2017/11/30

Mostly Inokashira Park and Mitaka Station

Yesterday morning, I had a great run in the morning in my neighborhood.  This may be the last time this season I may have such beautiful autumn colors.  So here are the photos:

Mitaka Station bus rotary on the north side.

The train platform seen from the south side.

A street close from the station.

Back by Inokashira Park - a beautiful red leaves of Japanese maple.

A scene by the western edge of the pond.

A clock shows the time.

The pond with the bridge, swan boats and Metasequoia trees.

Looking towards the steps to the station from Nanai Bridge.

The well pump is still stopped, but the natural spring water is still coming out from the back of the square well.

The area by the zoo.

Gotenyama area of the park.


A trail by Kichijoji-dori street.

The trail by the baseball field.

A crow was having breakfast.

People doing morning exercises by Nishi-En.

A new house construction by the park.


More beautiful leaves of Gotenyama.

Inokashira Benzaiten (Benten) and pond.


Ducks in the pond.

Benten-Bashi Bridge by the Shrine.

A field not the south side of Inokashira Pond.

A photographer was out early.

The pond - so beautiful.

Kanda River by Sankaku Hiroba.


A student hurries to get to Inokashirakoen Station.

A dog walker at Minami-cho 1 chome.

2017/11/25

A Run to Asagaya and Koenji

This morning, I went for a nice long run west - to Asagaya and Koenji.  The weather was very nice.

A gingko tree was being trimmed by Ome Kaido Street.

Asagaya Station seen from the north side.

Volunteers cleaning fallen leaves.


A woman taking a baby to be blessed at the shrine.

A baseball team running in Mabashi Park. - formerly a site of a weather laboratory until it moved to Tsukuba in 1980.

The pond of Mabashi Park.

A cute picture on a fence of a small business.

Bicycles on a Shotengai a bit north of Koenji Station.


Awa Odori Dance posters and shirts on display.

This Izakaya is called Area 51.

 A leaning Japanese pine tree in an alley.

A queue at a store by Asagaya Station.

A very nice entry way of Otaguro Park.

Beautiful leaves in Otaguro Park.

A reflection of leaves in a pond.

More beautiful leaves of Japanese Maple at Odaguro Park.

This was a wonderful run!

2017/11/20

Nagatoro Hiking

My wife and I went to Nagatoro for a nice hiking yesterday.  It was a beautiful day and we thoroughly enjoyed the gorgeous autumn view from atop Mt. Hodosan and the famous gorge.

Hodosan Ropeway Station.

The ropeway car.

The view from the Hodosan Peak Station.

Crazy cherry blossom again.

Oku-no-in (Inner Building) of Hodosan Jinja Shrine at the top of the mountain.

The shrine is surrounded by Japanese cedar trees.

 Beautiful Japanese maple leaves.

Another view from a trail coming down from the mountain.

Beautiful yellow leaves.

The trail looked like this.

We then went down to the gorge - here are Kayakers.

The area was beautiful.

River cruise boats.

There were some rapids.


This area is called Iwadatami (Rock Tatami)


Many people were out enjoying the beautiful autumn day.