Blue sky, endlessly-fresh dancing powder snow.
Come and enjoy this fascinating winter wonderland!
The field covered with a marsh and bushes in summer, changes to a white snow field ideal for snowshoe trekking in winter. No skills or previous experience is necessary. You can enjoy the snow-covered world from the very day you start. Snowshoe trekking can even be enjoyed by those who are not athletic. You can walk on lakes or ponds. You can find the tracks of rabbits and squirrels in the forest. Let's enjoy a great variety of nature which can only be seen in winter in Urabandai.
| Website | http://moku2-outdoor.com/snowshoe.html |
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| Contact |
Outdoor Taiken no Yado (Hotel with outdoor experience) Moku-Moku Shikisai no Oka, Sobara, Urabandai Kogen, Yama County, Fukushima Pref., 969-2701 81-241-32-3010 moku2@nifty.com |
| Opening Hours |
None |
| Parking | Free parking available for 12 cars. |
| Related info | Snowshoe Trekking Half Day Courses: - Wood and Lake Nature Course (3,500 yen) - Mysterious Goshiki-Numa Ponds Course (3,500 yen) - Crater Course (Yellow Fall) (4,000 to 4,800 yen) Other courses, including full day courses, are available. Please check the website above for information on tour seasons, dates and booking. Language Japanese only. |
| Access | Moku-Moku Shikisai no Oka, Sobara, Urabandai Kogen, Yama County, Fukushima Pref., 969-2701 View directions |
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| Getting there | By car: 30 min from Inawashiro/Bandai Kogen Exit on the Ban-etsu Expressway |
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