Oze Marshland [Ozegahara] hike in Japan

Oze Marshland [Japanese: 尾瀬ヶ原] is located 

in Oze National Park [Japanese: 尾瀬国立公園].

We must walk on one-way boardwalk in Oze.

Oze National Park map at Hatomachi-toge [鳩待峠].

 

Tomo&Chouchou started hiking from Hatomachi-tōge [鳩待峠] toward Yamanohana [山ノ鼻].

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Yamanohana [山ノ鼻] resthouse

a lunch box called "Maitake-bento; まいたけ弁当".
（maitake is a mushroom, ram's head or sheep's head in English)

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After lunch, we walked to Ushikubi [牛首].

white skunk cabbages (mizubasho; 水芭蕉) in Oze. 

marsh pond [Japanese: 池塘 or 池沼]

We could see several mountains such as Mt. Shibutsu/Mt. Shifutsu [至仏山].

 

Yello flowers called Kingcups / Marsh marigolds [Japanese: リュウキンカ] were also blooming around Yamanohana.

Episode of Oze Marshland hike

Tomo&Chouchou went hiking to Oze Marshland (=Ozegahara, 尾瀬ヶ原）where was famous for white skunk cabbage (=mizubashō in Japanese).
We went there with day-hike group tour of Club Tourism International Inc..

Oze Marshland is located in Oze National Park [Japanese: 尾瀬国立公園].
Oze Marshland [Ozegahara] is very popular hiking place.
To protect the marsh, boardwalks are made for hikers. So it was easy to walk. Hiking in Oze was not difficult. However so many people come for hiking in Oze Marshland, and also we must walk on one-way boardwalk. As a result, it was crowded and it took time to hike there. Especially to go to the toilet, it was very crowded and we needed to line up a lot.
Tomo&Chouchou started hiking from Hatomachi-tōge [鳩待峠] toward Yamanohana [山ノ鼻]. There were bathroom and shops at Yamanohana.
Tomo&Chouchou decided to eat lunch at Yamanohana. Lunch box was included in our hiking tour. We received a lunch box called "Maitake-bento". Maitake-bento is the specialty of Gunma prefecture. It was very good.
After eating lunch, we walked again toward Ushikubi [牛首]. Most of hikers came with the tour hike until Yamanohana, then they go back to Hatomachi-tōge [鳩待峠]. So after Yamanohana, there were less hikers and we could hike faster. Moreover, around Yamanohana and Ushikubi, we could see full of white skunk cabbages (mizubashō; 水芭蕉), some marsh ponds [池塘, 池沼], several mountains such as Mt. Shibutsu/Mt. Shifutsu [至仏山]. It was very beautiful landscape.
Yellow flowers called Kingcups/Marsh marigolds [リュウキンカ]were also blooming. It was beautiful to see white & yellow flowers together.

Oze marshland was crowded but it was refreshing to see white skunk cabbages, marsh ponds and mountains that we could only see in Oze.
Tomo knew the name of Oze because she used to sing "Natsu-no-Omoide; 夏の思い出" at elemenary school. So Tomo wanted to visit someday. It became reality.
It was a beautiful place like a song.


information

White skunk cabbages (mizubashō) blooming time: from Late May to mid-June

Colored leaves time: from end of September

Hiking in Oze is available from mid-May to end of Oct..
(Only advanced hikers can access to Oze during winter.)


Other places in Gunma, Japan

- Mt.Motoshirane hike & Yugama in Kusatsu

- Fukuware Falls (Fukiware-no-Taki)