2024.07.11
Hong Kong Elementary School Trip
During the first week of July, Mt. Apoi Geopark hosted a group of elementary students and faculty from Hong Kong for a 3-day Geotour. This exchange was made pos...
2024.05.29
Early Summer in Mt. Apoi
I recently climbed Mt. Apoi on May 29 (Wed) on behalf of an ongoing project. I almost missed it, but I saw the Apoi-kuwagata flower. Chishimakinreika Apoi-azuma...
2024.05.28
Hidaka Mountains Erimo Tokachi National Park
A new signboard was installed in front of the Mt. Apoi Geopark Visitor Center announcing the new Hidaka Mountains Erimo Tokachi National Park designation. Don'...
2024.05.23
Apoi Foothills Park in Pre-Summer Bloom
Edo Yama-tsutsuji (Rhododendron kaempferi) and Nanakamado (Japanese rowan) are in bloom around Mt. Apoi Foothill Park and the Geopark Visitor Center. Mt. Apoi i...
2024.04.26
Spring in Samani
April 10th: I had just finished cleaning the bio-toilet in Horoman Gorge when I looked up and saw this. A falcon was flying in a circle around and around in the...
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