Momijidani Park on a Beautiful Day

Seeing Miyajima with fresh eyes - 9

Larry Knipfing Apr 08, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>What a great place for a rest or for a picnic</p>

<p>Maple leaves floating in the park's fish pond</p>

<p>The maples in all their glorious hues</p>

<p>Some of the trees in the park are very big and tall</p>

<p>While they were taking photos of the leaves, others were taking photos of them</p>

<p>Enjoying the view while waiting for customers</p>

Momijidani Park is beautiful year round, but imagine how much MORE beautiful it was on a beautiful day in late November when its Japanese Maples were at their peak. Gorgeous! The park was crowded, but that was okay - everyone was looking up, up, up at the colorful leaves. Stay and have a picnic, or just enjoy strolling through. Or keep walking through the park until you come to the ropeway that will take you halfway up to Mt. Misen.

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Larry Knipfing @larry.knipfing

Born on Long Island, New York in 1958, I have spent the last 30 years of my life living in Japan, and enjoying every minute of it! I especially love photography, and Japan is definitely one of the most beautiful places in the world to photograph! My other love is fiction writing and I have pub...