Sawara Pond, an altitude of 1240 meters (4,068 feet) above sea level, is located in the middle of the way to Mount Amari in the city of Nirasaki in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. Mount Amari’s elevation is 1,731m (5,679f) above sea level.
Sawara Pond, Asahi-machi, Nirasaki, Yamanashi, 7/28/2025
Old man’s beard (Usnea lichens), the peak of Mount Amari, and a view of the Kofu Basin, Mount Amari, Nirasaki, Yamanashi, 7/28/2025
Listen to the surroundings:
Also, please read the article on June 19, 2025 https://yamanashietsuo.net/mount-amari-in-nirasaki-and-japanese-azalea/
I will talk about the wildflowers around the Mount Amari area in the next article.