Takachiho-gawara is described as a place that strangely settles the mind. The writer notes several earlier visits during which the writer had coffee at the visitor-center cafe, and calls that coffee delicious. This time, the writer finally climbed Takachiho-no-mine, a mountain kept in the myth of Tenson Kōrin, the descent of the heavenly grandchild.
The activity log records 2 hours 24 minutes, 5.1 km, 629 m of ascent and 629 m of descent, with 0 minutes of rest. It lists a course constant calculated from a standard time of 3 hours 31 minutes, together with the label ふつう (moderate) and the figure 14. No average-pace figure is given.
Looking toward Shinmoe-dake and Karakuni-dake, back toward Sakurajima, and out to Kaimon-dake in the distance, the writer climbed a slope that slid underfoot on scoria. After passing Ohachi, the writer paid respects at the former shrine of Kirishima Jingu, said to have been built in the year 540, and reached the summit where the Ama-no-Sakahoko, the heavenly reversed spear, stands. The writer describes a deep sense of satisfaction.
After the descent the writer ordered an-toast at the usual cafe; it was a very large portion.
The activity title also names Kirishimayama, Karakunidake, Takachihonomine, Hinamoridake, and Eboshidake. The log does not state that each of those peaks was climbed.
