Mt. Takao and Ura Takao Area (March 21st)

The view from the top of Mt. Takao.
It was a little bit hazy but we could see Mt. Fuji.

Today we went to Mt. Takao. There were lots of people visiting there. Violets were starting to bloom. On the way back to the Takao Station from Ja-taki-guchi, we wanted to check the place where some Viola yezoensis f. discolor (Takao Sumire) plants grow, but some stupid Obasans were stepping on the spot and destroying the plants!! I was pretty shocked. How could some people be so stupid! Their guide didn't even care about it, it seemed... Pretty sad.


Anemone flaccida (Nirin-sou) on the No. 6 trail.


Chrysosplenium album　var. stamineum (Hana-neko-no-me) on the No. 6 trail.


Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana (Hina Sumire) on the Inariyama trail.


Viola tokubuchiana var. takedana (Hina Sumire) on the Inariyama trail.


Viola eizanensis (Eizan Sumire) on the Inariyama trail.


Viola eizanensis (Eizan Sumire) on the No. 3 trail.


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumire-saishin) on the No. 3 trail.


Omphalodes japonica (Yama Ruri-sou) on the No. 3 trail.


Omphalodes japonica (Yama Ruri-sou) on the No. 3 trail.


The view from the trail down to Ja-taki waterfall.


Oxalis griffithii var.kantoensis (Kantou Miyama Katabami) at the Ura Takao area.


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumire-saishin) at the Ura Takao area.


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumire-saishin) at the Ura Takao area.


Viola bissetii (Nagaba-no-sumire-saishin) at the Ura Takao area.


Anemone pseudoaltaica (Kikuzaki Ichige).


Corydalis lineariloba (Yama Engosaku).


Gagea lutea (Kibano-no-amana).