Near the Kita Station cosmos field in Kamimiyazu that I went to the other day there is a 'fragrant eupatorium' field that attracts 'chestnut tiger' butterflies in the morning and late afternoon. When I visited it, there was a delicious honey-like fragrance wafting through the air. There were also a lot of 'chestnut tigers' clumsily fluttering around the place getting their fill of nectar in preparation for their long flight south to Japan's southwest islands and Taiwan. They migrate over 1,000 km one way. They don't seem to be afraid of humans, so I just stood their with them fluttering around me and all but landing on me. To get to the field from Kita Station, go straight towards Kyoto Prefectural Road Route 9  and cross it and Ote River. Turn right at the end of the road and it is on your left about 100 meters up the road. It takes 5 to 10 minutes to walk there.

先日に行った喜多駅コスモス畑の近くに上宮津のフジバカマ畑があります。アサギマダラが朝と夕方に蜜を食べに来ます。私がいたときには、美味しいはちみつのような香りがしました。アサギマダラも多くいて、人間から逃げません。だから、ゆっくり楽しめます。アサギマダラは本州などから日本の南西島々と台湾に渡る蝶々です。千キロメートル以上の旅です。喜多駅から京都府道9号線に向かって、9号線と大手川を渡って、突き当りを右に曲がります。約100メートルに行って、左にあります。歩いて5分か10分かかります。

The cosmos flower field in front of Kita Station, Miyazu City.