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Towada-Hachimantai National Park Guide Book 十和田八幡平国立公園 Feel the landscapes of Northern Tohoku that change from season to season in the vast nature 四季それぞれに美しい北東北を自然の中で体感 In Japan, each of the four seasons has its own colour that allows visitors to truly feel its atmosphere. Especially in Tohoku, where winter is crucially rigorous, people wait for the arrival of spring, sing the joys of summer, and appreciate the rich harvests of autumn. There are many things in Tohoku that bring joy to people throughout the year. Towada-Hachimantai National Park is located in the mountainous area of Northern Japan, and lies upon the three prefectures of Northern Tohoku. It is composed of “Towada-Hakkoda Area” , on the northern side that consists of Lake Towada, Oirase Gorge and Hakkoda Mountains and “Hachimantai Area” , on the southern side that consists of Mt. Hachimantai, Mt. Akita-Komagatake and Mt. Iwate. Both areas are very rich in natural resources, such as forests, lakes and marshes, and a wide variety of fauna and flora. There are also many onsen spots where you can immerse your body and soul. 01 Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Hakodate Airport Oma To Tomakomai Aomori Contents ● Tohoku Shinkansen about 3hr 10 min. Tokyo Station Shin-Aomori Station Towada-Hakkoda Area Shin-Aomori Station Airplane about 1hr 20 min. Haneda Airport Misawa Airport Airplane about 1hr 15 min. Haneda Airport Aomori Airport Tohoku Shinkansen about 1hr 30 min. Sendai Station Shin-Aomori Station Hokkaido / Tohoku Shinkansen about 1hr Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station Shin-Aomori Station Highway Bus about 4hr 50 min. Sendai Station Aomori Station Joy of Spring Iwate 04 春の歓喜 Tohoku Shinkansen about 2hr 20 min. Tokyo Station Morioka Station Active Summer 08 夏の躍動 Tohoku Shinkansen about 40 min. Hachimantai Area Sendai Station Morioka Station Autumn in Red 12 秋の耽美 Hokkaido / Tohoku Shinkansen about 1hr 50 min. Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station Morioka Station Pure white Winter 16 冬の感動 Airplane about 1hr 35 min. Osaka International (Itami) Airport Hanamaki Airport New Chitose Airport Masterpieces of Northern Tohoku 20 ～北東北が誇る名品コレクション～ Highway Bus about 2hr 40 min. Sendai Station Morioka Station Accommodation with Onsen 22 温泉・宿泊施設のご案内 Akita Appendix Tohoku / Akita Shinkansen about 2hr 50 min. Tokyo Station Tazawako Station Towada-Hakkoda Area Map 十和田・八甲田エリアマップ Airplane about 1hr 10 min. Haneda Airport Odate-Noshiro Airport Hachimantai Area Map 八幡平エリアマップ Airplane about 1hr 10 min. Guidance of Transportation Haneda Airport Akita Airport 交通機関のご案内 Tohoku / Akita Shinkansen about 1hr 15 min. Sendai Station Tazawako Station Highway Bus about 1hr 30 min. Morioka Station Kazunohanawa Station 02 03 Joy of Spring 春の歓喜 The greens of the woods begin to bud all at once. This is the season everyone’s been waiting for. It’s time to go out to feel breeze of spring. 木々の緑が一斉に芽吹く、待望の季節が到来。 心地よい風に誘われて、自然の躍動を感じにでかけませんか。 “Spring” of Towada-Hachimantai National Park 十和田八幡平国立公園の「春」 Winter is gradually fading away, and spring walks in. In spring, the budding of nature is everywhere. People in Tohoku look forward to spring every year and praise for its arrival for they know how harsh and severe winter in Tohoku is. Greens decorate the woods, lakes and marshes, and they amaze visitors with their bright, vivid colours. Spring is also the season beech trees begin to sprout light green buds. The whole area becomes full of “Red Leaves of Spring”, a view that is unique to this region. ▲ Yakehashiri Lava Flow and Mt.Iwate[Iwate] 焼走り溶岩流と岩手山［岩手県］ 04 05 e Uwabo Bokuya Cherry Tree Hachimantai Snow Corridor Alpine ora of Amidaike Pond 上坊牧野の一本桜 ［Iwate 岩手県］ 八幡平雪の回廊 ［Iwate 岩手県］ 阿弥陀池の高山植物 ［Akita Prefecture 秋田県］ A cherry tree reminiscent of a painting A single cherry tree stands in the grasslands of Uwabo Bokuya in Hachimantai, with Mt. Iwate in the background. It is often referred to as “Kasumizakura” for its misty appearance ( “Kasumi” means mist in Japanese) when it starts blooming in spring. It was also used as one of the locations for “Kusa-wo-Karu-Musume” , a 1963 Japanese movie that dipicts rurals’ love. Visitors can encounter a herd of cows put out to pasture nearby. The landscape of the surrounding area is also pleasant to the eyes. Matsuoyoriki, Hachimantai, Iwate Gigantic walls of snow along the road A ower eld found on the plateau of Mt. Akita-Komagatake 0195-78-3500（Hachimantai City Tourism Association） The Hachimantai Aspite ( “Shield volcano” in German) Amidaike is a pond surrounded by Mt. Onamedake, Mt. http://www.hachimantai.or.jp/ Line is a popular driving course that runs near the Odake and Mt. Yokodake, all of which are connected to summit of Mt. Hachimantai, a mountain with an altitude the mountain route that runs through Mt. of 1,613 meters. In mid-April, when the snow that Akita-Komagatake. Around it is a boardwalk carefully blocked the road gets fully removed, a massive “Snow maintained to welcome visitors. A variety of plants inhabit Explore the legend of Towada Shrine Corridor” , the height of which goes up to approximately on the western side of the pond, and many people visit 十和田神社の伝説探訪 ［Aomori 青森県］ A mystic shrine with the legend of Dragon God 8 meters in some areas, makes its appearance on both this place to observe rare flowers, such as avens, sides of the road. The Jukai Line (sea of trees) opens in bugbanes and day lilies. An emergency cabin and toilets A historic shrine that is often referred to as the Incarnation late-April attracts even more to the area. are located on the eastern side of the lake for visitors. of Seiryu (blue dragon). Legend tells an eight-headed large snake used to dominate Lake Towada until Matsuoyoriki, Hachimantai, Iwate Tazawako Obonai, Semboku, Akita Nansonobo, a monk who practiced religious austerities in 0195-78-3500（Hachimantai City Tourism Association） 0187-43-2111（Lake Tazawa Tourism Information Centre FOLAKE） Kumano Region in Central Honshu, transformed into a http://www.hachimantai.or.jp/ http://www.tazawako.org/ nine-headed dragon and drove it. At Gozengahama Beach, located in front of the famous Maiden Statue, you can throw money and rice twisted with white paper “Oyorigami” , a sacred paper the Chief Priest of Towada Spring Ski at Hakkoda Kunimi Onsen Ishizuka Ryokan 八甲田の春スキー ［Aomori 青森県］ 国見温泉 石塚旅館 ［Iwate 岩手県］ Shrine offered to the gods, into the lake, and observe it float up or sink down to find out your fortune. 486 Towadakohan Yasumiya, Okuse, Towada, Aomori 0176-75-2425（Lake Towada National Park Association） http://towadako.or.jp/ Hachimantai Dragon Eye 八 幡 平ドラゴ ン アイ ［Akita 秋田県］ A massive dragon eye awakened by the earth Kagaminuma is a marsh with a diameter of approximately 50 meters, and is one of the ponds that lies near the summit of Mt. Hachimantai. As snow begins Glide down the slopes in the warm spring sunshine e Onsen inn located deep in a mountain with green water to thaw between late-May and early-June, a portion of The Hakkoda Mountains contain several high peaks, An onsen in a hidden locale on the border of Akita at the snow remains in the centre of the pond that reflects the such as Odake (1584m) and Takada-Odake (1552m). The southern foot of Mt. Komagatake. Ishizuka Ryokan is also sky on its blue, transparent surface. This is where the rolling peaks and volume of powder snow make known as a hidden private onsen for feudal lords from name “Dragon Eye” came from as the unthawed snow in Hakkoda ideal for winter sports. Visitors can enjoy skiing Nanbu Province. From early summer to autumn, many the centre of the lake looks like a massive dragonｓ’ eye. until mid-May at the Hakkoda Ropeway Ski Area, located mountaineers use Ishizuka Ryokan as their base camp It is a natural phenomenon that occurs only for a certain near the ropewayｓ’ Summit Park Station at the top of before they climb up Mt. Akita-Komagatake. The onsen period. Many people visit the place to enjoy the gradual Tamoyachidake; or on the groomed slopes at Hakkoda at Ishizuka Ryokan snows a deep, green colour. changes it makes over time. Ski Resort. *Closed from early November until mid May. Tazawa, Tazawako, Semboku, Akita 1-12 Kansuizawa, Arakawa, Aomori, Aomori Kunimionsen, Hashiba, Shizukuishi, Iwate 0186-31-2714（Hachimantai Visitor Centre） 017-738-0343 (Hakkoda Ropeway) 090-3362-9139（satellite phone）／ 019-692-3355 (forwarded in summer / valid in winter) http://www.bes.or.jp/hachiman/ http://www.hakkoda-ropeway.jp http://www5.famille.ne.jp/~kunimihp/ 06 07 Active Summer 夏の躍動 The greens become even deeper, and dappled lights shine through the woods. The chirps of birds and flowers await you in the mountaineering season. 森の緑がより深く色づき、目映い木漏れ日が落ちる季節。 野鳥のさえずりや可憐な花々が出迎える夏山を満喫しよう。 “Summer” of Towada Hachimantai-National Park 十和田八幡平国立公園の「夏」 e sun shines stronger towards summer, and trees grow thicker and thicker as they decorate up the mountains. Wild plants and animals become brisk and active. e colour of lakes and marshes become deeper, and the water surface shines, providing visitors with water-themed leisures. Walk on the black ground made of lava ow to feel the earth acting. Amazing landscapes await you during the summer season in Northern Tohoku. ▲ Lake Towada [Aomori/Akita] 十和田湖［青森県／秋田県］ 08 09 Mt.Iwate Hachimantai Appi 50km Trail Goshogake Nature Observation Trail Toshichi Onsen 岩手山・八幡平・安比高原 50km トレイル ［Iwate 岩手県］ A mountain trail with a view of panoramic mountains 後生掛自然研究路 ［Akita 秋田県］ 藤七温泉 ［Iwate 岩手県］ A 50-km mountain trail that connects Maemoriyama (the final destination of Appi Gondola) and Mt. Iwate (2,038m / the biggest mountain of Ou Mountain Range) via Mt. Hachimantai (1,613m). The vast primeval forest spreads out across the area, and visitors can encounter amazing scenery as well as a wide variety of alpine plants.
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    AI2009-1 AIRCRAFT SERIOUS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. J A 8 9 0 4 JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. J A 8 0 2 0 January 23, 2009 Japan Transport Safety Board The investigation for this report was conducted by Japan Transport Safety Board, JTSB, about the aircraft serious incident of JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL , B747-400D registration JA8904 and JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL, MD-90-30 registration JA8020 in accordance with Japan Transport Safety Board Establishment Law and Annex 13 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation for the purpose of determining causes of the aircraft serious incident and contributing to the prevention of accidents/incidents and not for the purpose of blaming responsibility of the serious incident. This English version of this report has been published and translated by JTSB to make its reading easier for English speaking people who are not familiar with Japanese. Although efforts are made to translate as accurately as possible, only the Japanese version is authentic. If there is any difference in the meaning of the texts between the Japanese and English versions, the text in the Japanese version prevails. Norihiro Goto, Chairman, Japan Transport Safety Board AIRCRAFT SERIOUS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION REPORT 1. JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. BOEING 747-400D JA8904 2. JAPAN AIRLINES INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD. DOUGLAS MD-90-30 JA8020 AT ABOUT 10:33 JST FEBRUARY 16, 2008 ON THE RUNWAY 01R OF NEW CHITOSE AIRPORT December 10, 2008 Adopted by the Japan Transport Safety Board (Aircraft Sub-committee) Chairman Norihiro Goto Member Yukio Kusuki Member Shinsuke Endo Member Noboru Toyooka Member Yuki Shuto Member Akiko Matsuo - 1 - 1 PROCESS AND PROGRESS OF AIRCRAFT SERIOUS INCIDENT INVESTIGATION 1.1 Summary of the Serious Incident The event covered by this report falls under the category of “an aborted take-off on an engaged runway” as stipulated in Clause 1, Article 166-4 of the Civil Aeronautics Regulations of Japan, and is classified as an Aircraft Serious Incident.
  • Implementation Policy on the Project, Etc., for the Operation of Obihiro Airport

    Implementation Policy on the Project, Etc., for the Operation of Obihiro Airport

    (TRANSLATION) (for Reference Only) Implementation Policy on the Project, etc., for the Operation of Obihiro Airport The original of this document shall be prepared in Japanese language, and this is only English translation of that. This document shall serve only as a reference and shall be interpreted in accordance with the Japanese document. March 29, 2018 Obihiro City Government Contents Part 1. Introduction ......................................................................................................................... 5 Part 2. Matters concerning details of the Project ......................................................................... 7 1. Matters concerning details of the Project ............................................................................. 7 (1) Administrator of the Airport ............................................................................................ 7 (2) Unit in Charge ................................................................................................................. 7 (3) Background and purposes of the Project ......................................................................... 7 (4) Application Guidelines etc. ............................................................................................. 8 (5) Anticipated governing laws, etc., for the implementation of the Project ........................ 9 (6) Project period ................................................................................................................ 12 (7) Project methods ............................................................................................................
  • Number of Foreign Tourists 15,000,000

    Number of Foreign Tourists 15,000,000

    Final Report: "Developing the non-Muslim tourist destination for Muslim tourists: A case study of Akita Prefecture, Japan” (Nor Zafir Md Salleh) 1.0 Introduction Islamic Tourism is the type of tourism that adheres to the values of Islam (Al-Hamarneh and Steiner 2004). Although the definition of Islamic tourism looks rigid and confine to the values of Islam, the practice of Islamic tourism around the world is diversified and different from conservative Muslim countries to less conservative Muslim countries and non-Muslim countries. For example, in Saudi Arabia, Islamic tourism means doing tourism the Islamic way such as performing Hajj (Zamani-Farahani and Henderson 2009). In less conservative Muslim countries such as Malaysia, Islamic tourism is considered a tourism product by highlighting the values, history and culture as its unique selling proposition (Henderson 2003). Nonetheless, for non-Muslim countries, Islamic tourism activities are still at embryonic stage where the host countries are providing basic facilities such as Halal food, prayer room and qibla direction in hotel rooms to accommodate the needs of Muslim tourists (www.halalmediajapan.com). In short, there are three categories of Islamic Tourism such as Islamic Tourism for conservative, non-conservative and non-Muslim countries. Given the increasing trend of Muslim travelling worldwide, many of non-Muslim countries such as Japan embarks to provide a comfortable tourist experience for Muslim. The Muslim needs such as a proper place to pray and food have been provided to ensure the convenience of Muslim tourists. For example, at both Narita and Kansai International Airport, there are more prayer rooms being made available for Muslims and the popular Japanese food such as Udon and Ramen are certified Halal so that Muslim tourists could treasure Japanese food (www.halalmediajapan.com).