Visitor Center Report

In a few days in the early morning and at night it has been chilly.
Beginning next week the temperature is rising, the season of fresh green will come.

Each forest roads open date (but they will change, please check yourself)
6/10 Kougen onsen route 9:30~ open
6/15 Asahidake visitor center open
6/16 prefectural road Ginsenndai route open 11:00~
6/30 Mt.Kurodake trail open

(prefectural road of Aizankei onsen has not dicided to open yet)
(We tell about Brown bear information center, Ishimuro hut, Mt.Hakuun hut later.)

The photo is “Tetrastes bonasia”
In this season many kinds of wild birds are coming our town.
Yesterday we found a pair of “Uragus sibiricus”,” Saxicola torquata”,” Cyanoptila cyanomelana”.
Now trees have no leaves on the branch, so we can find wild birds easily.
It’s really good season for birds watching.

Today’s Sounkyo is beautiful and clear day from early morning.
The temperature is 16°c at 10.
It will be 20°c!
Yes! Spring has come!

Now rabbits is in molting season.
Depends on each rabbit there are still white rabbits.
Most of them change to summer fur.
Look at the picture that we took near “Daisetu mori no garden”
In the garden some flowers start blooming.
You may meet cute rabbits there.
And from the garden you can see beautiful Daisetuzan mountain range.
How about going to “Daisetsu mori no garden” and finding many wild birds?

Momijidani walking course

Momijidani walking course is still covered with much snow.

Snow condition is slushy, hard.
You may step through under the snow.
It is not normal to walk this course.
If you walk carefully, you can go to Momiji-fall.
On the 7th station of Mt.Kurodake amount of snow is 320cm.
Now snow is melting gradually.

Snow information of Mt.Kurodake
Today in Sounkyo it has been raining since early morning.
The temperature is 4°c, very chilly.

But from middle of April the temperature is rising, and snow in the 7th station of Mt.Kurodake is melting.
Now amount of snow is 370cm, this is 60cm less than last year.
(Last year of today snow was 430cm)

But weather forecast says that it will snow in a few days.
We think that it won’t snow much.

Please look the photo, “Zosterops japonicus” visit in the foot of mountains.
This bird is summer bird and very rare.
This year a flock of “Zosterops japonicus” visit Sounkyo.
Migratory birds “Bombycilla japonica” visit, too.

How about going out to the field and watching rare wild birds?
Don’t forget your binoculars.

Information
Thank you for using Sounkyo visitor center.
We always guide “Sounkyo Momijidani”for guests.
We think many people have visited there.

We kindly ask for your cooperation about “ Soukyo Momijidani Tree Planting project”
Mr.Iwamoto who is the staff of Sounkyo tourism association is doing a crowdfunting campaign.
Could you help us to keep our Sounkyo and beautiful autumn leaves.