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地獄の階段 The S​tairs From Hell

下記の階段をご存知ですか。大分前の真夏にこの階段を上った時、吐きそうな気分になりました。（私は日本の夏が苦手）だから、私は「地獄の階段」と呼びます。しかし、この気持ちがいい季節に問題なしで上れます。数えたことがありませんが、この階段は800段ぐらいあるかな。
Do you know recognize these steps? Many years ago, when I was climbing these steps in the middle of summer, I felt like I was going to be sick. (The summer heat in Japan is brutal.) So I call them 'the stairs from hell'. However, I can climb them with no problem in a nice season like this. I have never counted how many steps there are, but I guess there are about 800.

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

はい、笠松公園の階段です。今日はGW休みです。しかし、誰もいません。観光客向きの店が全部閉まっています。ケーブルカーとリフトも動いていません。大変なことになりましたね。
Yes, it's the stairs up to Kasamatsu Park. Today is the Golden Week holiday, but there is no one around. All the shops catering to the sightseers are closed. The cable car and lift aren't operating. A terrible thing has happened.

笠松公園　Kasamatsu Park

ここに自転車を置いて、上記の階段を上ります。　I leave my bike here and climb the steps.

いいえ、あそこは座る場所ではありません。股のぞきの台です。 No, those aren't seats. That's where you do 'matanozoki' (look between your legs so the sea looks like the sky and the sky the sea).

素晴らしい展望です。ここからあのケーブルカー乗り場まで階段を下ります。　What a fantastic view. From here I go down some stairs to that cable car terminal.

ケーブルカー乗り場からの写真 A photo from the cable car terminal

The legend of Kasabo: He's a fairy that was born at the same time as when Amanohashidate was created. Amanohashidate  was a bridge between heaven and this world. When Amanohashidate fell down to the ground, a part of it separated and became the fairy which fell down upon the present location of Kasamatu Park. He's been living  and protecting here ever since then.

お客さんが誰もいませんでした。私はこの素晴らしい天気の日に誰も邪魔をしないで写真がたくさん撮れました。しかし、地元の事業がかわいそうです。
There are no sightseers anywhere. I was able to take photos on this stunning day without getting in anyone's road. However, I feel sorry for the local businesses.