Nakabusa-Onsen – Tsubakurodake

Tuesday, December 29, 2009Nagano

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Cover photo: Nakabusa-Onsen – Tsubakurodake — Carved snow and a December moon
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Distance: 5.4km
Ascent: 1,281m; 6 m of descent
Walking time: 2 h 32; 6 h 41 with breaks
High point: 2,763m; low point 1,435 m
Season: Winter; December 2009

December's snow waves

Above Nakabusa-Onsen, the climb reaches the Tsubakuro ridge and its hut. The snow forms closely spaced waves, hollows and sharp crests. The log building and the white slopes stand out against the blue sky.

Sunrise from the Tsubakurodake hut

Night at the hut

Enzansō 燕山荘 night of December 29 · on the map · official siteAugust 2026: the Nakabusa access road was blocked by a debris flow. A temporary bridge has been in place since August 22. checked Nov 4, 2026

From the GPS tracks: where they stop in the evening and start again in the morning.

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Photos 9

Wind-sculpted snow on the Kassen-one (合戦尾根), just before Kassen-Goya, at about 2,380 m.

Climbing the snowy ridge toward the hut — Climbing the snowy ridge toward Enzansō (燕山荘), at about 2,650 m.

The hut under the December snow — Enzansō (燕山荘) under the December snow, at about 2,710 m.

The moon above the ridge at sunset — The moon above the ridge, near Enzansō, at sunset.

Panorama: sunrise on the snowy slopes of Tsubakurodake — Sunrise on the snowy slopes of Tsubakurodake, from Enzansō, the next morning.

Sea of clouds and a distant cone above snowy wooded ridges — Around 11:00, Fuji rises in the distance above the sea of clouds, on the Kassen-one, at about 2,230 m.

Snowy mountainside and gullies seen between a dead tree and a conifer — The snowy slopes opposite, between the trees of the Kassen-one, at about 2,370 m.

Snowy granite rocks near the summit and a snowy range in the distance — Snowy granite rocks near Enzansō in late afternoon; in the distance, the spire of Yarigatake.

Sun setting behind the ridges, next to a granite rock — The sun sets behind the ridges, the spire of Yarigatake on the left; in the foreground, a granite rock.