紅葉を楽しむ Enjoy Autumn Foliage
茶臼岳周辺は特に人気のエリアで、秋の休日には紅葉狩りの車で渋滞することもありますが、歩いてみると道すがらの景色もまた格別です。
ここでは、大丸温泉駐車場から那須ロープウェイ駅周辺まで、カオリがお気に入りの紅葉散歩コースをご紹介します。 In Nasu Highlands, you can enjoy autumn leaves for a long time. The colors slowly move from the mountaintop down to the foot of the mountain.
The area around Mt. Chausu is very popular. On autumn weekends, many people come to see the leaves, so traffic jams are common. If you walk instead, you can enjoy the views along the road.
In this article, Kaori introduces her favorite walking route to see the autumn colors, from the Daimaru Onsen parking area to the Nasu Ropeway station.
Google ストリートビューで、茶臼岳ロープウェイ周辺の場所と紅葉シーズンの雰囲気をご覧いただけます。 You can see the area around the Chausu-dake Ropeway and the autumn leaves with Google Street View.
さすがに秋の休日は紅葉目当ての車で混みます。
これは、大丸(おおまる)温泉駐車場付近の交差点です。
ここからさらにロープウェイ駅まで渋滞で時間がかかります(40分くらい)。
路上駐車の車が渋滞に拍車をかけています。
この場合、正解は大丸温泉駐車場に車を停めて、歩いていくこと。
歩いてもロープウェイ駅までは15分程度です。
On autumn weekends, the road is crowded with cars that go to see the autumn leaves.
This photo shows the intersection near the Daimaru Onsen parking lot.
From here, it may take about 40 minutes by car to reach the ropeway station because of the traffic jam.
Cars parked on the roadside make the congestion even worse.
In this case, it is better to park at the Daimaru Onsen parking lot and walk.
Even if you walk, it takes only about 15 minutes to reach the ropeway station.
カオリも歩きます。
ロープウェイに乗るのが目的ではないけれど、この道を歩くこと自体が紅葉を楽しむことにつながります。
途中で横切る道路も渋滞で大変そう。
みんな、歩いた方が早いよー。
I also decide to walk.
My goal is not only to ride the ropeway. Just walking along this road is a very good way to enjoy the autumn leaves.
The road that crosses this path also looks very crowded with cars.
In this situation, walking is much faster.
途中の道も秋の息吹がいっぱい。
ちょっとしたハイキング気分です。
Along the way, you can see and feel many signs of autumn.
It feels like an easy hiking course.
わあ、キレイ。
元は緑の葉が、こんなにキレイな色に変わるなんて、不思議です。
Wow, so beautiful!
It is amazing that green leaves can change into such vivid colors.
ロープウェイ付近は、紅葉が実に見事でした。 Around the ropeway station, the autumn leaves look very beautiful.
(カオリの注目ポイント) (Kaori’s Highlights)
紅葉狩りシーズンの那須高原は、少し寂しげな雰囲気がまたタマラナイ魅力です。
サクラ前線とは逆に、紅葉は北から順番に始まります。
紅葉がサクラと決定的に違うのは、サクラの花のようにパッと咲いて散るのではなく、じわりじわりと葉っぱの色が変わっていく様子を長く楽しめること。
那須高原では、茶臼岳の山頂付近で9月下旬から紅葉が始まり、那須街道の赤松林付近まで下りて来るのは11月中旬頃です。
その間、那須高原に住んでいる人々は、山の上から紅葉が徐々に下りて来るのを毎日楽しめるわけです。
いいですね~。
During the autumn leaves season, Nasu Highlands has a calm and quiet atmosphere that is very attractive.
Unlike the “cherry blossom front,” which moves from south to north, the autumn colors start in the north and move south.
Autumn leaves are also different from cherry blossoms because they do not bloom and fall quickly. The leaves slowly change color, so you can enjoy them for a longer time.
In Nasu Highlands, the leaves near the summit of Mt. Chausu start to turn red and yellow in late September. The colors then move down and reach the red pine forest area along Nasu Highway around mid-November.
During this period, people who live in Nasu can watch the colors slowly move down the mountain day by day.
It is a very nice seasonal change to see.
【紅葉狩りシーズンの渋滞回避について】 [How to Avoid Traffic Jams During the Autumn Leaves Season]
標高差のある那須高原では紅葉狩りを楽しめる期間は意外と長いです。
しかし、「茶臼岳周辺の紅葉を楽しみたい」となると話は別。
まるで申し合わせたように山の木々が一斉に色付く様子を楽しみたいとなれば、どうしても10月上旬の限られた期間に訪れる必要があります。
同じことを考える人は多く、避けがたいのが車の渋滞です。
でも、那須高原ではちょっとした工夫で渋滞を避けることも可能なんです。
ポイントは、「東北自動車道の那須I.C.を降りてから右折して茶臼岳に向かう“那須街道”を避けて移動すること」、ただそれだけです。
渋滞をうまく回避して、那須高原で楽しい想い出をいっぱい作りましょう~。
Because Nasu Highlands has many different elevations, the period for enjoying autumn leaves is quite long.
However, if you want to enjoy the colors around Mt. Chausu, the situation is different.
To see the time when many trees on the slope change color at once, you need to visit in early October, during a short peak season.
Many people think the same way, so heavy traffic is almost unavoidable.
With a little planning, you can still avoid the worst traffic.
The main point is to avoid driving on “Nasu Kaido,” the main road that goes from Nasu IC on the Tohoku Expressway directly toward Mt. Chausu.
Please use other routes, avoid the congestion, and enjoy autumn in Nasu with less stress.
紅葉シーズンの那須高原の雰囲気を、動画でもご覧いただけます。
You can also see the atmosphere of Nasu Highlands in the autumn leaves season in this video.
茶臼岳ロープウェイ山麓駅周辺の場所はこちらのマップでご確認いただけます。
You can check the location around the Nasu Ropeway Sanroku Station on the map below.
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