Mt. Rausu in Hokkaido

Mt. Rausu in Hokkaido

Iwaobetsu-trailhead!

We left the hotel with a faint morning glow and headed for the trailhead.
We encountered some deer on the way, but arrived safely at the parking lot in front of the hotel Chinogai.

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Let the climbing begin!

Pass by the right side of the hotel and head for the trailhead.
After a short walk, you will find Kinoshita Hut, and then you will enter the mountain.

I could taste the beautiful moment of morning light.

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Encounter with a brown bear!

Less than half an hour after we set off, we heard a rustling sound coming from up in the trees.
I looked closely and saw a brown bear.
We slowly moved away from it so that it wouldn’t turn its back on us, and we were able to safely pass it by.

The other side also came down and was wary, but after a while, it went back up to the tree to feed.
It’s amazing how attached they are to their food.

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We took a break to look at the glimpse of the Sea of Okhotsk, climbed steeply, and found the summit in the distance.

The first half of the trail was relatively easy to walk on.

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Yasakichi-mizu!

It seems to have originated from Mr. Misakichi Kinoshita, who opened the mountain trail.

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Not a paradise, Gokuraku-daira

The meaning of Gokuraku is paradise.
Branches attacking your head and plain bad footholds follow.
Not a paradise, a paradise flat.

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Ginreisui

There was a quantity of water, but we were told not to drink it because of concerns about echinococcus and other diseases.
There is a portable toilet booth here, the only one on Mt. Rausu.

As we walked again, the number of flying insects increased.

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Ohsawa!

It seems that there was less snow this year.

A rather steep climb begins.
But that’s what makes the view so spectacular when you look back.

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We were quickly swallowed by the fog.
It was fun, like the harshness of the mountains.

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