Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood visited Kakitagawa Spring in late Autumn of 2002. Under ground water collecting rain and snow fall to Mt. Fiji surface at this point. About a million ton per day of water comes out of ground.
Kakitagawa Spring
This place is a natural sanctuary for sweetfish and common Indian kingfisher
common Indian kingfishers spawning in shallow water
After Kakitagawa Spring, they visited former summer house of royal family in Numazu. The house was burned down in the last world war II. But the site is reserved as a city park. It seems the royal family's life style was a very simple one.
Former Royal Summer House
The city later added a copy of famous tea-ceremony house built by Rikyu.
Tea-ceremony house in summer house of royal family
Then they visited Jardin de Bagatelle in Kawazu. It is a copy of Jarddin de Bagatelle in Paris. Unfortunately, it was off season for rose garden.
Jardin de Bagatelle in Kawazu
They stopped at Hotel Plaza near Mt. Omuroyama. The view from the hotel was magnificent.
Next day, they climbed Mt Omuroyama(580m). From the top they could see Mt. Komuroyama at north eastern side. If it were clear day, they could have seen Seven Mile Beach beyond Mt. Komuroyama. They were certain because they cold see Mt. Komuroyama and Mt. Omuroyama lined up straight from Their house in Seven Mile Beach as seen below.
Looking towards Mt. Komuroyama from Mt. Omuroyama
Looking towards Mt. Komuroyama and Mt. Omuroyama from Seven Mile Beach
They returned home after visiting nearby botanic garden and Prof. Morinaga's house.
December 7, 2002