REPORT

Today marked the second day in a row of clear skies. Today, the temperature at dawn inside the Tsugaike Nature Park dropped all the way down to 3℃ due to overnight radiative cooling, but rose sharply, and was at 19℃ by 9:00 a.m. The last day of business for the mountain huts at the entrance to the Nature Park is 10/20 (Sun.) for Tsugaike Hutte and 10/27 (Sun) for Tsugaike Sanso.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Kusunoki River to Ukishima Marsh]

The Ukishima Marsh (pictured) is now approximately 60% of peak fall coloring, but was around 80% already on this same day last year. There were still many deep reddish-purple patches of colorful kuromame-no-ki (bog bilberry) in both the Watasuge and Ukishima Marshes. The beautiful red berries of gozen tachibana (creeping dogwood) were noticeable in the area between the Kusunoki River and the Tenbo Marsh.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ukishima Marsh]

The trees covering the slopes of Mt. Korenge (pictured) are turning more colorful day by day, and are one of the attractions of fall in Tsugaike. I found myself turning my camera in that direction more on this particular visit. The yellow splashes of dakekanba (Erman’s birch) trees was accented nicely with other reds, oranges against the green of bamboo grass, creating the unique autumn landscape that can only be seen in the mountains. I enjoyed the fact that the nanakamado (Japanese rowan) and kaede maple trees were turning color at different rates depending on their location in the park.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ukishima Marsh]

On 10/5 (Sat.) and 10/6 (Sun.), as well as during the three-day weekend from 10/12 (Sat.) to 10/14 (Mon.), the gondola will start operating at 7:00 a.m. Also, the 21st Annual “Otari Shin-Soba Matsuri” will be held across Otari Village starting on 10/5 (Sat.). You can enjoy the autumn colors in the morning and then indulge in soba noodles made from the freshly-harvested buckwheat at lunchtime – an excellent way to appreciate the dynamism of fall.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ukishima Marsh]

　
[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 9/28, 9/29, 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