Autumn in Mitake Gorge

(Leaf 40) – Reflection

 

It only takes an hour or two by train to get from where we live in Tokyo to the upper reaches of the Tama-gawa. The Tama is a river which flows from the hills and mountains to the west of the city between Tokyo and Kanagawa. I like to think of the area as the foothills of Mount Fuji, which can often be seen rising above the skyline in the gaps between the wooded peaks and ridges thereabouts. An escape from the urban environs. It’s a nice place to go walking, especially in the spring and autumn seasons when the weather is cooler.

 

 

 

AUTUMN IN MITAKE GORGE

 

Stopping to chat to a couple

(like us, but older),

coming the other way.

 

Together,

admiring the red maple leaves

along the Tama-gawa.

 

 

All photographs by Tim Chamberlain