Notice

Iformation about rebuilding Hakuun hut
Hakuun hut is reconstructed from 2020.
Construction period will be July ~September in 2020.
(In case this rebuilding won’t finish in this period, rebuilding will go on 2021)
*when hikers try to plan for hiking, think about this rebuilding very well.
*during rebuilding period hikers will stay in a part of camping site.
but we have not decided yet where hikers stay.
now is under review.
*for more information, please contact” Disetsuzan National Park Counsil.”
http://www.daisetsuzan.or.jp/

Vulpes vulpes schrencki

“Vulpes vulpes schrencki” (Red fox)

“Vulpes vulpes schrencki” is now in molting season.
He has summer far around face and body. but the tail is tufty.
Animals is preparing for winter.
Today it is sunny, but very windy and chilly.
Weather forecast says that it will snow next week.
Sounkyo gorge will be blanketed in snow.

A covering of snow

Today is November 1st.
We have only two months left this year.
In October it has been sunny.
So sunshine hour in October was 153.6 hours and became the first in history.
But the beginning of November we had snow.
The first snow in Sounkyou in this year October 15th.
Today it snowed.
Sounkyo gorge was covered with snow.
Last year we found a flock of “ Bombycilla Japonica” in Kamikawa town.
This year they visit Kamikawa town.
And they eat berries of “Sorbus commixta”
“ Bombycilla Japonica”has a red tail, “Bombycilla garrulus” has a yellow tail.
It’s hard to find “ Bombycilla Japonica”.
But in a few years a flock of “ Bombycilla Japonica” visit our town.
Both of birds act in a flock.
But the number of them changes each year.
They don’t visit our town.
All leaves has gone, it is good time to watching birds.
It has been chilly days, would you like to go out with warm clothes.

Notice

Notice
From November 1st to May 31th
Visitor center operating time 9:00~ 17:00

Lower temperatures in the early morning

Now is the end of October.
In the morning and at night temperature is below freezing and 1°c~5°c.

Now all the leaves fell.
And leaves on the ground is very beautiful.
Walking here and there, you will see beautiful fallen leaves on the ground.
It has been chilly day.
How about going outside and doing exercise?
Now you will see “Hokkaido squirrel”