On January 1st.
Meeting point: Myokenguchi station
of Myoken line of Nose Electric Railway
[Japanese: 能勢電鉄妙見線妙見口駅}
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We started to climb Mt.Myoken [Japanese: 妙見山] in the early morning.
It was still dark outside.
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We arrived the top of Mt.Myoken.
We waited for the first sunrise.
First sunrise of Mt.Myoken
[Japanese: Myokenzan; 妙見山].
We could see the sunrise slightly through the clouds.
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near the top of Mt.Myoken
Nose-Myokendo [Japanese: 能勢妙見堂]
Official name: Murosan-shinnyoji-keigaibutsudō-nosemyokenzan,
[Japanese: 無漏山真如寺境外仏堂能勢妙見山]
We found "Furumai zake"(=Free sake) while we were going down.
There was zenzai too.
Around there, there was a fire (=Takibi; 焚き火).
While eating and drinking, we could warm up with a fire.
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We went down the mountain.
We went to the station to go back.
Episode of Mt.Myoken hike
Tomo&Chouchou went hiking to Mt. Myoken 妙見山(or Myoken-san or Myoken-zan) for sunrise of New Year's Day !Mt.Myoken is located from Kawanishi-city in Hyogo prefecture [Japanese: 兵庫県川西市] to Toyono-cho, Toyono-gun in Osaka [Japanese: 大阪府豊能郡豊能町] and Nose-cho in Osaka prefecture [Japanese: 大阪府能勢町].
Mt. Myoken hike for sunrise of New Year's Day is organized by the Nose Electric Railway Co. Ltd. [能勢電鉄].
Meeting point was at Myoken-guchi station [Japanese: 妙見口駅] of Myoken line of Nose Electric Railway [Japanese: 能勢電鉄妙見線] in the early morning on Jan. 1st..
Everybody climbed Mt. Myoken with each pace. Our walking course was along the stream. The hiking course was close to the water, so it was very cold. The slope to go up the mountain was very steep. Even it was very cold, we sweated a lot.
Hiking road was very dark. Head light helped us a lot to find the hiking road.
We could arrive on the top of the mountain before the sun rises. However, unfortunately, we couldn't see the sunrise because of the clouds. Anyway we could see the sunrise slightly and we could feel refreshed !
Near the top of Mt. Myoken, there is a temple of Nichiren Shū 日蓮宗/Nichiren School which is called "Nose-Myokendo; 能勢妙見堂", official name "Murosan-shinnyoji-keigaibutsudō-nosemyokenzan; （無漏山真如寺境外仏堂能勢妙見山)".
Right after watching sunrise of New Year's Day, we went to Hatsumōde.
(Hatsumōde is the first temple visit of the New Year's day.)
After praying at the temple, Tomo&Chouchou decided to take another walking course. While we were going down, we found "Furumai zake"(=Free sake)!
We were very happy to be served for free ! There were not only Amazake (sweet sake), but also Zenzai!
(Zenzai is a sweet porridge of azuki beans boiled and crushed, served in a bowl with mochi (=Japanese rice cake).) Around there, there was a fire. While eating and drinking, we could warm up with a fire.
After our heart and body were warmed up, Tomo&Chouchou kept going down. We had to take a cable car to go down for that walking course. There were lots of people waiting for the cable car. We didn't want to wait for a long time so we decided to go down with other walking courses. Going down the mountain in the morning was not difficult. It was much easier than going up the mountain at night.
It was the first time for Tomo&Chouchou to climb the mountain on the New Year's day. Normally we stay home and visit a shrine near the house. But it was a very "New" year for us. It was refreshing . We could really feel the beginning of the year and new start. Unfortunatelly we could see the beautiful perfect sunrise but it was a good experience!
Tomo&Chouchou's advices for Mt.Myoken hike
1) Walking course is along the stream. The hiking course is close to the water, so please go with warm clothes ! But please wear something easy to dry for inner clothes. Because to go up the mountain, the slope is very steep, so that you easily sweat.2) Please don't forget to bring a head light because it is a hike in the dark.
3) Even if you cannot see the sunrise, you can see the primeval forest of Japanese beech which is nominated as Osaka natural environmental preservation zone. It's worth to hike.
4) Right after watching sunrise of New Year's Day, you can go directly to Hatsumōde, so it's convenient.
(Hatsumōde is the first temple visit of the New Year's day.)
5) If you don't want to wait to take a cable car and you still have energy, you can go down with other walking courses.
6) If hiking is too tough for you to see the sunrise, you can also go up to the mountain by car or cable car.
To go by cable car,
Take a Hankyu bus [阪急バス] until the bus stop "cable mae teiryujyo [ケーブル前停留所]" -->Take Myoken Cable till "Kurokawa" station [妙見ケーブル黒川駅] -->Transfer to Myoken lift [妙見リフト] -->Walk around 300m -->you will arrive in front of Torii [鳥居前]. (torii is a gateway at the entrace to a Shinto shrine.)
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