2011年11月 のアーカイブ

Sazaeyama, a small hill in Kenrokuen Garden

2011年11月23日 水曜日

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Sazaeyama is a small artificial hill made by the soils, which came from when excavating Kasumiga-ike pond. It is 9 meters high from the ground. Gardners are working there.

Stone walls are built to prevent soils from falling.

A tiny bower shaped like an umbrelar is surrounded by bamboo hedges at the summit.

A memorial stone lantern is placed to dedicate to the 12th lord of the Maeda. Red and blue Tomuro stones are skillfully combined to form the stone lantern.

From the summit, you can command wide view of Kasumiga-ike pond and straw-roped Karasakinomatsu pine trees.

Red colored carp on the surface of the pond is identified.

A school of carps are swimming .

Carps swarm for bait.

Kurobe Gorge Train

2011年11月8日 火曜日

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Unazuki is the starting station of Kurobe Gorge Railway. It takes 80 minutes to get to the terminal station, Keyakidaira running 20 km at the speed of 16 km per hour.

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Torokko, electric locomotive draws many small carriages. you can guess the smallness of the train from the train driver.

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Open carriage has 4 person bench seat.

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Men standing beside the carriages give you the image how small the carriges are.

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Passengers enjoy wide-view of beautiful gorge scenery from the open carriages.

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The picture guide map at Keyakidairo terminal shows you a trekking path.

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Red bridge called Okukane bridge crosses over the Kurobe river.

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Hitokui-iwa literally means rock which is swallowing humans. Overhanging rock is really immence.

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Meiken hot spring is located about 20 minutes walk from Keyaki-daira.

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About 60 minutes walk through several tunnels brings you to Babadani hot spring.

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Steam is rising from the river bed. A source of hot spring.