Hachioji Ginkgo Festival

Whoa! I have not updated this thing since the search for the Rabbit Island in August. I apologize and in a plea for forgiveness I present to you a very small blog post for your bathroom reading pleasure.

I actually don't think I ever posted about The cherry blossoms in the spring, but the Japanese love that time of year -- a perfect excuse to come up with seasonal Starbucks lattes, drink lots of alcohol under the guise of viewing the cherry blossoms (called "hanami"), and possibly writing haikus if you're into that sort of thing.

This post is actually about the fall version of hanami, called "koyo". It's when tons of people travel all over to take pictures of the colorful foliage in the fall. Some places further away are thought to be better than others, but I chose to go more local and in November I ended up going to the Hachioji Ginkgo Festival. In this part of Tokyo the streets are lined with ginkgo trees that shed beautiful golden leaves ALL OVER THE PLACE. If it weren't for the thousands of people trampling them it'd be a pretty awesome ground covering goldness extravaganza. 

On to my photos!