Aichi

Iridescent River, Kamikoshi Valley

Rainbow-colored river running through a silent valley

Takako Sakamoto Sep 22, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Iridescent beauty created by a tunnel of multi-colored maple leaves</p>

<p>When you see the faces of people looking up at these red leaves, you'll find their faces are also red, reflecting the color of the red leaves</p>

<p>Gorgeous red leaves in front of a Japanese house standing along prefectural road 364</p>

<p>You have to be very careful when you take photos of autumn foliage...sometimes the colors may mix together and you'll lose all the details</p>

<p>Burning-red maple leaves look like they are actually on fire under the blue sky</p>

<p>As the sun shines through maple leaves, their radiant colors are reflected on the rock surface</p>

<p>Red, blue, vermilion, yellow, green...these primary colors create a beautiful picture with high, strong contrast</p>

<p>Autumn foliage at its peak in this silent valley</p>

<p>The drama nature creates often leaves me speechless!</p>

<p>The Buddhist 'Pure Land Paradise' must look like this! (though I've never seen one)</p>

One day in November, two years ago, I visited Korankei Valley in Aichi prefecture and enjoyed the gorgeous autumn foliage there. But the place was getting more and more crowded by the minute, so I 'evacuated' from Korankei and drove away for about an hour and half. When I dropped in at a restaurant, one of the staff there told me about this 'secret' Kamikoshi Valley. Only a few tourists go deep into the mountain to this place, or rather, most people don't know about it except for well-informed locals. When I stepped into this valley, I was at a loss for words. For a while I forgot even to breathe. The iridescent valley was THAT gorgeous.

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...