Winter Season

Snowshoeing

Forest & Lake Snowshoeing Adventure

Lake Kussharo is the largest crater lake in Japan. The lake is surronded by beautiful forest, and it’s one of the feature of Akan Mashu National Park. The scenery of the forest and lake differs from day by day, so you can enjoy the moment.

This is 2 hour forest walking, and the activity level is “Light (Level 1)”. We start walking from a forest and head to the lake shore. In the quiet forest, you can get a feel for how the birds and animals live. Once you pass through the forest, the wide sky and the vast Lake Kussharo will spread out before your eyes. If the weather is good, you can see surrounding beautiful mountains and magnificient winter world.

Please enjoy the overwhelming scale of Lake Kussharo and delicate and unique natural phenomena created by the severe cold weather.

Crater Lake Snowshoeing Adventure

The Mashu Caldera was created by a eruption about 7,000 years ago. You can enjoy a mystical view overlooking the Lake Mashu, known as the Lake of the Gods.

This is 2 hour mountain snowshoeing, and the activity level is “Moderate (Level 2)”. We start from the Lake Mashu First Observation Deck. We will walk along the ridge of the outer rim of the Mashu Caldera. You can see Mt. Mashu and Mt. Shari in the distance If the weather permits. On the way back, we will walk while seeing the varied terrain from the Kussharo Caldera to the town of Teshikaga.

You will enjoy it even more as you walk while imagining the history of the Lake Kussharo and the Lake Mashu, and the volcanic activity at the time.