In winter in Niigata Prefecture, there are so few opportunities to see the sun's face that it can be said that "the weather is bad every day in winter." It's been a while since I went out thinking "It's sunny~!" I went out thinking, "It's sunny!", but it became increasingly cloudy (^_^;).

Today's theme of exploration is...

Finding 'Home of the Heart... Mt Yahiko'!

(^^)! (^^)!

Mount Yahiko, which appears in various school songs.

For the people of Yahiko Village, where it exists, they are probably more attached to it than people in other municipalities.

I am from neighbouring Yoshida, but I think the best shape of Mt Yahiko is the one I saw every day myself!

Then it occurred to me that...

'I guess the Best of Mt Yahiko depends on where you lived?'

This means.

It's just a little bit of movement that changes the shape.

I am always relieved when I go out by car or Shinkansen and Mount Yahiko turns out to be what I think is the best shape.

So I went to each district of Yahiko Village to take photos of Mt Yahiko!

It clouded over faster than expected, so it wasn't perfect, but it was an interesting exploration (*^_^*).

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The area between the enterprise zone and the residential area.

Otobe②

Around the Peony Garden

Kawasaki (city)

Around Dream Tree House and Hikari Nursery School.

Summit

I couldn't see much because of the buildings. ......(T_T)

arrow maker

Slightly to the left of the Otorii gate

Yasaku ②

Around Tsutsumi Internal Medicine

Yasaku (③)

Road to the fire station in Yoshida.

Mount Yahiko seen from here is the most fitting as it looks the same shape as from my parents' house!

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Around the water purification plant. The village border with Tsubame City.

Plain (ii)

A street with beautiful cherry blossom trees in spring.

Amur silvergrass (Miscanthus sacchariflorus)

Yahiko in all four seasons while working in the fields.

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Mt Yahiko is not visible from the main village because of the Ida Hills.

Tertiary

Mt Yahiko from here is a favourite spot for photography as there are no power lines coming in!

Ueda

You can also see the hot spring town of Yahiko.

mountain shore

It's much more sideways-shaped (from my point of view).

Yamasaki (name)

Here, too, there are still Ida Hills and you can only see a little bit of them.

the well-field system of ancient China

From the road above Yahiko Primary School. Can you see it from the ground here?

village hill

The rice paddies are spreading out and Mt Amagari is now clearly visible.

river crossing

It looks like a different mountain from the Mt Yahiko I am used to seeing. But I guess the shape is familiar to people in the foothills area.

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Around Sun Village

temple dedicated to Kannon

It's too close to see well (sweat).

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Yahiko Park parking lot

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Yahiko Shrine car park

the upper spring

Yahiko Gymnasium

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Yahiko Shrine. I like Mt Yahiko from here!

Within the village of Yahiko alone, we could see so many different Mt Yahiko.

It must be seen in many different ways from neighbouring municipalities where Mt Yahiko is visible.

I was able to reconfirm that Mount Yahiko is, after all, "the mountain that is my spiritual home".

A hometown is more than scenery, but also sounds, smells and wind currents. ......

You can feel it with all your senses.

We will always cherish our unchanged hometown.