I walked along the Karasuyama River Greenway.
There were many flowers, so today I would like to introduce the main flowers. Of all the flowers today, my favorite is the Shiran (Bletilla striata).
Meguro River Greenway
Komaba-Todaimae Station
I got off the Keio Line at Komaba Todai-mae. Exit the station from the west exit, which is the opposite of the Todai exit.
Junior & Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba
I found a school across Awashima Street. This is the Junior & Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba. It’s a famous school.
A cliff carved by the Meguro River
Passing by Chikuma and going south, a cliff appears.
Meguro River, with a greenway above the culvert
As soon as you descend the cliff, the Meguro River appears. The cliff I saw earlier seems to have been cut by the Meguro River. However, the Meguro River is culverted in this area, and there is a greenway above it.
Starting point of the Meguro River Greenway
About 130 meters after you start walking along the greenway, you will reach the beginning of the Meguro River Greenway. At the same time, it is the starting point of the Kitazawa River Greenway and the Karasuyama River Greenway.
Today I will walk along the Karasuyama River Greenway on the left.
Karasuyama River Greenway
Companion of perilla
I started walking along the Karasuyama River Greenway, but I didn’t see any unusual buildings or historical stone markers. Instead, there are beautiful flowers and grasses in bloom for the season. Today, I decided to walk looking at the flowers and plants.
First, this flower. The stem is square, and from the appearance of the flower, I know that it is a member of the perilla family. But I couldn’t figure out the name of the flower because of the unusual shape of the leaves.
By the way, why do I use the word “Nakama (companion)” in Japanese when plants and animals cannot be completely identified? Even though they might be hostile to each other.
However, I followed the convention and used the word “companion” in the caption of the photo.
Corn cockle
Corn cockle. It is also called Agrostemma, which means “crown of the field.”
Pelargonium
This is a Pelargonium with spots on two of its five petals. The spots look like eyes, so I wonder if they are threatening the birds.
Oxeye
It looks like Marguerite, but the leaves are not as thin as Marguerite’s. I saw it as oxeye.
Bletilla striata
Shiran(Bletilla striata)でしょうね。
昔、半導体製造にかかわっていたので、Shiranというとmono‐silaneガスを思いだします。空気に触れるだけで燃えだす、危ないガスでした。
あ、もしかして、日本のアニメーション「はなかっぱ」の「がりぞー」と「アゲルちゃん」が探しているWakaran(Shiran)って、これのこと？
California poppy
California poppy.
As I was taking pictures, a passerby asked me to agree that it was a beautiful color.
Mallow
Mallow. It is a genus of mallow in the mallow family, Zeniaceae.
Near Sangenjaya
When I got closer to Sangenjaya station, the number of people suddenly increased.
But they soon became fewer.
Stock
I don’t really understand each flower of a stock.
What is the advantage of having such a blooming style?
Rosaceae
The last one for today is Rosaceae. But there are so many kinds of rosacea that I don’t know.
Today’s walk took us to Kokushikan University.
Umegaoka Station
I went north and returned from Umegaoka Station.
Walking data
Course: Komaba-Todaimae Station (Keio Inokashira Line) -> Karasuyama River Greenway -> Umegaoka Station (Odakyu Odawara Line)
Distance: 4.5km
Time: 1h12m
