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I want to see those bald cypress trees again. Just for that thought alone

Kiyoca

I want to go see that tree again.
With just that thought in mind, I headed to Shinjuku Gyoen for just one hour.

Shinjuku Gate just past 9:00 AM. The brilliant yellow of the ginkgo trees was shining✨

Most people went to the left after entering the gate,
heading toward these ginkgo and maple trees.

I went in the opposite direction of the crowd, turning right immediately after entering the gate.
Many of the visitors were from overseas...
I hope Japanese people will visit too☺️

Soon, I arrived at today's destination...

A place that captured my heart when I visited two years ago.

A spot where bald cypress trees and dawn redwoods face each other.
Last time, the autumn colors were advanced and it was a brown space, but today it was a world of many colors.
Bathed in the morning sun, it was sparkling and had become a fantastical place.

Lots of aerial roots.
On the other side of the path, pink, pink.

I sat down on a bench and watched for a while, listening to the morning chirping of many birds.

Like stained glass.
What a luxurious cafe time. I bought this at a bakery in front of the station, having decided to eat it.

When people come to this place, regardless of race or nationality, everyone stops for a moment.
Perhaps the sensibility of feeling that beautiful things are beautiful is universal.

Rather than just being able to come here again... the colorful feeling made it feel like a different place than last time.

I have a little more time, so I decided to go to one more place and started walking.

Next time, the dawn redwoods should be colored too.

I walked through the Mother and Child Forest. It's my favorite area because it feels the closest to nature.

Last time, I also walked along a path of light like this.
Like maki-e lacquerware, like stained glass.

The place I wanted to go was at the opposite corner of the park. I had to walk for a while.
I passed through the Japanese garden on the way.

It is pruned into an interesting shape.

I used to love visiting temples and gardens in Kyoto. I still do, to some extent, but...
(I apologize to all the gardeners, but) these days I am more drawn to trees that are dynamic, irregular, and not so manicured.
In Japanese gardens, I don't linger; I just keep walking.

It seems to be a tree called Tamukeyama.
The brocade of maple leaves, at the will of the gods...

Tamukeyama
A type of maple tree known for its delicate, lace-like leaves and powerful trunk

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden Nature Information (X)

I arrived at my other destination, the London plane tree avenue.

Last time, I sat on a bench in that row over there.
I like to take pictures by letting the light shine through them.

Today, I sat on a bench in the shade. It wasn't because it was hot or anything like that, but I wanted to view the avenue from a spot where it looked like it was sparkling.

Today, I think I was in the mood to watch things sparkling from a little bit of a distance, rather than being in the light myself. That's what I thought.

I should head home soon.
I look back one last time. Beautiful...
A sky without a single cloud.
Kobuku-zakura cherry blossoms? The branches are swaying in the wind...
What everyone was using as a subject was
a bright red maple.

Yesterday, I suddenly remembered the bald cypress that had turned color.
It was featured on the garden's Instagram, too...
I want to see it again. That's all I thought.
Just for that feeling, I came here.

I want to see it again when the autumn colors have progressed a little more.

My last visit was in 2023. ↓