Daisetsuzan 2019: Coming down the ropeway
With my time wandering around Daisetsuzan now over, I hiked to the ropeway station to ride the gondola back down to the lower station. For…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Wandering through the clouds
Having come down from the slopes of Mt Asahidake due to bad weather, I stopped at the rest area by the steam vents for a…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Climbing partway up Mt Asahidake
Near the steam vents on the west side of Mt Asahidake there’s a rest area that connects to the trail going up to the top…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Steam Vents
At the base of the west side of Mt Asahidake are steam vents that are continuously spewing volcanic gases. A short trail leads up to…
Daisetsuzan 2019: Approaching Mt Asahidake
When I arrived at the upper ropeway station the clouds around Mt Asahidake were largely gone and the sun was shining very brightly. Right outside…
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Daisetsuzan 2019: Asahidake Ropeway
At the Asahidake Onsen ropeway station I bought a roundtrip ticket and boarded the next gondola heading up to the heart of Daisetsuzan. Thankfully the…
Daisetsuzan 2019: Asahidake Visitor Center and Walking Path
I arrived at Asahidake Onsen in the evening and would be staying two nights there so that I’d have a full day at Daisetsuzan National…
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Lake Chuzenji 2019: Walking the North Shore
It takes a few minutes to walk down the road from Ryuzu Falls to the north shore of Lake Chuzenji and thankfully the rain was…
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