REPORT

The Tsugaike Nature Park, located within the Chubu Sangaku National Park, is renowned as one of the top destinations in Japan for fall colors. Nanakamado (Japanese rowan) and Okamenoki (scarlet leaved viburnum) are expected to lead the way and begin turning red around 9/19 (Mon., holiday), along with pockets of yellows and oranges of Dakekanba (Erman’s birch) and Kaede (maples). Colors are expected to peak during the “Tsugaike Nature Park Fall Color Week” from 9/23 (Fri., holiday) to 10/2 (Sun.).
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Yase-one Ridge]

While the early fall air at elevation felt refreshing, the heat from the sun was intense, and I removed my jacket as I headed towards the furthest reaches of the park. The low-lying shrubs and grasses of the Mizubasho, Watasuge and Ukishima (pictured) marsh areas have begun to turn color, and appeared as a yellow carpet spreading out across the ground. I crossed paths with a hiker who told me that they always look forward to our reports, and encouraged me to keep up the good work.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ukishima Shitsugen]

Upon arrival at the observation deck at the far end of the park I struck up conversation with a family of three from Tokyo (pictured), who said, “The weather is great, isn’t it? When we came 11 years ago the weather was terrible, and we’re happy to get our revenge today.” I also spoke with a couple from Kyoto who mentioned that they had climbed Mt. Hakuba Norikura yesterday and stayed overnight at the Tsugaike Sanso. They told me that the walk through the Nature Park had more climbing than they expected and that they were pretty worn out.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Tenbo Shitsugen]

The forest alongside the Tsugaike Ropeway has also begun to turn to subtle shades of yellow (pictured). The morning’s first ropeway car featured fantastic views of the Ushiro-Tateyama mountain range ahead and an impressive sea of clouds behind. I had a chat with a customer who told me, “Today I’m going to stay overnight at the Hakuba Oike Sanso. It seems that the good weather is going to hold up until tomorrow. I’m looking forward to seeing the sunrise tomorrow morning.”
[Tsugaike Ropeway]

　
*Currently, repair work is underway on a 120-meter section of wooden boardwalk on the eastern side of the Watasuge Shitsugen. As of 10/14, the project is scheduled to be completed in around 10 days, but the new boardwalk will be unveiled to the public next year after the spring snowmelt.

[Tsugaike Nature Park Opening Information]
＊Business Period … 6/11 (Sat.) to 10/23/2022 (Sun.)
＊Business Hours … 9/17－19, 9/23－25, 10/1・2, 10/8－10, 7:00－ / Other periods 8:00－
＊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 … 6/11 (Sat.) to 10/23/2022 (Sun.)
＊Business Hours …9:00－16:00 (Last entrance 15:00, open daily during August, irregular schedule during September)
＊Fees … Amidasu (60 min.) Adults JPY2,000・Children JPY1,800 / Tobidasu (One Time) JPY1,000 / Fumidasu (One Time) JPY800 / Kabedasu (One Time) JPY500 / Kogidasu (One Time) JPY2,000

[TSUGAIKE Outdoor Village]
＊Business Period … 7/15 (Fri.)－10/23/2022 (Sun.)
＊Facilities … GLAMPING FIELD TSUGAIKE, LANTERN CAMPING FIELD TSUGAIKE, Hakuba Tsugaike WOW!, Tsugaike Ropeway, Dog Run, Tsugaike Golf Center

*To Visitors Requesting Original Data of Our Photographs

*Tsugaike Nature Park & WOW! will be reported 1－2 times a week

reported by Snownavi