The Green Season

緑の季節 — 雪が解けたあとの、ニセコのいちばん静かな時間

Mt. Yotei at dusk, a lone fir in silhouette

Mt. Yotei · last light

When the snow melts, the mountains open. These are the days in between — the quiet ones, before anyone else is awake.

A clear mountain stream running through old-growth forest
Mountain stream · old-growth forest
Mt. Yotei framed by green trees over a quiet road
The road in · early summer
An Ezo deer in the summer undergrowth
Ezo deer · summer woods
A hidden green lake in primeval forest
Hidden lake · primeval forest
A dragonfly resting on a stem over green
Akiakane · highland
Walking gently into a green summer forest
Walking in · unhurried
Snowmelt running clear over mossy stones
Snowmelt · running clear
Trail snacks and coffee on a log by the water
A pause · carried for you
A highland marsh in the last light of day
Highland marsh · dusk
A field of summer sunflowers
Summer fields · Niseko
Aerial view over the green farmland of Niseko
From above · the green season