Month: September 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.

A Water Wheel, Home of Waterwheel Park, Mukawa town, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 9/05/2026

The Water Wheel from a different angle, Home of Waterwheel Park, Mukawa town, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 9/05/2026

Panicle hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’): https://plantfinder.mobot.org/plantfinderdetails.aspx?kempercode=c192: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hydrangea-paniculata-limelight/

Panicle hydrangea Limelight plants grown and maintained by a nearby farmer, next to Home of Waterwheel Park, Mukawa town, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 9/05/2026

Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum ‘Hatsuyukikazura’): https://mikawanoyasou.org/data/hatuyukikazura.htm; https://www.ootk.net/cgi/shikihtml/shiki_4996.htm

Asiatic jasmine plants grown and maintained by the nearby farmer, next to Home of Waterwheel Park, Mukawa town, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 9/05/2026

Taro (Colocasia esculenta): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro

Taro plants grown by a nearby farmer, next to Home of Waterwheel Park, Mukawa town, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 9/05/2026

Asian Cultivated Rice (Oryza sativa): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryza_sativa:

Ripening rice paddy fields nearby Home of Waterwheel Park, Mukawa town, Hokuto city, Yamanashi, 9/05/2026

FYI: Southern Alps UNESCO Biosphere Reserve: https://www.unesco.org/en/mab/wnbr/about