When the wind blows, the maple leaves dance in the air like red butterflies.

Poets in ancient China often enjoyed sitting in maple forests and sipping a drink.

Looking at the maple leaves that turn the mountains and fields red, even if they are just passing by, they can always write beautiful verses such as "Stopping the carriage to admire the maple forest at dusk, the frosted leaves are redder than the flowers of February".

When the red maple leaves fall to the ground, it symbolizes that their lives are coming to an end.

Those sentimental people will pick up their favorite maple leaf, put it in a book as a bookmark, or make it into a specimen, as if this will prolong its life.

Unfortunately, it's not autumn now, so Kōyū and Ai won't be able to see the legendary beautiful scenery.

Guangyou never had the chance to pick up maple leaves like those sentimental people, nor did he have the chance to sit under a maple tree and compose a poem to appear refined like an elegant poet.

Aside from the monkeys and the maple leaves that are not yet in season, the park is only famous for a waterfall and a temple.

Along the way to the waterfall, you can see many ancient temples, and many tourists go there to pray for blessings at Takian-ji or Katsuo-ji.

After walking for a few minutes, the two saw the Jimian Waterfall, which was named after the place.

The waterfall cascades down the hill, creating a thunderous roar.

It's not very tall and doesn't have the breathtaking grandeur of Angel Falls, the world's tallest waterfall, but it has its own unique characteristics.

"I heard that this place was once the training ground for Shugendo."

Kōyū pointed to the cascading waterfall and said, "Speaking of which, this waterfall could also be selected as one of Japan's 100 best waterfalls."

What is Shugendo?

Ai leaned against the railing of the small bridge, propped her head up with one hand, squinted at the waterfall in front of her, and turned her head to ask.

Kōyū recalled the information about this sect, which had been banned long ago during the Meiji Restoration.

"Shugendo is a sect that has long been forgotten by most people in the long river of time, even though it has only existed for a hundred years."