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