Above is looking up at Shiroyama Hotel built on top of the ridge next to Shiroyama Observation Point. Yama is word for mountain in Japanese. So Shiroyama is like saying Mt. Shiro. I was told that it is nice walk up to the observation point. So finally this morning I got up early to make the climb. According to Google maps, it was going to take couple hours for a round trip walking from our apartment. Happy to report that I did it in 1.5 hours.
Looking in the opposite direction from the first photo, we have this huge gate. Since the gate was here, I thought the path walking up to Shiroyama was here but it turned out that it was 1 block further west.
I am glad that they had railing in the middle of stairway. The steps are worn out and slanted from much use.
Looking down from where I just climbed up to.
It really is a pleasant walk. The path basically zig zags up the side of the mountain.
Glad they had this fence here. Would hate to fall off the edge.
Whew! Made it to the parking lot where people can park just below the observation point. There were only 2 cars in the parking lot but when I walked to the observation point, surprisingly there were a good number of people exercising there.
Enjoyed the panoramic view of the city of Kagoshima. Our apartment is somewhere on the right edge of the photo. The left edge is the Sakurajima volcano.
Going back down, took a photo of the gate. At this point I am about half way down.
Looking back at the beginning of the walk way to Shiroyama.
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