Relaxing at the River 【Beautiful Japan #20】

Sitting and relaxing on the bank of the river is always enjoyable. Especially in autumn when you have a view like this.

This is one of my favorite places to sit and relax. The city has made concrete seats all along both banks, allowing us to sit easily. And people take advantage of it. Tourists are always sitting along here as are random people who live in the area. At lunch time just about everyone who works within a 10 minute walk of here floods into the area and eats along these steps.

The river here is the Oto River (乙川) which was a pretty important river back in the day when a certain quota of rice had to be sent to Edo.

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Don't miss the other great photos in the Beautiful Japan photo series!

1. The Shogun's Keep
2. Gate to the Shogun's Shrine
3. The Golden Torii
4. Across the Universe
5. To Walk With You Under the Cherry Blossoms
6. I Once Knew This Place
7. Okazaki Tenmangu Shrine
8. The White Walls of Zui'nenji
9. Curious Kitsune Watches
10. Meeting Place of the Kitsune
11. What a Blur
12. The Watcher at the Shrine
13. Giant Torii in Road
14. Resting Leaves
15. The Family that Drinks Together, Stays Together
16. Fire in the Sky
17. The Streets of Takayama
18. Red Path
19. Fading Japan

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	David LaSpina is an American photographer lost in Japan, trying to capture the beauty of this country one photo at a time.