“サトリの森” ～ Forever

It was incredibly hot this summer in Tokyo. They were sitting next each other and waiting for autumn to come. Satori was hot!! Even Leila was hot, too!! But.... Finally autumn has come.   The beautiful view of Cosmos flowers  at the Showa-kinen Park   Visiting Nasu-area silence Turning red and yellow  In a ropeway gondola Enjoying dinner at a pension (What is 'pension'? For reference) http://izu-sakuraya.jp/plj-e/index.htm   The pension in daytime The pension we stayed at night                                                                 I loved the atmosphere at night because the pension is the only house around the area.   The house stood out in the darkness.   And I lo...

The last day of our trip, we visited Kamikochi area which we had enjoyed two years ago . Kamikochi is one of the most scenic spots in Japan. Dogs are allowed with you only till Kappa Bridge spot. So it's better to leave them at the cottage or inn at which you are staying. Last time when we visited there, we thought that it would be nice to own land like this in the USA. And this time, we felt the same as we did last time.   We started walking from Taisho-Pond.  Then we headed for Myojin-Pond, but unfortunately we couldn't make it because we were running out of time to go back to the pension(a kind of small inn) where Satori and Leila were waiting. I will show you the pictures.  Maybe less words are needed to explain how beautiful it is.   Tisho Pond(starting point)  Tashiro Pond  Azusa River How clear it is!! Lingering snow over Azusa River And you will encounter many unique flora. ...

Last year, we visited Shirakawa village, which is registered as the World Heritage in Japan. There is another World Heritage village near there. It takes about 15 minutes from Shirakawa village. There are not so many houses as Shirakawa has. So it took only 30 minutes to look around. But it was HOT , HOT , HOT again. Satori was always trying to walk in the shade. But eventually she found a nice way to cool down. This is a farm ditch. The water was really cool. She really loved it. Isn't she cute? After bathing, she seemed happy. The next day, we visited a water fall. "Zengoro no taki" (Mr.Zengoro's water fall) Contrary to the village, we enjoyed being splashed by the water. The area was wonderful for a stroll. We enjoyed the amazing ways the old trees grew. The trees and plants there were very unique. We never see such flora in Tokyo. We walked around as we imagined how those trees created these shapes. After a long walk, ...