A Goldenrod Solidago by the appearance of it? This genus has many species which can grow very tall indeed.

Thank you for ID, Birna.  Yes, it looks like the flower of that species.  It is called "Seitaka Awadachi-sou" in Japanese, and "Seitaka" means indeed "tall".  It is extremely invasive and excessively abundant on the river banks.

Passing by the Christmas lights.

  Z9, 16mm 3.5

Their thigh muscles must be impressive!

Mount Calvary, Bredaseweg Tilburg

Z9  Nikkor K  85mm f/1.8

Is that the famous winery from Edgar Allen Poe?

It's the "Bodegas Viña Elena"; they also sell very good olive oil and honey. I was there yesterday.