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APPENDIX. I. FROM INAWASHIRO TO YONEZAWA viâ BANDAI-SAN AND THE HIBARA PASS. Itinerary. Inawashiro to: Yamanaka Onsen hut, 3 ri (7 1/4 m.); Nagamine, 3 ri (7 1/4 m.); Hibara, 2 ri 6 chō (5 1/4 m.); top of pass, 2 ri (5 m.); Tsunagi, 1 ri 20 chō (3 3/4 m.); Yonezawa, 4 ri (9 3/4 m.); total, 15 ri 26 chō (38 1/4 m.). Time, 2 days. Jinrikishas can only be taken for 1 1/2 ri in the Yonezawa plain. From Inawashiro to Hibara, luggage must be sent round viâ Shiokawa and Oshio—to Shiokawa 6 ri by jinrikisha or packhorse, from Shiokawa to Hibara 5 1/2 ri by packhorse only, in all 11 1/2 ri. For the ascent of Bandai-san, see p. 186.

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From the hut near the spot where the view of the devastated district is first seen, it is possible either to continue the circuit of the Bandai group over the site of the cataclysm, or to proceed north over the same to Hibara which lies at the further end of the newly formed lake. The way leads down for nearly 2 ri to the shore of the lake, then ascends l. a hill on the top of which the waste is suddenly abandoned for a grand old forest, then down and by the lake, with the skeletons of the trees still sticking up out of the water, to Nagamine, 1 ri more.

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Here a boat can at times be got to Hibara; otherwise 1 ri by the shore and 1 ri 6 chō over the Kurobe-tōge to Hibara (Inn by Ōta), a village left half in, half out of the water by the formation of the new lake. Streets lead into the lake, and trees—some yet alive—stick up from out of it. Across the lake, 15 chō on the way up the Hibara-tōge, are the buildings of the Silver Reduction Works; thence 1 ri to a tea-house, and 20 chō more to the top of the pass through superb forest and by a good path.

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From the summit there is a view of hills running off into the Yonezawa plain. Thence 10 chō down to a tea-house, and 1 ri 10 chō more to Tsunagi (Inn, Aizuya), a mountain village. From here the way leads over two low passes, from the first of which there is a fine view of Asahi-dake and Gwassan. Yonezawa (see p. 194). II. FROM YONEZAWA TO MURAKAMI viâ MIOMOTE. This route, which is recommended to mountaineers only, takes 3 days. Itinerary. Yonezawa to: Komatsu, 3 ri (7 1/4 m.); Tenoko, 3 ri 9 chō (8 m.); Oguni, 9 ri (22 m.); Funato, 2 ri (5 m.); Arazawa, 2 ri 18 chō (6 m.); Miomote, 3 ri (7 1/4 m.); Iwakuzure, 5 ri (12 1/4 m.); Murakami, 5 ri (12 1/4 m.); total, 32 ri 27 chō (80 m.).

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Jinrikishas can be taken as far as Funato, and again from 1 ri below Iwakuzure to Murakami. The road lies first along the edge of the plain, then over a slight ascent, and up the valley of the Shirakawa to Tenoko (Inns, Yamagata-ya and another 1 ri beyond the village, kept by a man named Ii). The old road over the Sakura-tōge is no longer used. The new road leads over the Uzu-tōge and then down the valley, and eventually through the fine gorge of the Uzugawa. It is in places almost tunnelled out of the cliffs above the stream. Snow lies in patches here till the middle of June.

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Iide-san is well seen to the l. before reaching Oguni (Inn by Nozawa Yohei). Thence a very bad jinrikisha road and a ferry over the Arakawa lead to Funato (accommodation at the house of the headman of the village). Arazawa or Itō (accommodation at the house of the headman). From here a road direct to Murakami branches off l. The path to Miomote—a mountain trail—keeps on up the valley, climbs a steep ridge, and crosses a long pass whose successive dips bear different names. Asahi-dake is seen to the r. After 2 ri the path descends to a stream which has to be forded; thence 1 ri more takes the traveller to the Miomote-gawa. This too may have to be forded; but usually a boat can be found by continuing up the bank to a pool at the entrance of the gorge.

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On a little level space opposite stands Miomote (accommodation at the temple), surrounded by hills entirely wooded except for ledges of rock. A picturesque walk of 10 chō may be taken up through the gorge of the Miomote-gawa and back. The trail to Iwakuzure, which is very rough—it is 5 ri and takes 7 hours—leads straight up the Azuki-zaka opposite to a spring called Hōnoki Shimizu, or Magnolia Spring, and thence over steep slopes and ridges across a jumble of heavily wooded hills.

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About 1 ri from Miomote, by the side of the path, stands a shrine—a tiny shed over a stick with gohei—dedicated to the local mountain god, Dōrokujin. As the porters pass, each lays a leaf on the shrine, and offers up a prayer for safe keeping. It seems that Dōrokujin was one day passing this way to the Magnolia Spring, when he met, at the ravine called Ozawa, a beautiful maiden who was none other than the goddess Benten. She consented to wed him, and then left, promising to return; but as she never came back, he still waits and wanders over the mountains, looking after the safety of wayfarers.

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After a distant peep at the sea from the Toyaba-tōge, the path descends to Ozawa, 2 1/2 ri, which is merely a stream that, by choosing one’s spot, can be crossed from rock to rock; then it rises over the Ozawa-tōge, and descends again to the Miomote-gawa, whose steep bank it follows l. high up, passing a second shrine to Dōrokujin at a vantage point commanding a bend in the river. It is 2 1/2 ri more to Iwakuzure, where one may, by walking on 1 ri further, get jinrikishas to Murakami (Inn, Mura-ya). A still better plan is to hire a boat direct, and drop down the rapids to the town, 5 ri, in about 2 hours. III. FROM MURAKAMI TO TSURU-GA-OKA viâ THE AGARI-TŌGE. Itinerary. Murakami to: Nakamura (by the Shindō), 8 ri 31 chō (21 1/2 m.); Arakawa, 18 chō (1 1/4 m.); Nakatsugi, 1 ri (2 1/2 m.); Yamakumada, 2 ri 18 chō (6 m.); top of Agari-tōge, 2 ri 10 chō (5 1/2 m.); Ōizumi-mura, 1 ri 26 chō (4 m.); Higashi Ōdori, 18 chō (1 1/4 m.); Tazawa, 2 ri 15 chō (6 m.); Hongō, 2 ri 28 chō (6 3/4 m.); Tsuru-ga-oka, 5 ri (12 1/4 m.); total, 27 ri 20 chō (67 1/4 m.).

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This is a very rough 3 days’ journey, recommended to none but mountaineers. Streams have occasionally to be forded. The only accommodation is at the house of the headman of each village. Jinrikishas are practicable as far as Nakamura, and again from Higashi Ōdori, but must not be counted on.

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IV. FROM TSURU-GA-OKA TO SENDAI viâ THE ROKUJŪRI-GOE AND THE SEKIYAMA-TŌGE. 3 days. Itinerary. Tsuru-ga-oka to: Matsune, 2 ri 33 chō (7 m.); top of Jino-tōge, 1 ri (2 1/2 m.); Chūrenji Onsen, 8 chō (1/2 m.); Ōami, 1 ri (2 1/2 m.); Tamugi, 1 ri (2 1/2 m.); Sasagoya (hut), 3 ri (7 1/4 m.); top of Rokujūri-goe, 1 ri 18 chō (3 3/4 m.); Shizu, 2 ri (5 m.); Hondōji, 3 ri (7 1/4 m.); Mizusawa, 1 ri 20 chō (3 3/4 m.); Kaishio, 1 ri 17 chō (3 1/2 m.); Sekiyama, 8 ri (19 1/2 m.); Sakunami, 5 ri 34 chō (14 1/2 m.); Ayako, 4 ri (9 3/4 m.); Sendai, 3 ri (7 1/4 m.); total, 39 ri 22 chō (96 3/4 m.). This mountainous route affords many delightful views.

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V. Referring to Dr. Naumann’s statement concerning the non-existence of Yudono-san, quoted on p. 205, Mr. Percival Lowell informs us that, though not itself a mountain, it is a hollow on the shoulder of a mountain called Umba-ga-take. This spot is considered sacred, and is a goal of pilgrims. Those who affirm and those who deny the existence of the sacred mountain would therefore seem to be equally in the right, as the question is one which turns on the definition of the word “mountain,” or rather of the Japanese word san.

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