Mt. Tanigawa Ichinokurasawa ― Rock Face Bathed in Morning Sunlight

Tanigawadake’s Ichinokurasawa, one of Japan’s three great rock faces. On a late autumn morning, sunlight from the east illuminates the rock face, dyeing the entire valley crimson. The fleeting scene woven by the harsh rock face and autumn leaves accentuates the mountain’s grandeur in the morning’s stillness.

Morning glow over Tanigawa-dake’s Ichinokura Valley

The main ridge of Mount Tanigawa glows in the morning sun, its rock walls and crimson forests shining as one. Amid the cold valley wind, a faint warmth of dawn lingers. The angle of light makes the texture of the rock face stand out sharply.

The rock face of Ichinokurazawa bathed in the morning glow

The soft light just after dawn vividly illuminates the rock face of Ichinokurasawa. The morning sun gradually lights up the slope, blending the autumn colors with the texture of the rock. The deep shadows further emphasize the mountain’s three-dimensional form.

The rock face of Ichinokura Valley shrouded in morning mist

Deep within Tanigawa-dake’s Ichinokura Valley, rock walls catch the light as morning mist drifts slowly by. The shifting play of light and shadow accentuates the valley’s harshness and stillness. A scene where you can feel the light changing moment by moment.