Mikajima Inari Shrine

This is the entrance to the Mikajima Inari Shrine.

I think they just re-painted the torii because the red paint was really shiny.

Beware!

A very sturdy looking gate with a sign that says 'Beware of Vicious Dogs.'
The photo is a bit blurry because I was looking out for vicious dogs...

Fields of Green

Cotton candy clouds over a field of tea bushes.

House in the Mirror

Walking along a path between two tea fields.

Summer End

I bit more of those sunflowers. With the sky so dark, it really feels like the summer is coming to an end.

While I was there, I actually played assistant for a very nice cameraman. I got to hold the reflection board while he took photos of the sunflowers. It was fun. He had a really cool Olympus camera.

To Be Your Sunflower

This is one of the many many sunflowers that were planted in the 'Himawari Batake' (sunflower field). I think the number was close to 10,000 sunflowers.

Every year some of the businesses in Tokorozawa get together to plant these sunflowers for its citizens. It's part of their campaign to liven up the city.

Standing in the middle of a sunflower field just gives you a really great feeling.