November 23 '98 Kurume city in Fukuoka

The Bairin Temple. As it is becoming cold, more and more leaves are tinged and falling. This tree seems yellow rather than red, and the green colour from the summer is completely gone. In winter only the branches are left as all the leaves fall. It shows us its different faces depending on the season. It makes you feel fresh and peaceful to have nature close by and to know it. Sustaining it is a very important task. Fumiyasu Sato