Let's go hiking in Kamikochi! Let's go hiking in Kamikochi!

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Let's go hiking in Kamikochi! The end of the hike is Tokuzawaen, and the scenery along the way is beautiful.

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Kamikochi is a famous mountain resort in Nagano Prefecture, and is also the gateway to mountain climbing in the Northern Alps.

The Alps are the European Alps, but the Japanese Alps began when British missionary Walter Weston climbed the mountains of Kamikochi and named them the Japan Alps.

Spring in Kamikochi is very beautiful, with flowers blooming, butterflies dancing, and the Northern Alps still covered in snow.

Access to Kamikochi

You can easily get there by bus from Tokyo, so please come and visit this beautiful world.

There are buses from Shinjuku Station and Tokyo Station. The time is 5 hours.

The price is about 8000 yen.

There are also daytime buses and night buses.

For details on accessing Kamikochi, please check the official Kamikochi website.

Route & Timetable | ALPICO GROUP Official Website

From Kamikochi to Tokuzawaen

In this article, we will introduce the hiking course from Kamikochi Bus Terminal to Tokuzawaen.

The road is well-maintained, so you can get to Tokuzawaen in about 2 hours even with sneakers.

There are also shops along the way where you can buy drinks and soft serve ice cream.

The road beyond Tokuzawaen is a full-fledged mountain route, so mountain equipment and experience are required.

Along the way, you can see Mt. Hotaka in the Northern Alps beautifully. This is a very pleasant hiking route.

At the finish line, Tokuzawaen, there is a cafe, so you can relax and enjoy a meal or tea in the midst of nature.

Also, you can easily stay there even if you are alone, so we highly recommend you to spend a night there.

There is also a campsite.

Tokuzawaen

Tokuzawaen is the goal of the hike.

You can stay overnight here and relax in the warm interior.

There are also dormitories, so you can easily stay there even if you are alone.

For more information, please check the Tokuzawaen website.

Kamikochi TOKUSAWA-EN

The food is also delicious.

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Kudan Institute of Japanese Culture Japanese Language School Co., Ltd.

Tokyo

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