Showing posts with label Sawai. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sawai. Show all posts

November 18, 2011

Mitake and Sawai (November 18th)


The view from the bridge.
The famous Ginkgo biloba (Ichou) tree by the Tama river has turned yellow.
橋から見下ろすと、御岳渓谷のランドマーク、大銀杏がきれいに色づいていました。

We went to Mitake to see how the big Ginkgo biloba (Ichou) tree by the Tama river looks now.
The tree turned yellow and we also found some red maple trees. It was Friday, but there were quite a few people visiting the area to see some fall colors.

御岳の大銀杏を確認に出かけてきました。
きれいな黄色に色づいています。周辺には、紅く色づいたカエデもあって、なかなかきれいな紅葉を楽しめました。



There were several red maple trees under Mitake bridge.


御岳橋の下には、きれいなカエデが密集していました。








It was so colorful through the sunlight.


向こうには大銀杏が見えています。


御嶽駅に到着したのがお昼ごろ。
本当はお蕎麦を食べてから散策の予定でしたが、ちょうど日差しがいい感じだったので、先に散策しました。


日光を透かした紅葉…やっぱりいいですね。


The red maple tree across the big Ginkgo biloba tree turned red, too.
大銀杏の対岸の紅いカエデ。今年もきれいに色づいていました。


中高年の撮影会の皆さんも、やっぱりここで撮影中でした。


Ginkgo biloba (Ichou).


Red maple and Ginkgo biloba (Ichou).


Ginkgo biloba (Ichou).


Ginkgo biloba (Ichou).
今年もきれいな紅葉と黄葉、楽しませてもらいました。


The Soba noodle restaurant across from the Mitake bus stop, Tamagawa-ya.


We had "Ten-zaru Soba", the Soba noodles with Tempura, for lunch.
天ざるは1400円…ちょっと高めですが、天ぷらが盛りだくさんで、お腹いっぱい。



After lunch, we walked by the river to Sawai.
食後は、沢井まで散策。途中、きれいな紅葉スポットがありました。
沢井では、いつも通り、利き酒所で一杯、お酒を味わってから帰路につきました。

November 14, 2010

Mitake to Sawai (November 14th)


The Ginkgo biloba (Ichou) tree by the Tama River near Mitake Station.

We went to Mitake again. It was cloudy, but we enjoyed walking by the Tama River and seeing fall colors.

昨日に引き続き、御嶽駅周辺を散策してきました。
曇り空でしたが、多摩川沿いには、赤く色づいたモミジもかなりあって、のんびり紅葉を楽しんできました。












The Ginkgo biloba (Ichou) tree by the Tama River near Mitake Station.








Quite a few people were enjoying kayaking.

February 13, 2009

Sawai and Mitake (February 8th)


Shining surface of the water.

We went to Mitake and Sawai to enjoy walking by the Tama river.
We had lunch at a nice Soba restaurant, Tamagawa-ya.
At Sawai, we tasted a little bit of Sake and walked by the river to Ikusabata Sta.


Soba restaurant in Mitake, Tamagawa-ya.


Soba noodles with tempura.


Plum blossoms.


Veronica persica (Oo-inu-no-fuguri)


Tama river.


Salix gracilistyla (Neko yanagi)


Tama river.

November 29, 2008

Sawai and Mitake (November 22nd)


Blue Sky and Red Maple

We went to the Sawai and Mitake area today. The first Okutama Holiday Special was filled with people and we had to keep standing up all the way, so we got a little tired, but as soon as we got off the train at the Sawai station, we felt nice and cool fresh air and really enjoyed it.
It was too early for the Sake tasting place to open, so we walked around the area first. Nice fall colors are here and there and we even found a flower of violet on the way back to the brewery. I had Amazake first and then taste a small cup of Sake. Then walked by the Tama river and enjoyed the beautiful maples and the Ginkgo tree.


View from the bridge near Ozawa brewery.


Viola grypoceras (Tachitsubo Sumire)


Looks like an old Japanese painting.








Shiny seeds of reeds.


The Ginkgo Tree at Mitake.


The Ginkgo Tree at Mitake.


The Ginkgo Tree at Mitake.