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Komakusa daira

Komakusa daira in Mt.Akadake is really beautiful.” Dicentra peregrina” is full blooming.
Depends on weather, hikers will be able to see flowers for a while.

But there are many snow spots.
You need your all outfit to climb mountains, and be careful to walk, please.

Around Mt.Akadake and Mt.Koizumi , “Patrinia sibirica”, “Pennellianthus frutescens” , “Pedicularis oederi var. heteroglossa” and “Viola crassa Makino” are blooming.
About “Lagotis glauca Gaertn” some of them is still blooming, totally they are dying.

Mt.Kurodake　report

There is only one snow gorge in Mt.Kurodake.
Near the 8th station sign pole there is 2m snow gorge.
(Watch your step.)
Around 9th station of Mt.Kurodake “Trollius japonicus” and “Weigela middendorffiana” bloom and make communities.
“Flower season has come in Mt.Kurodake.”
From the summit to Mt.Pon kurodake “Therorhodion camtschaticum” and “Pennellianthus frutescens” start blooming.
And a few days ago “Patrinia sibirica (L.) Juss” and “Dicentra peregrina” bloomed.
In a few days it will be lively flower garden!
From Ishimuro lodge to Kumonodaira “Rhododendron aureum”, “Geum pentapetalum”, “Phyllodoce caerulea” , “Potentilla matsumurae” and “Primula cuneifolia Ledeb. var. hakusanensis Makino” are blooming now.
Each flowers makes communities to bloom, has many buds, and has already died.
We hope weather gets better.
In “Kumonotaira” many flowers make big communities, but the other day frost came down.
So some flowers don’t bloom.

*Akaishi river the flow is calm and the amount of water is low. Depends on the weather, the river will be changed.
*under the Mt.hokuchin junction this trail is very steep. Watch your step when walking down.

We found “Ochotona hyperborea yesoensisKishida” at Mt.PonKurodake that is near the Kurodake ishimuro lodge.
He was finding food.
“Ochotona hyperborea yesoensisKishida” sometimes eats “alpine flowers” as shown in the picture.
They eat “Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don” and ”Trollius hondoensis “
(picture lower part)

Basically they are plant-eating animals.
They eat many kinds of plant, and also eat lichen.
(picture upper part)
Many people in main island in Japan who want to see “Ochotona hyperborea yesoensisKishida” visit Mt.Kurodake.
How about watching “Ochotona hyperborea yesoensisKishida” in a break time or staying Kurodake ishimuro?

About Mt.Kurodake’ snow only four parts left.
Near the 7th sign pole there is 2m snow, near the 8th sign pole there are 2m, 8m, 5m.

When hikers walk down, watch your step, please.
Because snow is hard and slippery.
Sometimes hikers slip down.
Around 9th station of Mt.Kurodake many kinds of flowers bloom day by day.
As shown in picture “Weigela middendorffiana” make a community.

Around Kumonodaira
“Rhododendron aureum Georgi” , “Geum pentapetalum”,” Phyllodoce caerulea”, “Potentilla matsumurae Th. Wolf”and “Primula cuneifolia Ledeb. var. hakusanensis Makino” make community.
In the morning and evening the temperature stays low.
July 8th in the early morning it frosted.
This frost influenced flowers a little.
There are many buds.
We hope the weather will get better.
*Akaishi river ~the flow is calm, and amount of water is low. Depends on weather it may change.
*the junction of Mt.Hokuchin ~ this course has snow. When walking down, watch your step.

Hikers need a full outfit to climb mountains even in summer.

Mt.Akadake snow report
Some part of trail in the woods appeared.
But there are about 22m and 24m snow gorge.
After passing the sign of Daiichi kaen, there are about 52m, 88m and 51m snow.
This snow is very hard and slippery and located in steep slope.
Be careful to walk.

The trail in Daini kaen is all covered with snow.
But some snow is melting, when hikers step, they may step through under the snow.
Watch your step.
At Okunodaira there are about 15m and 71m snow.
There are many trace on the snow, but walk on the trail, please.

*at Komakusadaira “Dicentra peregrina”is so beautiful. We can see them for a while.

There is about 8m snow lower part of Daisan sekkei.
Most of trail in Daisan sekkei has no snow.

There is about 133m snow in the Daiyon sekkei.
There are many trace on this snow.
But there is not trail, please walk along sign rope.
On the way to the summit the trail is muddy and wet.
It is very difficult to walk.
After passing snow the trail is gravel.
Watch your step.