It’s November. Three lovely ladies invite you to go along on a weekend trip to Izu. The fall colors are bound to be beautiful. What do you do?
You go.
On the expressway. Heading for Izu. No, I’m not driving.Maples at Okunoin Temple.
Kukai (Kobo Daishi) came to what’s now Okunoin Temple in 791 A.D, to meditate by this little waterfall. If he looks a little stiff, well, it’s been well over a thousand years.
The signboard didn’t say so, but I imagine old Kukai was mesmerized by the water ringlets, too. Persimmons growing near Okunoin Temple.In the center of Shuzenji.
Person to person, just the way I like it.
The river in Shuzenji.
Shuzenji Temple.Jizo statues in Shuzenji Temple.
Shuzenji Temple
Shuzenji TempleRainbow. From the Toi Ferry Terminal.
Toi, on the coast. Evening sky.
Sunset in Toi.Rainbow morning in Toi.
Joren Falls.
Rooftop of fish hut near Joren Falls.Sky.Near Joren Falls. Excellent Persimmon Dreams.The Odoriko “Izu Dancer” Trail . . . near the location of the opening scene of Kawabata’s “The Izu Dancer”
Thank you, ladies!
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