井氷鹿の里はアマゴのつかみ取りや渓流釣り、BBQなどが楽しめる公営施設です。国道169号線から氷瀑で有名な御船の滝に至る中間地点で、日本最古の歴史書「古事記」にも登場する由緒ある地域にあります（紹介記事）。冬季にマイカーでお越しの方は写真下の【ご注意】を必ずお読みください。
Ihika-no-Sato is run by the village and open for public. Visitors can enjoy amago fish catching, river fishing, BBQ and more. It is a half-way from R169 to Mifune-no-Taki Waterfall which is known for icefall in winter. Ihika-no-Sato is in the area mentioned in Kojiki, Japan’s oldest history book (see the article). Visitors coming by car during winter season must read and follow the guideline below.
井氷鹿の里は ココ
Location: Ihika no Sato
【ご注意】積雪時にマイカーでお越しの方は、必ず冬タイヤ装着の４輪駆動車、または二輪駆動車では冬タイヤ＋チェーン装備でお越しください。井氷鹿の里までの林道は狭く急勾配のアイスバーンで、スタックすると脱出は困難です。クローズアップ写真で急坂の積雪状況を確認の上、充分な装備でお越しください。
GUIDELINE: During snow season visitors by car are expected only in a four-wheel drive vehicle with snow tires, or a two-wheel drive vehicle with both snow tires and chains. The road to Ihika-no-Sato is narrow and steep, and in wintertime becomes vary icy. Cars not properly equipped can easily get stuck. Please check the road condition in detailed photos before coming.
御船の滝は井氷鹿の里から2kmほど山道を登った先にあります。厳冬期には滝全体が凍る氷瀑が見られることがあります。おおむね12月から3月の間、井氷鹿の里から先の林道は車両通行止めとなり、徒歩で１時間程度登ります（標高差300m程度）。井氷鹿の里から先は携帯電話は圏外となります。
Mifune-no-Taki Waterfall is about a 2km hill walk from Ihika-no-Sato. In extremely cold winter the whole fall turns into an ice cascade. From around December to March every year, the road from Ihika-no-Sato is closed for cars and visits are limited to by walking which involves a 300m climb for about one hour. Please note that no signal is available for cell phones in the areas beyond Ihika-no-Sato.
御船の滝は ココ
Location: Mifune Waterfall
「桜ライブキャスト」は、奈良県川上村にある「あきつの小野公園」の枝垂桜や「匠の聚」の芝桜をライブ映像でお届けしています。またこのページ「桜ライブキャストAnnex」では氷瀑で知られる御船の滝への玄関口にある「井氷鹿の里」周辺のライブ映像と気象情報をご覧いただけます。
大阪工大と奈良県川上村は学生教育と地域振興の取り組みを共同で行っています。その一環として 情報科学部が2015年からこのサイトを開設して、毎年改良を加えながら運用を続けています。桜ライブキャストを皮切りとして、情報科学部では川上村の皆様からご指導をいただきながら同村のICT化を題材とする多様な活動を進めています。第二弾、第三弾にご期待ください。
"Sakura Livecast" provides live streaming video of cherry blossoms' forest at Akitsuno-Ono park, Kawami vill. in Nara.
The Osaka Institute of Technology (OIT) and Kawakami Village in Nara are jointly exploring new ways to improve student education and to revitalise the village.
As part of these efforts, Dept. of Information Networks, currently known as Dept. of Network Design at OIT decided to set up the live streaming of cherry blossoms at Akitsuno-Ono Park. Our most recent update in 2017 saw the inclusion of several new features including current weather conditions, and time-lapse videos of cherry blossoms, and we are constantly looking for new ways in which to provide further interesting content. In 2019 we are to provide another camera views from the different locations in Kawakami Vill, too.
Starting with the live streaming of cherry blossoms, the Department taking on board the input provided by Kawakami village residents, are working on several different projects which all seek to further improve the village’s ICT (Information Communications Technology) capacities. Please look forward to the release of our new products in the near future.