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posted: September 30th, 2011
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This page begins - and ends - with September 10th and a trip to Mt. Mitake (929 meters = 3,048 feet) and Mt. Hinode (902 meters = 2,959 feet). We went out in search of whatever late summer or early autumn flowers we could find. By the way - this month you will find only flower photos here - if you are hoping for some exquisite mountain scenery then you stand to be disappointed. Click on any thumbnail to begin.

Begin September 10th
  On September 10th we went out to Mt. Mitake (929 meters = 3,048 feet) in search of whatever late summer and/or early autumn flowers we could find. We were surprised to find a few remaining Rengeshouma (Anemonopsis macrophylla) flowers in bloom. This flower is a big attraction in August, we did not truly expect to find any here at all so late in the season. We were just lucky I guess.
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  Here is a shot of a Ainsliaea acerifolia var. subapoda, then an additional shot of a Rengeshouma - Anemonopsis macrophylla - and in 3rd position a shot of a seedhead of Arisaema sp. - one of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit species.
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  Here are 3 more shots of Rengeshouma - Anemonopsis macrophylla.
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  And here are 3 shots of Ainsliaea acerifolia var. subapoda.
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  In this row is one shot of Ainsliaea acerifolia var. subapoda and 2 shots of Toad Lily (Tricyrtis sp.).
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  Here is a final shot of a Rengeshouma - Anemonopsis macrophylla and it is followed by 2 shots of one of the species of Aconitum sp. - Kazuya keyed this out as Aconitum japonicum var. montanum. He is probably correct.
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  Here are 3 shots of one of the species of Aconitum sp. - probably Aconitum japonicum var. montanum.
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  Here is a shot of an amazingly blue Commelina communis. In 2nd position is a shot of Codonopsis lanceolata and in 3rd position is a shot of Chelonopsis moschata.
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  After we finished up at Mt. Mitake we hiked out to the summit of Mt. Hinode (902 meters = 2,959 feet). Actually, the 3 shots in Row 8 were taken as we hiked towards Mt. Hinode. In this row are 3 shots of a plant called Waremokou in Japanese. It is Sanguisorba officinalis. The 3rd shot includes a very cooperative dragonfly.
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  Here are 2 more shots of Sanguisorba officinalis (Waremokou in Japanese). The first shot includes that cooperative dragonfly once again.
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  Here are 2 shots of Tripterospermum japonicum which we found as we hiked down from the summit of Mt. Hinode towards Tsuru-Tsuru Hot Spring.
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  Here are 2 shots of Impatiens textorii which we also found as we hiked down towards Tsuru-Tsuru Hot Spring.
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  Here is a yellow Impatiens noli-tangere. These are the 2 final photos from this adventure. We then continued on to Tsuru-Tsuru Hot Spring, where we bathed and then soaked in the nice slippery Hot Waters for a couple of hours before taking the bus back to Musashi-Itsukaichi Station and on to our home.
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