黄龍シリーズ⑦ 金色の龍 "Huanglong Series(7) Golden dragon"

黄龍シリーズも、もう7回目です

Huanglong series is also the other 7th time.

美しい山々に美しい池群

The pond crowd good-looking in the beautiful mountains

そもそも、黄龍と言う名前はなぜこう呼ばれているのでしょうか?

Why is the name called a Huanglong(yellow dragon) called so?

池の無い川の部分は水が少ないと川底があらわな状態の場所が多く、太陽に照らされるとそこが金色に光って見える

When the location of the state that a riverbed is bare when water is little, is shone on by the sun much, the part on the river where I have no ponds is light in gold and seen there.

その場所が金沙舗地と呼ばれており 

Its location is called "Golden Sand Beach".

その川の中に終わっている木々は、まるで盆栽の用で盆景と呼ばれている

The trees which have ended in the river are called a miniature garden at all on business of the bonsai.

そしてそこには無数の青い池がある点在する

And that place is buried at a lot of blue ponds.

それを俯瞰してみると、まるでその様子は金色の胴体をした龍、青い池は龍の鱗のように見える

When that will be overlooked, the dragon which has a gold trunk and a blue pond seem to be a scale of a dragon at all for its state.

この金色の川筋を地上から見ていると全体像は判りませんが

The picture doesn't find out that this gold runway is being seen from the ground.

北側の高い山々からここの様子を俯瞰すると、まるで金色の龍が、天をめがけて駆け上っている様に見えるから・・・なのでしょう

When the state here is overlooked from the high mountains on the north side, because it's seen as if aiming at heaven and running up, a golden dragon will it be....

天は、あの向こうの高い山の方向(南側を向いていいる)

The way to the high mountain where heaven is over that (It faces to the south side and I'm here.)

北側の高い峰の頂からは、まさに天に昇る大きな龍に見えているのでしょう

It will see as the big dragon which rises in heaven surely from the top of the expensive back of the north side.

おそらくあの白い雲から南側を眺めたらきっとそう見えるでしょう

If You probably look at the south side from that white cloud, it would be so seen.

この黄龍は驚くほどの美しい風景ですが、周りを取り囲む峰々の荒々しいほどの険しさにも目を奪われます

This Huanglong is the beautiful landscape which is to the extent it's marvellous, but to surround the turn also dazzles in steepness by which the mountains is to the extent it's violent.

沖縄シリーズ⑥ 古宇利島 "Okinawa series(6) Kouri-shima"

今日は沖縄の古宇利島から

Today is from Kouri-shima in Okinawa.

最初の写真は屋我地島から撮った写真で古宇利大橋と向こうが古宇利島

尖がった屋根のついた建物が古宇利オーシャンタワー 

I'll turn to the first picture with Kouri-Ohashi(Big bridge) with the picture taken from Yagachijima, but Kourijima(Kouri-shima)

A building with a sharp roof is Kouri ocean tower.

次の写真はオーシャンタワーから撮った古宇利大橋の全景

The whole view of Kui Ohashi from an ocean tower.

最初の写真を撮ったのは、次の写真の橋の向こう側の丘を登り切る手前から写真を撮ったものです

It's the one which took a picture that the first picture was taken from the front I finish climbing a thither hill in a bridge of the next picture where.

次の写真は天気が悪くてあまり鮮明には撮れていませんが、沖縄本島の塩屋漁港付近を撮っています

The weather is bad, and the next picture can't be taken too clearly, but it's being taken around the Shioya fishing port in Okinawa-honto(main-island).

次は少し右にカメラを振って、屋我地島の海岸付近の岩礁を撮っています 

Next picture is being shaken in the right and a reef around the coast in Yagachijima is being taken.

次の写真はカメラの望遠を引いて、古宇利大橋を撮ってます

The next picture releases zooming of a camera and is taking Kouri Ohashi.

手前の白い屋根は古宇利オーシャンセンターのレストランの屋根です

The front white roof is a roof at the restaurant in Kouri ocean center.

次の写真は屋我地島の西側あたりが写っています

The next picture is Yagachijima, one the west side comes out.

右側の山は乙羽岳、奥の方の山は八重岳あたりだと思います

I think a mountain to Oppadake and the inside is per Yaedake in a right mountain.

次は運天港と伊平屋島を結ぶフェリー伊平屋だと思いますが

I think the next is Unten harbor and ferry Iheya where Iheyajima is tied.

あの赤い浮灯台を目印に大きく右に舵をきり運天港(沖縄本島側)に向かいます

That red sea lighthouse, It steer in the right in a mark and go to the Unten harbor (Okinawa-main island side).

運天港には、もう一つ伊是名と結ぶフェリー伊是名が運航しており、東シナ海の2つの離島とを連絡しています

Ferry Izena formed with Izena is navigating and ties 2 islands in the East China Sea at Unten harbor.

古宇利大橋や古宇利島周辺も広く珊瑚礁に囲まれています

Kouri Ohashi and around Kouri-shima are also circled by a coral reef widely.

黄龍シリーズ⑥ その青さが心に染み入る様に "Huanglong Series(6) So that its blue may permeate a heart."

五彩池と黄龍古寺を後にして、これから下っていきます

I'll make five color Ponds of Huanglong old temple later with Ike and go down now.

3500mを超える高山で、夏だとはいえ日傘をさして行列を作っているなんて信じられない

It can be said that it's summer at a mountain beyond 3500m, and it isn't believed to be pointing at a sunshade and be forming a line.

向こうの山は標高5000m以上あるんですよ

That mountain is that there is more than 5000 m of altitude.

こちらの、朽ち果てた古寺の方が、似合っている様に思います

I think so that the old temple by which this died in obscurity may be more suitable.

夏の季節のせいか、途中は流れが途切れていました

Flow was cut off for a seasonal cause in summer or the way.

しばらく歩いてた下っていくと

I was walking for a while, when I'm going down.

こんなに鮮やかで綺麗なブルーの池群が見えてきます

So!! Vivid and beautiful blue pond crowd is seeing.

池の中を覗くと、澄み切った水を湛えています

It was clear when I looked stealthily at the inside in a pond, it's full of water.

夏の森の緑と相まって、素晴らしい景色を作り出しています

The wonderful scenery is being produced along with Green in a forest in summer.

この驚くような風景に心を奪われながら下っていきます

This, I'll go down to the marvellous landscape while fascinating.

何物とも比較できないほどのこの美しさ

This beauty which is to the extent it can be compared with no things

「来れて良かった、とても幸せな気分」と、感激の気持ちでいっぱいでした

It was much by feeling of "the very happy feeling which might be able to come" and impression.

心を洗ってくれるような世界でした

It was the world which cleanses a soul.

沖縄シリーズ⑤ 美ら海と水族館 "Okinawa series(5) Beauty sea and aquarium"

沖縄と言えばやはり美ら海

When I say Okinawa, as expected, beauty sea

水族館に行く途中に寄った、瀬底島と瀬底大橋

Sesokojima and Shisuku Ohashi which came near to the way which goes to an aquarium

僕が行ったときはあまり天候に恵まれなかった

When I went, it wasn't blessed with the weather so much.

もっと海は青く美しいんです

If it's the day which cleared up, the sea is more beautiful in blue.

沖縄美ら海水族館についたら、イルカショーへ

If I arrive at Okinawa Churaumi(beauty sea) aquarium, it's to a dolphin show.

彼らは芸を仕込まれ、毎日披露する

大変な仕事だよね

They teach a performance and show every day.

It's serious work, isn't it?

日本のたいていの水族館はこのイルカショーをやってますね

Japanese most aquariums are doing this dolphin show,

ご苦労様、イルカさんたちよ

Thank you, Mr. & Mrs dolphins.

こんな美しいサンゴ礁の様子は、沖縄では当たり前の風景ですね

The state of such beautiful coral reef is the proper landscape at a sea in Okinawa, isn't it?

でもこんなに大きな甚兵衛ザメを観るのは、普段の海では無理

この水族館だから目の当たりに観ることができます

But it's impossible at a usual sea to see a big casual Jinbai shark.

Because it's this aquarium, it's possible to see in a hit of an eye.

沖縄の沿海にたくさんいるマンタ(糸巻きエイ)もたくさん水槽にいました

There were also many Manta (spool rays) which have in a coast in Okinawa in an water tank.

やはり、外海がいいな。向こうには　伊江島が見えてます

As expected, I'd like the ocean. They see Ie-shima.

海側から水族館の外観を撮りました

The outward appearance of the aquarium was taken from oceanside.

やはり、実際の海の美しさが一番綺麗ですよね

As expected, beauty of the actual sea is most beautiful, isn't it?

黄龍シリーズ⑤ 五彩池と黄龍古寺 "Huanglong series(5) Five color pond and Huanglong old temple"

黄龍の最も高いポイントで立っています

Stand up by the highest point of a Huanglong.

About 3,600m　of altitude

鮮やかな色をした赤い実と五彩池、美しい色のコントラストには感激しました

It was affected at a contrast of red Nuts who did the vivid color, five color scheme pond and the beautiful color.

これから、この黄龍の本格的な下りルートに入ります、見えているのは黄龍古寺

Now, I'll enter a real descent route of this Huanglong, it's a Huanglong old temple to see.

南側(裏手)にはすぐそばに5000mを超える岩峰が迫っています

Rocky mountain beyond 5000m is drawing near immediately near the south side.

高い山々とお寺のコラボレーションもまた素晴らしいものです

High speculation and collaboration of an old temple are also wonderful.

黄龍古寺を西側から眺める、

平地にあるお寺と同じようにたくさんの参拝客がいました

Look at a Huanglong old temple from the west side.

There were a lot of worship visitors like the temple in the plain.

古寺の境内に入ると線香の煙で充満しています

When I enter a precinct of an old temple, it's filled with smoke of a stick of incense.

御仏に祈りをささげています

Prayer is sacrificed. 

たくさんの幸せと長生きを皆さんが願っているのでしょう

Everyone will wish a lot of happiness and longevity.

黄龍独自のこの素晴らしい景色がこれから続きます

The wonderful scenery to which a Huanglong is peculiar will continue now.

僕は、あの時、あそこで何を願ったのかな?

At that time, what did I wish there?

意外と無心の境地だった

That it's unexpected, it was the innocent state.

さらに美しい世界への期待で心を弾ませていた

I was making the heart become lively by an expectation to the more beautiful world.