Karasawa Cirque is one of major glacial cirques in Japan, located in the Kamikochi region of Azumi, Matsumoto City, in Nagano prefecture. The entire cirque and surrounding mountains are all within Chū
Karasawa Cirque
Night view of the tents at the cirque below the peak of Mount Kitahotaka
View of Mount Okuhotaka above Karasawa Hütte at Karasawa Cirque
The Azusa River is a river within the Hida Mountains or Northern Japanese Alps, in the western region of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The river belongs to the Shinano River watershed, and forms the upper
Azusa river and Mount Hotakadake as seen from Kamikōchi
Rte 158 runs across Nagawado Dam, with manmade Azusa Lake on the left
Azumi Power Station at the Nagawado Dam