Most of these are self explanatory.... snow.
They are on the way to and from Hanaoka onsen, on the Hanawa sen,
at the main shrine in Higashi Odate and in the backyard.
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| No space for overtaking - a woman on the way to the onsen. |
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| The land in this area has subsided a lot due to mine subsidence. The river is higher than some of the land on the behind the river bank. |
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| Hanaoka onsen |
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| Photos from the Hanawa sen |
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| the backyard |
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| the backyard |
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| This tree should feel quite appreciative. |
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| particularly if it compared itself to this one... |
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| I guess this tree, beautiful as it is, was not coddled as a sappling. |
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| tying on omikuji If you don't pull out good luck, you can always go back for another one... well not really, but it didn't stop Hiro's niece. She changed her luck from small luck to big luck so I guess I can only commend her initiative. |
