#kirigamine

Panoramic Views from Kirigamine Fujimidai Observatory Point・霧ヶ峰 富士見台 展望台から望む大パノラマ

Visited Kirigamine’s highland plateau in late July, just after the day lilies faded. Still, the sweeping green hills and dramatic skies were breathtaking all the same.

Full write-up (1-minute read) with links to sources and Google Maps: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20250730-fujimidai

Location: Kirigamine Fujimidai Tenbō-Dai, Nagano, Japan

Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 + CP

① 58 mm ISO 100 for 1/125 sec. at ƒ/11

Shrine in the blue sky,

Summer Escape to the Kirigamine Highlands・夏の霧ヶ峰高原で涼を求めて

High in Nagano’s Kirigamine Highlands, the Odoriba Marsh (Ike-no-Kurumi) offers rare alpine flowers, sweeping grasslands, and cool summer breezes just a few hours from Tokyo. Once hay fields, the area is now protected as a quasi-national park, with trails and conservation efforts preserving its fragile wetlands and wildlife. For me and my border collie, it was the perfect escape from Yokohama’s heat and humidity.

Full write-up (1-minute read) with links to maps and sources for a deeper dive: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20250730-kirigamine

Location: Kirigamine Highland, Nagano, Japan Timestamp: 2025-07-30・07:04 Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 + CP 45 mm ISO 100 for 1/400 sec. at ƒ/9