May 31, 2009

Kusatsu, Gunma (May 29th - 31st)


The buses after we got off at the Mt. Kusatsu Shiranesan BS.

On the second day of our trip to Kusatsu, we went to Mt. Kusatsu Shiranesan to see the caldera.
Unfortunately the whole area was covered with mist, so we couldn't get any nice view. It was interesting to ride the ropeway in such a misty situation.


At the entrance to the caldera, which was closed on that day.


Epigaea asiatica (Iwa Nashi).


Prunus nipponica (Mine Zakura).


The road was disappearing!





The view from the ropeway... It was a little scary.


A pond near the ropeway stop at the bottom.


Rhododendron albrechtii (Murasaki-yashio-tsutsuji).




Schizocodon soldanelloides (Iwakagami).


Rhododendron degronianum, or Rhododendron japonicum var. pentamerum (Azuma shakunage).


Rhododendron albrechtii (Murasaki-yashio-tsutsuji).


Rhododendron degronianum, or Rhododendron japonicum var. pentamerum (Azuma shakunage).


Birch forest.


Rhododendron molle subsp. japonicum (Renge Tsutsuji).


Trientalis europaea (Tsumatori-sou).

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