Kamikōchi in Winter
❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ ❆ ❅ ❄ Nagano Prefecture · Deep Winter 上高地 Kamikōchi in Winter January · @genobear Scroll ↓ Nakanoyu Tunnel Gate, the start of the winter walk-in · Photo by @genobear ❄ Travel Vlog · Watch the Journey Kamikōchi, Nagano · Winter Hike Vlog There's a version of Kamikōchi almost nobody sees. While the rest of Japan thinks of it as a summer alpine resort — buses, crowds, the famous Kappabashi photo spot packed shoulder to shoulder — for nearly five months a year it closes completely. Gates shut, buses stop, and the valley is left to snow and silence. My wife and I walked in anyway, in...