Colors of autumn - Irohazaka in Nikko, Tochigi JPN

Irohazaka refers to a pair of long winding road in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture. Iroha was taken from the first 3 words of the old Japanese Hiragana and zaka (or saka) means slope. Uphill and downhill route are separated, both in one way traffic only. The former has 20 hairpin curves and the later has 28. My first stop was at Kurokamidaira viewpoint located 1,173m above sea level. This is the best vantage point to marvel the beauty of Irohazaka uphill covered with the color of autumn. Next stop was Akechidaira Rest Area located 1,274m above sea level. Here you can ride the cable car up to the observation deck overlooking Kegon Falls, Lake Chuzenji and mountains of Nikko area. I wasn't able to capture the downhill route on this video because the condition was not good enough for take-off. However, I had a chance to park at a pit stop overlooking a nice view of Hoto and Hannya Falls along the downhill route. Spent the rest of time walking around Kegon Falls and cruising on Ferry boat at Lake Chuzenji. I had a wonderful view of Mt. Nantai just before the clouds set in, and decided to leave when the rain started pouring on. The weather was constantly changing, rain to cloudy to fair and we had a bonus clear rainbow view on our way downhill. It was only a day roadtrip, and left out passing more beautiful scenic spots but everything has to end. Music: https://www.bensound.com