It was hot and humid on the Kanto plain Sunday so we headed to the mountains. This is on the way to Nabewareyama, one of the peaks of Mt Akagi that we can see (in clear weather) from Ota. Prof. Masuda is the hiking buddy. At this point on the way down we were chased by approaching thunderstorms which hit just after we got to the car.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Hiking Mt Akagi
It was hot and humid on the Kanto plain Sunday so we headed to the mountains. This is on the way to Nabewareyama, one of the peaks of Mt Akagi that we can see (in clear weather) from Ota. Prof. Masuda is the hiking buddy. At this point on the way down we were chased by approaching thunderstorms which hit just after we got to the car.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Shinrin Park
Shinrin Park is a national government park about 1 hr away in Saitama prefecture. It is a large park 1x4 km with many walking trails, bike trails, gardens and special areas. It is the start of the season for Yamayuri flower (a type of wild iris). It is native only in the eastern part of Japan. They were only a few blooming but they are very unique. See it in the 1st photo and some other interesting views of the flowers and gardens.
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