Gokei Valley
This past Monday, I was able to get away for a brief leaf-peeping excursion in Soja. I ended up in Gokei Valley for the first time, and I was not disappointed. The colors were incredible, and I now understand why that place has a reputation among the locals.
Of course, it wasn’t fun waiting for a parking spot to open up on that narrow road. But at least there is a parking lot, and the traffic was being managed about as well as you could expect. Anyway, it was worth the wait, as you can see.
Bonus picture of Sanjuro at Bitchu-Matsuyama Castle. He popped out of his window to say goodbye at the end of the day!