Author: vc-dev

Numa-meguri hiking trail opened.
Kougen-onsen brown bear information center opened.
The bridge at Yanbetappu was built, and Numa-meguri course opened.
Although due to last year’s typhoon attacks , the trail course along the river is not planned to recover.
This season hikers cannot walk through the course,can only go to Kara-numa .
From the entrance to Yanbetappu bridge we can see the trail course ,after that the trail
course is under the snow. Hikers must walk on the snow from Dohyou-numa marsh.
Dohyou-numa, Takimi-numa, Midori-numa Yuno-numa Ezo-numa marsh is seen the water surface. The other marshes are under the deep snow.
Mikasa-sindou is open now.
If red bears are seen, the course will close .
More over hikers can walk until Kougen-numa marsh and walk back.
Until autumnal tints season hikers cannot go to Kara-numa marsh .
“Kara “ means empty in Japanese, in summer the water of Kara-numa is going to empty,so we call Kara-numa.
Kara-numa is the best view season with fresh green reflecting water surface.

Hikers enter the course from 7:00 to 13:00 and leave until 3:00.
After 13:00 hikers do not enter the couse!

Snow continues melting,　in　some place we can see the trekking route,but all trekking couse is under the snow.
All slant face hikers keep your mind to the danger of sliding down and becoming lost .
And also sometimes there is a large space beneath snow as more snow melts,if you hike through snowy gorges in such areas ,you may fall and sustain serious injuries.
Hikers need crampon,we do not recommend to climb if you are beginner or not used to walk on the snow.
(Every year many sliding down accidents happen)

*Kurodake Ishimuro open June 24th
(now Isimuro main room is under reforming . in a week the the installation will finish. During the installation, hikers stay at annex.)
*Hakuun hut open June 24th
*Aizankei hut from June 24th Day trip bath open
from June 25th staying open.

About snow in the mountains, snow is melting since last snow report.
Still it has much snow .

Please prepare your gears, and make safely plan, and climb safely.
(in these days hikers abandon to climb from 9th station at Mt.Kurodake.
There is not the least danger of falling down.
Please pay more attention by yourself!

I went to check how “Ukisima” marsh was.
This marsh’s feature is the great view formed by
ponds, floating island and ”Picea glehnii Masters” woods .
From early June to end of August we can see the variety marsh plants.
Especially　you can only see “Nymphaea tetragona” comunity in “Ukisima “ marsh in Hokkaido.

Around mauntain range there is much snow,how about going to “Ukisima marsh “ to see
“Nymphaea tetragona”　that is blooming soon.

*Kougen onsen Brown bear information center June 19th open
*The route of “ Numa meguri “ will be open on June 21st
after the caretaker approves that course is good on 19th .
*The road of “Ginsendai” is open June 22nd 11:00am
*Sounkyo Rikuman camping Site is open June 17th.

*Sounkyo National camping Site is open July 1st
(The sign of camping site is broken , so it is quite hard to find out.
When you go there it takes 2 minutes from Sounkaku Grand hotel heading to Obihiro direction.)
*Kurodake Ishimuro is undecided when it will be open.
*Aizankei Onden Hutte is undecided when it will be open.
*Mt.Niseikausyuppe is open, but only the route from”Nakagosi Rindou “ via “Hurukawasakingosi Rindou”
*The caretaker in “Hakuun Hut” will be open June 20th

I hasten to inform.
The schedule is only plan,
It may be changed.
If you use , please research relative organization again!