EXPERIENCE YAMANASHI AND MORE _ EXPLORE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Etsuo Yamamoto _ Certified National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter
Kurogane Gate, Maizuru Castle Park, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/23/2024
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maizuru_Castle_Park
View of 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
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 (Shosenkyoh) is located in the northern part in the city of Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture (https://www.shosenkyo-kankoukyokai.com/en/; https://kofu-tourism.com/en).
And then, Kanazakura Shrine is located at the top of Shosenkyo Gorge (https://kanazakura-shrin.webnode.jp/; https://kofu-tourism.com/en/see-and-do/31).
Ishimon (Stone Gate) and Kakuenpoh (Kakuen Peak), Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024
Shosenkyoh Aerial Tramway, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024
Views from the summit of Yasaburo Mountain, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024
Kanazakura Shrine and its Torii Gate, Shosenkyoh, Kofu, Yamanashi, 11/16/2024
Lion-dogs in Kanazakura Shrine, Shosenkyoh, 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, Shosenkyoh, 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 have been displayed in the hall of Kohsai Advice Center for Rural Environment in the city of Minami-Alps, Yamanashi Prefecture. Shown is a welcoming stuffed bear.
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 lichens (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
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