町民憩いの広場・・・倉賀野緑地

 

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　私の生まれ故郷であり、現在も住んでる倉賀野町の南には広い流域面積を持つ烏川が流れてます。この川は群馬・長野県境の鼻曲山（1655m）付近を水源として流れる約６０ｋｍの一級河川です。鼻曲山近くには烏川の水源である「烏の口」と呼ばれる岩があるといわれ、これが烏川と命名されてる所以です。

　若き日にこの鼻曲山に登りました。頂上からの景色は西に更に高い浅間山(２５６８m)が聳えてます。鼻曲山山頂の下方のどこかにきっと「烏の口」があったのでしょう。現地に行って確認したいところですが、昨今は熊の出没が有り得るので探検はやめておきます。

　ところで、小学生の頃、倉賀野町にはプールがなかったので、夏休みにはこの烏川で友達と泳ぎました。川の水は自然でとても良い感触であったことや、恥ずかしい話ですが、私は一度、深みに入ってしまい、そのまま流され溺れかけたことが思い出されます。やはり自然は危険が伴いました。

　現在、倉賀野町の南東部には烏川に沿って周囲２キロほどの「緑地公園」が広がり、ご覧の通り、緑に覆われた町民の憩いの広場です。ここには写真のように欅の巨木があり、大地にしっかり根を下ろした姿に圧倒されます。こんな巨木を見ると私は上半身の鍛錬のため、すぐに「テッポウ」したくなります。

Dear my overseas friends who like swimming

　The Karasu-River, which has a large basin area, flows to the south of Kuragano-Town, where I was born and I still live. This river is a first-class river with a length of approximately 60 km that flows from its source near Mt. Hanamagari (1,655 m) on the border between Gumma and Nagano prefectures. It is said that there is a rock called "Crow's beak" near Mt.Hanamagari, which is the source of the Karasu-River, and this is the reason why it was named Karasu-River.

　I have ever climbed this mountain when I was young (still young in heart). The view from the top shows the more higher active volcano Mt. Asama (2568m) to the west. There must have been a "Crow's beak" somewhere below the summit of Mt. Hanamagari. I'd like to go there and check it out, but bears are likely to be around these days, so I'll refrain from exploring.

　By the way, when I was an elementary school student, there was no swimming pool in Kuragano-town, so I used to swim at Karasu-River with my friends during summer vacation. I remember that the water in the river was natural and had a very nice feel to it, and It's embarrassing, but I once went into the deep water and almost drowned as I was swept away. After all, nature is fraught with danger.

　Currently, in the southeastern part of Kuragano-Town, there is a "Greenery Park" with a circumference of about 2 kilometers along the Karasu-River, and as you can see, it is a plaza covered in greenery for the townspeople to relax. As you can see in the photo, there is a huge zelkova tree here, and I was overwhelmed by how firmly rooted in the ground. When I see a huge tree like this, I immediately want to "teppo" that means pushing up to train my upper body.

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