Larch in autumn colour

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. 

Silhouette of trees on the snow

Silhouette of trees on the snow, originally uploaded by photoholic image.

The photo was taken at the snowshoe trekking in Senjyo-ga-hara, Nikko, Japan.
Senjyo-ga-hara is very beautiful and nature-rich place where is an altitude of 4600 feet above sea level.