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Today’s Sounkyo gorge
Day by day leaves get more colorful.
Around Onsen mall autumn leaves are so beautiful.
But there are many green leaves, we can see autumn leaves for a long time.
(We hope good weather stays for a long time)

This year’s autumn leaves comes the fastest in past 5 years.

At mountains 2017’s autumn leaves was best, and also autumn leaves came fast.
(The best view came on Sep 25th in 2017. Last year’s came on Oct 4th.)

We are looking forward to seeing a beautiful view street from Sounkyo to Mikuni pass on National high way route 39.

Now is so beautiful. Please come and see it!

Center News .Sep vol.105 has published.
This month cover is “Chipmunk” that we didn’t meet them this year.
And more a young bird of grouse, a bad harvest, Autumn leaves around Mt.Kurodake in 2021.
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Sounkyo gorge
At Sounkyo gorge leaves start coloring.
Green leaves turn yellow green, and yellow.
At the top of gorge “Sorbus commixta” turn red.
When you get on the ropeway, leaves are coloring day by day, soon you will see beautiful autumn leaves.

Information
*Kurodake Ishimuro is closed because of winter.
(Hikers can use this hut in case of emergency.)
Hut keepers stay until Sep 26th.
*Mt.Hakuun Hut’s keepers stay until Oct 3rd, and then they leave in Oct 4th.
(In case of bad weather it might change this schedule.)

Syosenen Numanotaira autumn leaves report
Syosenen trail course open until Sep 30th.
This course is one-way.
Hikers cannot enter this course at Yashima junction.

“Sorbus matsumurana” is alomost over their peak.
Some leaves are falling down.
“Betula ermanii” and “Acer tschonoskii” have beautiful yellow leaves.
The slope of Mt.Nagayamadake and Mt.Toumadake is a very good view.
From rokunonuma to Touma nokkosi
“Betula ermanii” is falling its leaves now.
We miss the beautiful scenery.
When you go to Touma nokkossi in windy, you feel very cold there.
You must bring your rainwear and your jacket.
Sanjyu san magari trail is the final beautiful autum leaves view.
You will see beautiful yellow leaves of “Betula ermanii” and “Acer tschonoskii”, beautiful red leaves of “ Sorbus commixta” and “Acer ukurunduense”.

Kogen Onsen roundtrip course autumn leaves report

Numameguri (round trip course)
Leaves are getting beautiful.
At Kamo numa, Ezo numa and Sikibu numa that is located middle of this course coloring is almost peak.
At Midori numa and Takimi numa that is bottom of this course coloring is one step before peak.
At Daigakunuma and Kougen numa that is top of this course coloring is getting more beautiful.
From the perspective of prevending the spread of new coronavirus infection, one lecture before hiking has a limit on number of people.
Hikers had to wait more than 30minutes at 8 in this morning.
If you try to go a roundtrip of this course, you had better visit early.