Etsuo Yamamoto _ Certified National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter
Views from Shindo Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace: Mount Fuji, Lake Kawaguchi and Lake Yamanaka, Fuefuki, Yamanashi, 11/30/2024
Also, please refer to two articles: “Great Views of Mount Fuji from Shindo Pass Fujiyama Twin Terrace” on November 22, 2023 (https://yamanashietsuo.net/2023/11/) and “Fujiyama (Mount Fuji) Twin Terrace from The Shindo (New Road) Pass on January 30, 2024 (https://yamanashietsuo.net/2024/01/).
Town Road Sign, Rokugo, Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi, 11/25/2024
About 50% of name stamps, known as hanko, used in Japan are made in the Rogugo area in the town of Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi Prefecture. First, please read the article posted on November 3, 2021, https://etsuo.tokyo/.
NHK programs about hanko, https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/2032263/, Broadcast on May 12, 2022 / Available until March 31, 2025; https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/6032032/, Broadcast on October 13, 2023 / Available until March 31, 2026.
Rokugo Seal Museum: https://www.yamanashi-kankou.jp/english/discover/rokugo-seal-museum.html.
Rokugo Seal Engravers Cooperative Association: https://minobunavi.jp/en/facility/rokugo-en/.
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 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