On March the 12th 2017, I climbed Mt. Jizoyama（地蔵山） in the northwest of Kyoto City. It has a triangulation point that is in the highest altitude in Kyoto Prefecture.
This is Ashimi Toge Mountain Pass（芦見峠）, a serene place.
Red-Belt Conks Fomitopsis pinicola（ツガサルノコシカケ）.
The north slope was covered with snow, therefore it was a bit difficult to find proper way for climbing the mountain. Unless there were footprints, I would have gotten lost. I could not take so many photos, but here is Nishimukai Hoko Jizo-Son（西向宝庫地蔵尊）, a statue of Kṣitigarbha, who saves people in worry. The snow at this place was melting.
This is the top of Mt. Jizoyama. There is no view from here.
During the trekking, I could obtain the view of Yamashiro and Tanba.
Approaching to Atago Jinja shrine（愛宕神社）, where I visited last year (sorry, it’s only in Japanese).
Atago Jinja shrine, founded between 701 and 704 by a shaman Enno Odzunu（役小角）and a monk Taicho（泰澄）, is a head shrine of other 900 shrines of the same name distributed over Japan. It worships a mother of Japanese island Izanaminomikoto（伊弉冉尊）, a god of thunder Ikadzuchinokami（雷神）, a god of fire Kagutsuchinomikoto（迦遇槌命）, a native Japanese Ohkuninushinomikoto（大国主命）, etc. It is famous for a divine favor of fire protection. I purchased an amulet for the next place I live.
A tombstone is reused as a step.
At the foot of the mountain, there is a settlement of Mizuo（水尾）. It is known for the place of secluded life for Emperor Seiwa（清和天皇）and famous for citron（柚子）.
For plants identified; Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria japonica（スギ）, Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa（ヒノキ）, Southern Japanese Hemlock Tsuga sieboldii（ツガ）, Japanese Red Pine Pinus densiflora（アカマツ）, Ring-Cup Oak Quercus glauca（アラカシ）, Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima（クヌギ）, Chinese Cork Oak Quercus variabilis（アベマキ）, Japanese Chestnut Castanea crenata（クリ）, Quercus serrata（コナラ）, Mochi Tree Ilex integra（モチノキ）, Storax Styrax japonica（エゴノキ）, Japanese Star Anise Illicium anisatum（シキミ）, Japanese Andromeda Pieris japonica（アセビ）. For slime molds, Fuligo candida（シロススホコリ）. For birds, Coal Tit Parus ater（ヒガラ）, Jay Garrulus glandarius（カケス）.
By the way, I happened to be in Doshisha University on March the 11th, 2017. As near Osaka City University there is Taishokannonji temple （大聖観音寺）, there is Daishoji temple（大聖寺）, a temple of similar naming with a bit smaller architecture, near Doshisha University. This is a part of place where Hanna no Gosho（花の御所）, Muromachi Shogunate used to be.
