Autumn Leaves

Craigが今年の紅葉について書いてくれました。
ちょーっとアップが遅くなりましたが
「もう紅葉は終わってる！」なんて言わず
読んでみて下さいね♪
読みながら、東京の綺麗な紅葉を思い浮かべて見て下さい。

In the Tokyo area, the mountains, forests and
parks right now are covered in beautiful red,
orange, yellow, brown and green trees. Yes,
now it is time for autumn leaves and
the best time to see them in this area is until
the end of November or early December.

I went to Mount Takao yesterday to go hiking
and see the changing leaves. Many people of all
ages were there taking photos of the bright red
Japanese maple leaves and golden
yellow ginkgo leaves. Mount Takao is
in Tokyo, so it doesn’t take long to get there.
The mountain is also easy to climb – You can
ride a cable car or chairlift halfway up if you like!
There is also an interesting temple and monkey
park on the mountain. Souvenir shops
were selling momiji manju, ginkgo nuts
and other food.

Other famous places to see autumn leaves near
Tokyo are Nikko, Hakone, Kamakura or around
the Fuji five lakes. Some places in Tokyo also
have beautiful trees, like Yoyogi Park and
Rikugien near Komagome station, or if you
walk along Icho Namiki, a street connecting
Aoyama Dori and Meiji Jingu Gaein, you can
see 146 magnificent ginkgo trees
which were planted during the Taisho period.

What’s your favorite place to see autumn leaves?

autumn leaves 紅葉
Japanese maple　モミジ
ginkgo イチョウ
souvenir お土産
ginkgo nuts ギンナン
Taisho period 大正時代
magnificent 素晴らしい, 堂々たる

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