Month: November 2024

Town Road Sign, Rokugo, Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi, 11/25/2024

About 50% of name stamps, known as hanko, used in Japan are made in the Rogugo area in the town of Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi Prefecture. First, please read the article posted on November 3, 2021, https://etsuo.tokyo/.

NHK programs about hanko, https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2032263/, Broadcast on May 12, 2022 / Available until March 31, 2025; https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/6032032/, Broadcast on October 13, 2023 / Available until March 31, 2026.

Rokugo Seal Museum: https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/english/discover/rokugo-seal-museum.html.

Rokugo Seal Engravers Cooperative Association: https://minobunavi.jp/en/facility/rokugo-en/.

Yamanashi Fujikawa Craft Park (https://www.kirienomori.jp/).

Poplar (Populus tremula), Fujikawa Craft Park, Minobu, Yamanashi, 11/25/2024

Dawn redwood (Metasequoia glyptostroboides), Fujikawa Craft Park, Minobu, Yamanashi, 11/25/2024

Japanese larch (Larix kaempferi) and ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), Fujikawa Craft Park, Minobu, Yamanashi, 11/25/2024

Kurogane Gate, Maizuru Castle Park, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/23/2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maizuru_Castle_Park

View of Kofu Basin from the observation deck and views in Lake South Inaga, Lake South Inaga, Minami-Alps, Yamanashi, 11/23/2024

Swan, Lake South Inaga, Minami-Alps, Yamanashi, 11/23/2024

https://ecopa-inagako.jp/13003/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2_8did7noX6fFqCJ9nxiM3Hk7HXyNpiJsCNwn6P5ZFP2zCQqbcqN_QLQ0_aem_HX2ThOtqhbLUvAIaKzZcZw

Omurosengen Shrine, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 11/22/2024

A Forgotten Tabacco Sign and A Tea Stall Sign (Honcho Chacha), Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 11/22/2024

Mount Fuji from Kanatorii (Gold Gate), Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 11/22/2024

Thomas & Friends, Shimoyoshida Station, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, 11/22/2024

Shosen Gorge (Shosenkyoh) is located in the northern part in the city of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture (https://www.shosenkyo-kankoukyokai.com/en/; https://kofu-tourism.com/en).

And then, Kanazakura Shrine is located at the top of Shosenkyo Gorge (https://kanazakura-shrin.webnode.jp/; https://kofu-tourism.com/en/see-and-do/31).

Ishimon (Stone Gate) and Kakuenpoh (Kakuen Peak), Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

Shosenkyoh Aerial Tramway, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

Views from the summit of Yasaburo Mountain, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

Kanazakura Shrine and its Torii Gate, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

Lion-dogs in Kanazakura Shrine, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komainu; https://www.kyohaku.go.jp/eng/learn/home/dictio/choukoku/komainu/

Ceder trees in Kanazakura Shrine, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

Japanese kites being displayed made by the members of Fuhrinkazan Takonokai (Kite Club).

Japanese kites made by the members of Fuhrinkazan Kite Club, Kohsai Advice Center for Rural Environment, Minami-Alps, Yamanashi, 11/13/2024

Mount Fuji at sunset at Lake Yamanaka with Japanese pampas grass.

Sunset at Lake Yamanaka with Japanese pampas grass, Yamanakako, Yamanashi, 11/11/2024

Sunset at Lake Yamanaka, Yamanakako, Yamanashi, 11/11/2024

Tokai Nature Trail Guide, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/24/2024

Jersey cow mushroom (Suillus bovinus), Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/24/2024

Microporus longisporus, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/24/2024

Giant leaf-footed bug (Acanthocephala declivis) and lichen, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/24/2024

Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa), Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/24/2024

Autumn leaves, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/29/2024

Tree bark peeling most likely damaged by deer, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/29/2024

Green bristlegrass (Setaria viridis), Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/27/2024