Tour of Yatsugatake ablaze with autumn colors
Discovering Yatsugatake's breathtaking views with autumn foliage
Soak in the panoramas ablaze with autumn colors
This tour will start from Happoen Shikanoyu Hot Spring to hike up to Sozo-no-Mori Forest with beautiful autumn foliage.
After lunch, we will walk on the ancient military road "Bomichi of Takeda Shingen" to enjoy the panoramas and the leaves of ginkgo and larch trees turning deep yellow and red.
Date and time
October 27 (Sun.), 2019
from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Walking distance
About 7 km
Fee
3,000 yen
(including lunch and guide)
Register with
Fujimi-machi Tourism Association
TEL: 0266-62-5757
Deadline
3 days before the tour (first-come, first-served basis)
Cancelation fee: 100% of the participation fee when canceled on the day of the tour.
What to see around here
Hotel Happoen Shikanoyu Hot Spring
A relaxing hot spring with sauna tucked away in the forest. This hot spring with many health benefits is drawn directly from the back garden to fill the open-air baths, indoor baths, and bubble baths.
Fujimi Kogen Sozo-no-Mori Forest
This is an outdoor museum with 50 sculptures displayed in the forest of Fujimi Kogen Resort at the elevation of 1,420m. From 1988 to 1999, artists within and outside of Japan created 50 sculptures, each unique with different material and size.
Fudo Shimizu
During the Edo period (1603-1869), water sprung from this ground when local people worshiping Yatsugatake Mountains enshrined Buddhism deity "Fudo Myo-o." This has led them to name the spring "Fudo Shimizu." It is also known as the water of longevity and purity.
Sakazuki Nagashi
During the Heian period (794-1185), a game to recite a poetry while a sake cup floats on a stream running on a large rock was popular among aristocrats. This rock is called "Sakazuki Nagashi" (floating sake cup) since it looks like the large rock used in this game. A beautiful scenery shaped by the stream of Yatsugatake over many years.