Climbing TSUBAKURODAKE again

Ptarmigan (Lagopus muta japonica)

TSUBAKURODAKE, 2763 meters in height.

Facing to the mountain lodge, ENZANSO.

Annular solar eclipse

Annular Solar Eclipse was seen in Tokyo.

Annular solar eclipse is starting.

 Now the ring is completed.

















Back to the normal.

10km run again

At Shiobara hot spring district, run 10 km again.
This time, 66 min was my total time to the goal.
Not so fast but finished anyway.

Just a flower

Poppies.
There is a distinct difference between a Scottish Poppy and the English Poppy.
The Scottish Poppy has 4 petals and does not have a green leaf.
The English Poppy has 2 petals and a green leaf.
These are about the Remembrance Poppies.

Tokyo Sky Tree

New famous spot in Tokyo will be open in May.

Equisetum arvense

Field horsetail is unique name for this plant.

Japanese name for it is "Tsukushi".

This name came from the Japanese calligraphy brush.

Kumano-cho is very famous for producing the brush.

Warm season

Unusual cold season seems to be finished in Tokyo.
It's very warm,today.
People go out and enjoy the sun shining.

Obi One Kenobi

Who is acting OBI ONE ?

One year

One year has passed after the big disaster in northern Japan.
Please pray for those who passed away by it.
Don't forget the 3.11 and "ARIGATO" for the support to Japan.

Birds around the river

Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker(Dendrocopos kizuki)

Japanese white-eye known as mejiro.

Halcyon.

flowers of the snow

We had snow again.

snow

It's snowing after 35 days dry weather in Tokyo.
Good to see the ground covered with snow .

Pyracantha

Pyracantha or Firethorn,producing red berry.

2012 has started !

On the 1st of January, people go to a near shrine and pray for the healthy , peaceful life there.

The 2011 was not good year, so many people, I guess, go there and pray for the tsunami suffered area.

2012 is the year of the dragon. I hope this country will go up strongly, peacefully !
I pray for it.

Needle ice

In cold winter,you can find the needle ice everywhere around a field here.
The subterranean liquid water is popping up on surface.

When I see the ice needle, I feel the real winter has come.

folded paper crane

10 km run

Tanzawako Marathon was held on the 27th of Nov.
I joined and run 10km around the lake Tanzawa.
Time was 71 min. and completed !

This Lake Tanzawa is the artificial lake that was created in 1978.
The old houses which used to be there on the bottom of the lake were abandoned.
Now the nature around the lake is preserved and you can enjoy the beautiful scenic view in spring, autumn especially.

Azalea

When I was climbing down, I found this flower.

The view of Mt.Yatsugatake from Mt.Kayagatake

Yatsugatake is here.
Kayagatake is the mountain of 1704 meters in height.