Silhouette of Mt. Fuji

The Mt Fuji can be seen far beyond over the river, called Omoi-gawa", flowing in the center of Oyama-city. The distance between this point and the top of Mt Fuji will be approximately 140Km. 
When I took this picture, it was strong windy evening.
You can see the ripples emerged by the strong wind blowing on the water surface.

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.

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My favorite place

This is an approach to the old Buddhist temple existing from 12th century. This place is surrounded by cedar grove and has an appearance which is mysterious and profound.

However, this place turns into a gorgeous atmosphere only in the season when the flowering of hydrangea.

This is the one of my favorite places.

I visit there from time to time and take pictures. Some of pictures have been uploaded in my photostream since I started flickr in 2009. Among those pictures, this is the best, I think.

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

Icicles on the lakeside

Icicles on the lakeside, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

This is a scene of Lake Chyuzenji in winter.
The lake Chyuzenji spreads out at southern foot of Mount_Nantai (8,156 feet) which can be seen in the photo above.
This place is also one of the tourist spots in Nikko.
At the beginning of the Meiji period, summer villas were set up by Embassy of foreign countries like the UK, France, Italy and the US in this lakeside. Many foreign diplomats visited here to spend summer holiday on the lakeside. They introduced the trout fishing, yachting and boat racing to this place as same as they did in their home country.
It is said that they supervised the stocking of the lake with trout for their good catch of trout fishing, and they established first yacht club in Japan.

Trees of White Birch and Snow-huts

Trees of White Birch and Snow-huts, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

I enjoyed hot spring bathing in one Ryokan at Yumoto Onsen after two miles of snowshoe trekking in Senjyo-ga-hara.
The Yumoto onsen is located at the far end of Oku-Nikko area, and the place is famous in hot spring resort. People visit there to enjoy both ski or snowboard and hot spring bathing. The photos here show Kamakura Matsuri, that means Snow-hut Festival, held at Yumoto onsen in order to promote tourism. Many foreign visitors from Australia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries also visit there to enjoy wonderful nature of Oku-Nikko.
As for the access information for Nikko, try to check here.

snowstorm

snowstorm, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

Heavy snowstorm struck Japan on Saturday. All domestic flights departing from Tokyo were cancelled due to heavy snow. Other all public transportations were also delayed or cancelled.
According to the TV news, more than 400 people were injured by accidents which related by snow. Fortunately, I was safe even I took a walk in snow to take photos of snowy scene.
The image above was taken at a Shinto shrine in my neighbourhood.

Sunset

Sunset, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

Tomorrow will also be fine, I'm sure!

Morning mist

A morning mist  covered low over the river in one severe cold morning. The sunlight comes through a mist and shine softly on the ground.

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.

The peaceful flower garden

The peaceful flower garden, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The Golden Week starts today in Japan. A lot of people will come to this park also. Because, it is now best time to see tulip, grape hyacinth, baby blue-eyes and other flowers.
It is said that 270,000 tulips of 170 species are planted in this park now.
The photos were taken in the Hitachi Seaside National Government Park.

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The hill where Baby Blue-Eyes bloom

The hill where Baby Blue-Eyes bloom, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The image was taken on 25th April at the Hitachi Seaside National Government Park (国営ひたち海浜公園）.
The park has area of 350ha and one of the Japan's National Government Parks. The park area was the Air Force Base in Japanese army during the World War II.

This hill is called "Miharashi-no-oka" which means a hill with a fine view. When we stand on top of the hill, we can enjoy the panoramic view of 360 degrees including the Pacific ocean view. The whole hill is covered with baby blue-eyes in spring, and Kochia (burningbush) and cosmos will cover up the hill in autumn.

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A scene of the water hyacinth field with train

A scene of the water hyacinth field with train, originally uploaded by photoholic's images.

An express train named Spacia, connecting Asakusa (Tokyo) and Nikko or Kinugawa-Onsen, passes through the common water hyacinth field.

taken by Canon EOS 40D with EF-S17-85mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM, 1/320 f/11 ISO400, Aperture Priority AE