藤向堂　Fujisakido

We tried to climb up Mt. Nasu. We stayed Wanko ga Shuyaku camping ground. As soon as I reached there, the owner complained since we are late for 2 hours than the check-in time. I wonder how that hurts other than her little pride. Furthermore, the owner of the place started to talk about lengthy rules in the camping ground. She apparently value the grasses on the ground so much rather than dogs. Typical Japanese in Rural area:  Land owners in rural area inherit lands from their parents in 80s, when they are already 60s, and have no energy to newly start farming. Taxes on land inheritance is high, so they start a vacation business targeting city people.   However, they do not have trained to accommodate people nor educated. Then they make up some local rules so that they think they can control over patrons, visiting from cities. The patrons obey the rule, since city people think of dogs as a toy, and keeping them in their lap. They like to carry dogs in arms. As soon ...

We started to climing up around 11:15, and came down around 14:30. It was a day with gust of wind blowing 4 of us away.  At the Sengen peak, looking down Sagami bay. On the way to coming up here, we met a guy with Edguy T shirts. Nice T shirts! 250 staircases Kan-non peak We decided to take escape route to come down to Hayama residential area. The path was pretty minor, and filled with spider webs. Aisu have this probem of eating everything he finds interesting, including bugs, warms and soil! We have to keep eyes on him. Taking a rest at a little park in Hayama "We walked and played a lot!"

We stayed in a camp ground in Hokuto city, in the middle of rainy season. The camp site was at the edge of the facility, with maple trees.  In this season, maple trees drop sticky honeydew, and catapillars eat these sweet leaves. In the next morning, I walked to the Toritengu shrine edge of Mt. KaiKoma Monkeys! This bridge is the beginning of the path. Since we did not have any gears prepared at this point, we did not go into the climbing path, and turned around.

   I walked to the beginning of climing path to Mt. Amikasa. The place is silent and otherworldly.

Red Mt. Fuji Red Moon People passed other people are not forgotten. Their blood seep into the sky and their memories are eaten. 

This was the training walk and car ride for our new puppy who still suffers motion sickness in the car. Due to the damage from the typhoon in September 2019, the path was filled with fallen trees. We could managed to reach Kumano shrine, but we would recommend all visitors to wear hiking shoes. The puppy enjoyed the path, though.  waiting for young brother...