The other day I visited Yamanaka Hotspring Resort and enjoyed the scenic beauty of the Kurotanigawa River after a long time. The crystal-clear stream from the Criket Bridge to the Kurotani Bridge runs about 2km, where moss covered rockformations rise here and there. The stream tosses up spray against those rockformations here and makes a deep green abysm, a few meters diameter there. Trout, smelt and Japanese charr are dancing in the abysm. The scenic beauty of the river banks is superb as if the botanical garden in nature. The scale is not the greatest but the lavin is conveniently located near the hotspring resort. The size is perfect. The serine scenic beauty of hills and waters is the greatest in the world. However, I am sorry that on the clif facing the main road there is a huge garbage disposal area. It always damages the beauties of nature. The maintenance and cleaning of the main road as well as protecting mountains and woods are not enough. With your permission, I already told the local supporters how to improve the present situation. I look forward to visiting Yamanaka again when my advices are put into practice.

Quoted from “Hotspring Resort” October issue in 1949