{"id":1856,"date":"2014-08-07T09:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T00:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/welcome.city.matsumoto.nagano.jp\/modules\/xpressme\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2014-08-07T09:30:30","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T00:30:30","slug":"stay-at-kamikochi-twilight-foggy-pond-natural-spring-river-wild-monkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.visitmatsumoto.com\/en\/sightseeing\/stay-at-kamikochi-twilight-foggy-pond-natural-spring-river-wild-monkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Stay at Kamikochi – Twilight foggy pond, natural spring river, wild monkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had a chance to stay in Kamikochi, at the foot of the Japan Alps. Kamikochi is popular for a carless resort and for the hiking courses you can enjoy in a national park, but many tourists visit only in the daytime.<\/p>\n

But, its natural beauty in the evening and morning is awesome.<\/p>\n

Kamikochi is located between Takayama and Matsumoto, two spots popular among foreign travelers and you can visit by bus from both towns.<\/p>\n

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Taisho Pond and Mt. Yakedake, an active volcano. The pond was created by an eruption of Yakedake in the Taisho era.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Taisho Pond with the backdrop of the Japan Alps<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mysterious foggy pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nobody was on the Kappa Bridge, the major and busy spot in Kamikochi.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Shimizu River. Its water is 100% from a natural spring, so the river is never muddy even after a heavy rain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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I met wild monkeys. Kamikochi is also a place you can meet them closely.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Kappa Bridge in the morning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Walking trail in the woods<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n