REPORT

It was a busy start to the morning on this sunny day during the summer holidays, and by 6:50 a.m. there was a 50-meter line to buy tickets at the gondola base station ticket office. In addition, the Kurobishi parking lot was almost full before 7:15, when the Kurobishi No. 3 Pair started moving. Incidentally, if you buy an advance discount lift ticket, you can go straight to the gondola without having to queue at the ticket office.
[Happo-One Nature Trail・Boardwalk Course]

I rushed to the top of the mountain in the morning to take a photo of the three major Hakuba peaks reflected in the Happo Pond. Temperatures were cool, below 20℃, and I felt a light southwesterly breeze blowing beyond the No. 2 Cairn. After arriving at the viewing deck, the ripples across the surface of the Happo Pond died down for a brief moment, and I overheard visitors marveling over the beauty of the scenery.
[Happo-One Nature Trail・Happo Pond]

This morning, not only were the views of the Northern Alps spectacular, but so too were the wispy clouds streaked across the deep blue summer sky. I spoke to two people from Toyama Prefecture, who told me, “‘What a beautiful day! We’re planning to go out and back to Mt. Karamatsu, but if it’s too hot, we’ll stop at the Maruyama Cairn.” I also ran into two people from Osaka Prefecture and Hakuba Village who told me they were fans of Snownavi.
[Happo-One Nature Trail・No. 3 Cairn]

Rounding things off, I had a conversation with a pair of visitors from Kanagawa Prefecture (pictured), who told me they would look up Snownavi when they got home. They added, “Today, we’re going to climb to the top of Mt. Karamatsu and spend the night at the Karamatsu hut.” It’s a pleasant season to walk the Happo-One Nature Trail, and there were many flowers in bloom along the way.
[Happo-One Nature Trail・Happo Pond]

　　
*The annual stargazing event ‘Tenku no Tensai Show’ will be held at the Usagidaira Terrace starting at 7:00 p.m. on the following dates: 8/2 (Fri.) to 8/18 (Sun.), 8/24 (Sun.), 9/14 (Sat.), 9/15 (Sun.), 9/21 (Sat.), and 9/22 (Sun.).

　
[Happo-One Nature Trail 2024 Opening Information]
Period … 2024/6/1 (Sat.) & 6/2 (Sun.), 6/8 (Sat.) – 11/4 (Mon.)
Hours … Happo Alpine Line: 8/1～8/2・8/5～8/9・8/24・8/25 open at 7:00am～、8/3・8/4・8/10～8/18 open at 6:30am～、8/19～8/23 open at 7:30am～、8/26～8/31 open at 8:00am～. Kurobishi Line: 8/1～8/2・8/5～8/9 open at 7:15am～、8/3・8/4・8/10～8/18・8/24・8/25・8/31 open at 4:30am～、8/19～8/23 open at 7:45am～、8/26～8/31 open at 8:15am～
Fees … Happo Alpine Line Roundtrip / Adults JPY3,300, Elementary School Students JPY2,100, Preschoolers Free → Advance Discount Tickets: Adults JPY2,950, Children JPY1,800! (No need to exchange at the ticket window! You can proceed straight to the gondola.) Kurobishi Line Roundtrip / Adults JPY2,000, Elementary School Students JPY1,300, Preschoolers Free.
(*One preschooler free with each paid adult. The second preschooler will be charged at the normal children’s rate.)

*Hakuba Happo-one will be reported 1－2times a week
*To Visitors Requesting Original Data of Our Photographs.

reported by Snownavi