Kanazakura Jinja (金櫻神社)
Kanazakura Jinja stone torii (August 2013)
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Posts tagged kofu
Make one way do as hotel is told with great care!
神之汤温泉酒店 (2013)
Hopefully AI has improved the translations of things from Japanese to English in the past few years.
History of Shosenkyo
昇仙峡由来と案内図
昇仙峡
August 12 was the hottest day of the year in Japan in 2013. I did this hike in temperatures that were over 40 degrees Celsius (over 100 degrees Fahrenheit) and quite humid. Since then, things have only gotten hotter.
Shosenkyo
昇仙峡
Once upon a time, 1988 to be exact, I lived in Kofu, Japan for about eight months. I saw posters advertising Shosenkyo all over the place, but never got the chance to visit myself. 25 years later, I finally had the opportunity. Someday I need to go back and see it again with the autumn colors in full effect.
Panorama from Shosenkyo
昇仙峡
Today’s photo comes from the top of the Shosenkyo Ropeway (昇仙峡ロープウェイ). The body of water in the distance to the right is Nosen Lake (能泉湖), an artificial lake created by the Arakawa Dam.
荒川 (山梨県)
Kofu’s Arakawa River dusk (August 2013)
The Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital is the building on the left of this photo. The day was super hot and humid, but you can still barely make out Mt. Fuji in this image slightly right of center. On a clear day (and humid days never are), this is a decent spot to view Mt. Fuji.
The Arakawa River may not look like much in this photo, but it actually has a tendency to flood, which is why there are pedestrian and bike paths along the side of the river instead of homes.