Spot report – Active volcano Esan (2024-11-16)

Webmaster had a short visit to an active volcano Esan in Hokkaido Prefecture last month.

 

Access by public transport:

Haneda AP, Tokyo (plane 1:20) Hakodate AP (bus 0:20) Hakodate (bus 1:55) Esan-tozanguchi (walk 1:00) Kakogen Parking (walk 1:00) @

Tokyo (shinkansen 4:15) Shin-hakodate-hokuto (local train 0:23) Hakodate (bus 1:55) Esan-tozanguchi (walk 1:00) Kakogen Parking (walk 1:00) @

 

The view from Kakogen Parking. The volcano is emitting smoke.

 

The mountain trail leads us to the summit for an hour, but I didn’t go far from the parking this day.

 

I just enjoyed the volcanic landscape there.

 

The trees and shrubs had already started changing the color of their leaves.

 

The lunch of this day, a plate of deep-fried scallops

 

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