November 26, 2011

Nagatoro & Mitsumine-guchi, Chichibu (November 26th)


The view from the rocks at Iwadatami in Nagatoro, Chichibu.
長瀞の岩畳からの紅葉。

We went to Nagatoro in the Chichibu area, Saitama for the first time.
We had heard about the place, but it takes more than 2 hours from here, so we had never tried the area before.
We took the special express from Tokorozawa and the express was pretty comfortable.
When we got Nagatoro station, it was pretty cold. Walking in ten minutes or so, we got to the famous spot called "Iwadatami" by the river. You can ride a boat there, but we didn't try this time and just enjoyed walking by the river on the rocks of Iwadatami.
We kept going to Tsuki-no-ishi Momiji Park near Kami Nagatoro station and we found lots of nice red maple trees there. From there we went back to Nagatoro and had lunch and then went to Mitsutouge-guchi station by the train on Chichibu line.

初めて秩父の長瀞に行ってきました。
横瀬には一度、行ったことがあったんですが、秩父までは今回が初めてです。
長瀞は川下りが有名だと思うのですが、寒いので今回は乗船せず、岩畳を歩きながら、月の石もみじ公園まで散策。この周辺には赤いカエデが沢山あって、きれいでした。
再び長瀞駅周辺に戻り、蕎麦屋さんでお昼ご飯(二人ともうどんを頂きましたが…)。
それから、三峰口まで急行電車で行ってきました。駅周辺を散策するにとどまりましたが、今度は大滝方面まで行ってみたいと思いました。
埼玉の土地勘が全くないので、自分がどの辺にいるのか、電車に乗りながら、全く想像がつかなかったです…。


The blue sky reflected on the surface of the river.
水面に映る青空がきれいでした。


The fall color by the river.


There were quite a few people enjoying the boat ride.






At Tsuki-no-ishi Momiji Park.
There were nice red maple trees.


月の石もみじ公園。ライトアップもされるようです。
やっぱり太陽光越しがきれいです。




The red maple leaves on the ground.








We went back to the river and walked back to Nagatoro station.


The Iwadatami area by the river.
We walked on the rocky area.


色合いの一番きれいな一角。


The fall colors by the river and the boat.


We had Sansai Udon noodles at the Soba restaurant "Hayashi".
The noodles were so tasty!
手打ちのうどんがプリンとしてて、おいしかった。


Nagatoro Station on Chichibu Line.
ノスタルジックな長瀞駅。ここから羽生方面に行くのも面白そう。
ここから急行に乗って、三峰口へ。


The view from the bridge near Mitsumine-guchi station.


The water in the river was so clear and really beautiful.


The mountains were yellow and orange.


The view of Mt. Bukou.

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