Hakuba area is the one of the most famous village for both winter and summer resort in Japan.

You can reach to the Hakuba-Happo-ike (pond) by gondola, lifts, and 1.5 hours walking. There is no dangerous points, but you need to prepare for the low temperature. Luckily, you can see the three main mountains of the alpine Shirouma-three-mountains, namely, Shirouma-dake, Shakushi-dake, and Yariga-dake.


Following is the model case of the access to the Happo-ike.

Gondola Adam (8 minutes) →Alpine Quad Lift (8 minutes) →Grat Quad Lift (6 minutes)→The First Cairn (Happo-Ike-Sanso)→60 minutes on foot→The Second Cairn →40 minutes on foot →Happo-Ike

Happo-Ike-Sanso

 Cairn

  Happo-Ike(pond)

 Shirouma-three-mountains

Autumn leaves

 Lift

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There are a lot of fireworks festivals from June to September in Tokyo. Setagaya-Tamagawa fireworks festival is one of the biggest firework festival. Magnificent large flowers bloom in the sky of Setagaya!!

Mt. Yatsugatake area is one of stunning nature that is popular for tourists throughout the seasons and is famous for highland resorts. There are many mountain routes around the Mt. Yatsugatake with a pretty view that is popular among beginner hikers and alpinists. There are many chances to encounter various kinds of wild flowers and mosses.

There is a casual hiking course around Shirakoma-no-ike(pond),

it's a fabulous quiet pond,

going half around the pond, hiking route is continued to the Mt. Nyu.

 

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There are several ski resorts in this area.

Akakura Onsen Ski Resort
Akakura Kanko Resort & Spa
Myoko Suginohara
Ikenotaira Onsen (no English pages)

Akakura Kanko Resort & Spa ski area is the one of the oldest international ski resort in Japan.

This blog aims to share local travel information and an opportunity to enhance your trip and enhance your experience in Japan.