I Go for a Mountain-Walking

My wife and I went to Tomatsuri-Ryokuchi for a trekking. 

We enjoyed walking along the mountain trails for several hours.

It was a little too early for seeing mountain cherry blossoms.

We met only one guy during the hiking.

All photos of today's post were taken by my wife, Kiyono using her smartphone. 

I Go to Koumyouji-Temple and Sakura-City Museum

It is said that the Koumyouji temple was built in the year of 1427 and was moved to the current place in 1597 at the same time when Katsuyama castle was destroyed.

Sakura City Museum is quite new comparing to the temple. Less than thirty years have passed since it was built.

Pictures painted by famous Japanese artist Ikuo Hirayam and others were exhibited there.

I Go to Japanese Folk House Museum

 

My wife and I went to an old style Japanese folk house museum in Takanezawa, just one-hour-drive away from home.

The house, now is a museum, used to be a farmer's  house. 

The farmer seemed to have kept a horse in his house.

There were many old farm tools displayed in the museum. Most of them were made of wood, bamboo and some part metals.

I Go to Izurusan-Manganji Temple

I went to Izurusan-Manganji the other day. 

Even the temple is very famous for their traditional Japanese festivals, there was no other visitor nor a prayer there at that time.

We enjoyed staying for about an hour, taking pictures and seeing religious monuments at the site surrounded by quiet mountains.

This is a parking lot near the entrance of the temple site. There was no other car parking there except ours.