Author: Benkei

Nice views in the village of Narusawa in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Mount Fuji 5th Way-point, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 11/05/2023

Mount Fuji Komitake Shrine, Mount Fuji 5th Way-point, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 11/05/2023

Horse Riding, Mount Fuji 5th Way-point, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 11/05/2023

Shigen-Ko Festival 2023 has been held in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture during October 27 through 29, 2023 (https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/shingen/english/index.html; https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/shingen/). The main event of the festival, Koshu Battalion Parade was held on October 28, 2023.

The Koshu Battalion Parade Route Map For Shingen-Ko Festival 2023, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/28/2023

The Second Division of The Wind Corps Yokota Bicchu-no-Kami Takatoshi played by the East Japan Railway Team (https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/index.html), Shingen-Ko Festival 2023, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/28/2023

Shingen-Ko Festival 2023, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/28/2023

Onshoji (Onsho Temple) was founded by a holy priest, Echigo Ajari Nichiben Shonin, and belongs to the Nichiren sect of Buddhism.  The temple was built in 1294 (http://onsyouji.com/onshoji_E.html; https://onsyoujihogara.sakura.ne.jp/). Located in Sutama-cho, Hokuto, Yamanash Prefecture, the temple is known for its summer cypress around this time of the year.

Onsho Temple, Sutama, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/27/2023

Summer cypress (Bassia scoparia), Sutama, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/27/2023

Hairawn muhly (Muhlenbergia capillaris), Sutama, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/27/2023

Sweet osmanthus (Osmanthus fragrans) flowers are blooming and spreading sweet scent.

Sweet osmanthus trees, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/25/2023

Nice views in the town of Kawaguchiko and the village of Oshino in Yamanashi Prefecture.

Lake Kawaguchi and Mount Fuji, Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 10/20/2023

Green alder (Alnus alnobetula) and Lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), Ochudo Trail, Mount Fuji, Yamanashi, 10/19/2023

Wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum) and (Sticta nylanderiana), Ochudo Trail, Mount Fuji, Yamanashi, 10/19/2023

Togakushi Shrine (https://www.togakushi-jinja.jp/english/; https://www.togakushi-jinja.jp/).

Cider trees in the Togakushi Trail, Togakushi, Nagano, 10/17/2023

Roadside Bodhisattva and a Bear bell, Togakushi, Nagano, 10/17/2023

https://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/eng; https://www.matsumoto-castle.jp/

Matsumoto Castle, Matsumoto, Nagano, 10/18/2023

Tall goldenrod (Solidago altissima) and Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Curly dock (Rumex crispus), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Brachymenium (Brachymenium exile), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Autumn crocus (Colchicum autumnale), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Grape vines (Vitis vinifera), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Juneberry (Amelanchier canadensis), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Sun Fuji (Malus pumila), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Shinano Gold (Malus pumila), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

True sedge (Carex papulosa) and Argynnis (Argynnis paphia), Nakano, Nagano, 10/16/2023

Zenkoji (Zenko Temple) is a Buddhist temple belonging to none of the Japanese Buddhist sects and located in the city of Nagano, in Nagano Prefecture (https://www.zenkoji.jp/en/).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenk%C5%8D-ji; https://www.go-nagano.net/en/trip-idea/id19889

Zenko Temple, Nagano-city, Nagano, 10/13-15/2023

Abelia (Abelia × grandiflora), Zenko Temple, Nagano-city, Nagano, 10/13/2023