muikabochi 208 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Another fine day here, perhaps not as clear as it had been earlier in the week but the sun was out. We had a bit of a drive into Yuzawa. First up was Daigenta Canyon. After seeing something strange going on in a field on the way... http://www.snowjapanforums.com/index.php/topic/21829-something-strange-going-on-in-a-field-in-yuzawa-today/ And then on to a lovely temple, Kankouji, in Ishiuchi. Between Ishiuchi Maruyama and the mega-resort Ishiuchi Hanaoka actually, so right there in Paradise Alley. Small but lovely place. Time for more temple shots! Link to post Share on other sites
hellyer 216 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 Thanks Muika - awesome shots Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 26, 2012 Author Share Posted May 26, 2012 I just love walking round the temples, taking it all in and and taking pics ( if you couldn't work that out yet ). So picturesque and so many great angles etc. And the trees.... oh the trees! Link to post Share on other sites
Karnidge 2 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 I love enjoying time around temples and gardens as well. They can be so pretty. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted May 26, 2012 Share Posted May 26, 2012 are there a lot of swimming spots on the rivers around your area, Muika? Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Hmm. None that I know of or can think of, actually. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Hey muika, is that top shot 'stitched together'? It doesn't look it, but it is rather wide. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Very nice. In the "temple shots", you can just about make out the temple in one of them! From the leaves, that looks like some kind of kohauchiwa maple. For a Japanese maple, its got very light silver bark. Its also very very big! Link to post Share on other sites
muikabochi 208 Posted May 27, 2012 Author Share Posted May 27, 2012 Thanks. While I do quite like trees, I don't know their names. Gg, it's one photo with a very wide lens, I just cropped some bits off the top and bottom. Link to post Share on other sites
best skier in hakuba 5 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I like that 'fukuzatsu' kind of scenery that you obviously do muika. Like the second photo. So many beautiful places. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 This is a great book for learning to spot trees in Japan. I originally found it in the local library. Its full of life size photos of leaves and is really well indexed so you can usually find the right one pretty quick. http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E5%8E%9F%E5%AF%B8%E5%9B%B3%E9%91%91-%E8%91%89%E3%81%A3%E3%81%B1%E3%81%A7%E3%81%8A%E3%81%BC%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B%E6%A8%B9%E6%9C%A8-%E6%BF%B1%E9%87%8E-%E5%91%A8%E6%B3%B0/dp/4760127801/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1338180497&sr=8-1 We've got a garden and put some trees in, so that bumped up my interest in them. Hopefully we'll get to put some more in this year. Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherLocklearRocks 1 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Thanks for all your trip reports, muikabochi. Always like seeing them and looking on with a bit of envy! Link to post Share on other sites
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