Market♡

A huge long avenue filled with food stalls and store advertisers.

At early hours there are more local people and later in nights there were more tourists I viewed.

Central station - Formosa Boulevard station.

Famous for the stained glass ceiling! So pretty♡

I went through this station so many times during my stay!

This place was the main attraction and one of the main destinations in Kaohsiung.

Quickly painted that dragon and tiger in airplane but

I was so relieved that I painted them in the correct order!

I was surprised to see even bigger statues around these two though...

Lotus Pond has so many things to see all the way around it!

Whenever I travel, I always go to a harbor.

I personally really liked Cijin island where I could catch a ferry from one of the harbors in Kaohsiung.

I loove the ferry ride!

I went there specifically for the wind turbines,

however the sunset I got to see was breathtaking!

There were people working out in the park just underneath wind turbines.

I was filming the sun setting for over 30minutes... (haha)

It was a great trip down to the island.

I only got to see the quarter of it but I would definitely love to see the whole island!

Apparently one day isn't enough to explore this island and many tourists come back there over and over again.

I am really happy to have a reason to go back to Taiwan and within the same year!

And am also super happy that my friends are getting happier!

2016 will be an amazing year♡

Thanks for reading!

Anna Kirishima

Okinawa romance

Hello dear beautiful friends of mine!

I have been... doing a lot of things♡

HEHE.

I have decided to wander around the entire island of Japan over the next... year and a bit!

Let me introduce you this beautiful island Okinawa.

http://townske.com/guide/13642/without-knowing-okinawa

(I am also on Townske as your travel guide! ♡)

It was my very first time visiting Okinawa.

Simply saying... Okinawa was a huge color palette.

Started off my journey in Ikei island - East coast of Okinawa.

The sunrise and the reflection of the sun were nostalgic and I was drowning in the beauty of the morning.

Okinawa- where the water is translucently emerald green... 

How I wish I could dive! 

It was absolutely blessing to view the ocean from above.

It was the most luxurious thing I have done in a looong time...

American Village in the morning!

It loses its funkiness and full of fun! 

You can't tell how vividly gorgeous this place is at night, looking like an Easter show!

Kouri island where the romance comes true when you "desperately" wish for it...

You need to be desperate on that beach I heard.

Two heart shaped rocks and couples taking a selfie with them..

Love♡

No matter how many photos I post the picture pulls off different color, different tone and different atmosphere...

How blessing is this!

I fell in love with this sunset as the sun fell slowly behind the horizon...

Little Santorini I call it♡

Santorini is definitely on my to go list! :)

I LOVE the color white and surrounded in white,

this purely white place was absolutely stunning.

Staying there and feeling the whiteness was sheer bliss...♡

I was there super early in the morning so all I could do was walk around this beautiful open castle but

hope someday I can drop by a few of those cafes and relax on the terrace chair...♡

Okinawa has a strong sense in peace, and they are beautifully colored.

360 degrees, every where you turn, Okinawa shows you a whole different color you haven't mixed yet.

This enormous object in a kids park next to the Peace Memorial Park was my favorite!

There are wind turbines nearby and look at the colors of this object! Surrealistically beautiful♡

I tried to sneak into one piece and realized how big I was ... physically

(Mind still being a child though...)

I couldn't leave Okinawa without having these perfectly spheric ice creams at Blue Seal.

I heard that there are still Blue Seal stores in mainland Japan too, but it was extremely exciting to have those traditional ice creams in a warm, tropical weather.

I will be painting, singing with my beloved guitar and traveling this year, a lot.

I will update my blog on my journey, hope you enjoy, and find out something new...

Hope I can show you a brand new face of the world!

Wishing you a wonderful spring ahead!

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

Yokohama Walk Two

Firstly... 

I have recently got Tumblr and Flickr account!

Tumblr : Anna Kirishima

Flickr : Anna Kirishima

Stay connected♡

So this is the second article of Yokohama Walk♡

It might go over another one more... so many photos!

Hope someone enjoys the Japan photos♡

This is Motomachi shopping street.

Downtown-like but posh♡

This is where I come to, when I want to see the roses.

Yamashita-Koen ( Park ).

This green... aw, so soothing.

I was too late to go there but usually this place is a huge rose garden in May.

Beautiful Sunday♡

The photogenic water fountain is in the middle of the park!

Other side of the road, there are beautiful buildings.

Wedding photo~♡

Hydrangeas started to bloom....♡

The white ones are called "Annabelle" which is my favorite.

June will be an exciting month too!

It was a real hot sunny day...

And I walked back to the station.

Minatomirai Station

Amusement park!

Looks like a little town♡

Inside a shopping center~♡

Yokohama is a place where industrial things and nature meet.

I find it beautiful, there are skyscrapers and... flower blooming.

Well, surrealistic sometimes.

This summer feels♡

I want to go up to the top of that balcony! that's so cute♡

I was so, so tired after walking all around Yokohama and...

went home, realized I got so sunburnt.

Haha :( Need to be real careful this summer!

Thanks for coming by and hope my information helps♡

Please visit Yokohama when you are ever in Japan♡

♡

Anna

Yokohama Walk One

I was born in this place called Yokohama.

Which is located a little away from Tokyo.

I was born there and spent the first one month of my life there.

Watching factories' night lights and smoke coming out of chimneys.

Just like the photo above.

I was born and watched this coastal industrial area every night.

Yokohama is absolutely a beautiful place.

It's chilling and quieter than Tokyo.

The roads are wider and the green is greener.

People are friendly and you can see the sea.

I love it, still.

When I was in Sydney I lived in Bondi.

I guess I really like to be near the ocean.

Yokohama is a romantic date spot.

Especially Minatomirai. ( Check it out if you have a date, really. )

This is a rose garden and a quiet fountain.

I always drop by here whenever I come to Yokohama.

This park is called Minatonomieru Oka Kouen.

Really really relaxing place, Yokohama.

My crush and I are both from Yokohama and

went to Yokohama for our 3rd date

I was walking around alone last weekend and

I just wanted to come back here again with him

and he said yea let's~ :)

So... that's really driving me #HopelessRomantic again.

( Blog title don't lie! )

There are really... a lot of photos of Yokohama so

I am writing two articles for this Yokohama walk♡

Hope someone enjoys my hometown♡

♡

Anna