Today we were bussed north for several hours to see Nikko and its shrines. And as a wonderful bonus, the autumn colours were fabulous. I had not realised that the forests were a mix of conifers and the maples showed up against a background of dark green.
The shrines were very bling, pile on the gold leaf. But there were some lovely carved wooden panels.
In amongst the shrines, there was a coffee shop in a courtyard and the courtyard was occupies by a show of chrysanthemums. The big ones. I have never seen any as big as these. But no I am not going to start growing them. They look difficult, not least because the heads were so heavy that each flower had its own support.
Back at 1900 hours and we all slept on the bus back.
Gotta love those Japanese mums! We tried to grow some, but where we live, the humidity is too low, and the wind often to high...
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