Visitor Center Report

Mt.Akadake snow report
From Mt.Akadake to Ginsendai the snow gorge is decreasing because these days the temperature has been high and weather is rain.

July 13rd a hiker slid down to hurt and was taken to the hospital by doctor helicopter
If hikers are not used to walking on the snow, please bring crampons, be careful to act.

Sometimes the sign to show the trail is fallen down or difficult to find.
Hikers seemed not to walk on the trail and walked on the flower. (look the picture, please.)
Watching the route carefully, hikers can find the trail.
We think that for hikers finding the trail is hard, but keep in mind walking the right trails.
Once you make foot prints, the plant will take a long time to recover.
To all mountaineers have a conscience and have a good time on the mountains.

Snow remain:
Dai-ichi kaen entrance 90m
The inner part of Dai-ichi kaen’ sign 50m
Dai-ni kaen all snow
Okuno-taira 60m
Dai-san sekkei (third snow gorge) the lower part of snow 30% snow remains
Dai-yon sekkei (forth snow gorge) the lower part of snow 40m and 10m
(Dividing into two parts)

Sieversia pentapetala Phyllodoce caerulea are wilting.
But if you see them from a distant, they bloom in community.
Rhododendron aureum is still blooming.
Some of Sieversia pentapetala is in the best time ,some is ding ,having buds, finishing blooming to be fluff.
Potentilla matsumurae Primula cuneifolia var. cuneifolia are blooming,too.
You can enjoy to see flowers!

But Akaisi gawa River has much water and the flow is so fast.
Straight down The junction of Mt.Hokutindake there has snow gorge.
If you go there, prepare your gears and be careful to walk, please.
Today was windy from Mt.Kurodake.
At foothill of Mt.Kurodake temperature is rising.
On the top of mountains temperature is easy to change.
Thinking the weather, please bring something warm to wear.

* Mt.Kurodake snow gorge is 3m after passing 7th station sign.
But hikers walk on the snow only 1m.
In a few days it will be gone.
From 7th station flowers start to bloom gradually.
Around 9th station to the top
Trollius riederianus and Weigela middendorffiana
bloom in community and are best time to see.
(but Weigela middendorffiana starts to wither a little )

The other flowers ( more than 40 species) starts to bloom.
Now Mt.Kurodake is called Flower Garden.

Straight down Mt.KurodakeTherorhodion camtschaticum is now in the best time to see.
We think it will spread out soon.
Today is in the best.
Around herePennellianthus frutescens , Potentilla matsumurae , Bryanthus gmeliniit are blooming.
It’s like pink flower’s carpet!!

The other days it was heavy rain . the heavy rain made alpine flowers die.
As the temperature is rising ,
Sieversia pentapetala and Rhododendron aureum start blooming again.

In some place they boom in community, from now they spread to bloom many place where there used to have snow.