Around Lake Okutadami on the border of Niigata and Fukushima, the autumn leaves are in full bloom, and tourists are visiting to see the magnificent scenery.
Lake Okutadami is a dam lake that is also the gateway to Oze, and is known as a sightseeing spot where you can enjoy the magnificent scenery from a pleasure boat.
Around the lake, Japanese beech trees and Mongolian oak trees have begun to change colors in earnest this month, and are in full bloom.
On the 25th, tourists from the Tokyo metropolitan area boarded a pleasure boat, took pictures, and looked at the contrast with the snow-covered mountains, enjoying the autumn time.
According to the cruise ship operator, the number of passengers dropped significantly last year due to the spread of the new coronavirus, but this year it is expected to recover to about half of what it was before the spread of the infection.
A man who visited from Tokyo said, "I'm glad the weather was good. The scenery was so beautiful that I couldn't even imagine it. I'm glad I was born in Japan."
Yoshinori Kazama, the sales manager of Okutadami Kanko, which operates the excursion boat, said, "We've reached the peak, and the autumn leaves are beautiful every day. You can see the yellow and red leaves and the snow on the surrounding mountains at the same time. , I want many people to enjoy it."
The autumn leaves around Lake Okutadami can be enjoyed until early November.