高山 Mt. Takayama
今回金剛児童山に行くつもりでした。MTBを車から降ろして、５００メートルを走って、工事で通れないと言われました。６月の終わりまで工事をしているそうです。うそ～！！！せっかく来たのに！仕方がない！ブナハウス内山に行って探検することにしよう！
I wanted to go to Mt. Kongojido today. I got my MTB out of my car and headed off. 500 meters later, a guy said to me that you can't pass here due to road works. Apparently they will be working here till the end of June. NO WAY！！！Not after I came all this way. Oh well! Not much I can do about it. I'll go and explore around Uchiyama Beech House instead.
I wanted to go to Mt. Kongojido today. I got my MTB out of my car and headed off. 500 meters later, a guy said to me that you can't pass here due to road works. Apparently they will be working here till the end of June. NO WAY！！！Not after I came all this way. Oh well! Not much I can do about it. I'll go and explore around Uchiyama Beech House instead.
NOTE: Click any photo to enlarge. 注意:どれでもの写真を拡大するのにクリックして
今日の気に入り写真 My pick of today's photos
 長くて狭い山道を上ってきました。対向車がなくてよかったです。 I came up a long and really narrow mountain road. Just as well I didn't meet any oncoming cars. |  ブナハウス内山 Uchiyama Beech House |
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History of Uchiyama
At an altitude of 500 meters, people began living here when the Mt. Takao Myoho-ji Temple was built in the Taiho Era (701 - 704). The farmers in this area gave themselves the surname 'taue', 'tanoue', and in-spite of the high altitude, began cultivating the land. Agriculture prospered here until recent years. However, the 16 farming households that were once here dropped to 7 households at the beginning of the Showa Period (1926 - 1989), and then to 1 household in 1935. In 1973, the last household moved down the mountain and the village became abandoned.
This area's beech trees and Japanese oak trees were used in everyday life as firewood, but now the area is designated as the Tango Kami-Seya Uchiyama Kyoto Prefecture Nature Conservation Area and the precious nature is protected.
At an altitude of 500 meters, people began living here when the Mt. Takao Myoho-ji Temple was built in the Taiho Era (701 - 704). The farmers in this area gave themselves the surname 'taue', 'tanoue', and in-spite of the high altitude, began cultivating the land. Agriculture prospered here until recent years. However, the 16 farming households that were once here dropped to 7 households at the beginning of the Showa Period (1926 - 1989), and then to 1 household in 1935. In 1973, the last household moved down the mountain and the village became abandoned.
This area's beech trees and Japanese oak trees were used in everyday life as firewood, but now the area is designated as the Tango Kami-Seya Uchiyama Kyoto Prefecture Nature Conservation Area and the precious nature is protected.
 植物を守るために数か所は縄張りがしてあります Several places are roped off to protect the plants |  Taue |  Village was abandoned in 1973 |
 わさび Wasabi (Japanese horseradish) plant |  わさびの花 Wasabi flowers |
 わさびの葉っぱ Wasabi leaf |  わさびの葉柄を噛むとわさびの味がちょっとします You can taste a slight wasabi taste when you bite the leaf stem |
カタクリの花 Flower of the Japanese dog's tooth violet
 以前はこの植物の根っこから片栗粉が作られました |  Potato starch was once made from the root of this plant |
 フクジュソウ。毒を持っている植物です。 Adonis. It contains a poison. |  フクジュソウの花。人が咲いているフクジュソウを見に来るようです。 咲き終わったと思います。 Adonis flower. It seems that people come to take photos of the flowering Adonis. But they were finished flowering. |
他の花 Other flowers
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すごい！でかい！この蛇がでかい！素早い！ヘビがこの速さで動くのが見たことはありません。細長い蛇を沢山見たことがありますが、この蛇が太い！そのスピードは怖い！ヤマカガシの関西型だと思います。このリンクにそっくりのヤマカガシの動画があります。
WOW! That's a big snake! Man, that moved fast! I've never seen a snake move so fast. I've seen a lot of long slender snakes, but this one is solid. That speed is scary! I think it is a Japanese Keelback (Kansai type). There is a video of the same kind of Japanese Keelback at this link.
WOW! That's a big snake! Man, that moved fast! I've never seen a snake move so fast. I've seen a lot of long slender snakes, but this one is solid. That speed is scary! I think it is a Japanese Keelback (Kansai type). There is a video of the same kind of Japanese Keelback at this link.
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 この道がいい！ This track is good! |  しかし、ここから右の登山道を上ります。MTBを置いておきます。左の道は駒倉までで、通行困難だそうです。残念です。 However, from here I want to go up the track to the right. So I'll leave my MTB here. The left path goes to Komakura and appears to be difficult to go along. What a pity. |
 ここはよさそう！楽しそう！ This looks good. Looks like fun! |  根っこゾーン Root zone |  いいじゃないか！しかし、右側に落ちると終わりです。 Not bad! But if you fall to the right, it's all over. |
絶景ポイント Lookout point
 残念ですが、階段もあります What a shame! There are steps too. |  しかし、走ってみたいです。次回、向こうから入って走ってみるかな！ But I want to ride it. I think I might enter from the other side next time, and ride it. |
 何という花かな！？ Wonder what this flower is called. |  最高の一日です It's an awesome day |
 天橋立が見えるよ。 I can see Amanohashidate. |  高山からの天橋立 Amanohashidate from Mt. Takayama |
 One of the 200 top nature spots in Kyoto Prefecture |  Nature conservation area |  24℃ |
 今回大ブナに行きませんでしたが、次回に行きたいと思います。（一回行ったことがあります）。 This time I didn't go to the giant beech tree, but next time I want to. (I've been once before) |  |  Mt. Takayama, 702 meters high |
 今日、登りたかった金剛童子山。日本海も見えます。 Mt. Kongodoji, which I wanted to climb today. You can also see the Sea of Japan. |  上世屋高原 Kami-Seya Highlands |
 網野町が見えます You can see Amino Town |  太鼓山と風車も見えます You can also see Mt Taiko and the windmills |
ブナ beech tree
ここがいい！また来たいと思います。今日、大阪からの方は私に色々教えてくれました。ありがとうございました。面白かったです。 It's good here! I want to come again. Today, I learned various things from a guy from Osaka. Thanks. It was interesting.
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