A GARDEN,IN THE CENTRAL OF TOKYO.

There is a big garden in the central of Tokyo.

自然教育園に行きました。

This garden is named Institute of nature study.

There is a swamp.

And a pond too.

Fruits or berry? On the top of this tree.　イイギリです。

The leaves of maple tree are very beautiful.　イロハモミジです。

There are some critters in  this garden.

スジグロカバマダラです。

ツマグロヒョウモンです。

モンキチョウです。

アキアカネです。

There are many flowers too.

ツリフネソウです。

The view from the front side.

シロヨメナです。

Japanese tea flower.　チャの花です。

Flowers on the ground.　カンアオイです。

Closing up.

タイアザミです。

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TOKYO WALKING, TO A BOTANICAL GARDEN.

We went to a botanical garden,locating at the suburbs of Tokyo.

東京都薬用植物園に行きました。

Walking through a thicket.　雑木林です。

Looking at Tamagawa Waterworks.　玉川上水です。

This stream would go underground.

Water Falls would appear from the ground.

甦る水の滝です。

Walking about 15 minutes, we arrived at the botanical garden.

There were many flowers  and trees there.

Meadow saffron.　イヌサフランです。

Tamasudare.　タマスダレです。

Shimobashira.　シモバシラです。

A kind of chrysanthemum.　シュウメイギクです。

Tabacoo.　タバコです。

Toad lily.　ホトトギスです。

Ilex latifolia. A symbol tree of Post office.

郵便局のシンボル、タラヨウです。

We can write letters at the back side of this leaf.

葉っぱの裏に字が書けます。　葉書として送れます。

Japanese Judas tree. Each young leaf would become a heart-shaped one.

ハート型した、桂の若葉です。

A fruit of lily of the valley.　スズランの実です。

Fruits of Gonzui.　ゴンズイです。

A fruit of Magnolia kobus.　コブシの実です。

Tunogoma.　ツノゴマです。

A dragonfly stopped at a woman's finger-tip.

アキアカネが女性の指先にとまりました。

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A TRIP TO HOKKAIDO 2/2.

We went to Sounkyo via Biei.

This popular tree is very famous at Biei.

ケンとメリーの木です。

Mt.Aibetudake and other mountains. I took this photo from The Garden of the Forest.

大雪、森のカーデンから撮った、愛別岳とその山並みです。

B & W photo.

Sounkyo. 

溶結凝灰岩の柱状節理です。

There are many colummer jointed stones in this area.

Closing up.

Gingano-Taki Falls.　銀河の滝です。

Gingano=taki falls flow to Ishikari river.　

滝が石狩川に流れて行きます。

Ryuuseino-Taki Falls.　流星の滝です。

Climbing up a hill,we could see both falls at a same time.

I could not take a nice shot,because the sun was above the falls.

双瀑台に登ると二つの滝が同時に見えます。

We went to Obako. 　大函です。

Obako too.

THere were nice illumination lights at the hotel's lobby where we stayed.

Mottainai concept.

Each light was made by recycling milk-bottle.

It's very delicious to drink this milk.

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A TRIP TO HOKKAIDO 1/2.

We went to Hokkaido for 3 day trip. I borrowed a rent-a-car at Shin-Chitose airport in Sapporo and returned it at Asahikawa airport in Asahikawa. Then we went to Jozankei area.

Hohei -Kyo gorge.

Hohei -Kyo.

Here, the leaves of the cherry tree turned red.

ON the way to Jozankei,we visited Lake Shikotuko.

B& W photo.

The hotel where we stayed.

Many mushrooms in this hotel's garden.

Next morning ,we could see a rainbow from the hotel's room. Then we started Furano city.

It was rainy day,we went to Zerubunooka garden.

There were white salvia flowers among the blue salvia ones.

White birch row of trees.

A rural scene at Biei city.

Another scene at Biei city.

Arriving at this Aoi-Ike pond, The weather became fine.

Aoi-Ike at Biei city.

Then we went to the hotel at Furano city.

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