(Part 3)
Now I will show you some pictures of the sites where we are going. The first one
is Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine. It has a dense forest with a thick carpet of moss.
Have you seen the animated movie, Princess Mononoke? When the director,
Miyazaki Hayao, was making this movie, he was strongly inspired by this
mysterious forest.
The next one is Wilson's Stump, a great tree stump with a diameter of 4.39 m.
Does anyone know the reason why it is named "Wilson's Stump"? The name came
from Dr. Ernest Wilson, a famous botanist. He was the first person to introduce the
stump to the world. It is said that this tree was cut down in 1586 by order of
Toyotomi Hideyoshi to build Hoko-ji Temple. The inside of the stump is empty, and
you can go into it. Water flows out of the ground there.
