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The best loved hot spring in Japan.

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Hiking Trail List

Mt. Shirane/Yugama Viewing course

Yoshigadaira Nature Trail course,
Jofu no taki Fall (for advanced hikers) course

Motoshirane course

Fukihara no ike Pond course

Shakunage/Mononugu no ike Pond course

Sessho/Bandaiko course,
Mt. Sekison/Kusatsu Nature Trail course

For Ousen Falls course

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C:Motoshirane course

∆Mt. Shirane viewed from Yumiike Pond

A diversified mountain hike with a variety of encounters with nature.

It goes around Mt. Motoshirane, the highest summit in Kusatsu (2,171m), which is abundant with alpine plants. Lots of hikers visit when dicentras are in bloom. Kagamiike Pond surounded by greens

♦Course Time(amount of time required:1hour and 50min/6.5km�E�E

	Shirane-Sancho Ropeway Sta.
(40min)	∆	∇(45min)
	Kagamiike Pond ≪(25min)- A summit of trail course

♦The bloom time of alpine plants

May-Jun	Jun	Jun	Jun-Jul

Snakeberry	Japanese alpine cherry	Alpine azalea	Bunchberries

Jul-Aug	Aug

Dicentras	Leontopodium

[The bloom time of other alpine plants]
♦May-Jun
Fringe bells • Goldthread
♦Jun-Jul
Kuromamenoki(Vaccinium uliginosum)
♦Jul-Aug
Himejashin • Kokinreika(Patrinia triloba) • Hakusanchidori(Orchis aristata)
♦Aug-Oct
Gentians

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