The Kasugayama Primeval Forest hides many interesting flora in its midst. I go for a hike around the forest to Manyou Botanical Garden discovering an array of colors among the dense prehistoric forest of Nara.
We walk up 287 Bodai stairs to the Kuon-ji Temple in Minobu. The stairs, built later in 1632, resemble the ones from the Aztec pyramids. Founded by Nichiren in 1281, it is today the head temple of Nichiren Shū. Locally it is referred to as the Minobu-san Temple, after the mountain upon which it is built.
Getting down at Kyukamura-FUJI-Hotel wooded trail near Lake tanuki Going to Lake Tanuki Lake Tanuki and Mt Fuji from Hotel Porch Walking through the woods Opening Mani and Viki Looking back towards the hotel Mani at Lake Tanuki Viki at Lake Tanuki Thanks for reading
Shiraito Falls is a waterfall in Fujinomiya, Shizuoka Prefecture, near Mount Fuji, Japan. It is part of Fuji-Hakone-Izu National Park and has been protected since 1936 as a Japanese Natural Monument. The falls were regarded as sacred under the Fuji cult
Lake Chūzenji is a scenic lake in Nikkō National Park in the city of Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan. It was created 20,000 years ago when Mount Nantai erupted and blocked the river.
Plum blooms of Kairaku-en Garden
I go exploring Sakaiminato, the ghost town from the popular manga of Spooky Kitaro. The mist over the town is spooky and the stone monsters waiting at every corner add to the eerie of this monster wonderland.
JR Train Station Bus to Tottori Sand Dunes Parking lot Tottori Sand Dunes Entrance Tottori Sand Dunes Viki at Tottori Sand Dunes Mani at Tottori Sand Dunes Climbing the Horseback Dune Atop the Horseback Dune View of the Sea Western coast Setting up my tripod Catching the sunset over Tottori Sand Dunes Mani at sunset […]
Snow Monkeys of Jigokudani
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