Author: Benkei

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

Kanazakura Shrine is located at the upper part of Shosen Gorge (https://kofu-tourism.com/en/see-and-do/31; In Japanese https://kanazakura-shrin.webnode.jp).

Ishimon (Stone Gate) and Kakuenpo (Kakuen Peak), Shosenkyo, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

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

Views from the summit of Mount Rakanji (Yasaburo), Shosenkyo, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024

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

Lion-dogs (Komainu) in Kanazakura Shrine, Shosenkyo, 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, Shosenkyo, 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

Starting from Koyodai Kiso Horse Ranch to the Tokai Nature Trail, I trekked to Koyodai (1,164m), Sankodai (1,202m) and Gokodai (1,355m), and descended to Ippongi Bus Stop.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C5%8Dkai_Nature_Trail

Views of Lake Motosu and Lake Kawaguchi from Gokodai, the top of Mount Ashiwadayama, Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Giant miscanthus (Miscanthus × giganteus) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscanthus_%C3%97_ giganteus] and Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscanthus_sinensis] looking toward Lake Motosu through Aokigahara Woodland, Fujikawaguchiko town and Narusawa village, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Kumazasa (Sasa veitchii) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasa_veitchii], Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Momi fir (Abies firma), Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Pine cones of Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora), Fujikawaguchiko town, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Acorns of Oak (Quercus serrata) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quercus_serrata], Narusawa village, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Perilla (Perilla frutescens) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perilla_frutescens], Narusawa village, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Aconitum japonicum, Narusawa village, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Smaller white-moss (Leucobryum juniperoideum), Narusawa village, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Other plants, foliose lichen (Hypogymnia physodes), mosses and mushrooms, Narusawa village and Kawaguchiko town, Yamanashi, 10/22/2024

Koshu Daigahara Shuku, now part of the Hakushu town area in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi Prefecture, was the 40th of 44 post towns along the Koshu Kaido. Kaido were major routes originated in the Edo period.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaid%C5%8D; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_Five_Routes

Daigahara Shuku Ichi (market) 2024 was held from 10/18 to 10/20, 2024.

https://daigahara-syukuichi.jp/; https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/english/discover/daigahara-shuku.html

Daigahara area in the city of Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/20/2024

Mugs by Studio TON BOH (Hakushu town, Hokuto, Yamanashi) and chopsticks by Miyagawa Lacquerware Shop (Kiso Village, Nagano; http://www.kiso-shikki.jp/),

Balloonplant (Gomphocarpus physocarpus), Daigahara, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/20/2024

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

Red tip photinia (Photinia × fraseri), Daigahara, Hokuto, Yamanashi, 10/20/2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photinia_%C3%97_fraseri

The Edo-Tokyo Museum is currently closed for major renovation. During the renovation, the curators of the museum will visit several cities to tell you about the history and culture of Edo-Tokyo. Part of the museum has been displayed in Shizuoka City Museum of History from October 5 to December 15, 2024 (https://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/; https://www.edo-tokyo-museum.or.jp/en/s-exhibition/outside; https://scmh.jp/en.html). A talking event on Cities Loved by Tokugawa Ieyasu, Sumpu and Edo, Their Life and Culture, was held in Shizuoka City Culture Hall on October 14, 2024.