・・・
しばらく秋の弘前城公園は行けなかったのですが、今年はちょうど紅葉が
日曜日にいい具合でしたので行ってきました。さすがに「菊ともみじ祭り」が
終わった後だったので公園内は人影もまばらで静かでした。
祭りの会期終了後に色づきが最高潮になり、なかなか会期設定も合いません。
でも、西の郭の「大イチョウ」の色は会期が終わった頃に最高潮になります。
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I hadn’t been able to visit Hirosaki Castle Park in the autumn
　 for a while, but this year, the fall foliage happened to be
　 at its peak on a Sunday, so I decided to go. 
Since the "Chrysanthemum and Autumn Foliage Festival" had already concluded,
　 the park was quiet and sparsely populated. 
It’s often the case that the colors reach their absolute best
　 only after the festival has ended—the timing rarely aligns perfectly. 
That said, the "Great Ginkgo" tree
　 in the western enclosure (Nishi-no-kuruwa) always reaches
　 its most vibrant state right around the time the festival wraps up.
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