Utsukushikunai

One of the "problems" of going to the mountains in April or even early May is that unlike the lower, warmer climate of places like Tokyo, the trees have not started coming out, and few flowers have bloomed. The snow, however, is mostly gone. Utsukushigahara in Nagano is an example---very beautiful in winter, but in spring it has been called Utsukushikunaihara because it's so drab.

Sort of varied shades of brown. But still, the air is clean, you can smell trees instead of smog, and it ain't filled with tourists yet.







The second one gets into the woods, he can begin to relax. Only begin, for it would take a week to get rid of the urge to rush everywhere.