Norikura Plateau Hiking & Riding a bicycle

Mt. Norikura-dake is known as the easiest 3,000 m class mountain in Japan and many hikers from young and old, from ladies and gentlemen and from beginners to experts visit the mountain. The mountain, an active volcano, sits at the border of Gifu prefecture and Nagano prefecture. Its highest peak, Kenga- mine is at an elevation of 3,026 m. It is ranked as the 19th highest mountain in Japan. A feature of the shape of this fairly new volcano is that it is graduated and on the Nagano prefecture side, the Norikura plateau, shaped by lava flow, extends nearby at a 1,300 M to 1,500 M altitude. Autumn colors begin early at Norikura and around Kuraigahara-sanso Mountain Hut at an elevation of 2,400 m, peaking in late September. The mountain’s Betula Ermani and Rowan trees will be covered by a beautiful “Nishiki” colored Autumn leaves of. After that, autumn coloring spreads down to the Norikura plateau, peaking around the middle of October. Symbolic Japanese maples trees at Ichinose-enchi at Norikura plateau become red from the middle of October to late October. From late October to early November, the autumn leaves’ finale approaches when larch leaves change color from late October to early November.