On April the 16th 2017, I climbed Mt. Sanjosan（三上山）. It is located in Kidzugawa city（木津川市）.
Wakidenomiya Shrine（湧出宮）worships Amenohukimenomikoto（天乃夫岐売命）, Tagorihimenomikoto（田凝姫命）, Ichikishimahimenomikoto（市杵島姫命）and tagitsuhimenomikoto（端津姫命）. The first is from Ise country and latter three goddesses are from Munakata（宗像）district in Fukuoka prefecture. This shrine was founded in 766 and is famous for praying for rain.
Pycnoporus coccineus（ヒイロタケ）.
Veluticeps berkeleyi（チズガタサルノコシカケ）.
False Turkey Tail Stereum hirsutum（キウロコタケ）.
A scenery of mountain path.
Xylobolus hiugensis（ヒュウガオオウロコタケ）.
Leotia sp. （ズキンタケ属？）.
Common Bonnet Mycena galericulata（クヌギタケ）.
The top of Mt. Sanjosan. I could see a view for Yamashiro country.
Trametes orientalis（クジラタケ）.
Plicatura crispa（チヂレタケ）and Pycnoporus coccineus（ヒイロタケ）.
Taniyama-Hudoson（谷山不動尊）. This Buddha figure carved on a rock face is said to have been made by Kobodaishi（弘法大師）, a very famous monk and the founder of Japanese esoteric Buddhism. It is famous for its act as an amulet.
Jindoji Temple（神童寺）is located at the foot of Mt. Sanjosan. This temple is also famous for its act as an amulet. The temple is said to be founded in 596 by Shotoku Taishi（聖徳太子）, a Japanese prince who introduced Buddhism to Japan. It is also linked to Ennnogyoja（役の行者）, a famous shaman in Aska period. He came here between 675 and 676. The name ‘Jindo’ was originated from two jindos (sons/daughters of gods/goddesses), who appeared together with Zaogongen（蔵王権現）, the master of shugendo（修験道）that is a highly syncretic religion. Here are a lot of Buddha statues as Japanese important cultural properties. I was amazed by Rāgarāja（愛染明王）, who represents Tathāgata’s（如来） aspects in anger. It is unique because it casts an arrow towards heaven.
For plants identified; Japanese Cedar Cryptomeria japonica（スギ）, Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis obtuse（ヒノキ）, Japanese Red Pine Pinus densiflora（アカマツ）, Ring-Cup Oak Quercus glauca（アラカシ）, Bamboo- Leaf Oak Quercus myrsinaefolia（シラカシ）, Quercus gilva（イチイガシ）, Sawtooth Oak Quercus acutissima（クヌギ）, Chinese Cork Oak Quercus variabilis（アベマキ）, Japanese Chestnut Castanea crenata（クリ）, Mochi Tree Ilex integra（モチノキ）, Kurogane Holly Ilex rotunda（クロガネモチ）, Sakaki Cleyera japonica（サカキ）, East Asian Eurya Eurya japonica（ヒサカキ）, Camellia Camellia japonica（ヤブツバキ）, Rhododendron obtusum var. kaempferi（ヤマツツジ）, Japanese Horse-Chestnut Aesculus turbinata（トチノキ）, Japanese Holly Ilex crenata （イヌツゲ）, Holly Osmanthus Osmanthus heterophyllus （ヒイラギ）, Taraxacum japonicum（カンサイタンポポ）. For other mushrooms; Oxyporus ravidus（ザイモクタケ）. For slime molds; Fuligo candida（シロススホコリ）. For insects, Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow Colias erate（モンキチョウ）. For reptiles, Skink Plestiodon japonicus（ニホントカゲ）. For birds, Eastern Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis（キジバト）, Brown-Eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis（ヒヨドリ）, Great Spotted Woodpecker Picoides major（アカゲラ）, House Swallow Hirundo rustica（ツバメ）, Siberian Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides（ホオジロ）, Varied Tit Parus varius（ヤマガラ）, Willow Tit Parus montanus（コガラ）, Great Tit Parus major（シジュウカラ）, Japanese White-Eye Zosterops japonica（メジロ）, Japanese Bush Warbler Cettia diphone（ウグイス）, Tree Sparrow Passer montanus（スズメ）.
