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Kougen onsen numameguri autumn leaves report

Day by day leaves are becoming beautiful.
Depends on place some leaves are beginning coloring, the others are becoming brown.
Today is good coloring.
If weather goes on better, you can see beautiful autumn leaves this week end.

Mt.Kurodake autumn leaves report
Finally we feel chilly in the morning and at night.
We can see autumn leaves at the 7th station ~5th station.
This summer was very hot, so “Betula ermanii” and “ Sorbus matsumurana” were burned by heat.
Some leaves are brown and dying.
“Sorbus matsumurana” is still orange color, you can see few red leaves.
At Kamui forest road that is 7th station of Mt,Kurodake you can see Mt.ebosidake is getting red.
Weather forecast says that it will be cold from tomorrow, it will be cloudy to rainy , temperature will be 2°c on Sep 26th, wind speed will be 21m/s.(9/24 11:30 now)

*If weather forecast is right, it will snow at the mountainous area.

“Sorbus matsumurana” that is near the Manekiiwa at the 7th station of Mt.Kurodake and around Kumonotaira started to turn color.
Depends on weather we might see beautiful red color leaves.

Last year’s first snow was Sep 19th.
There was 1m deep snow.

If you go hiking in a few days, you must plan carefully.
It will be winter at mountainous area.
It is very dangerous.
*Please check weather, prepare relax and safety hiking plans.

It has been hot since summer, so leaves are not turning color.
Now is end of September, at last we can see beautiful autumn leaves.
“Geum pentapetalum” that is at the Daiichi hanabatake and Daini hanabatake will be beautiful red in a few days. And also “Sorbus matsumurana” and “Betula ermanii” will be peak coloring.
A big community of “Sorbus matsumurana” that is seen from rocky slope, we call “Autumn leaves like a belt ” is good time to see.
But leaves are not bright color.
When the sun shine, leaves will be brighter
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About temperature
Today’s temperature was less than 10 degrees today. (It was 7°c at 11.)
Wind blowing around ridge was biting cold
Last year’s first snow was Sep 19th.
Whenever temperature is going down, it snow this period..
When you go to mountains, please bring something warm to wear.
Have a nice hiking to see autumn leaves.

Mt,Akadake autumn leaves report

Almost leaves at Daiichi kaen is coloring. Orange color leaves, that is “Sorbus matsumurana” is dying or becoming brown color.
“Weigela middendorffiana” that is turning yellow in autumn, is still green.
Most leaves of “Betula ermanii” is brown leaves or dying.
“Arctous Niedenzu” and other grasses plans are very beautiful red.

If you know detail, please check “Daisetuzan information”

Mt.Kurodake autumn leaves report

It’s almost end of September.
Today’s hiking was very hot, it’s unusual hot weather for this time.
(When it is bad weather, it might snow. Please bring something warm to wear.)

Leaves is changing autumn color day by day.
But its speed is very very slowly.
(We do fixed-point observation at Mt.Kurodake, Manekiiwa, Mt.Ponkurodake. please check our HP. You will know transition of leaves and seasons)

Some leaves are burned by heat, and are dying.

“Arctous alpina var. japonica” that is Mt.Kurodake ~Mt.Hokkaidake , Mt.Hokuchindake direction is green, orange, red. Now you can see its transition.
We hope every leaves will be beautiful.
Some of “Arctous alpina var. japonica” is becoming black-red.
Depends on area you will see beautiful red.
You will see beautiful autumn leaves for a while.

Comparing with last post, grass is getting red in a few days.
“Geum pentapetalum”, “Vaccinium uliginosum”, “Salix hidewoi” are good time to see.
Please check “Daisetuzan information”

Seeing weather forecast, the temperature will be around 5°c, sometimes 3°c.
We hope weather goes better.