Here are some photos from Mt. Apoi that I took on April 11^th.

Two Himeichige (Anemone debilis) were blooming.

This acorn really stood out to me.

Japanese sumac berries.

This is a dioecious species, which means this is the female plant. The fruit matures in October, so this must have fallen between fall and spring. My skin usually has a reaction to this plant when I touch it, and I wondered if that would still happen after it's withered.

I can still see snow at the summit from the 5^th station.

Dragonfly

Peacock butterfly.

This butterfly was fluttering around the rocks near Uma-no-se. Was it sunbathing? I think it had just awoken from its winter hibernation. The front of its wings is showy like a peacock, but the underside is inconspicuous, similar in color to the rock.

Seven-spotted ladybug

I wonder if this is a kibanehasami-mushi (Forficula Mikado) because of the reddish-brown color of the forewings and the pincers? I found it around Uma-no-se.

A few of Mt. Pinneshiri and the Hidaka Mountains from Uma-no-se.


There was still some snow left around the 8^th station and up.

There were some patches of knee-deep snow left around the summit. Please take care when descending the mountain!

I could see all the way to Cape Erimo.

I ran into a herd of deer around the 3^rd Station when I was heading back down.

At the end of my hike, I saw some black locust (?) seed pods on the ground.