Mt. Fuji seen from Satta Pass
I visited Satta pass on Jan. 25, 2008
Mt. Fuji seen from the parking lot of Satta pass. Six or seven cars can be parked here.
in "Fifty-three stages of the Tokaido (Tohkaidoh)" by UTAGAWA Hiroshige, you would see "Yui- Satta-Mine".
and in "Fuji Thirty-six Scenery"by UTAGAWA Hiroshige, you would see "Suruga-Satta-no-Kaijo (Kaijoh)".
where, "Mine" means peak or mountain pass, and "Kaijo" means sea, that is, Suruga Bay.Let's compare the current scenery by photos with the ukiyoe print by Hiroshige.
Now, let's watch "Yui- Satta-Mine" in "Fifty-three stages of the Tohkaidoh" by Hiroshige.
"Yui- Satta-Mine" in "Fifty-three stages of the Tohkaido" by Hiroshige
Pass road is drawn in the upper left corner of this picture.
"Travelers impressed with Mt. Fuji" and "the local people who walk and carry firewood on his back as usual",
both in contrast are drawn in this picture.
The following are the picture postcards by Hiroshige Museum.
These ukiyoe prints were drawn by many Hiroshiges.
Let's watch the current scenery.
Walking along the pass road towards Okitsu from the parking lot for about three minutes,
you would arrive at the observatory.
Let's see the scenery from the observatory.
A bunch of the main lines is seen. Gulf of Suruga spreads out. A range of Ashitaka is seen on the right side.
Mt. Fuji seen from the observatory of Satta pass
The mountains just before Fuji are Mt. Daimaru, Mt. Ohira(Oh-hira) and Mt. Kanamaru.
This place would be supposed to be the point that is painted on the upper left corner
of that picture "Yui- Satta-Mine" by Hiroshige.
You would reach this place after walking towards Okitsu from an observatory for one more minute.
The magnified mountaintop of Fuji
A little walk towards Yui from the parking lot of the pass will take you to this monument.
Izu Peninsula is seen over Suruga Bay.
I will add the scenery seen from the Yui PA of the Tomei Expressway on Feb. 13, 2008.
This road seems to have been the road of the shoreline in old days.
Scenery seen from the up line side of the Tomei Expressway Yui PA in the morning
Satta pass is on the left hand of this photography and on the right hand is Tomei expressway.
Scenery seen from the down line side of the Tomei Expressway Yui PA in the afternoon
Tomei expressway is on the left hand, on the right hand are Suruga Bay and Mt. Ashitaka.