Author: Benkei

Fish and dessert dishes, ChrysanThème Shigetomo, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/25/2025

Also, please refer to the article on January 26, 2025. https://yamanashietsuo.net/chrysantheme-shigetomo-kofu/

Japanese maple (Acer palmatum), Koyodai, Narusawa Village, Yamanashi, 10/24/2025

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

Hasa-gake, hanging rice to dry: Hasa-gake is a traditional Japanese method for sun-drying harvested rice, where harvested rice plants are hung up to sun-dry in order to enhance the rice’s flavor and stickiness.

Harvested rice plants hung up to sun-dry, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/21/2025

The Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, Mount Fuji Head Sengen Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Fujinomiya in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujisan_Hong%C5%AB_Sengen_Taisha

Fujisan Hongu Sengen Taisha, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, 10/17/2025

https://mikawanoyasou.org/kinoko/nikuusubatake.htm; https://gkzplant.sakura.ne.jp/kinrui/syousai/nagyou/nikuusubatake.html

Coriolus brevis, Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 10/18/2025

Shimizu Port, Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka, 10/16/2025

Now is a good time to see the autumn colors of summer cypress (Bassia scoparia or Kochia scoparia) plants in Oishi Park in the town of Kawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.

Summer cypress, Oishi Park, Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 10/11/2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassia_scoparia; https://www.fujioishihanaterasu.com/en/

Cosmos flowers, Oishi Park, Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 10/11/2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_(plant)

Woolly lavender (Lavandula lanata), Oishi Park, Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 10/11/2025

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

Black bent (Agrostis gigantea), Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 10/11/2025

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

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

Also, please refer to the article on August 19, 2025: Notorious Invasive Alien Plant Species in Yamanashi: https://yamanashietsuo.net/notorious-plant-invasive-alien-species-in-yamanashi/

Red spider lily (Lycoris radiata), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Red morning glory (Ipomoea coccinea), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Littlebell (Ipomoea triloba), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Cobbler’s pegs (Bidens pilosa var. pilosa), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

https://www.nies.go.jp/biodiversity/invasive/DB/detail/80460e.html; https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/cobblers-pegs

Common evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Yellow foxtail (Setaria pumila), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Japanese hop (Humulus japonicus), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Kudzu vine (Pueraria montana var. lobata), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pueraria_montana_var._lobata

Japanese jacinth (Barnardia japonica), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

Common eveningprimrose (Oenothera biennis), Arakawa River, Kofu, Yamanashi, 10/08/2025

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

The port of Shimizu is located in Shimizu-ward in the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The port has several wharves and it is a busy and important one in Japan. It is known for its international trade, commercial fishing, and recent surge in luxury cruise ship arrivals.

https://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/cruise/detail/025/index.html; https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e6354.html; https://www.portofshimizu-intl.com/

A research ship and a cruise ship, Shimizu Port, Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka, 10/06/2025

The Aokigahara Forest is located alongside the western side of Lake Sai, one of the Fuji five lakes in the town of Kawaguchiko in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan.  It is situated at the northwestern base of Mount Fuji and is known for its dense trees and unique landscape formed over volcanic lava rock.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara; https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1335/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuji_Five_Lakes

Trees and plants growing on the thatched roof of an old house, Aokigahara Forest, Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi, 10/04/2025

The Miho Peninsula is a small peninsula that faces Suruga Bay located in the city of Shizuoka in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The location is well-known for its scenic Miho no Matsubara pine grove.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miho_no_Matsubara; https://miho-no-matsubara.jp/lang/en/about/

Suruga Bay, Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka, 10/03/2025

Glory bush (Pleroma urvilleanum), Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka, 10/03/2025

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

Sulfur cosmos (Cosmos sulphureus), Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka, 10/03/2025

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

Bark of a Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) tree, Shimizu-ward, Shizuoka-city, Shizuoka, 10/03/2025

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