REPORT

Now is a great time to enjoy a walk through the Tsugaike Nature Park, as the marshlands have begun to change from green to yellow, and cool autumn breezes have begun to blow. The Nature Park is located at an altitude of 1,860 to 2,010 meters above sea level, and the season here is progress slightly faster than on the Happo-One Nature Trail (1,680 to 2,060m) and at the Hakuba Goryu Alpine Botanical Garden & Alps-Daira Nature Trail (1,500 to 1,676m). On 9/5 (Thurs.), I took the gondola up into the clouds, and when I arrived at the Watasuge Marsh around 9:00 a.m., I was surprisingly greeted by a clear blue sky.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Watasuge Marsh]

After enjoying a nice walk straight to the Yase-one Ridge at the far end of the park, the strong wind blowing up the south-facing slopes cooled my me down in an instant. Looking back towards the entrance of the Tsugaike Nature Park (pictured), the yellow hue of the Ukishima Marsh was particularly impressive. Around 10:00, the sun was blocked by the clouds that had started to gather higher up.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Yase-one Ridge]

The leaves of nanakamado (Japanese rowan) and mine-kaede (butterfly maple) were starting to turn color starting from the lower aspect of the trees, which are less exposed to sunlight, and the green had started to fade from some momiji (Japanese maple, pictured) as well. At higher altitudes, some of the leaves of okame-no-ki (viburnum furcatum) and kuromame-no-ki (bog bilberry) had already turned a deep red color.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Yase-one Ridge]

I spoke with two people from Nara Prefecture (pictured), who told me, “This is our first time at Tsugaike Nature Park. We checked the live camera in the morning and the weather looked good, so we hurried over to the Tenbo Marsh. The three main Hakuba peaks were hidden in the clouds, but we were able to see the ridgeline extending to the south, which was nice.” In other news the Tsugaike Ropeway (gondola + ropeway) will start operating at 7:00 am on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays until10/14 (Mon., public holiday).
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Mizubasho Marsh]

＊Hakuba Tsugaike WOW! is open on weekends and public holidays only starting in September.　

　
[Tsugaike Nature Park 2024 Opening Information]
＊Period … 2024/6/1 (Sat.) – 10/27 (Sun.), 11/2 (Sat.) – 11/4 (Mon.)
＊Hours … Tsugaike Ropeway is open from 7:00 a.m. on 8/31, 9/1, and from 8:00 a.m. on 9/2
＊Fees … Tsugaike Ropeway Roundtrip + Entrance Fee / Adults JPY3,700, Elementary School Students JPY2,100, Preschoolers Free → Advance Discount Tickets: Adults JPY3,300, Children JPY1,850! (No need to exchange at the ticket window! You can proceed straight to the gondola.)
(*One preschooler free with each paid adult. The second preschooler will be charged at the normal children’s rate.)

[Hakuba Tsugaike WOW! Opening Information]
*Period … 2024/6/18 (Sat) – 10/27 (Sun) *Closed on weekdays from 6/10 – 7/12 and 9/2 – 10/25.
Opening hours … 10 am – 4 pm (last admission at 3 pm)
Charges … Tobidas (1 time) JPY1,000 Fumidas (1 time) JPY800 Kabedas (1 time) JPY500 Amidas (60 min) JPY1,600 for adults, JPY1,000 for primary schools students Kogidas (1 time) JPY2,000 Pochadas (90 min) JPY2,800 for adults, JPY2,500 for primary schools students Tent sauna ( (90 min) JPY1,200 Baggy Cruise (1 time) Adults JPY2,000, 4 years to primary schools students JPY1,500 Trampolines (5 min) JPY500

*This season’s Tsugaike Report will be updated once or twice a week.
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reported by Snownavi