Ueda Castle (上田城) in a glorious pale yellow autumn colour of an Iccho (Gingko) tree. This castle has an oblique but interesting connection to the Battle of Sekigahara ( 関ヶ原の戦 ) in 1600 that paved the way for Tokugawa Bakufu / Tokugawa Shogunate that continued until Meji Restoration in 1868.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
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The leaves on gingko tree in meiji-jingu gaien also turns into yellow little by little...fufu
ReplyDeleteI wish I could see them at Meiji Jingu. They must be really beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWhen I will see those yellow Iccho and red Maples at Meiji Jingu and other equally beautiful places I will say like Master Basho:
ReplyDelete松島やああ松島や松島や
Perhaps not so elegantly but similarly. Not by words but deep inside me!
Nepali Basho, Lochan.
ReplyDelete今日は日本語しか書けない・・
ReplyDeleteこんばんわ！惠子です。メールを送ったつもりが、送れてなかった。ごめんなさい。
どうしているかと、ここに来てみました。
明治神宮の美しい紅葉が見られるといいのですが、11月の遅い時期は、どうかしら？
日本語の勉強がわりに、翻訳してみてください。
お誕生日にカードとプレゼントを贈ってみました。
届いてるといいけど・・・
See you soon !!