REPORT

It was a sunny fall Sunday at the Nature Park today. As of the 8:00 opening, the temperature was still in the single digits, but with no wind to speak of and strong sunlight shining down, I was able to spend my time in the park comfortably. The temperature dropped below freezing overnight, and traces of frost could be seen in the shaded sections of the boardwalk around the Mizubasho marsh.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Mizubasho Shitsugen]

With the back to back 14th and 15th typhoons of the season bringing continuous days of rain and clouds across Japan, the fall colors of Chubu Sangaku National Park’s Tsugaike Nature Park are progressing roughly a week behind the pace of last year. Leaves are in the early stages of turning color around the Ukishima and Tenbo marsh areas, as well as the Yase-one ridge area. In each of the marsh areas throughout the park, the low-lying leaves of the Kuromamenoki (Bog bilberry) are now a beautiful shade of reddish purple.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ukishima Shitsugen ~ Mousen-ike]

Nanakamado (Japanese rowan, pictured), Kaede (maples) and Okamenoki (scarlet leaved viburnum) are changing colors throughout the park, but the current state of autumn colors varies greatly depending on the location within the park, even amongst the same variety of trees; with some yet to turn, some partially turned, and others fully transitioned to their autumn shades. On the direct route between the Ukishima marsh area and the Yase-one ridge, the red berries of Gozen tachibana (creeping dogwood) really stood out.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Mousen-ike ~ Tenbo Shitsugen]

I spoke briefly with the mother of a family from Saitama prefecture (father and child pictured), who said that they scheduled a 2-day, 1-night trip to the area after seeing the favorable weather forecast. She said they were going to be staying overnight in the camping area. In other news, the Tsugaike Ropeway opens at 7:00 today, on 10/1 (Sat.), 10/2 (Sun.), and over the three days from 10/8 (Sat.) to 10/10 (Mon.).
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ukishima Shitsugen]

　
*Currently, repair work is underway on a 120-meter section of wooden boardwalk on the eastern side of the Watasuge Shitsugen. As of 10/14, the project is scheduled to be completed in around 10 days, but the new boardwalk will be unveiled to the public next year after the spring snowmelt.

[Tsugaike Nature Park Opening Information]
＊Business Period … 6/11 (Sat.) to 10/23/2022 (Sun.)
＊Business Hours … 9/23－25, 10/1・2, 10/8－10, 7:00－ / Other periods 8:00－
＊Fees … Round trip use of the Panorama Way (gondola & ropeway) + Nature Park entrance / Adults JPY3,700, Children JPY2,100 → Adult Advance Discount Tickets JPY3,300, Children JPY1,850!?(Advance Discount Tickets are usable as-is! Proceed directly to the gondola for immediate boarding.)

[Hakuba Tsugaike WOW! Opening Information]
＊Business Period … 6/11 (Sat.) to 10/23/2022 (Sun.)
＊Business Hours …9:00－16:00 (Last entrance 15:00, open daily during August, irregular schedule during September)
＊Fees … Amidasu (60 min.) Adults JPY2,000・Children JPY1,800 / Tobidasu (One Time) JPY1,000 / Fumidasu (One Time) JPY800 / Kabedasu (One Time) JPY500 / Kogidasu (One Time) JPY2,000

[TSUGAIKE Outdoor Village]
＊Business Period … 7/15 (Fri.)－10/23/2022 (Sun.)
＊Facilities … GLAMPING FIELD TSUGAIKE, LANTERN CAMPING FIELD TSUGAIKE, Hakuba Tsugaike WOW!, Tsugaike Ropeway, Dog Run, Tsugaike Golf Center

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*Tsugaike Nature Park & WOW! will be reported 1－2 times a week

reported by Snownavi