There is Mt.Gassan 8th station at the end of the winding uphill. The Midagahara Marsh, ‘Heavenly paradise’, is spreading there. I feel like jumping into the Shonai plain overlooking the Sea of Japan. It takes 3 hours from here to the mountaintop shrine
entrance to gassan
snow gassan
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pond
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chokaisan from gassan
parking space 8th station
This is also a paradise for common ducks
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