AUTUMN LEAVES IN NORTH EAST JAPAN.

We went to North East Japan for 3 day trip. I borrowed a rent-a-car near Shinjo ralroad station and returned it near Sendai railroad station.. Then we went to Naruko Kyo gorge.

山形、宮城への旅に行きました。

山形新幹線の新庄駅近くでレンタカーを借りて、仙台で返しました。

Oh-Hukazawa Bridge.　大深沢橋です。（鳴子峡谷）

We went to at the bottom of this gorge.

We could see a tunnel for local railroad line.

The surface of the river reflected the Sunshine.

We stayed a hotel at the Ginzan Onsen hot spring area.

銀山温泉街です。

There are many classical hotels.

Next day, we went to Yamadera temple.

Crossing a ridge, on the way to Yamadera,we could see a sea of clouds.

Yamadera area.　山寺、立石寺です。

Godaido building,almost on the top of the temple.　五大堂です。

The main building of the temple.　根本中堂です。

The entrance to the top of this mountain.

From here, stairs more than 1,000 steps spread out to the mountaintop.

Near here,The poet Basho composed a famous Haiku.

     Deep silence, the shrill of cicadas, seeps into rocks

閑さや　岩に侵み入る　蝉の声　芭蕉。

Closing up.

この所に蝉塚があります。

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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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