Mount Kuno Tosho Shrine (Kunozan Toshogu Shrine): https://www.toshogu.or.jp/english/




Red toriis (gates) to a small shrine, Mount Kuno Tosho Shrine, Shimizu ward, Shizuoka city, Shizuoka, 10/30/2026

Etsuo Yamamoto _ Certified National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter
Mount Kuno Tosho Shrine (Kunozan Toshogu Shrine): https://www.toshogu.or.jp/english/




Red toriis (gates) to a small shrine, Mount Kuno Tosho Shrine, Shimizu ward, Shizuoka city, Shizuoka, 10/30/2026




Cool matchboxes, MATCH DESIGN FACTORY BY KOBE MATCH CO., LTD., Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 9/27/2026
KOBE MATCH CO., LTD.: https://www.kobe-match.co.jp/english/index.html




Acorns, Narusawa village, Yamanashi, 9/27/2026








KEIHAN RAILWAY THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE 2020, TAKARA TOMY, Narusawa village, Yamanashi, 9/27/2026
TAKARA TOMY: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/english/
Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Jinja (Northside Head Fuji Sengen Shrine): https://www.sengenjinja.jp/english/index.html


























Kitaguchi Hongu Fuji Sengen Shrine, Fujiyoshida city, Yamanashi, 10/26/2026
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