📷 Taisho Pond  (Taisho ike)

“The bus came out of the long tunnel into the Japanese Alps.” (inspired the1948 novel, “Snow Country” by Yasunari Kawabata.)

Taisho Pond is the gateway of Kamikochi, the Japanese Alps(the Northen Alps).

Taisho Pond was formed when the flow of the Azusa River dammed by the eruption of Mt. Yakedake in 1915 during the ‘Taisho period’ in Japan.
Around Taisho Pond, You can see some submerged trees (埋没林).

\\  Mt. Yakedake from Taisho Pond  //

Many tourists get off  ‛Taishoike (Taisho Pond) bus stop’ to take picuters of this photogenic spot.
Afterwards, they start the forest trail along the Azusa River towards Kappa Bridge.

This walk makes your Kamikochi stay more enjoyable😊

Kamikochi Map (My picture ② ) 

◇ Others

<<  Spot  >>

~Dakesawa Wetland ~

~ Myojin ~

~ Weston Monument ~

<< food & sweets >>
There are several shops near Kappa bridge and the Kamikochi bus terminal where you can enjoy sweets and more.

~ Sweets cafe & bar LOUNGE ~  Gosenjaku Hotel Kamikochi 


©上高地五千尺ホテル

~ Kamikochi Shokudo ~

©上高地食堂

And so on…

Thank you for reading to the end.
And I hope that you have a wonderful time in Kamikochi.
(( Sorry for my poor English.  “Let it 🐝”. ))

Kamikochi Map (My picture ③ ) 

◇ Detail :
Kamikochi Official Site : https://www.kamikochi.org/

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# Matsumoto
# Nagano

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