Tourist information for Hakuba and Tsugaike area | Hakuba and Tsugaike travel and tours

Tsugaike Nature Park is one of Japan 's leading highland marshes, located at an altitude of 1,900 meters. From mid-June to early July, skunk cabbage blooms, and from July to August, Takayama plants such as cotton grass and day lilies bloom. The circumference of the park is about 5.5 km, and takes about 3 hours and 30 minutes.

It is about 2.5 km from Happoike Sanso, the end of the lift, to Happoike. It is a trekking route with an elevation difference of about 230 meters. This is called the "Happoone Nature Study Trail" and is equipped with boardwalks and stairs. At Happoike, on a clear day, the majestic figure of the Hakuba Federation is reflected on the lake's surface, making it a spectacular view point.

Hop on board the Hakuba Goryu Telecabin and enjoy views of the Northern Alps at an altitude of 3,000m as you take an eight-minute aerial stroll to the Hakuba Goryu Alpine Botanical Garden.
The park is filled with 300,000 flowers of 150 different kinds, and is a treasure trove of Dicentra, known as the queen of alpine plants.
From there, you can take the Alps Observation Lift to the Alps Daira Nature Trail, where you can enjoy the subalpine plants around Jizo no Atama, at an altitude of 1,676 meters.