Trees on Kongouzan2

Like an old couple.

Trees on Kongouzan

View from Kongouzan

From Osaka's highest mountain, Kongou, 1125meters. On top we met a man who had climbed it 831 times. The record being 12000 times!

Tottori dunes

Japan's highest sand dunes.

Minoo River

Minoo Hills

Minoo

A bit of rain and more beautiful than ever.

Katsuragi-san 大和葛城山

Walking up!

Lots of diorite lying around.

Yamatokatsuragisan 大和葛城山-Osaka

Tsutsuji flowers in bloom.　(Rhododendron?)
Altitude 959.2m, felsic plutonic from the cretaceous. Lots of tourist.

Kobe

Kabutoyama 甲山-Kobe

Part of a volcanic conduit which intruded into Rokko granite during Miocene.
Last eruption 12'000'000 years ago (?)

Kannoji shrine near Kabutoyama 神呪寺

Kouhouji Shrine

Hidden in the forest, very quiet, and very beautiful.

Osaka view from Ikomayama

kouhouji shrine in ikomayama

Takaosan -Osaka

Takaosan -Osaka