Visitor Center Report

Cherry blossom starts blooming near Sounkyo.
The photo is taken at central Kamikawa town.
Now is full blooming! So beautiful, isn’t it?
“Rhododendron dauricum” and “Cerasus sargentii (Rehder) H.Ohba” is blooming in Sounkyo gorge.
Azales is best time to see.
The white snow in the mountain makes a good match with the pink cherry blossom.
It’s amazing view.


*We extend the temporary closed
To slow the spread of COVID-19, Sounkyo Visitor center will extend the temporary closure to Friday, May 31, 2020.
We apologize for the inconvenience and disappointment this may cause.
[Temporarily closed]
2020.4.18~2020.5.31
There might be a change of plan. please check our website.
*We will post news on website. Please check it.

For “Lupus timidus ainu” now is molting season.
Depends on rabbits, their far are changing.
To take pictures of them is very difficult, but now is very easy.
Because they are not cautions very much.
It will start birth period.
They give birth on tall grass.
Mother rabbits only come to their baby to breastfeed.
(Sometimes mother rabbits make baby’s bed with bark.)
But crows, foxes and snakes try to eat them.
We hope baby rabbits grow up safety.

In an effort to prevent and minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus, we are temporarily closed now.
[Temporarily closed]
2020.4.18~2020.5.15
*We will post news on website. Please check it.



Due to the COVID-19, Sounkyo Visitor Center is closed from April 18, 2020 to May 15, 2020.
We update the blog constantly, so please check our web site.

It is a beautiful sunny day, but very windy.
Temperature stays high for a while.
It will rain tomorrow.
Last evening we saw many lenticularis around the peak of Daisetuzan mountains.
Lenticularis seems to be hanging from the sky, is called “hanging cloud”.
These clouds are seen at the high mountains when it is very windy.
When moist air goes up and go through the mountain’s peak, thermal insulation cooling cause, and make lenticularis.
Mountain wave get airflow’s power, sometimes make double ,triple lenticularis like photos.
This meteorological phenomenon occur when windy.
In many cases after that the weather is getting worse.
On the other hand lenticularis brings good weather.
Today it is clear and sunny day with strong wind.
This cloud was seen in many places that is far from mountains.
And also TV program and SNS picked up this cloud.

In an effort to prevent and minimize the spread of the novel coronavirus, we are temporarily closed now.
[Temporarily closed]
2020.4.18~2020.5.15
*We will post news on website. Please check it.



Due to the COVID-19, Sounkyo Visitor Center is closed from April 18, 2020 to May 15, 2020.
We update the blog constantly, so please check our web site.