Start of the fall foliage season

Mt.Kurodake autumn leaves report
At the bottom of mountains it still hot, at the mountain it is cool in the morning and in the evening.
The past a few days leaves turn red.
We don’t know temperature in Kurodake ishimuro. Because there is not a keeper in Ishimuro.
judging from the temperature at Hakuun hut (8/22 in the early morning) was 2°c, we guess the temperature at Kurodake ishimuro was same as at Hakuun hut.

“Arctous alpina var. japonica” is getting more red.
From Mt.Kurodake to Mt.Pon kurodake most of leaves are green.
Some leaves is turning red.
*We think “autumn leaves season has started.”

“Sorbus matsumurana” that is at Mt.Kurodake ~Kumonotaira ~Hokkaidake is almost as same coloring as around Manekiiwa at the 9th station of Mt.Kurodake.
Some leaves are coloring early.

Leaves is coloring gradually.
Comparing with last year’s, it is little earlier than last year.
But it is almost same as usual year.
Today was very hot since morning.
It was very hot in the afternoon.
When it is bad weather, it is sometimes very cold at the summit.
*Please bring something warm to wear when hiking.