Wednesday, July 24, 2013

HAPPOUONE AND HAKUBAGORYU IN NAGANO

 We went to a 3 day trip in Nagano. Happouone and Hakubagoryu are very good skiing area in winter.
 We can enjoy hiking these area from spring to autumn.

八方尾根と白馬五竜に行きました。

Mt.Shiroumadake.

白馬岳です。


Hakuba three mountains.

白馬三山です。

A snow valley.

途中の雪渓です。


Happouike Pond.

八方池です。

We could see Mt.Fuji very far away. (upper right)

右側の小さいお椀の形が富士山です。

Some people enjoy hang gliders.

ハンググライダーです。

Mt.Hakubayarigatake.

白馬鑓ガ岳です。

There are many wildflowers in these area.


Daylilies and Hakuba three mountains.

ニッコウキスゲと白馬三山です。

By macro lens.


Karaitosoh.

カライトソウです。

Ibukijakousoh.

イブキジャコウソウです。

Iwagikyoh.

イワギキョウです。

Hiohgi-Ayame.

ヒオオギアヤメです。

Nobine-Chidori.

ノビネチドリです。

Takatohdai.

タカトウダイです。

Asian swallowtail.

ナミアゲハとタカネナデシコです。

Chestnut tiger.

アサギマダラとハナチダケサシです。

Dragon fly.

アカトンボとワレモコウです。

Yukiwarisoh.

ユキワリソウです。（多年生のサクラソウの事）


Komakusa grow in colonies.

コマクサの群生です。

Komakusa.


Urajiroyouraku.

ウラジロヨウラクです。

Kuruma-Yuri.

クルマユリです。

Blue Opium poppy.

ヒマラヤの青いケシです。

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On the way to this area,we could find a swallow family.


途中のドライブインでツバメの親子を見つけました。















 
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  1. Maude LynnJuly 24, 2013 at 10:44 AM

    Beautiful shots!

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:34 PM

      Dear Mama Zen.
      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  2. Roger Owen GreenJuly 24, 2013 at 11:16 AM

    Such open mouths!
    ROG, ABCW

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:34 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment. Thank you for hosting.

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  3. Leslie:July 24, 2013 at 11:26 AM

    Aw, cute little baby birds with BIG mouths! Love your butterfly shots, too.

    Leslie
    abcw team

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:35 PM

      Dear Leslie.
      Thank you very much for your comment. Thank you very much for your hosting.

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  4. AnonymousJuly 24, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    Wow! Lots of great photos!

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:36 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  5. KarenJuly 24, 2013 at 12:28 PM

    Gorgeous scenery! Lovely flowers, I have never seen a blue poppy before, and the baby birds are CUTE!

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:37 PM

      Dear Karen.
      Thank you very much for your comment. The blue poppy is very rare in Japan too.

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  6. Carole M.July 24, 2013 at 1:59 PM

    fantastic scenery, flora, fauna, birds

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:37 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  7. BeppanJuly 24, 2013 at 2:39 PM

    What a fantastic world we live in!
    Your part of it I´ve never seen....

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:38 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  8. AnonymousJuly 24, 2013 at 2:59 PM

    Wow, what's the fantastic place to visit! just amazing.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:39 PM

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  9. AnonymousJuly 24, 2013 at 3:05 PM

    Indeed, beautiful scenarios! everyone looking sheer beautiful.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:40 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  10. UnknownJuly 24, 2013 at 3:59 PM

    こんにちは。今回も盛り沢山の内容ですね。風景では白馬三山の美しさに感動です。八方池に大勢の観光客や登山客らしい人がいるのにはびっくり。お花ではコマクサの群生を初めて見ました。山がピンクで埋まると綺麗です。写真ではチョウチョとトンボが、よくこんな至近距離で撮れましたね。そして最高傑作はツバメの雛たち。下から２枚目の大きな口が四つ開いてる写真は、これ凄いですよ。私ならすぐフォトコンテストに出しちゃいます。

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:48 PM

      弘世旅空様
      　こんにちは。お褒めいただき、ありがとうございます。今回は3日間とも晴れて、美しい景色と花を見る事が出来ました。
      　八方池までは、約2時間。花を見ながらですと、往復5時間位かかります。前回は雪渓の所で引き返しました。
      　ようやく行けて嬉しかったです。　コマクサの群生は初めて見ました。ツバメの写真は偶然、良い写真が撮れました。大きい写真にすると、アラが目立ちますので、ブログで満足しています。

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  11. Fun60July 24, 2013 at 4:08 PM

    Love the reflection of the mountains in the water. My favourite photo is the hang glider. The colour against the blue background is beautiful.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 4:48 PM

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  12. NancyJuly 24, 2013 at 5:55 PM

    Love the shot of Mt. Fuji! That's incredible. xo

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:36 PM

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  13. GordonJuly 24, 2013 at 5:55 PM

    Love all the photos, the nestlings look like they are singing in a choir, great.
    Gordon.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:37 PM

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  14. aspiritofsimplicityJuly 24, 2013 at 6:15 PM

    Stunning photos of a beautiful place.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:37 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  15. Gemma WisemanJuly 24, 2013 at 7:31 PM

    Such a lovely collection of mountain views, flowers and open-mouthed baby birds! Just beautiful!

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:39 PM

      Dear Gemma.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I like your Meme-Aholics very much. Thank you again.

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  16. MaRJuly 24, 2013 at 7:33 PM

    Beautiful collection all in one blogpost!!
    B is for...

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:40 PM

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  17. Lisa GordonJuly 24, 2013 at 8:14 PM

    Oh my goodness, Minoru, those little ones are absolutely precious! How fortunate you were to be able to photograph them.

    These views are amazing! I would love to hang glide. I think. :-)

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:41 PM

      Dear Lisa.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I feel happy you like my photos.

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  18. Stewart MJuly 24, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    Wonderful set of pictures - the swallow are splendid.

    This is a part of the world I would love to visit.

    Cheers and thanks for the link to WBW - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  19. stardustJuly 24, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    Ｍｉｎｏｒｕさまこそお天気に恵まれよかったですね。どの写真も素敵ですが、５枚目の幾重にも重なる青い山脈にはゾクッと来ました。ツバメの雛たちも可愛すぎます。大糸線では栂池と岩岳にはスキーに何度か行きましたが、八方尾根、白馬五竜は上級者向きという感が強く行かずに終わりました。

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:46 PM

      Dear stardust.
      こんばんは。お褒めいただきありがとうございます。私も大糸線は電車が不便なので、スキーには行かずじまいでした。よく行ったのはニセコと安比、年を取ってからは、奥志賀でした。栂池は次のブログに出てきます。
      　

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  20. AnonymousJuly 24, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    Magnificent shots of such beautiful variety ~ Wow! happy week to you ^_^ Thank you.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:48 PM

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  21. IrmaJuly 24, 2013 at 9:36 PM

    Great pictures of butterflies, flowers and landscapes.
    All perfectly photographed.
    Regards, Irma

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  22. Katherines CornerJuly 24, 2013 at 9:46 PM

    you always share beautiful photos. I love taking photographs of reflections. The butterfly photo makes me smile. Hugs

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  23. cosmosJuly 24, 2013 at 9:52 PM

    いいですね～。コマクサの群生、すばらしいです！　ヒマラヤケシは群生ではないのですか。青さが映えますね。アサギマダラの浅葱色も良く似合っています。雪渓もまだこんなにあるのですね。
    ツバメの赤ちゃん、顔中口にしての大合唱。とても愛らしいですね！！

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:53 PM

      Dear cosmos.
      こんばんは。コマクサは種が岩場に落ちて増えるのと、担当の人がこまめに種の出来てる花から、それを近くに播くそうです。
      　ヒマラヤケシは雨でかなりやられてました。育てるのが大変だそうです。天気が良く、運も良く色々な写真が撮れました。

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  24. linaJuly 24, 2013 at 10:21 PM

    Love the mountain shots!

    Of course the flowers are lovely too. :-)

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 24, 2013 at 10:54 PM

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  25. Kerri FarleyJuly 24, 2013 at 11:47 PM

    Truly awesome captures!

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  26. Laura. MJuly 25, 2013 at 12:01 AM

    Great post Minoru, which are now few butterflies are disappearing.
    Beautiful photos of the birds.
    A hug.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 25, 2013 at 8:51 PM

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  27. eileeninmdJuly 25, 2013 at 5:59 AM

    Oh wow, what a beautiful post!! The mountain scenery and the flowers are all gorgeous! I love just love those cute swallows. AWESOME photos.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 25, 2013 at 8:52 PM

      Dear eileeninmd.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I feel happy you like my photos.

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  28. Merry WitchJuly 25, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    3羽のツバメの赤ちゃんがなんとまあ大きな黄色い口をあけて、と思ったら次の写真では4羽に増えていて。ふきだしてしまいました＼(^o^)／　楽しい写真をどうもありがとうございました。
    もちろん、山の写真もお花の写真も素敵でした。

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 25, 2013 at 8:53 PM

      Dear Merry Witch.
      こんばんは。お褒めいただきありがとうございます。天気が良く楽しく過ごせました。

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  29. Forest Dream WeaverJuly 25, 2013 at 9:02 PM

    What a beautiful and interesting place!
    I love the field of lilies.....and the swallows.

    Thank you for sharing your trip and lovely photos.
    Ruby.

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 25, 2013 at 10:27 PM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  30. AnonymousJuly 25, 2013 at 11:10 PM

    What a great post, starting with gorgeous mountain scenery and ending with those hungry baby swallows!

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 26, 2013 at 7:49 AM

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  31. ArtiJuly 26, 2013 at 12:10 AM

    How I wish I could visit Japan once again! I would love to explore more of this magical land! The pictures are just so very beautiful. Thanks for sharing Minoru :)

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 26, 2013 at 7:50 AM

      Dear Arti.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I want you to come to Japan someday. I will welcome you very much.

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  32. Kleppanrova.comJuly 26, 2013 at 1:30 AM

    Fantastic photos, and fun that you have the same flowers in Japan as in Norway!
    Ha a nice day!

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 26, 2013 at 7:51 AM

      Dear kleppanrova.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I want to go to your country in a future to see wildflowers in your country.

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  33. AnonymousJuly 26, 2013 at 5:52 AM

    SUCH BEAUTY - THANKS FOR SHARING!

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      Thank you very much for your comment.

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  34. sarahJuly 26, 2013 at 3:23 PM

    How beautiful scenes they are! They reminded me my young age. I've been 八方尾根、twice. One is skiing , almost falling on the skislope,not skiing. The other is walking with our children. I like the North Alps in summer.
    けしの青がとてもきれいですね。多分はじめて見ました。

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    1. Minoru SaitoJuly 27, 2013 at 8:24 PM

      Dear sarah.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I feel happy that you remembered many things in Happouone.
      The Himarayan blue poppy is very rare in Japan even now. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

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  35. UnknownJuly 27, 2013 at 4:02 AM

    How wonderful! The baby swallows are so adorable!

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      Dear Gunilla.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I feel happy you like my photos. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.

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  36. LaloofahAugust 6, 2013 at 3:24 AM

    Another delightful post!! Such wonderful photographs!

    I remember when Nagano hosted the Winter Olympics - we really enjoyed the beautiful mountain scenery, and it's easy to imagine it has wonderful skiing! I love that one of the mountains looking all misty-blue (that is exactly how our Big Horn Mountains looked first thing this morning, which was very unusual!), and the one of the para-glider was such fun, it brought back memories of when we lived on the side of the mountain and para-gliders used to sail over our house all summer - and one of them had a canopy that looked just like this one! Reminded me of a banana. :-)

    The wildflowers are all so pretty - my favorite is the Yukiwarisoh, which I've never seen before. So delicate, and such a pretty color! I also love the butterflies and dragonfly (I adore dragonflies), but my favorite photo is the second to last one, of the four baby swallows demanding their lunch!! :-) Fantastic capture!

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    1. Minoru SaitoAugust 6, 2013 at 9:37 PM

      Dear Laloofah.
      Thank you very much for your comment. I feel happy you remembered The Nagamo winter Olympics. It looks very interesting para-gliders used to sail over your house.
      I happened to have a chance to take these swallow photos. Thanks for sharing.

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