 Mountains,Valleys and Waterfalls |
Map of Hiroshima (Nihongo) |
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An area of Mt. Kumanojo, 60 km north from
Hiroshima City, was developed as one
of the
Hiroshima Prefecture's Living Environment
and Woodland Conservation projects
in order
to function as an important water resource
and provide a secure living environment
for
local residents and also give a recreational
landscape for hikers. A natural forest
of
beech and oak trees was preserved while
a
Japanese cypress forest was well maintained.
Along the footpath which leads to the
mountaintop,
about 30,000 trees of 100 kinds such
as magnolia,
maple, and azalea were planted. At
the east
slope of the mountain, 650 meters above
sea
level, a stock of some 40 "tengu-shide
(long-nosed goblin) trees which is
said to
be a mutant of a carpinus tschonoskii grows. They can be found nowhere else in
the world. This hike will start from
here
and will make a 1.5- hour ascent to
the summit.
On Sundays from May to early June, towns and villages in the Geihoku region are holding traditional rice planting festivals. In the afternoon of that day we will visit a nearby farming village, Shijihara, to watch a rice planting event. This is a kind of traditional paddy field music event which is performed by a couple of beautifully decorated bulls, several dozen women in splashed-pattern kimono and sedge hats, and a score of men beating drums with white tasseled drumsticks, singing and planting rice. ŸGetting there ŸSuggested Schedule: Hiroshima(8:10)===(Rte.54)===Kabe(Rte.191)===Imuro===(Rte.261)=== |
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| ŸNote To be safe, especially in winter, keep in mind not go into the mountains alone, and be sure to go with a well-experienced hiker. |
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