Kusatsu Onsen
by japan-guide.com
This are the official japan-guide.com autumn color reports for 2009 from our trips to various autumn leaf spots across Japan. Check our page on Autumn Leaves for general information.
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2009/09/30 - Kusatsu Onsen
by schauwecker
In the mountains of central and eastern Japan, autumn colors have meanwhile descended into altitudes of around 2000 meters above sea level.
Today we drove along Japan's highest national route, Route 292, which connects Shiga Kogen in Nagano Prefecture with Kusatsu Onsen, one of the country's best hot spring resorts in Gunma Prefecture. The road climbs to 2172 meters above sea and passes Mount Shirane, an active volcano, along the way.
Coming from the Nagano side, the colors started to be pretty around Shiga Kogen and seemed to be at their peak along the highest section of the road and around Mount Shirane. However, because of thick fog, our views of the colors and the spectacular mountain landscape was limited considerably.
Down in the town of Kusatsu, autumn colors were not yet as advanced, but we were able to spot yellow and red leaves around Sainokawara Park and its large outdoor bath (rotemburo).
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2009/12/08 - Tokyo 2009/12/02 - Kamakura 2009/11/27 - Tokyo 2009/10/28 - Mount Fuji 2009/09/30 - Kusatsu Onsen |
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