The Floridian in me never stops being amazed by seasons. While Spring always makes me happy because it's a sign of warmer weather to come, Fall foliage is a showstopper. One of my favorite things to do in the Fall in New York was to walk around looking at trees, and so I wanted to do the same in Japan.
I took a train to the northern outskirts of Osaka, to Minoo Park. It's listed on many websites as one of the most popular destinations for Fall foliage viewing. And it was REALLY popular. Apparently everyone in Osaka had the same idea as I did this weekend, and we all headed to the same darn place! I couldn't believe the crowds!
Minoo Park featured many food stalls along its nicely paved path, so it wasn't too difficult of a hike. After about 3 km, the path ended in a waterfall. It wasn't the most impressive waterfall I've seen, but it was still nice to be around nature.
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If you look closely, you can see the old ladies frying up
battered maple leaves! Unfortunately the lines were about
20 people deep... I didn't get any! |
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| Pretty Japanese maple trees |
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| Overhead view of some of the beautiful colors |
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| Autumn in Japan! |
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Getting close to the waterfall (you can kind of see
how many people are around!) |
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The waterfall (although it's a bad picture... my
camera is really bad!) |
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| Not all the trees turned color... wonder why? |
It's a shame that all this will disappear in a few weeks, and then it gets cold! Rats!
