Fall foliage report for Mt. Kurodake

Mt.Kurodake autumn leaves report

Day by day leaves are becoming beautiful.
It’s good time to see.
But yesterday’s weather was heavy rain and strong wind and the temperature went down. (There were heavy frosts here and there.)
Some “Sorbus matsumurana” lose their color.
But some are very red!
Some are turn orange to red.
It is very beautiful.

“Arctous alpina var. japonica” is still good, but some of them are losing their color.
Some are brown, dying.
“Geum pentapetalum” and “ Salix reinii ” at Kumonodaira are getting better than last post (9/7)
It’s good time to see.

“Betula ermanii”and “Weigela middendorffiana” at the northeast slope of Mt.Kurodake turn yellow.
So seeing from observation deck at 5th station, Mt.Kurodake has yellow leaves and red leaves. It is so beautiful.
(Please watch “fixed point observation” at the bottom of
this page)
*This morning was so cold. When boarding on chair lift and hiking., it is so cold. Please bring something warm to wear like gloves, jacket.