"KouYou" `Red leaves`

November/2002

The weather has turned cold for the last few weeks. But we had worn short-sleeved T shirts in October because it had been warm everyday.
There are hour seasons in Japan. Every season have determined periods of time and we change our clothes with each season. We usually start wearing long sleeved shirts in September. But this year we thought the autumn wouldn't come early because it hadn't been cold at all. We felt it was very cold a few weeks ago. So we put our thick coats in a fluster. And leaves rapidly brought new colors to the mountains. It actually started two weeks early than usual.
I heard Kyoto was very crowded last week. I thought trees of the ARASHI-YAMA must bear beautiful colors.