Visitor Center Report

On the foot of the mountains in Sounkyo fresh green season has come.
From now you will see more fresh green trees day by day.
This photo shows waterfall “Hakujya”.
This waterfall is called “phantom waterfall”, because we can see for a limited time.
This waterfall is along route39, and has a signboard.
When you visit Sounkyo, please go and see it.

On foot of the mountains in Sounkyo today’s temperature is 24°c, the hottest in this year.
Snow is melting quickly.
Ishikari river’s amount of water is increasing.
The photo is Mt.Ryouundake, we can see the ridgeline little by little.
But this situation is only highest place and ridgeline.
All trail is under the much snow.
Many visitors contact us about hiking.]
But we tell them “mountains is still winter!”

This is Momijidani valley.
Snow melts, there are two snow spots.
Each snow spot is about 5m long.

When it’s cold, the snow is very hard.
“Anemone flaccida”, “Anemone debilis Fisch. ex Turcz” bloom.
How about going on a hike to Momijidani.
It takes only 30min!

Here in Sounkyo gorge “Cerasus sargentii (Rehder) H.Ohba” has bloomed.
We found blooming that last year is on May 12nd, this year is on May13rd.
It stays as usual.
Today the temperature is rising, just now 21°c.
The weather forecast says, “For a while it will stay high temperatures.”