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View from Mount Kurodake - Hokkaido
View from Mount Kurodake
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Snowboarding in Hokkaido
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  • By His_Beloved on July 13, 2004
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  • If you live in Japan and want to visit Hokkaido for some winter fun, a local travel agent can help you find a packaged deal to fit anyone's budget. Five friends and I went to Hokkaido for five days and our travel agent found us a deal that cost us less than $400 for domestic flight and lodging per person, and that's cheap for Japan!

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  • Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
  • Address: I went to Kiroro Ski Resort.
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    Summer in the Daisetsuzan National Park
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  • By idy on September 9, 2005
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  • View from Mount Kurodake - Hokkaido
    View from Mount Kurodake
    by idy
    After the blooming of the cherry blossoms in spring, summer brings hikers and mountaineers to the Daisetsuzan National Park. The park covers 230,000 hectares of central Hokkaido, making it Japan's largest national park.

    There are four main trails in the popular Mount Kurodake vacinity - the Mount Kurodake course, the Mount Akadake course, the Kogen Spa course and the Aizankei course. Hikers doing the hour-long 1.7-km Mount Kurodake climb will enjoy a splendid panoramic view of the piosonous hot springs of the Ohachidaira Cauldron, Mount Hokuchindake and other surrounding peaks.

    Along the various trails, there are camping facilities and shelter available to hikers. Travellers may also vist to stop at the various hot spring spas that the region is well-known for.

    Camping equipment is recommended if you intend to sleep under the stars. Hikers should also have water, food, a map, first aid kit, etc.

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  • Theme: Hiking
  • Address: Daisetsuzan National Park, Sounkyo
  • Directions: The nearest railway stations are Asahikawa and Kamikawa stations.
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    Winter on Mount Kurodake
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  • Updated By idy on September 9, 2005
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  • Ski lifts leading up to the Mount Kurodake ski are - Hokkaido
    Ski lifts leading up to
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    by idy
    From November to January, skiers flock to the slopes of Mount Kurodake.

    The lifts operate daily. In November, the operation hours are from 8am to 4.30pm. In December and January, the lifts operate from 9am to 4pm. The ropeway and lifts will close from mid-February to mid-March. They reopen in March to welcome the spring skiers until April, when spring begins to give way to summer.

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  • Theme: Skiing/Snowboarding
  • Address: Mount Kurodake, Daisetsuzan National Park, Sounkyo
  • Phone: (016558) 5-3450
  • Directions: A ropeway takes visitors from the lower ropeway station to to the halfway point. From there, a double ski lift brings passengers up to the ski area.
  • Website: www.rinyu.co.jp
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