Nagano | Kamikochi, a beautiful wonderland that is like Europe, a favorite destination for Japanese people

#Dragon Boat Festival good places Heading to Hokuriku, Japan during the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, the only focus of today's itinerary: #Kamikochi, a hike, this beautiful place known as the "hometown of the gods", the magnificent Central Alps, really feels like being in Europe. ✓How to get to Kamikochi? It is recommended to stay in Takayama for one night, and then go to Takayama Nohi Bus Center the next day to take the first bus. You can buy tickets from the machine on site. Takayama - Hirayu Onsen (change bus) - Kamikochi, round-trip ticket is ¥5,800 yen. ✓ Itinerary schedule (5 hours and 40 minutes) Takayama-Hirayu Onsen: About 1 hour by car Hirayu Onsen-Taisho Pond: 15 minutes by car Taisho Pond - Kappa Bridge: About 1 hour walk Kappa Bridge - Myojin Pond: About 1 hour walk Myojin Pond - Kamikochi Bus Center: 1 hour walk Kamikochi-Hirayu Onsen: About 25 minutes by car Hirayu Onsen-Takayama: About 1 hour by car The scenery along the way is so stunning, it feels like being in Europe! I took pictures as I walked, stopping and walking all the time. Only on the way back did my feet get sore that I didn't want to take pictures anymore. In short, I took at least 500 pictures, if not a thousand! So we have to come early in the morning to avoid the weather getting bad after noon. Kamikochi with some snow on it looks so dreamy in photos. If you visit in autumn, you will surely see the golden-red Kamikochi with its intoxicating red leaves. We are very lucky today. It was slightly cloudy in Kamikochi in the morning with some sunshine, and the weather was super comfortable. We left around 1pm and it started to rain and turned cold. We were really lucky! #birthday solo trip to Japan 29 days #上高高地 #大正ike #河东 Bridge #明神ike