Visitor Center Report

Flower report in Kumonodaira
“Geum pentapetalum” and “Phyllodoce caerulea” are blooming beautifully.
It is very windy today.
It was very hard to take pictures.
For few days you can see beautiful flowers.

* Akaishi river has a lot of water, you can cross the river.
July 8th it was heavy rain, so July 9th it was increasing water,
it is calm today.
*About Mt.Hokuchin Junction
Snow on the trail is melting, but it is very steep trail.
When you go up and go down, watch your step.

Flower information near Mt.Ponkurodake and Ishimuro
“Therorhodion camtschaticum”that form a big community under the Mt.Kurodake summit started to bloom.
Walking to Mt.PonKurodake, you will see that “Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don” and “Dicentra peregrina” started to bloom, too.
The photo is “Cassiope lycopodioides (Pall.) D.Don” at Mt.Ponkurodake.
They form a wide community and will be full blooming.
Around Ishimuro “Geum pentapetalum” , “Phyllodoce caerulea” , “Rhododendron aureum” ,” Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia” started to bloom.
Some flower is best time to see.
*Yesterday brown bears have been spotted around Mt.Ponkurodake and Mt.Hokuchin
Bring your noise maker.

Mt.Kurodake snow report
The thaw is going on.
Near the 7th station sign pole there is 2m snow only.
Passing 8th station sign pole there is no snow on the trail.
But there are snow three place.
Snow is melting and trail is muddy and slippery.
Watch your step.
A lot of number and kinds of flowers are blooming.
“Weigela middendorffiana” that form a big community is getting the best time to see partly.
Some flower are dying because of heavy rain.
There are many buds.
For a while you can see beautiful flowers.

Mt.Midoridake hiking report
From Kougen onsen to Mt.Midoridake
Snow on the trail is melting gradually.

At Daiichi Hanabatake there is no snow on wooden trail except the edge.
(Photo ①)
At Daini Hanabatake wooden trail at the bottom is 60% appeared.
From the middle point to Eiko no sawa you have to walk on the snow.
At Palm tree area most of trail has no snow like summer, but you have to walk on snow once.
From Mt.Midoridake to Mt.Koizumidake “Dryas octopetala”is going to peak to bloom.

As announced before, Mt.Hakuunndake Refuse Hut is under the rebuilding now.

July 3rd and 4th Construction material and Construction equipment or machine were unloaded.
July 7th they teared down the old hut.
As shown in photo ① most space of camping ground are occupied by construction material.
There are only 10 camping sites.
And also temporary hut is there, but only a few people can stay.
Thinking capacity of tent sites and hut, it is difficult to stay Mt.Hakuun Hut on the weekend.
If you plan to traverse mountains, please rebuild your hiking plan.

As shown in photo ② some construction machines are working.
So it is very dangerous, do not come close to these machine.

Hikers can use toilet.
But sometimes Hikers can not use it when construction machine is working near the toilet.
Please bring disposable toilet.