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Spring Weather Welcomes Hikers and Climbers to Kamikochi 
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The 44th Kaizan-sai, the opening ceremony for climbing season, was held at 10:50 a.m. on Friday, April 27th. We hope to see you in Kamikochi this year.
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Although Kamikochi is one of the most famous tourist spots in Japan with visitors coming from all over the world, there are still relatively unknown things about Kamikochi.
One of the most interesting and intriguing points of Kamikochi's history is the story of an aged man who was amazingly able to live alone in the untouched and harsh natural conditions of Kamikochi over 100 years ago. Making a living through fishing and hunting, this man built a hut alongside Myojin-ike Pond.
Earning high praise from the English Missionary Walter Weston (the man who introduced the greatness of Kamikochi to the world), this legend's name is Kamijo Kamonji.
Date: 2011/09/27
Are you thinking that Kamikōchi is just a mountain resort? Or that just walking around the area and enjoying the view is enough? If your answer is yes, you are only enjoying half of Kamikōchi.
The basin surrounded by the Northern Japanese Alps is full of interesting culture handed down for generations by local people.
Would you like to experience “mountain culture” that only be found in Kamikōchi?
Written by: Michael Barbic
Date: 2011/08/08
Before you head out to climb Mt. Yarigatake the Japanese Matterhorn, the picture-perfect peaks of Mt. Hotaka-dake, or Mt. Yakedake the mysterious volcano which fumes in the background, ask yourself one question. “Am I fully prepared for all the things I'm planning to do?” I'm sure many of you can honestly answer yes without hesitation, but I'm sure there are some of you who can't say the same.
“So, what do I need?” you may ask. Well, depending on what you plan to be doing, answers vary. Of course you need gear, but more importantly you need knowledge.
Date: 2011/07/26
In the earlier, the times when KamaTunnel was not yet open, the local people from Shin-Shimashima would walk in and out of Kamikōchi to earn their living.
During the Edoperiod (1603-1868), a woodsman who went for logging; in the Meiji period (1868-1912), Hyakujiro Kamijo took local cows up there to graze.
Right now, this mountain trail known as "Tokugo-Toge-Goe" which requires good 9 hours of walking to pass.
When you mention “autumn colors” (kouyou 紅葉) around the Nagano area, you’ll hear the word Karasawa (涸 沢) a few times. I knew it was a place in the sacred highlands of Kamikōchi but not much more than that. As wilderness is often an experience to share, my wife and a couple of good friends joined me for an overnight hike into the magic and colors of one of Kamikōchi’s jewels – the Karasawa trail and area.
John Koons writes about an inspiring and colorful autumn hike.
