Saturday, November 29, 2014

Shin-Hotaka

Early 7am, Ryokan Hozanso auto alarm is very loud. It is morning call to wake you up. I woke up and take onsen dip again. After that, I went down to have my breakfast. After breakfast, it's time to check out and I proceed to Shin-Hotaka by bus. I bought Takayama-Shin Hotaka 2 day open ticket so I can use this ticket to Shin-Hotaka.

Ryokan Hozanso
Ryokan Hozanso main entrance
Too cold, waited inside bus stop
The bus stop is just opposite Ryokan Hozanso, so it is very convenient for you to go Shin-Hotaka. It is just around 30 minutes bus ride.

Shin-Hotaka ropeway
Once you reach Shin-Hotaka ropeway, go to the station and buy the return ticket to the observation deck.

The observation deck

You can post postcard from here
The help you take pictures for free
There's someone at the observation deck helps you take pictures for free, you can pass them your handphone and camera and they also take your pictures and print out for a fees (1500yen).

The hiking trail start here
You can hike to the mountains starting from the second ropeway. Normally the hike start from late June to September.

I spend around 1 1/2 hours here before I take my bus ride back to Takayama.

Once back to Takayama , I bought my ticket to Shinjuku Tokyo, walk around Takayama before my bus ride back to Tokyo.

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