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.
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.
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/),
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.
Paper cutout work created by Tsuruoka Sayuri has been displayed at Fujikawa Kirie Art Museum, Minobu, Yamanashi Prefecture, during October 5 until December 22, 2024. The exhibition is titled Tsuruoka Sayuri Modern Paper Cutouts, Butterfly and Wonder Forest (https://www.kirienomori.jp/3698/). You may be wondered by her artwork in the middle of paper butterflies and cutouts.
Kirie paper cutouts created by Tsuruoka Sayuri, Fujikawa Kirie Art Museum, Fujikawa Craft Park, Minobu, Yamanashi, 10/13/2024
Rose hip (Rosa canina) fruit, Fujikawa Craft Park, Minobu, Yamanashi, 10/13/2024
Yoroi, Japanese Armor, possessed by the town of Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi Prefecture, has been on display in the Furusato Hall in Kabuki Bunka Park, Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi, since October 1, 2024.
It was a fine October day in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture. We visited Maizuru Castle Park where the ruins of Kofu Castle are located. The Park was opened to the public in 1962 and designated as a Cultural Asset of Yamanashi (Kofu Castle Ruins, Historical Site) in 1968 (Leaflet of Maizurujo Park, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maizuru_Castle_Park). Also, please read the article, Kofu Castle Ruins, on February 19, 2024.
A Mount Fuji diorama showing a trail route to the top of the mountain and a town located at the foot of the mountain is displayed in the Oshi Town Rest House Information Center. A mannequin wearing attire for Fujiko (Mount Fuji worshipers) climbers is also on display.
It was another hot day in the city of Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture. Although it is autumn, the temperature exceeded 30℃. An unseasonal heat wave seems continue for a while. A cotton rosemallow (Hibiscus mutabilis) plant was blooming in Maple Mountain Garden in Sumpu Castle Park.
Maple Mountain Garden, Sumpu Castle Park, Shizuoka, Shizuoka, 10/02/2024
Amaranthus seeds are known for their nutritional value, as they are a rich source of protein, dietary fiber, panthothenic acid, vitamin B6, folate, and several dietary minerals (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth). In pre-Hispanic times, amaranth was cultivated by the Aztec and their tributary communities in a quantity similar to maize and thought to have represented up to 80% of their energy consumption before the Spanish conquest (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranth_grain).
