Sunday May 27, 2012

Autumn in Nikko

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Autumn in Nikko
PHOTO BY MASA

Autumn foliage brightens up the grounds of Tosho-gu, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu in Nikko. Parts of the shrine are designated National Treasures of Japan and Important Cultural Properties.

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    cactusJack

    Japan has 4 seasons!

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    societymike

    wow... AWESOME PIC!!! Wish I could get a high-res copy.

  • 1

    AquArin Chan Daisan

    wish can go to japan in autumn season :(

  • 1

    Tigerta9

    Gorgeous!

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    Foxie

    It is really beautiful at night too when they light up the autumn foliage.

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    cdanr

    @societymike

    wow... AWESOME PIC!!! Wish I could get a high-res copy.

    http://www.japantoday.com/images/size/x/2011/11/nikko.jpg

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    JeffLee

    Nice, but I have to wonder whether color saturation was added during the editing.

    • Moderator

      Nothing was added during editing.

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    wontond

    I love Japan in the fall.

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    smithinjapan

    Japan can be an absolutely beautiful place at times. This is a nice picture. I hope to go out and see a few nice leaf viewing spots, but it depends on the crowds.

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    TakahiroDomingo

    most beautiful autumn in japan. hope for a sunny weekend to see this with my own eyes.

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    the_harper

    Beautiful! Autumn is the one season I haven't experienced in Japan.

    @JeffLee - if the saturation was increased, the grass would look unnaturally green, and it doesn't. Japanese maples really do look bright red sometimes - especially if backlit by a bright sky.

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    Antonios_M

    I agree. Autumn in Japan is amazing. Best weather, not crowded anywhere you go, amazing colors and the sense of "melancholy" that creates such a bittersweet taste about the meaning of life, etc.

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    herefornow

    Agree, autumn in Japan is beautiful. I tried to visit Nikko at least every other year during the fall. Simply spectacular. Especially if you get lucky and it snows on the mountain tops. Nikko, IMO, is the epitome of what Japan's great history and culture are all about. (Although saying Nikko is "not crowded" in the fall is a bit of a stretch. Seems like Toshogu was full of groups with their little flags.)

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    LoveNot

    Romantic, melancholic, sweet, nostalgic...autumn is the favorite season of all poets and romantic people gorgeous picture, lovely view, incredible place!

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    BurakuminDes

    not crowded anywhere you go,

    Big call there, Antonios! The locals in this joint - especially the hordes of oldies - just love the Autumn "changing colour leaves"! I've almost had to fight my way past the hordes in some places! I love spring and summer here best, but yes Autumn is very photogenic.

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    papigiulio

    nice shot :)

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    John Becker

    The fact that most of the trees in Nikko are evergreen means that these flashes of color are all the more dramatic. Just beautiful.

    @the_harper: most image editing software allows for adjusting the saturation of individual colors independently, so the reds could be bumped up without affecting the greens. That's not to say the photographer did that in this case.

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    YuriOtani

    Remember going there for a school trip. It is a very lovely place.

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    Jannetto

    Love Nikko any time, but autumn is spectacular. @ cactusJack - don't you mean ONLY Japan has four seasons? That's what I've been hearing for over 20 years so it must be true.

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    miyazawa3

    I still could not go there. Beautiful...

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    Serrano

    I've seen Nikko in autumn only once, I hope to see it again someday, probably not this year though.

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