Happy New Year 2026 from Yamanashi

Views from the rooftop of Koyodai Resthouse, Sunny Aokigahara Forest with Snow, Fugaku Fuketsu (Wind Cave) and Narusawa Hyoketsu (Ice Cave), Narusawa-village, Yamanashi, 01/03/2026

https://www.mtfuji-cave.com/en/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narusawa_Ice_Cave; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugaku_Wind_Cave; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara

Year of the Horse Daruma doll (made by Arai-darumaya) and Kadomatsu made of bamboo, Kofu, Yamanashi, 01/01/2026

(In Japanese) https://arai-darumaya.com/; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Horse; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexagenary_cycle

Kadomatsu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kadomatsu

Shosen Gorge* on New Year’s Day 2026

Shosen Gorge,* Takanaricho, Kofu, Yamanashi, 01/01/2026

Shosen Gorge: https://kofu-tourism.com/en/see-and-do/12; https://www.shosenkyo-kankoukyokai.com/en/; https://www.shosenkyo-kankoukyokai.com/

Senga Falls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senga_Falls

Please visit my previous sites on Shosen Gorge:

https://yamanashietsuo.net/one-afternoon-in-shosenkyo-gorge/; https://yamanashietsuo.net/oyanagawa-valley-and-itajiki-valley/; https://yamanashietsuo.net/shosen-gorge-and-kanazakura-shrine/;

https://etsuo.tokyo/wp-admin/post.php?post=1854&action=edit; https://etsuo.tokyo/wp-admin/post.php?post=3717&action=edit; https://etsuo.tokyo/wp-admin/post.php?post=1841&action=edit

What happened to the replica of Japan’s First Street-Fountain and Bluff Gutter?

There used to be a replica of the Japan’s First Street-Fountain and Bluff Gutter that was donated by Yokohama-city in Showa 57 (1982) in front of Doshi Village Hall. However, I did not see it anywhere, so I asked a person in the village office. According to him, the location where the fountain replica was is under renovation. The replica was removed and stored somewhere else. It would be returned to the original location sometime in the year of 2026.

https://etsuo.tokyo/wp-admin/post.php?post=2684&action=edit

https://memorialdrinkingfountains.wordpress.com/category/glenfield-kennedy/page/2

The replica should look like this.

A Relaxing Day

Another warm day during the golden week. There were a lot of fishing people along Lake Chiyoda.

Lake Chiyoda

Shimoobina-town, Kofu-city, Yamanashi, 5/4/2023

Springlike Warmth

It was a warm day. A bee and a butterfly were seen on the bank of the river.

Blooming Moss Phlox

Shibazakura, moss phlox, Phlox subulata is in full bloom in Lake Motosu.

Also, please visit the following site: Fuji Motosuko Resort, https://www.fujimotosuko-resort.jp/index.html; https://www.fujimotosuko-resort.jp/en/.

©HOKUTO Etsuo Yamamoto