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Towada-Hachimantai NP, Aomori
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They’re living Aomori firs wrapped in ice: moisture from the Sea of Japan freezes on windward branches into spiky “shrimp tails,” then blowing snow piles on to build giant white shapes.
A Yamagata University review suggests Tohoku’s modern “ice monsters” became possible around 1,000 years ago, when snow-loving Aomori fir spread through the mountains. Hakkoda is one of the ranges where they grow today.
Late spring and summer bring a high-altitude flower parade to Tamoyachi Marsh: bogbean, hinazakura primrose, Hakusan rhododendron, kinkoka and kurogiboshi bloom along the trail.
Hakkoda is the name of a mountain range, not one peak. Tamoyachidake is one of 8 peaks in the northern range, alongside the better-known Odake, Akakuradake and Idodake.
The Hakkoda Gourd Line takes its name from its shape: the roughly 2-kilometer trail loops in a figure eight from the summit station. The ropeway company dates the trail’s naming to 1971.
The ropeway began service in October 1968, but year-round operation only became possible in January 1983—more than 14 years later.
