Kamikōchi
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Kamikōchi is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Kappa Bridge over the Azusa River at Kamikochi, with the Hotaka mountain range visible behind autumn larches.
Mt. Hotaka and the Kappa-bashi
Commemorative plaque dedicated to Rev. Walter Weston, a leader in the effort to preserve Kamikōchi as a designated national park
Highland Rail train on the Kamikōchi Line
Hida Mountains
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The Hida Mountains, or Northern Alps, is a Japanese mountain range which stretches through Nagano, Toyama and Gifu prefectures. A small portion of the mountains also reach into Niigata Prefecture. Wil
Kamikōchi
…Kamikōchi (Japanese: 上高地; lit. Upper Highlands) is a remote mountainous highland valley within the Hida Mountains range, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It has been preserved in its natural state within Chūbu-Sangaku National Park. It is designated…
A view from Mount Kashimayari
One of the sources of the river Kurobe in the Hida Mountains
South half part of Hida Mountains
Mount Nishihotaka from Nishihotaka-guchi Station