Nogawa Park and Musashino Park (November 24th)

 

The maple leaves were colorful in Musashino Park.

   It was cloudy this morning, but we just quickly went to check the fall color in our neighborhood.
Both in Nogawa Park and Musashino Park, we found quite a few colorful trees; maples, Ginkgo trees and Zelkova serrata (Keyaki).

野川公園、武蔵野公園に行ってきました。
イチョウやカエデ、ケヤキが色づいてきれいでしたよ。

 

Ginkgo tree in Nogawa Park.

 

Winter cherry blossoms were blooming.

 

冬桜が満開でした。

 

Orange leaves of Zelkova serrata (Keyaki).

 

Zelkova serrata (Keyaki).

 

Cedrus deodara (Himalayan cedar).

ヒマラヤスギの花？がたくさん…花粉がたっぶり含まれてました。

 

武蔵野公園のカエデも紅葉しています。

 

Ginkgo tree in Musashino Park.

 

There were quite a few red maple trees in Musashino Park.

Mitake (November 18th)

 

The maples were red at Mitake Sta.

     After we walked around at the Nippara area in Okutama, we took the train to Mitake sta. and walked by the Tama river.  The big Ginkgo tree turned yellow and maples were red there.
     We kept walking till we got to Ozawa Sake brewery at Sawai, where we tasted a cup of Sake.  I had Yuzu-citrus-flavored Sake.

日原散策の後は、御岳渓谷周辺に立ち寄りました。御嶽のランドマーク、大銀杏もきれいに黄葉していました。カエデも先週よりさらに赤く色づいています。沢井の小澤酒造では、柚子フレーバーのお酒をテイスティングしました。日本酒で仕込んだ梅酒「ぷらり」の方が、自分は好みかな…

 

駅前の橋から大銀杏を見下ろす。

 

The view from the bridge near Mitake sta.

 

The maple leaves were beautiful through the sunlight.

 

The red maple leaves with the yellow Ginkgo on the background.

 

The Mitake's landmark, The Big Ginkgo Tree.

 

今年もきれいな銀杏の黄葉が見られました。

 

なかなかきれいに撮れました。

 

The colors were amazing!

 

The big Ginkgo tree from the different angle.

 

コンビニ近くの見事な紅いカエデ。

Nippara in Okutama (November 18th)

 

Ginkgo (Ichou) tree turned yellow at a shrine near Okutama Sta.

      We went to see some fall colors in the Nippara area, Okutama, and in the Mitake area, Ome.  Here are the pictures taken in the Nippara area.  We walked from Higashi Nippara bus stop to Kawanori-bashi bus stop. 

奥多摩は日原方面を散策してきました。稲村岩を眺めた後、川乗橋まで歩きながら、紅葉を楽しんできました。この日も、電車は満員状態でした。

 

The view from the bridge near Okutama Sta.

 

Inamura-iwa (rock) near Higashi Nippara bus stop.

The leaves are all gone near the top of the mountains.

 

We found some beautiful red maples here and there.

 

Interesting contrast of colors.

 

The brick-color leaves of Taxodium distichum (Raku-u-shou).

 

 

It felt nice to walk in the colorful leaves.

 

 

At Kawanori-bashi bus stop.

 

Lovely blue flower of Gentiana scabra var. buergeri (Rindou).