November, 2020 | Japanese Countryside Travel Notes

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deep Nakatsugawa Valley with bright autumn leaves

The normal tourist overlooks here, but those who love the countryside cannot. You can enjoy the autumn colors even from the bridge, but for those with good legs, let’s go down the deep valley 15min for one way.

Gallery (click phtos)

nakatsugawa valley bridge

nakatsugawa valley under the bridge

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nakatsugawa valley viewpoint

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Panoramic view of Onogawa and Akimoto Lake (click photos)

On the way to Nakatsugawa Valley, Bandai-Azuma Lake Line(road) runs along the ridge. The mountains colored in autumn colors looked like broccoli !

onogawa lake

onogawa lake broccoli

onogawa lake viewpoint

akimoto lake

tou no hetsuri shrine — Go back to itinerary

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Urabandai Goshiki-Numa Ponds(Five colors ponds) walk

‘Red Pond’ in literary among Goshiki-NumaPonds is not real red. The color of Hell Ponds in Beppu Hot spring (Oita prefecture) reproduces the color more faithfully. Five colors here mean that various colors can be found depending on the weather and season, etc. Its color is due to the reflection of particles of the melted mineral matter.

To save time, recommend to use a bus for one way. Return to Goshiki-Numa entrance / Urabandai-Kogen by bus (to Inawashiro / Kitakata for each) to pick up the parked car there. Check in advance a time table of bus available per about one hour. In case go forward to the other starting point taking a bus immediately after parking a car.