Ogesawa (Kogesawa) and Hikage, Takao (March30th)

The View from the entrance to Ogesawa creek.

Today we went to see the violets at Ogesawa creek in Takao. There were lots of people waiting the bus to Kobotoke from Takao sta. even on Monday. Most of them were older guys. It is nice that many people are getting interested in the nature, but I wonder how many of them really appreciate it without spending time chatting or stepping on the precious flowers without noticing. For example, Hikage area has been getting worse and worse. Hope they will study more about the nature and enjoy it "quietly".
About the flowers, Ogesawa was really amazing this time of the year. Not as many people as in Hikage, either. But still, some Obasan or somebody stole a stem of trillium flower just 1 hour or so after we had taken the picture of it. "Why!?" I have no idea what such a stupid thinks of.


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).


Viola keiskei (Maruba Sumire).


Viola eizanensis (Eizan Sumire).


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).


Feels nice in the forrest. You can hear some wren singing.


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).
Nice healthy leaves.


Viola yezoensis f. discolor (Takao Sumire).


Viola yezoensis f. discolor (Takao Sumire).


Anemone flaccida (Nirin-sou).


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).


Asarum caulescens (Futaba-aoi).


Viola eizanensis (Eizan Sumire).


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin)?


Omphalodes japonica (Yama Ruri-sou).


Omphalodes japonica (Yama Ruri-sou) and Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumiresaishin).


Viola eizanensis (Eizan Sumire).


Chloranthus japonicus (Hitori-shizuka).
They are just starting by the Ogesawa creek.


Omphalodes japonica (Yama Ruri-sou).
It seemed more plants were growing this year.


Omphalodes japonica (Yama Ruri-sou).
You can find the pink flowers, too.


Viola eizanensis (Eizan Sumire) and Viola grypoceras (Tachitsubo Sumire).


Oxalis griffithii var.kantoensis (Kantou-miyama-katabami).


From here, the pictures were taken around the Hikage area.


Erythronium japonicum (Katakuri).
At the yard near the entrance to the Hikage creek.


Dichocarpum trachyspermum (Tougoku-saba-no-o).


Dichocarpum trachyspermum (Tougoku-saba-no-o).
It is so tiny flower, but it is really pretty.


Viola yezoensis (Hikage Sumire).
I saw this one by the Hikage creek.


Viola yezoensis f. discolor (Takao Sumire).


Anemone flaccida (Nirin-sou).