My parents's house is built on west hill of the Adogawa plains.
The back of house is surrounded by rice fields.
Lake Biwa, the largest lake of Japan, lies far in the distance.
It is hard to see in these photos.
Hira mountain
Kyoto, the ancient capital is there over the mountain.
View from backyard
Small river supplies clear water to the lake Biwa.
Another view from backyard
The crops are in.
Now, rice fields are covered by the snow.
View on a cloudy day
Lake Biwa, the biggest lake in Japan is about 6Km away from here.
View on a beautiful day
You can see mountains over lake Biwa.
Sunset
The red at sundown promised us a fine day.
Hira mountain
View from backyard 
Another view from backyard
View on a cloudy day
View on a beautiful day
Sunset