The view from Utsukushigahara is a spectacular spot overlooking 1/3 of the "100 Famous Mountains of Japan".
Utsukushigahara is also one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, and you can truly enjoy a luxurious mountain trip.
This time, we will enjoy snow hiking all the way from Osaka to Nagano in Utsukushigahara in winter.
Utsukushigahara can enjoy the scenery of each of the four seasons.
There is a hotel near the top of the mountain that is open all year round, and even families enjoyed the winter plateau.
There are three main ways to access Utsukushigahara in winter.
・ If you are staying at a hotel, the hotel car will pick you up at the foot of the mountain.
・ Take your own car to the Furusatokan parking lot.
・ Climb from the bottom (Miki) to the top of the mountain.
We don't stay at the hotel on the mountaintop, so we drove to the Yamamotogoya Furusatokan, which has a parking lot.
Winter tires are a must on the way to Yamamotogoya Furusatokan.
It seems that there are times when even a 4WD needs a chain.
We are FF cars, so I will attach a chain to run.
I climbed Route 178 by car, and after a while the road froze.
I thought it would be frozen in the future, so I attached a chain to the tires here.
However, after running for a while, the snow disappeared and I could see the ground.
I will run slowly, thinking that it will freeze again, but it will not be a frozen road at all.
I thought this would damage the tires, so I irresistibly removed the chain.
In the end, the road wasn't frozen near Furusatokan, and I was able to reach it without a chain.
When I arrived at Yamamotogoya Furusatokan and started walking, it became a world of silver.
It's a sunny day with no clouds.
Blue sky and snow white.
it's the best.
Utsukushigahara, one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan, overlooking many famous peaks.
Let's spend a blissful time while shivering in the cold of the snowy country.
15 окт 2024