Autumn colours on the water

The lake is called Haruna-ko (Lake Haruna) which  is the crater lake or caldera lake stuated at the foot of Mt. Haruna (4,754 ft), and  water surface of the lake is about 3700 feet above sea level.
Bloom of autumn leaves of this place is from late October to early November.
The lake is totally like a watercolour!

the colours of autumn, part 1

This place is in the mountains of Shimogo-machi of Fukushima Prefecture where is about 100 miles away from my town.
This lake is called Kannon-numa. It is a popular place among photographers in the time of autumnal leaves and fresh green.

The plateau where flowers of the buckwheat bloom

The seeds of buckwheat become the raw materials for the soba noodle which is one of the most popular foods for Japanese.　Harvest of buckwheat will begin at the beginning of the next month.
It will be able to eat "Shin-Soba", that is made with newly harvested buckwheat, in November. 

A scenery that midsummer sky is reflected in a lake

This tranquil scenery was taken at Dai-Genta Lake （大源太湖）in Yuzawa town of Niigata Prefecture.
Yuzawa is very famous for two matters.　One is that the town is known widely as a mecca for skiers and snowboarders in winter season of Japan.
Another one is the Fuji Rock Festival which is biggest outdoor music festival in Japan. The festival is held every summer at the Naeba Ski Resort of Yuzawa since 1999.

Now that the Rock Festival had been over, the town of Yuzawa returned to a quiet hot spring town, and the town is waiting for coming snow season quietly.

Thank you for your viewing!
Wishing you a happy Sunday and great week ahead!

a jetty of Senjyu-ga-hama

The place, where called Senjyu-ga-hama, is located in the western end of the Lake Chuzenji that is at an altitude of 1,265 meters. A mountain covered with clouds to be seen in the front is Mt. Nantai(2486m).　Hikers are waiting a returning ship after enjoying of their hiking and flower viewing.
As for flower viewing, there is the place where a Japanese primrose grows in colonies near here as shown in below.

Colors of early summer in Oku-Nikko

a flowering meadow

a flowering meadow, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

This is a scenery on my favorite route of walk. Many people enjoy to take a walk here even though this beautiful place is a private property of one famous private company. Actually, this place has already become like a public park. We appreciate for such company who takes a permissive stance on trespassers like me.