Newsletter from Gunma G’-now August 2013, Gunma Prefecture Mail to:
[email protected] Tourist Guide of Gunma Prefecture: http://visitgunma.jp/en/ Gunma Bureau of Tourism G’face: https://www.facebook.com/visitgunma.En Nikko Shirane Ropeway (Katashina) Hello! This is Gunma’s newsletter on tourism “G’-now” August edition. For this edition, we would like to introduce you the beautiful sight of autumnal leaves from the ropeway in Gunma! Speaking of autumn in Japan, beautiful autumnal leaves are what you cannot omit. And ropeway is the convenient way to get to the splendid scenery of autumnal leaves at mountains or lakeshores. Get ready for the trip to the world of Autumnal color! Gunma-chan , Shirane-Kazan Ropeway (Kusatsu) Mascot of Gunma Prefecture Shirane-Kazan Ropeway Shirane-Kazan Ropeway Season: Mid-Sept. - Early Oct. This ropeway is located within Kusatsu Snow & Spa Resort. In winter, the mountains around are covered with snow and this ropeway becomes a transportation for many skiers. Enjoy the beautiful colored leaves that spread below the ropeway. After the ride you can also easily reach to various spots at Mt. Kusatsu- Shirane. Let’s go on a hike! • Altitude of Sancho Station on the peak: 2,027 meters • Duration (one-way trip): 8 min • Hours: 9 :00 - 16:20 * Suspension for maintenance would occur in November. • Fee: <Round Trip> 1,500 yen for adult, 750 yen for child <One-way Trip> 900 yen for adult, 450 yen for child * “Adult” covers the age over 12 and “Child” the age between 6 - 11.