Amazing Nature in Utsukushigahara

Hello, everyone!

I'm Yamamto of katteni ambassador.

Last time, I introduced downtown Matsumoto. Today I'm going to show you  countryside in Matsumoto city.

Matsumoto city is in Nagano prefecture.

Nagano prefecture is surrounded by mountains.

Here, Nagano has a lot of beautiful mountains. And during winter, you can enjoy the wonderful mountain views with snow.

This time I went to "Utsukushigahara".

Utsukushigahara is designated as a quasi-national park.

There are some mountains that the height is around 2,000m. Utsukushigahara is collective term for the top of the mountains.

Utsukushigahara means "Beautiful Plateau" in Japanese.

As the name suggest, the view was fantastic.

And if you go there during spring to fall, you can enjoy not only nature but also arts. There is the Utsukushigahara open-air museum (the Utsukushigahara open-air museum is closed during November to April).

I think Utsukushigahara is one of the best place to be relax.

I went there at the end of Norvember. It had been snowing. So I couldn't stroll so much, but I could enjoy the change of the view from our hotel. And also I could see  wonderful sky filled with stars.

Thanks for the view, my mind restored peaceful and tranquility.

But I am sooooo sorry, it changed soon after I got back.