Yawata Wetland in early fall

Part of the wetland

Finally I managed to go back to the wetland and walked through it. It only took 1 hour and 35 minutes from our house in Higashi Hiroshima to the wetland by car but took me some months to visit again; this time with my hubby. 


The air was crisp, cool, and refreshing. The apples we bought at the stand next to the Kogen no Shizenkan (Visitor Center) gave us a season's taste. 500 yen for four average sized apples. 


The Yawata Wetland, Kita Hiroshima, Hiroshima is on a high plateau, about 800 meters above sea level. It's good anytime but will be a life savor when you want to escape from summer heat. But in winter, the climate around there is harsh. However, I heard you can see diamond dusts which only form in very cold locations like some part of Hokkaido, Japan. 

Bear Alert !

Named Setsureisui or Snow Spirit Water

There's especially tasty spring water coming out of the nearby mountain Garyu-san, meaning the lying dragon mountain. We took an easy way and went up there by car, though the easy way was narrow and winding. At the parking lot near the summit, there's a water stand where cold, crystal-clear water constantly runs from two faucets. 

Alnus trees, perhaps, standing along the road

We climbed for 10 to 15 minutes to the summit but didn't get no good command of the surrounding scenery. And the path could be slippery and relatively steep. Perhaps you should try the mountain with someone who knows a good route from the mountain foot along which local beach trees are enjoyed. It will be like bathing in the forest full of minus ions. 

Wild flowers in the wetland

We dropped by a local Onsen place. Refreshing but you need a car and some sort of navigation system (in our case iPhone as our car does not navigate us) to move around in Kita Hiroshima. But no traffic jam at all. (Often no one to ask for directions.)


A different kind of beauty from those enjoyed along the Inland Sea. Loved it dearly.