Mitarai George

Dear Friends and Readers

Today, i would love to share our main source of water in Tenkawa village.
As I wrote about Hakkyo mountain (Highest mountain around Kansai, Kii peninsula.)
and we have mountain range east side of Tenkawa. This is World Heritage site.
We have 5 different source of upper stream water come into Ten no kawa river.

Many area in Tenkawa is NOT for hiking at all. we have also many hiking places,
and during spring to fall season, there are many guest house on the top of ranges (it's require booking.)

Ten = Heavenly higher place.
Kawa = River

Just amazing, stunning color of water run through whole village of Tenkawa.
This Tenkawa river called KUMANO river where reaches to KUMANO HONGU.
As following images, our village is one of TOP water sources stream come out ground from these mountain ranges.

This images from Upstream conference in 2009. 1,500m - 1,915m ranges, Town is around 6-800m 

I would love to share more trekking information in near future in Tenkawalife blog. 

When you see left lower centre where steam meats, that is MITARAI keikoku (Gorge / Canyon).

This Gorge, you can walk from KAWAI (entrance of village by bus, also information centre.),

about 50min. 

This is my photo taken around end of Oct 2012. 

This is 2weeks before the best foliage time. we had really great time. Near Mitarai 

Sacred water with stunning view of foliage. This is from top of bridge. Mitarai.

Where is foliage ? This is like a zen photo... this is also from Mitarai. Pure water !

 It's coming golden time of Tenkawa life !

Also, please check this water footage. Just beautiful !!

Thank you for reading.