TOJO TOWN, HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE, JAPAN
The view from the top of Mt. Takuhi (21/10/07)
5th December 2007
I live in a place called Tojo, nestled nicely 310 metres above sea level in a basin surrounded by mountains in the north-western corner of Hiroshima Prefecture, 2km from the Okayama Prefecture border and bordering Tottori and Shimane Prefectures in the North. Over the last 6 months I have experienced spring, summer, autumn and now the beginning of what is going to be a rather cold winter. I have watched the evergreen trees deepen in colour, the new green colours of spring come out, and the kouyou (autumn leaves) which was very beautiful this year. Over the last couple of weeks the temperature has dropped suddenly with the cold air flowing down from Siberia in the north taking the temperature below zero some nights.
24th October, afternoon shot of Tojo Town
With Tojo being located in a basin with a river flowing through it, the months of Autumn with humid air and colder nights tend to form a thick blanket of fog on most mornings which gradually thins out lifting completely by mid-late morning. The photos below, all taken from around the same spot, show the morning scenery over the last few months.
24th July, 8am, a clear blue summers sky
22nd October, 8:15am, thin layer of morning fog lifting
7th November, 8:11am, heavy morning fog
The 2 photos below show the view of Tojo town from my place.
21st October, 10am, morning fog pretty much gone!
7th November, 8am, thick morning fog blanketing Tojo!
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