After long interruption it is time for a new blog entry.
This time it is from Sasayama (篠山) Hyogo prefecture. It takes around one hour by bus from Kobe – Sannomiya but you can reach it with JR railway also. We stayedd in Unitopia Sasayma (ユニトピアささやま) – a nice hotel with big lake in front (actually the lake was under reconstruction but this didn’t kill the charm of the place at all it just make it look more surreal).
The hotel is situated in a narrow valley and you must walk almost 1 kilometer from the parking before you reach it. All the photos are from this path.
Here is the first one – no photoshop was used in this photo or any other of the rest.
Koyo in its best – the autumn leaves beauty of Japan.
The above pictures are of momiji (紅葉) – the Japanese maple tree. Another spectacular Koyo tree is the Chinese sequoia:
And a small forest of them:
The next pictures are from different momiji trees. Even though they belong to the same area and most probably they are exactly the same species – the variety of colors and their configurations is unbelievable.
Not a momiji tree but still present in every koyo composition (unfortunately forgot the Japanese name):
The momiji, the Chinese sequoia and the satured red bush. What is missing for the Koyo picture to be complete? The parsimon tree of course :) :
Sasayama late November – you can already see frost in the morning:
Another morning shot – the frost was melting under the rays of the sun and transforming into morning mist:
And yet even more Sasayama Koyo photos:
And for the end something different – a little bit of Sakura – a flowering cherry tree and spring snowflake:
Almost forgot – there were many birds in the area. So if you are an ornithologist and decide to visit Sasayama – do not forget to take a camera with you:)
