Notice

Prefectural road Ginsendai line open from 11 o’clock

Notice

Because of heavy rain
Prefectural road Ginsendai line close from 4 o’clock pm.

The flowers of Mt. Kurodake

Mt.Kurodake report

It’s August!
Wild flowers don’t bloom in communities very mush.

Comparing with last post (7/27), “Trollius riederianus” and “ Filipendula camtschatica ” that are tall plants go to end.
Now “Anaphalis margaritacea ”, “Aconitum yamazakii.”, “Cirsium” , “Hypericum kamtschaticum”, “:Campanula lasiocarpa”,” Solidago virgaurea subsp. leiocarpa” that are smaller flower bloom at the slope of Mt.Kurodake.
From the summit to Kumonodaira
Depends on the places “Bryanthus gmelinii” and “Pennellianthus frutescens” are blooming to end, and are blooming perfectly.

Around Kurodake Ishimuro
After snow melts, “Geum pentapetalum” and “Phyllodoce caerulea” start blooming.

Around Kumonotaira

“Geum pentapetalum” have fluffy all over Kumonodaira.
But some of them at the place where snow melt slowly are blooming beautifully.

*Today was extreme hot. Please keep yourself safe from heat strokes.
*Water for drinking at Ishimuro is reduced.
*Akaishi river ~flow is calm and low. you can cross the river.
*snow at Mt.Hokuchin junction snow is melting day by day. When you go down, be careful not to fall over.

Notice

August 3rd (Tue) and August 24th (Tue)
Kurodake ropeway and lift close!
Because staff have to get vaccination against COVID19.
(These schedule might change. Please ask Kurodake ropeway staff before taking ropeway. )

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

Mt. Midori snow report

Mt.Midoridake report

It has been extremely hot.
This heat melt snow on the trail. Only few place has snow on the trail.
At Daiici hanabatake and Daini hanabatake flowers have started blooming.
From now you can see beautiful flower garden.
But at the ridge of mountains flowers finish looming.
We are waiting for blooming of “Gentiana algida f. igarashii.”