With the cold of the past few days, it seems as if someone has flipped the “fall foliage” switch to “on” for the slope extending from below Mt. Midori’s peak down to Daiichi Hanabatake at its midway point. Although in the distance in the photographs and therefore hard to see, leaves of the Sorbus matsumurana communities in the upper Daiichi Hanabatake and upper Minamisawa (popularly known as “Tasuki no Koyo”) have become red in some areas. The coloring is still limited and not widespread; however, it is plain to see that the leaves are turning.
According to the one-month forecast, the weather will be marked by high temperatures and large amounts of rainfall. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether the coloring will continue at this pace.
However, at the present time, it seems like the leaves are turning about one week earlier than last year.
Photos: Mt. Midori’s Daiichi Hanabatake (left) and Minamisawa looking toward “Tasuki no Koyo”
(right) Aug. 26
According to the one-month forecast, the weather will be marked by high temperatures and large amounts of rainfall. Therefore, it is difficult to say whether the coloring will continue at this pace.
However, at the present time, it seems like the leaves are turning about one week earlier than last year.
Photos: Mt. Midori’s Daiichi Hanabatake (left) and Minamisawa looking toward “Tasuki no Koyo”
(right) Aug. 26
