Naruko Valley

Autumn, not yet to the red leaf season, the whole Canyon is still green. It takes about 20 minutes from Mingzi Hot Spring to Mingzi Gorge, but it takes more than an hour by train from Sendai to Mingzi Hot Spring, and we have to pinch on the timetable.

Mingzi Hot Spring Township in the north of Miyagi County is a hot spring town surrounded by mountains. Walking on the hot spring street, which preserves many ancient shops and restaurants, is also one of the fun. Mingzi Gorge is a 100-meter deep canyon formed by the erosion of Ogawa, and Mingzi Gorge is the premier place in the county to watch red leaves.

Very spectacular canyon, both sides of the lush, there are several footpaths to walk.

Mingzi Gorge, located in Miyagi County, is a maple leaf season in October～ every year, dyed into a colorful yellow, orange, red maple leaf spread over the deep 100 meters of the Grand Canyon, beautiful. There is also a thousand-year-old "Mingzi Hot Spring Township" near Mingzi Gorge. Since ancient times, it has been a famous hot spring sanatorium in the northeast. It is definitely the best enjoyment of autumn travel here to soak and enjoy the maple leisurely! ・ Address: Miyagi-Osaki-Mingzi Hot Spring ・ Transportation: Get off at JR "Mingzi Hot Spring" Station or "Zhongshan Ping Hot Spring" Station, transfer to taxi for about 5～ 10 minutes.

Mingzixia Fengxiang is located in Miyagi Prefecture Mingzixia is a spectacular Grand Canyon carved by Oguchi River for years, and is a famous maple attraction in the northeast region. Every year from mid-October to early November, the maple leaf season of Mingzixia is dyed into a colorful yellow, orange and red maple leaf spread over the Grand Canyon of 100 meters deep. Walking along the trail of 2.5 kilometers for about an hour, the beautiful scenery is unforgettable. Mingzi Hot Spring Township near Mingzi Gorge, a must-visited millennium-historical famous soup. Mingzi Hot Spring Township has been a famous hot spring sanatorium in the northeast since ancient times. It consists of five hot spring areas such as Mingzi Hot Spring, Dongmingzi Hot Spring, Chuandu Hot Spring, Zhongshanping Hot Spring, and Ghost Hot Spring. There are as many as 9 types of springs. It is definitely the best enjoyment in autumn to soak and enjoy the maple in leisurely. ・ Address: Yuen Yuen, Mingzi Hot Spring, Ogasaki City, Miyagi 2-1

Mingzixia is located in Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, very close to Mingzi Hot Spring, only 4.1 kilometers, is a V-shaped Grand Canyon that is 100 meters deep and formed by river erosion, about 100 meters high and cliffs,2.5 kilometers. Autumn, this is a good place to shoot red leaves. During the red leaves season, there is a special shuttle bus from Mingzi Hot Spring to Mingzi Gorge, and the starting point is at the entrance of Mingzi Hot Spring JR Station. The red leaves of the mountains are gorgeous, the red, yellow and green colors are staggered, and there are strange rocks mixed with them. The essence attractions are around the Dashenyu Bridge. This white arched Dashenze Bridge spans between two canyons. It is an excellent viewing place. Because here, you can see the picture of the train passing through the canyon tunnel (Figure 1). There are not many trains, so if you want to take a photo of the train passing through the canyon tunnel, you need to know the train timetable in advance. We planned to wait for the 11:23 class, we arrived half an hour early, at that time, the bridge was full of people, all kinds of long guns and short guns tripods. The Japanese train was really super punctual. Just 23 minutes later, I heard the whistle of a train from the cave. This is the train driver who was telling everyone: "I'm coming!" The whole bridge immediately boiled up, and everyone raised their cameras and mobile phones. Seeing a green train slowly out of the cave, it was really slow and slow, I think the driver should have deliberately driven very slowly, so that we can take pictures as much as we want, really intimate!