Author: vc-dev

Trekking information
These days we often found bears and their trace.
At the entrance of Mt. Akadake some people were roared by bear.
When hikers walk in the place where is low visibility, please ring your bell and whistle, let bears know that you are here.
These pictures show the sign of Itagakisindo scratched by bear, and his hair when he scratched.

Mt. Midoridake trail has no snow.
About alpine flowers
From Daiichi-kaen to Eikonosawa Primula cuneifolia , Peucedanum multivittatum Maxim
From Mt.Midoridake to Itagaki junction and Mt.Hakuun hut Gentiana algida f. igarashii
If you want to see flowers, we recommend you to walk to the Mt. Hakuun hut.
The sunset time is getting early, please give yourself plenty of time to act.

Water spot at Hakuun hut
The flow seems decreasing.
Hikers can use water for the time being.
The information about water spot Minami Marsh 〇　Bieihuji and Hutagoike ×

*Mt.Kurodake imformation
Mt.Ponkurodake
The numbers of flower and the species of flowers are decreasing.
Blooming:
Filipendula camtschatica
Cirsium kamtschaticum
Aconitum yamazakii
Solidago virgaurea L. subsp. Leiocarpa

*Mt.Ponkurodake
The flowers are ending.
Arctous alpina (L.) Niedenzu var. Japonica is tuning red.
The mountain started to prepare for autumn.
Only some part the leaves are turning red.
Autumn season has not started yet.

*Around Kurodakeishimuro
Sieversia pentapetala and Phyllodoce caerulea are blooming in narrow space.

*around Kumonodaira bloom
Totally fluff of Sieversia pentapetala bloom.

*Akaishi river
The flow is calm and slow.

Hikers can walk over the river.
But hikers need to pay attention when it is rain and after it was rain.

*Around junction of Mt.Hokushindake’s snow gorge
Snow gorge is getting smaller. But when hikers walk in the morning and in the evening,
Be careful to walk.
Because the snow is very hard to walk
Especially when you climb down, be careful not to fall down.

*brown bears and their traces are see some places.
Please bring bells or whistle.

Imfomation about trekking

Remaining snow around Mt.Akadake course
Forest in front of the Dai-ici kaen’s sign only has 5m snow.
Dai-ni kaen has about 50m snow
Dai-san sekkei has about 33m snow
Dai-yon sekkei has no snow around the trail.
The most careful place is Dai-san sekkei.
If you climb down carefully, it’s Ok.

Talking about blooming, we feel that the number of the flowers booming at the place where has still snow is few.
Around Okunotaira and Dai-san sekkei the flowers will bloom soon.

Around Mt,Hakuundake hut

Aconitum yamazakii and Geranium erianthum form. pallescens and Gentiana algida f. igarashii are blooming now. The number of the flowers is fewer than average year.

*Mt.Midoridake information
Mt.Midoridake trail that had much snow left has only 20m snow.
In some place the alpine flowers passed their peak.
In Mt.Midoridake from Daiichi kaen to Eikonosawa Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia
is blooming now.
In a few days their blooming peak will go to the end,
Hurry up to see them.
Gentiana algida f. igarashii that booms finally in many alpine flowers in Daisetuzan and called”the last starflower” is about to bloom near the Hakuun hut .
Soon they are blooming. But it takes more time to bloom all.
The careworker at Hakuun hut said that some foxes moved around camping site and tried to take hiker’s food.
Please be careful to keep your food.
Snow report Daiichi kaen 20m snow left