Back heavy snow - Uradaisetsu

Japanese: 裏大雪 - うらだいせつ
Back heavy snow - Uradaisetsu

...Splendid alpine plant communities grow in various places above 1,600 meters, and small animals such as Siberian chipmunks and pikas, as well as various alpine butterflies such as the Pale-legged Butterfly (Ten). These biota are a valuable academic treasure, as they are a mixture of three types: North American/Aleutian, continental, and Honshu. The area including the source of the Tokachi River, known as Ura-Daisetsu, is a natural conservation area (Tokuten). It is the center of Daisetsuzan National Park, and Sounkyo Hot Springs is located at the northern foot of the mountain. The number of tourists has increased dramatically since the opening of the ropeway connecting the mountain to the middle of Mt. Kurodake in 1967.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Ura Daisetsu" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…約1600m以上の各所にはみごとな高山植物群落が展開し,エゾシマリス,ナキウサギなどの小動物やウスバキチョウ(天)をはじめとする各種の高山チョウがみられる。これらの生物群は北アメリカ・アリューシャン系,大陸系,本州系の3系統が入り混じっている学術的にも貴重なもので,裏大雪と呼ばれる十勝川源流域を含む一帯が天然保護区域(特天)となっている。 大雪山国立公園の中心をなし,北麓には層雲峡温泉があり,1967年の黒岳中腹と結ぶロープウェー開通後は観光客が激増した。…

※「裏大雪」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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