REPORT

The Tsugaike Ropeway’s operating hours will shift to an 8:00 a.m. start on weekdays and a 7:00 a.m. start on weekends and holidays during the period from 9/1 (Fri.) to 10/9 (Mon.). Looking out over the Tsugaike Nature Park from the Yase-one Ridge, I could see that leaves of deciduous trees are starting to turn a slight shade of yellow and that the low lying brush around the marshlands, including the Ukishima Marsh (pictured, bottom), has begun to change as well.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Yase-one Ridge]

Although it still felt hot in the sun, the temperature was a reasonably cool 24°C, and I was able to enjoy a comfortable rest at the Tenbo Marsh observation deck (pictured). In other news, the hiking route up the Hakuba Daisekkei is now closed as of 3:00 p.m. on 8/27 (Sun.) due to insufficient snow and unstable conditions brought on by the unusually warm temperatures and heavy summer rains. Alternative routes to the summit of Mt. Hakuba (Shirouma) include the Hakuba Yari Onsen route and the Tsugaike route.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Tenbo Marsh]

The arrival of autumn was heralded by not only the beginning of the autumn colors, but also by the alpine plants encountered along the way. In addition to kurotsuribana (Euonymus tricarpus, pictured), berries could be seen decorating the stalks and branches of oba takeshima-ran (watermelon berry), gozen tachibana (creeping dogwood), okame-no-ki (viburnum furcatum), kuromame-no-ki (bog bilberry), and nanakamado (Japanese rowan). In addition, some of the leaves of the nanakamado had begun to turn red.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Mizubasho Marsh to Watasuge Marsh]

The Yase-one Ridge (pictured), located in the deepest reaches of the park, was still predominantly cloaked in summer green. The cool breeze coming up from the valley to the south (pictured, right) made it the perfect spot for a short rest. On the route heading down directly to the Ukishima Marsh from there, I again observed many gozen tachibana laden with their red berries by the side of the wooden path.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Yase-one Ridge]

　
[Tsugaike Nature Park Opening Information]
＊Business Period … 6/3 (Sat.) 6/4（San.）to 10/22/2023 (Sun.)
＊Business Hours … Tsugaike Ropeway 8/28 – 9/1 8:00-、9/2 & 9/3 & 9/9 & 9/10 & 9/16 – 9/18 & 9/23 & 9/24 & 9/30 7:00-
＊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)
＊Fees … Tobidasu (One Time) JPY1,000 / Fumidasu (One Time) JPY800 / Kabedasu (One Time) JPY500 / Amidasu (60 min.) JPY1,600 / 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
　
＊Tsugaike Nature Park & WOW! will be reported 1－2 times a week
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reported by Snownavi