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Japanese fig (Ficus erecta): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficus_erecta

Japanese fig, Shimizu Port, Shimizu ward, Shizuoka, 10/25/2026

Yachts, Shimizu Port, Shimizu ward, Shizuoka, 10/25/2026

Port of Shimizu: https://www.portofshimizu-intl.com/

Pinkhead Smartweed (Persicaria capitata): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persicaria_capitata

Pinkhead Smartweed, Kofu city, Yamanashi, 10/22/2026

Fuji Hydrogen Summit 2026: https://www.fuji-hydrogen-summit2026.com/

Risonare Yatsugatake, Kobuchisawa town, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 10/19-20/2026

Risonare Yatsugatake: https://hoshinoresorts.com/en/hotels/risonareyatsugatake/

Mount Fuji Head Sengen Shrine: https://fujinomiya.gr.jp/en/guide/175/

Mount Fuji Sengen Shrine, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka, 10/17/2026

Practicing for the Autumn Festival November 3-5, 2026. https://fujinomiya.gr.jp/en/xo_event/fujinomiyamatsuri2026/

Mount Fuji Sengen Shrine, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka, 10/17/2026

Hairawn muhly or Pink Muhly Grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhlenbergia_capillaris; https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_muca2.pdf

Hairawn muhly plants, Onshoji, Sutama cho, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 10/14/2026

Onsho Temple (Onshoji): https://onsyouji.com/onshoji_E.html

Kochia or Broom Cypress (Bassia scoparia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassia_scoparia; https://plants.sc.egov.usda.gov/DocumentLibrary/factsheet/pdf/fs_kosc.pdf

Kochia plants, Onshoji, Sutama cho, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 10/14/2026

Onsho Temple (Onshoji): https://onsyouji.com/onshoji_E.html

A picture of Mount Fuji with a cloud on a clear day. It looks like Mount Fuji is steaming up!

Mount Fuji with a cloud, Kawaguchiko town, Yamanashi, 10/09/2026

Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandarin_orange

Mandarin orange trees believed that the brances were propagated from the ones Tokugawa Ieyasu planted in Sunpu Castle, Mount Kuno Tosho Shrine, Shimizu ward, Shizuoka city, Shizuoka, 10/05/2026

Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colchicum_autumnale

Autumn crocus plants, Oshino Hakkai, Oshino village, Yamanashi, 10/04/2026

Browneyed susan (Rudbeckia triloba): https://mikawanoyasou.org/data/mitubaoohangonsou.htm

Browneyed susan plants, Oshino Hakkai, Oshino village, Yamanashi, 10/04/2026

Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynoutria_japonica, or (Fallopia japonica var. compacta): https://www.ootk.net/cgi/shikihtml/shiki_1207.htm

Japanese knotweed plants, Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station, Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 10/04/2026

Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larix_kaempferi

Japanese larch trees, Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station, Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 10/04/2026

Views from the Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station and the slope of Mount Fuji, Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station, Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 10/04/2026

Kiso Mountains and Yatsugatake Mountains, Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station, Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 10/04/2026

Akaishi Mountains, Fuji Subaru Line 5th Station, Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 10/04/2026

Silver inch plant (Tradescantia zebrina): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tradescantia_zebrina

Silver inch plants, Kofu city, Yamanashi, 10/01/2026

The Katsura (from its Japanese name カツラ, 桂), is a species of flowering tree in the family Cercidiphyllaceae native to China and Japan.

Katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercidiphyllum_japonicum; https://mortonarb.org/plant-and-protect/trees-and-plants/katsura-tree/: https://mikawanoyasou.org/data/katura.htm

Basal shoots (shoots that grow from buds on the base of a tree or shrub): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_shoot

Basal shoots of a Katsura tree, Arakura Sengen Park, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 9/25/2026

FYI: To Pass The Tedious Autumn Hours…: https://etsuo.tokyo/wp-admin/post.php?post=7494&action=edit

Kurogane holly (Ilex rotunda): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_rotunda; https://mikawanoyasou.org/data/kuroganemoti.htm

Kurogane holly, Shizuoka Mount Fuji World Heritage Center, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka, 9/14/2026

Jacaranda (Jacaranda mimosifolia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda_mimosifolia https://mikawanoyasou.org/data/kirimodoki.htm

Jacaranda, Shizuoka Mount Fuji World Heritage Center, Fujinomiya city, Shizuoka, 9/14/2026

Oshino Hakkai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshino_Hakkai; Oshino Village: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshino,_Yamanashi

A water wheel, Oshino Hakkai village, Yamanashi, 9/12/2026

Rickshaws, Oshino Hakkai village, Yamanashi, 9/12/2026

Pulled rickshaw: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulled_rickshaw

Saiko (Lake Sai) Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba: https://saikoiyashinosatonenba.jp/en/

Cocoons, Fujisan Silk, Saiko Iyashi-no-Sato Nenba, Kawaguchiko town, Yamanashi, 9/12/2026

Fujisan Silk: https://saikoiyashinosatonenba.jp/en/shop/shiruku-en/

Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja (Northern Side Head Sengen Shrine for Mount Fuji): https://www.sengenjinja.jp/index.html; https://www.sengenjinja.jp/english/index.html

Mount Fuji Northern Side Head Sengen Shrine, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 9/12/2026

There is a sign for the starting point of the Yoshida climbing trail for Mount Fuji located behind the shrine.