Take a romantic forest trail walk in Kamikochi🌿❄️

🌿❄️ For those who are visiting Toyama and Matsumoto, I recommend going for a romantic hiking trail in Kamikochi.

We went on April 17, which was the first day of the year ☺️with temperatures of 0-2 degrees Celsius and light snow falling, it was so awesome!

☃️ The word beautiful is used a lot here. There are the beautiful forests🌳, the snow that remains on the pine leaves🌿, the snowflakes that fall all along the way❄️, the streams along the paths and the ponds that are viewpoints.

Kamikochi is a beautiful valley located halfway between Matsumoto and Takayama, so you can visit both cities as a day trip.

This place has a policy of prohibiting private cars from entering the park in order to reduce pollution, preserve the environment and organize traffic. Therefore, those who travel by rented car must park their cars outside the park and take a bus to get in.

We took the train and then the bus.
🚌 How to get there
- We started our journey from Matsumoto Station, took the Alpico Kotsu Line, platform 7, and got off at Shin-shimashima Station, which took ~30 minutes.

- When you arrive at Shin-shimashima Station, buy a bus ticket at the front of the station to go to Kamikochi (it will be a one-way ticket, and you can buy it at the bus station in Kamikochi for the return trip).

- Take the bus from Shin-shimashima Station to Kamikochi, which takes about an hour. I recommend getting off at the Taisho Pond stop (K-29 Taisho Pond), which is the first stop in Kamikochi.

Round trip Kamikochi fare 5,420 yen / person = 1,400 baht / person

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Hiking route:
🌿We walked from Taisho Pond > Tashiro Pond > Hotaka/Tashiro Bridge > until we reached Kappa Bridge, a distance of 3.2 km. This route is a riverside walk with mostly snowy mountains. There are many beautiful ponds to stop and see.

When we reached Kappa Bridge, we stopped for lunch and took some photos. There are restaurants, hotels, and a bus station there.

🌿After lunch, we continued on the trail to Myojin Pond, which is a full distance of 3.3 km. This route is different from the first one. It is a walkway on a bridge and a walkway in the forest, with a view of a small stream.

⭕️ Things to do when walking the trail:
• Take your trash out of the park.
• Carry a bell with you while walking to protect yourself from bears.
• Pay a 100 yen maintenance fee when using public restrooms (put it in the box No change)

❌ Things not to do when walking the trail:
• Do not approach and feed wild animals (there will be monkeys in some areas there)
• Do not walk outside the paths provided by the park
• Do not throw away leftover food, as this will cause wild animals to come out more often

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