REPORT

When reporting, I usually aim for clear days with mountain views, but for my own personal walks, I find that misty, cloudy days have their own charm. This morning, the blue sky visible at 6:00 a.m. gradually grew overcast, and by the time I got off the first Tsugaike Ropeway and entered the Mizubasho Marsh around 8:45 a.m. (pictured), it was mostly cloudy—and refreshingly cool. A visitor center staff member recommended, “In summer, clouds build up quickly over the mountains. Staying overnight at Tsugaike Sanso to catch the cloud-free early morning views might be a good idea.”
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Mizubasho Marsh]

In the Mizubasho Marsh, the bright yellow miyama kinpoge buttercups and the white flowers of karamatsu-so stood out. At the Watasuge (pictured) and Ukishima Marshes, the number of Nikko-kisuge daylilies increased, and the watasuge cotton grass seed heads began to appear. Above all, the lush green of the trees and marshes was stunning, and the more I walked, the more my spirits lifted.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Watasuge Marsh]

Beyond Ukishima Marsh, there were times when the area was enveloped in fog (pictured), and with a gentle southwest breeze, it felt very cool—so much so that standing still for a long time made me feel chilly. Along the route connecting the marshes, there were plenty of flowering maizuru-so, tsumatori-so, and akamono. By the way, the restroom around the river was completed yesterday, 7/10 (Thu.), and is available for use starting today.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ginmeisui Spring to Mosen-ike Pond]

In other news, early morning service on the Tsugaike Ropeway begins tomorrow! The gondola will start operating at 7:00 a.m. on weekends and holidays from 7/12 (Sat.) to 8/17 (Sun.), as well as weekdays from 8/12 (Tue.) to 8/15 (Fri.), and again on weekends and holidays from 9/27 (Sat.) to 10/13 (Mon., national holiday). For weekends and holidays from 8/23 to 9/23, and on 9/22, it will start at 7:30 a.m. Also, starting 7/19 (Sat.), the summer holiday favorite “MIKKETA!” event will kick off at the Tsugaike Nature Park and run through 8/31.
[Tsugaike Nature Park・Ukishima Marsh to Ginmeisui Spring]

　
[Tsugaike Nature Park 2025 Opening Information]
＊Period … 6/7 (Sat.) to 10/26 (Sun.), 11/1 (Sat.) to 11/3 (Mon., holiday)
＊Hours … Tsugaike Ropeway (8:00～) *Early morning operation starts on 7/12
＊Fees … Tsugaike Ropeway Roundtrip + Entrance Fee / Adults JPY4,000, Elementary School Students JPY2,200, Preschoolers Free → Advance Discount Tickets: Adults JPY3,500, Children JPY1,950! (No need to exchange at the ticket window! You can proceed straight to the gondola.)
(*One preschooler free with each paid adult. The second preschooler will be charged at the normal children’s rate.)

[Hakuba Tsugaike WOW! Opening Information]
*Period … 2025/7/19 (Sat) – 8/31 (Sun) *Closed on weekdays from 6/7 ? 7/13 and 9/1 ? 10/26.
Opening hours … 10 am – 4 pm (last admission at 3 pm)
Charges … Tobidas (1 time) JPY1,000 Kabedas (1 time) JPY500 Amidas (60 min) JPY1,600 for adults, JPY1,000 for primary schools students Kogidas (1 time) JPY2,000

*This season’s Tsugaike Report will be updated once or twice a week.
*To Visitors Requesting Original Data of Our Photographs

reported by Snownavi