Minoo Waterfall 1
OK. This was the first trial and I must admit it was a little bit premature one. The real Koyo (autumn leaves) will be in 1 or rather 2 weeks. Another important point – if you really want to take some nice shots – go early (before noon). The Minoo river valley is very, very narrow one and at 3 p.m. (the time I arrived) more than 90% was in deep shadow.
Just a little bit traveling information. If you are starting your trip from Kobe take Hankyu from Sannomiya and chnage at Juso (23 min. with the rapid train). Take the train in direction to Ishibashi (around 15 min.). At Ishibashi change again and take the Minoo Hankyu line for 3 stations (or 6 min.). This is. The movies are from the Minoo line (I filmed all the three stations). This is from Ishibashi to Sakurai:
This is from Sakurai to Makiochi stations (you can see for a first time the mountain here just after the turn):
In this one we finally arrive at Minoo:
Here are the photos.
As I said most of them were taken in deep shadow so I had to boost the contrast (so they look closer to what I saw with my own eyes). And again – go earlier (before noon) if you really want to take great shots.
I took pictures and from the waterfall itself but it was too late and they are definitely not worthful showing (especially for such beautiful waterfall as Minoo). I will show though some pictures from the roadside pubs and small restaurants (izakayas) which you can find especially toward the end of the road (just before the waterfall).
In this one I spent a pleasant hour with a bunch of ojiisans who invited me to join them in the very moment I ordered o-sake. I don’t think you can feel lonely in Japan. If you do – just go to a bar and you’ll got a company immediately – that’s guarantee :)
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Sri, diam-diam ternyata….. Rruar biasa….
Bagus-bagus banget Sri, tulisan dan foto2nya….
Miranda