Okama lake at Mount Zaō (蔵王山); October 2007; Mt. Zao is Japan's most active volcano. Okama lake is also known as goshiki numa or five-color pond, because it changes color frequently.

Visit to Yamagata October 2007 http://suisekiart.com/2008/06/12/goshiki-numa/

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jtroth > Hideko Metaxas; October 2004 at the Yamato Bonsai Club show; Interpreting for Masahiko Kimura, the visiting bonsai demonstrator.

Hideko-san is an expert in the Japanese cultural arts of ikebana, suiseki, and bonsai and is in demand around the world to lecture and also interpret for visiting Japanese artists.

Hideko-san arranged for us to visit her sister's family (the Iwatas) in her hometown of Yamagata.

jtroth > Okama lake at Mount Zaō (蔵王山); October 2007;

Mt. Zao is Japan's most active volcano. Okama lake is also known as goshiki numa or five-color pond, because it changes color frequently.

jtroth > Mt. Zaō (蔵王山); October 2007

Down in the valley, the trees were just starting to show their fall color. Up here on the mountain they were already getting ready for the long winter.

jtroth > Janet climbing the 1015 steps to Yama-dera; Yamagata; October 2007

If you go there, wear your comfortable shoes!

$jtroth > Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007\ The rock of the mountain has been cut away over the centuries to make room for the various buildings and shrines of Yamadera.$

jtroth > Detail of a temple at Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007

jtroth > Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007

The formal name of the temple is Ryūshaku-ji (立石寺), which means standing rock temple.

jtroth > Ikuko Iwata and Janet at the top of Yamadera; Yamagata; October 2007

It's a long climb, but well worth it.

jtroth > Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007

Okama lake at Mount Zaō (蔵王山); October 2007;

Mt. Zao is Japan's most active volcano. Okama lake is also known as goshiki numa or five-color pond, because it changes color frequently.