REPORT

Summer in Tsugaike has officially started! The Tsugaike Ropeway began its daily summer operation on 6/10 (Sat.), with WOW! opening for business on the same day. (*WOW! is only open on Saturdays and Sundays during the month of June). Furthermore, the TSUGAIKE OUTDOOR VILLAGE, located around the gondola mid-station, has also begun accepting reservations. (*Tsugaike’s summer season is scheduled to come to an end on 10/22.)
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Mizubasho Marsh]

The impressive fields of Mizubasho (Asian skunk cabbage) are usually at their best in mid to late June, but with this year’s early snowmelt, they are already past their peak (pictured, first photo). On the other hand, the fresh, green leaves of the trees throughout the park, including the beautiful dakekanba (Erman’s birch) have begun to unfurl, and other alpine plants are starting to emerge, making the walk through the Nature Park enjoyable even in the light rain. (The rainy season began on 6/8.)
[Tsugaike Nature Park,・Kusu River to Ukishima Marsh]

On days like this, I like to look out for sankayo, sometimes referred to as “skeleton flowers” (pictured), whose white petals turn translucent when wet. A member of the park staff informed me that the best time to see them is five to seven days after they bloom, before the petals begin to fall. Currently, they can be found blooming around the Mizubasho marsh and on the Northern Alps side of the route around the Watasuge marsh.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Mizubasho Marsh]

Other flowers in bloom along the route included: ryukinka (marsh marigold), takanezakura (Japanese alpine cherry), kinugasaso (Paris Japonica), shirane-aoi (glaucidium), and enreiso (wake robin). In addition, the bridge was rebuilt over the Kusu River, and the restroom there was opened on 6/10 (Sat.), and with the snow continuing to melt, the entire route has been opened, allowing visitors to walk all the way to the Tenbo Marsh. (*Some sections of snow remain.) Incidentally, the shirane-aoi are now at their best along the south-facing slope of the Yase-one ridge route.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Watasuge Marsh]

[Tsugaike Nature Park Opening Information]
＊Business Period … 6/3 (Sat.) 6/4（San.）to 10/22/2023 (Sun.)
＊Business Hours … Tsugaike Ropeway 8:00－16:40
＊Fees … Round trip use of the Panorama Way (gondola & ropeway) + Nature Park entrance / Adults JPY3,700, Children JPY2,100 → Adult Advance Discount Tickets JPY3,300, Children JPY1,850! (Advance Discount Tickets are usable as-is! Proceed directly to the gondola for immediate boarding.)

[Hakuba Tsugaike WOW! Opening Information]
＊Business Period … 6/10 (Sat.) to 10/22/2023 (Sun.)
＊Business Hours …9:00－16:00 (Last entrance 15:00, open daily during August, irregular schedule during September)
＊Fees … Amidasu (60 min.) JPY1,600 / Tobidasu (One Time) JPY1,000 / Fumidasu (One Time) JPY800 / Kabedasu (One Time) JPY500 / Kogidasu (One Time) JPY2,000 / Pochadas (90 min.) JPY2,800 Children JPY2,500 / Tent sauna (90 min.) JPY1,200

[TSUGAIKE Outdoor Village]
＊Business Period … 6/10 (Sat.)－10/22/2023(Sun.)
＊Facilities … GLAMPING FIELD TSUGAIKE, LANTERN CAMPING FIELD TSUGAIKE, Hakuba Tsugaike WOW!, Tsugaike Ropeway, Dog Run, Tsugaike Golf Center

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reported by Snownavi