Autumn in YamagataVisit to Yamagata October 2007 http://suisekiart.com/2008/06/12/goshiki-numa/http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0022-Hideko-edited/308838422_LrMwS-Ti.jpghttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/gallery/5116100_uMMo3/2008-08-07T06:09:54ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugHideko 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 ike ...<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />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 ike ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838422_LrMwS" title="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 ike ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0022-Hideko-edited/308838422_LrMwS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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 ike ..." title="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 ike ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-06-12T09:33:42Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0022-Hideko-edited/308838422_LrMwS-Th.jpg2004-10-16 15:50:51Okama 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 frequentl ...<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />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 frequentl ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#309431134_eTrp8" title="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 frequentl ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0013-Zaou/309431134_eTrp8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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 frequentl ..." title="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 frequentl ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0013-Zaou/309431134_eTrp8-Th.jpg2007-10-28 21:46:38Mt. 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.<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />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.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838482_CCESC" title="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."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0061-Zaou/308838482_CCESC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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." title="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." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0061-Zaou/308838482_CCESC-Th.jpg2007-10-28 22:30:25Janet climbing the 1015 steps to Yama-dera; Yamagata; October 2007
If you go there, wear your comfortable shoes!<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Janet climbing the 1015 steps to Yama-dera; Yamagata; October 2007
If you go there, wear your comfortable shoes!</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#309018287_stFvS" title="Janet climbing the 1015 steps to Yama-dera; Yamagata; October 2007
If you go there, wear your comfortable shoes!"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0112-Yamadera/309018287_stFvS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Janet climbing the 1015 steps to Yama-dera; Yamagata; October 2007
If you go there, wear your comfortable shoes!" title="Janet climbing the 1015 steps to Yama-dera; Yamagata; October 2007
If you go there, wear your comfortable shoes!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0112-Yamadera/309018287_stFvS-Th.jpg2007-10-29 00:35:24Yamadera, 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.<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />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.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838616_xArf6" title="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."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0109-Yamadera/308838616_xArf6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="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." title="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." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0109-Yamadera/308838616_xArf6-Th.jpg2007-10-29 00:33:10Detail of a temple at Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Detail of a temple at Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838559_fR2ZM" title="Detail of a temple at Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0107-Yamadera/308838559_fR2ZM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Detail of a temple at Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007" title="Detail of a temple at Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0107-Yamadera/308838559_fR2ZM-Th.jpg2007-10-29 00:32:41Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007
The formal name of the temple is Ryūshaku-ji (立石寺), which means standing rock temple.<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007
The formal name of the temple is Ryūshaku-ji (立石寺), which means standing rock temple.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838662_uT9Cz" title="Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007
The formal name of the temple is Ryūshaku-ji (立石寺), which means standing rock temple."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0123-Yamadera/308838662_uT9Cz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007
The formal name of the temple is Ryūshaku-ji (立石寺), which means standing rock temple." title="Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007
The formal name of the temple is Ryūshaku-ji (立石寺), which means standing rock temple." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0123-Yamadera/308838662_uT9Cz-Th.jpg2007-10-29 00:42:46Ikuko Iwata and Janet at the top of Yamadera; Yamagata; October 2007
It's a long climb, but well worth it.<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Ikuko Iwata and Janet at the top of Yamadera; Yamagata; October 2007
It's a long climb, but well worth it.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838520_5JSvi" title="Ikuko Iwata and Janet at the top of Yamadera; Yamagata; October 2007
It's a long climb, but well worth it."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0080-Yamadera/308838520_5JSvi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Ikuko Iwata and Janet at the top of Yamadera; Yamagata; October 2007
It's a long climb, but well worth it." title="Ikuko Iwata and Janet at the top of Yamadera; Yamagata; October 2007
It's a long climb, but well worth it." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0080-Yamadera/308838520_5JSvi-Th.jpg2007-10-29 00:11:52Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#309021793_GFz9f" title="Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0120-Yamadera/309021793_GFz9f-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007" title="Yamadera, Yamagata; October 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0120-Yamadera/309021793_GFz9f-Th.jpg2007-10-29 00:39:06Momiji Koen (Maple Garden), Yamagata City; October 2007
This garden is about 380 years old. The koi pond is laid out in the character for "heart" (kokoro 心).<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Momiji Koen (Maple Garden), Yamagata City; October 2007
This garden is about 380 years old. The koi pond is laid out in the character for "heart" (kokoro 心).</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838800_Gpft3" title="Momiji Koen (Maple Garden), Yamagata City; October 2007
This garden is about 380 years old. The koi pond is laid out in the character for "heart" (kokoro 心)."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0135-Momiji-koen/308838800_Gpft3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Momiji Koen (Maple Garden), Yamagata City; October 2007
This garden is about 380 years old. The koi pond is laid out in the character for "heart" (kokoro 心)." title="Momiji Koen (Maple Garden), Yamagata City; October 2007
This garden is about 380 years old. The koi pond is laid out in the character for "heart" (kokoro 心)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0135-Momiji-koen/308838800_Gpft3-Th.jpg2007-10-29 16:02:47Giant Japanese maples in the Momiji Koen (Maple Garden) of Yamagata City; October 2007
The three oldest (and largest) maples in the garden are more than 300 years old.<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Giant Japanese maples in the Momiji Koen (Maple Garden) of Yamagata City; October 2007
The three oldest (and largest) maples in the garden are more than 300 years old.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#312043392_HjRTr" title="Giant Japanese maples in the Momiji Koen (Maple Garden) of Yamagata City; October 2007
The three oldest (and largest) maples in the garden are more than 300 years old."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0163-Momiji-koen-edited/312043392_HjRTr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Giant Japanese maples in the Momiji Koen (Maple Garden) of Yamagata City; October 2007
The three oldest (and largest) maples in the garden are more than 300 years old." title="Giant Japanese maples in the Momiji Koen (Maple Garden) of Yamagata City; October 2007
The three oldest (and largest) maples in the garden are more than 300 years old." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0163-Momiji-koen-edited/312043392_HjRTr-Th.jpg2007-10-29 16:20:33Tea room at the Maple Garden, Yamagata City; Mas, Janet, Tea Master, Mr. Iwata; October 2007
The temple located in the maple garden was originally built by the local daimyo, but is now owne ...<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Tea room at the Maple Garden, Yamagata City; Mas, Janet, Tea Master, Mr. Iwata; October 2007
The temple located in the maple garden was originally built by the local daimyo, but is now owne ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838831_2zqcd" title="Tea room at the Maple Garden, Yamagata City; Mas, Janet, Tea Master, Mr. Iwata; October 2007
The temple located in the maple garden was originally built by the local daimyo, but is now owne ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0169-Momiji-koen/308838831_2zqcd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Tea room at the Maple Garden, Yamagata City; Mas, Janet, Tea Master, Mr. Iwata; October 2007
The temple located in the maple garden was originally built by the local daimyo, but is now owne ..." title="Tea room at the Maple Garden, Yamagata City; Mas, Janet, Tea Master, Mr. Iwata; October 2007
The temple located in the maple garden was originally built by the local daimyo, but is now owne ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0169-Momiji-koen/308838831_2zqcd-Th.jpg2007-10-29 17:04:58Iwata garden; Yamagata City; October 2007
I had never seen this style of lantern before, with natural stones on the top and bottom. I learned that this is a "country-style" lantern that you ...<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Iwata garden; Yamagata City; October 2007
I had never seen this style of lantern before, with natural stones on the top and bottom. I learned that this is a "country-style" lantern that you ...</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#308838722_6XDRk" title="Iwata garden; Yamagata City; October 2007
I had never seen this style of lantern before, with natural stones on the top and bottom. I learned that this is a "country-style" lantern that you ..."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0126-Iwatasan-house/308838722_6XDRk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Iwata garden; Yamagata City; October 2007
I had never seen this style of lantern before, with natural stones on the top and bottom. I learned that this is a "country-style" lantern that you ..." title="Iwata garden; Yamagata City; October 2007
I had never seen this style of lantern before, with natural stones on the top and bottom. I learned that this is a "country-style" lantern that you ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0126-Iwatasan-house/308838722_6XDRk-Th.jpg2007-10-29 15:03:57Large tamari-ishi collected by Mrs. Iwata's grandfather; Iwata family garden, Yamagata City, October 2007<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Large tamari-ishi collected by Mrs. Iwata's grandfather; Iwata family garden, Yamagata City, October 2007</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#312043367_XBaZd" title="Large tamari-ishi collected by Mrs. Iwata's grandfather; Iwata family garden, Yamagata City, October 2007"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0130-Iwatasan-house-edited/312043367_XBaZd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Large tamari-ishi collected by Mrs. Iwata's grandfather; Iwata family garden, Yamagata City, October 2007" title="Large tamari-ishi collected by Mrs. Iwata's grandfather; Iwata family garden, Yamagata City, October 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0130-Iwatasan-house-edited/312043367_XBaZd-Th.jpg2007-10-29 15:10:01Janet with Mr. and Mrs. Iwata in front of their house; Yamagata city; October 2007<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Janet with Mr. and Mrs. Iwata in front of their house; Yamagata city; October 2007</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#309025678_DNTtm" title="Janet with Mr. and Mrs. Iwata in front of their house; Yamagata city; October 2007"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0181-Iwatasan-house/309025678_DNTtm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Janet with Mr. and Mrs. Iwata in front of their house; Yamagata city; October 2007" title="Janet with Mr. and Mrs. Iwata in front of their house; Yamagata city; October 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0181-Iwatasan-house/309025678_DNTtm-Th.jpg2007-10-29 18:14:21Janet and Ikuko at Yamagata Castle; October 2007<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Janet and Ikuko at Yamagata Castle; October 2007</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#312043349_Z87h5" title="Janet and Ikuko at Yamagata Castle; October 2007"><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0202-Yamagata-Castle-edited/312043349_Z87h5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Janet and Ikuko at Yamagata Castle; October 2007" title="Janet and Ikuko at Yamagata Castle; October 2007" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0202-Yamagata-Castle-edited/312043349_Z87h5-Th.jpg2007-10-29 20:23:28Cherry Tree at Yamagata Castle; October 2007
The cherry trees were planted in the 17th-century - they are about 400 years old.<p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com">jtroth</a><br />Cherry Tree at Yamagata Castle; October 2007
The cherry trees were planted in the 17th-century - they are about 400 years old.</p><p><a href="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/5116100_uMMo3#312043321_htpCp" title="Cherry Tree at Yamagata Castle; October 2007
The cherry trees were planted in the 17th-century - they are about 400 years old."><img src="http://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0195-Yamagata-Castle-edited/312043321_htpCp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cherry Tree at Yamagata Castle; October 2007
The cherry trees were planted in the 17th-century - they are about 400 years old." title="Cherry Tree at Yamagata Castle; October 2007
The cherry trees were planted in the 17th-century - they are about 400 years old." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2008-08-07T06:10:11Zjtrothhttp://jtroth.smugmug.comhttp://jtroth.smugmug.com/Travel/Autumn-in-Yamagata/IMG0195-Yamagata-Castle-edited/312043321_htpCp-Th.jpg2007-10-29 20:16:41