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We spent one night at Kamikochi for some hiking in the heart of the Japanese Alps. This is an alpine valley between Matsumoto and Takayama. It is only open seven months of the year, from mid-April to mid-November. Access is by bus or taxi only.
Weather is always an unknown, but we’ll happily trade the rainy day in Tokyo for the spectacularly sunny 24 hours we got here. The various trails from the Kamikochi bus terminal are relatively flat, with lovely views of the mountains (including active volcano Mt. Yake-dake) and river. We walked two nice loops of 7-8 kilometers each.
Not all photos are captioned. This is mostly about the pretty views.
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Weather is always an unknown, but we’ll happily trade the rainy day in Tokyo for the spectacularly sunny 24 hours we got here. The various trails from the Kamikochi bus terminal are relatively flat, with lovely views of the mountains (including active volcano Mt. Yake-dake) and river. We walked two nice loops of 7-8 kilometers each.
Not all photos are captioned. This is mostly about the pretty views.
Hover over photos for captions.
