I‘ve always loved rural Japan and prefer it to the big bustling city of Tokyo. On our drive back home to my husband’s hometown, we are greeted by the familiar green fields, lush mountain, blue skies and fluffy clouds.
The smell of fresh air is inviting, especially for someone who’s been living in arid, humid (during summer) and dusty (during sandstorms) desert land. She rolls down the car window and breathes in all the fresh air and maybe save some to take home?
It’s autumn in Japan right now so the weather is good and the air is crisp. I’ve expected to see the colorful foliage in the mountains but we were too early. The leaves were still green but beautiful otherwise.
Rice harvest time has just finished in the hubs’ hometown. Everyone is busy drying the rice stalks under the sun, meticulously following the weather. The air smells sweet and I never get tired of looking at the country side.
Finding Backroads 
Do the Japanese drive on the left? I thought they drove on the right like the US. Guess I was wrong again! Great pictures.
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YES. In Japan, we drive on the left, just like in the UK. 🙂
Here in Dubai, we drive in the right just like in the US so everytime we shuttle back and forth Dubai-Japan, we are always disorriented on the first few days and end up driving on the wrong side of the road. Scary!
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Love the pictures!
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Those are all stunning pictures! It sounds like you guys got there at the right time of year 😀
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i love the pictures. japan is really clean and green.
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This is a side of Japan that we rarely see, because when we do see pictures of Japan in the news or whatnot, it is usually Tokyo. It’s beautiful.
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Oh my goodness, I had no idea that Japan had such beautiful countryside. Gorgeous.
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while i’m seeing these lovely pictures with beautiful nature i just feeling like to see japan at least once in my life.
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I’ll bet the fresh air was a welcomed gift after the dust of Dubai. I’d be gulping it in, too.
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the last picture reminds me of the school where i worked several years ago.
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Such beautiful pictures… The sky is so blue and Pristine looks like she is enjoying it so much. The mountains in the distance are so pretty. I cannot wait to see more.
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