Photo Gallery
For 16 days we visited many “Koyo” sights in Japan. There were temples, gorges, cities, lake, villages and many others.
Mt Fuji Lakes & Surrounding
Sunset at Lake Yamanaka
Mt Fuji as seen from Lake Kawaguchi
Mount Fuji as seen from eastern side ofLake Kawaguchi
Maple Corridor of Lake Kawaguchi
Maple Corridor at Lake Kawaguchi
Maple Corridor at Lake Kawaguchi
Maple Corridor
Songokuhara Pampas Grass Field
Songokuhara Pampas Grass Field
Songokuhara Pampas Grass Field at Sunset
Mt Fuji as seen from Owakudani, Great Boiling Valley
Hot spring water running down a stony stream
Owakudani, Great Boiling Valley
Owakudani, Great Boiling Valley
Lake Asahi passing Torii Gate of Hakone Shrine
Tourist Pirate Ship of Lake Asahi
Torii Gate of Hakone Shrine at Lake Ashi
Another Torii Gate of Hakone Shrine
Hakone Shrine at Lake Ashi
Purification Basin, Nine headed Dragon
Hakone Shrine
Gorges and Ruins
Stunning view along the river bed of Korankei Gorge
Taigetsukyo Bridge of Korankei Gorge
Walking Path on the left side of the Gorge
At top of stairs of Kojakuji Temple
Yellow, Yellow everywhere
Traditional houses
A sancturary in the gorge
Koyo colour just before sun set
The lighted Korankei Gorge
Taigetsukyo Bridge night view
The fiery red of Keisoku-ji Temple
Stunning koyo color of Keisoku-ji Temple
Keisoku-ji temple ground
The setting sun turn the leaves fiery red
At the base of the gorge
Base of gorge
Awamata Falls (Awamata no taki) of Yorokeikoru Gorge
Ancient Towns & Villages
Start of Magome Post Town
Traditional houses at Magome Post Town
Magome Post Town
Magome Post Town , a beautifully preserved town
Magome Post Town
Narai Post Town
A hot afternoon at Narai Post Town
Narai Post Town
A rustic Gassho-Zukuri Traditional Farmhouse
Traditional Farmhouse and paddy patch
Gassho-Zukuri Traditional Farmhouse
Shirakawa-go Historical Village from a high viewing platform
Shirakawago Historical Village
Jigokudani Snow Monkey
Enroute to the Snow Monkey Park
Snow Monkey without snow!
A monkey’s life – Relaxing and dreaming
Searching for food in the hot spa
Plentiful of nuts and seeds in the water
Eat and clean at the same time?
The water is nice and warm
Driving for food
Nice and warm
“Get out of the pool!”
Monkey and Yat Thong
Ignoring the Human
Monkeying around
No monkey to play with
There are food on land too
Kyoto in Autumn
Enroute to Fushimi Inari Taisha
Main Building of Fushimi Inari Taisha
Alerting the deities
The many thousands Torii Gates of Fushimi Inari Taisha
Main entrance of Kiyomizu-dera
A secret garden in Kiyomizu-dera?
Main Hall and the attached Kiyomizu Stage
The Main Hall and the attached veranda (Kiyomizu Stage)
Three storied Pagoda
Enroute to Eikando Temple
The garden of Eikando Temple
Karamon Gate of Eikando Temple
Beautiful ground of Eikando Temple
Autumn colors of Eikando temple
Golden Pavilion
Golden Pavilion sitting in the beautifully landscaped pond
The other side of the Golden Pavilion
A close up view of the Golden Pavilion
Kyoto (Outer) in Autumn
Togetsu-Kyo at the base of Arashimyama mountain
A young geisha and I
Katsura River
Sunset over Bamboo Forest
Ninose-cho Station
Eizan Railway at Ninose-cho Station
Outer Torii gate of Hiyoshi Taisha
Lighted path to Hiyoshi Taisha
Hakusan Shrine at Hiyoshi Taisha
Beautiful Autumn Night at the Taisha
Inner Torii gate of Hiyoshi Taisha
Makino Metasequoia
Fruit Farm, Makino Picland
Romance in the air
Metasequoia road of Makino Picland
Metasequoia road of Makino Picland
Kanazawa Palace Garden
A beautiful fall in the garden
Komon Bridge
Brilliant yellow foliages
Gankou-Bashi Flying Geese Bridge
Bridge in the Garden
Freshly drop yellow leaves
A stunning sight
Uchihashi-tei Tea house
Kotoji Stone Lantern
Stone lantern
Yellow yellow everywhere
Shed at Yamazaki-yama hill
Setting sun
Reflective pond
Autumn in Tokyo
Icho Namiki in Autumn
Icho Namiki
Icho Namiki and I
Yellow yellow everywhere
Bed of ginko leaves
Internet surfing on a yellow carpet of leaves at Yoyogi park
Mount Yoshino
Thickly carpeted ground of crisp dried autumn leaves
Undisturbed beauty of Mount Yoshino
Late autumn at Mount Yoshino
Yoshino Town Entrance
Ryokan at Yoshino Town
Traditional houses at Yoshino town
Yoshino Town
Compound in Chikurin-in Temple
Garden in Chikurin-in Temple
Chikurin-in Temple
Kinpusenji Temple