The Mysterious Beauty of a Natural Bamboo Forest in Japan (& the bike ride there 🚲 )

It's a beautiful day for a bike ride and a little bamboo forest adventuring. I haven’t done this for a while now, and I really miss that strangely comforting feeling I get when surrounded by swaying green stalks, rustling leaves, and dancing patterns of sunlight. (Not to mention the wild boars.)
I made a video or two like this a couple of years back, but I’ve got a new camera now, so hopefully this time the video quality will be better.
Contents:
0:19 autumn is a great season to be outside in Japan
2:51 bridge upgrade construction is underway
3:17 beautiful view of central Mie countryside and mountains from the bridge
6:12 almost there! Entering the sacred bamboo realm access path
8:29 what to keep in mind when entering a wild bamboo forest in Japan
9:57 entering the bamboo forest
12:00 Look up! This view is beautiful.
14:30 Boar droppings. Maybe we'll see some wildlife.
20:10 We found a proper path.
26:33 some eggs have fallen out of a nest.
28:33 A bamboo forest feels like a sacred, or supernatural realm.
31:24 back to my bike again. Time to head home