Visitor Center Report

Flower report of Mt.Akadake and Nt,Koizumidake
At the ridge from Mt,Akadake to Mt.Koizumidake many flowers are blooming.
“Diapensia lapponica L. var. obovata F.Schmidt” is the best flower of this year.
You can see it here and there.
Some flowers have started to wither, but still the other is blooming.
About “Lagotis glauca Gaertn”
Some flowers are best time , the others have started to wither.

About “Dryas octopetala”
Some flower is blooming, it will be best time to see in this week.
“Dicentra Bernh” in Komakusa daira blooms very beautifully.

All snow has gone.
This walking course is getting good .
This course takes 30min for one way, 700m, many flowers starts blooming.
“Macropodium pterospermum”,” Peracarpa carnosa (Wall.) Hook. fil. et Thomon var. circaeoides (Fr. Schm.)”,” Aconitum gigas” , “Weigela middendorffiana” and ” Vaccinium hirtum” are blooming .
The end of this course you can see “Momiji Fall”

*Forest road to Numanohara trail head and Forest road to Mt.Niseikausyuppe trail head will open on July 3rd.

Mt.Kurodake snow report
Day by day snow is melting.
A long snow is still left.
The trail is getting better.
From trailhead there is some snow spot periodically
Be careful to walk on snow, because there are big holes under the snow.
Be careful not to fall over.

This time all trails are very bad condition.
Particularly climbing down is so dangerous.
If you fall over, you will hit the rock.
And you might hurt.
Be careful to walk to prepare your all the equipment.

We start to operation “Sounkyo VR360”.
This non-touched monitor is a first attempt in Japan as Visiter Centor that Ministry of the Environment has jurisdiction over.
You can simulate an experience of travel in Daisetuzan.
And we tell you more information!!
We introduce VR goggles.
You can simulate an experience more reality than ever.

Contents
“Welcome to Daietsuzan National park”
“Sky walk”
“A virtual treck of the Omote-Daisetsu Area”
“Experience Sounkyo Activities”
“Creation of the Sounkyo valley”
and so on.
We have 13 contents.
We are thoroughly taking counter measures against the corona virus.
So please experience VR!

Akaishi river
Snow on the Akaishi river has cracks.
Now you can walk on snow.
Day by day trail condition changes.
When hiking mountain, please prepare your all the equipment.

*Forest road to Numanohara trail head will open at the beginning of July.
Furukawa road to Mt.Niseikausyuppe trail head is closed now because of heavy rain.
This forest road will open in July.