Senjogahara
Masayoshi is a Japanese boy who just moved
back to Japan after living in the United
States for several years.
Sachiko is a Japanese girl who lives in Tokyo.
She is Masayoshi's classmate and friend.
Her family is originally from Tochigi prefecture.
S: I've heard of Mt.Nantai before.
BG: Well, that’s because it's famous. See that big field?
S: Yes.
BG: That's called Senjyogahara.
M: That means battlefield.
BG: It's called battlefield because a long time ago Mt.Nantai and Mt.Akagi got into a fight to decide which owned Lake Chuzenji.
S: How do mountains fight?
BG: Mt.Nantai turned into a large snake and Mt. Akagi turned into a large centipede.
M: That was stupid. A centipede could never beat a snake!
BG: Actually, it was very close, but the snake did win so Lake Chuzenji belongs to Mt. Nantai.
M: (whisper to Sachiko) That's an awesome
story, but I don't believe it.