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Autumn foliage in Oashi Gorge
Brilliant autumn leaves drift down a clear stream flowing through the mountains of Kanuma City, Tochigi Prefecture. Visitors can reach the Oashi Gorge — now lined with bright red, yellow and green trees — in about an hour by car from Utsunomiya City, the prefectural capital.