Today, I went to the Adachi Museum of Art in Shimane Prefecture. The Adachi Museum of Art is famous for having paintings by YOKOYAMA Taikan and of course it’s beautiful gardens. It has won the best Japanese garden in the American magazine “Journal of Japanese Gardening” for 20 years in a row, so I have wanted to see it for a while now.
横山大観の絵と素晴らしい庭園で有名な足立美術館。紅葉にはまだ早かったけれど、充分綺麗だった。美術館の窓から見える景色がまるで絵画のようで、穏やかな時間を過ごすことができた。
When I went, the weather was not so good and there were no autumn leaves, but it was still beautiful even without them. Looking at the gardens from inside the museum is like looking at a wonderful painting. It’s a really calm and relaxing place.
お天気もあまり良くなかったし、紅葉もなかったけれど、それでもとても美しい。美術館の窓が、まるで素晴らしい絵画のようだ。とても穏やかで、リラックスできる場所だ。
I think it’s probably beautiful during every season in the year, but I want to go again when the autumn leaves are in full bloom.
ここは、きっといつ訪れても美しいと思うが、次は紅葉の時期にきたいなあ。
When I went, there were big carp swimming around in the ponds.
池には大きな鯉たちも、ゆったり泳いでいた。
It’s not the easiest place to get to, but I think it’s really worth checking out.
交通の便はあまり良くないけれど、訪れる価値は充分あると僕は思う。
Tomorrow, I will go to Kurashiki, which is in Okayama Prefecture.
明日は、岡山県にある倉敷美観地区を訪ねるつもりだ。