Chuzenji Lake

Photographed at Chuzenji Lake in Nikko city.

This is the Weekend in Black and White entry.

Safe Bridge

Three days ago, I posted a photo of a damaged bridge found in Lake Chuzenji (photos below).

            

Damaged Bridge

And one more

This bridge is obviously safe and used by several boat owners.

And also for Black and White Weekend, Shadow Shot Sunday #143, Scenic Sunday 134 and Weekend Reflections #73.

                 

Have a nice weekend.

"D"amaged Bridge

Photographed in Lake Chuzenji (中禅寺湖) in Nikko city. This lake is said to have appeared 20, 000 years ago when Mt. Nantai erupted and blocked the river. The exit of this lake is Kegon falls (華厳の滝). This 97m waterfall is too high for fishes to climb up. According to Futaarasan Shrine's record, there weren't any fish in Lake Chuzenji until 1878 when aquaculturing trout and the other species took place.

The bridge shown in the photo was damaged and it was too dangerous to walk. So the owner tied the entrance with strings.

If you want to see more photos of this beautiful lake, here we are.

        

This is a Outdoor Wednesday, Watery Wednesday, and ABC Wednesday entries. "D" is for "damaged".

               

Everlasting View

It's a view from the Italian embassy villa by Lake Chuzenji. It was built in 1928 and was a summer Villa of the Italian Ambassadors until 2008. This view (from the 2nd floor) is the same one that successive Italian Ambassadors and their guests were enjoying during their (long) summer vacation.

Since Tochigi Prefecture purchased the Villa from the Republic of Italy, it became a Memorial Park open to the public. It's free of charge, but you are encouraged to donate around $1 for the maintenance of the building. I did so when I went there.

It is open from April 1 to November 30.

This is an entry for Show Me Japan.

And of course, this is also for Black and White Weekend and Scenic Sunday entries.

        

Have a wonderful weekend.

Sea Urchin In The Lake?

Today I discovered white sea urchins sparkling in the lake!!!

No. It's a reflection of the sun on the surface of stones in Chuzenji Lake.

This is a Black and White Weekend, Scenic Sunday, and Weekend Reflection entry.

     

Have a nice weekend.

"Q"uiet Lake

Chuzenji Lake (中禅寺湖) in Nikko. Please visit this entry about Lake Chuzenji on our other blog if you want to see more photos.

This is a Outdoor Wednesday, Watery Wednesday, and ABC Wednesday - Q is for "Q"uiet.