Category: Beautiful Norikura
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Photo Assignment – LIFE IN NORIKURA Vol.2
Just before the winter snow flurries were about to begin I got to shoot for Columbia Sportswear Japan’s official blog WITH OUTDOOR. The first post of the series is here with Ken Yamaguchi. This is the second of six interviews that will be coming out this year. 都内の映像プロデューサーが山小屋オーナーになるまで 2022年7月1日、16年間休業していた山小屋が、ふたたび営業を開始した。乗鞍高原から乗鞍岳を目指す山岳ルート、乗鞍エコーライン上に建つ冷泉小屋だ。冷泉小屋の創業は1931年（昭和6年）。乗鞍高原を見渡す標高約2,100mにあり、道路を挟んだ向かい側に、名前の由来でもある冷泉が絶え間なく湧き出ている。 — Read on withoutdoor.jp/lifeinnorikura-2/
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Photo Assignment – LIFE IN NORIKURA Vol.1
Last fall, as the fall colors were ending and the winter snow flurries were about to begin I was asked to shoot for Columbia Sportswear Japan’s official blog WITH OUTDOOR. The series will feature six people and their lifestyles as they live and or work in beautiful Norikura Kogen. You can check out the first interview with my…
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Making Time Stand Still
When I was young, my grandma used to take photos of me and my siblings and cousins with a Polaroid camera. I loved watching the image come slowly into focus and being able to take memories home with me from my grandma’s house. I think that is where my fascination with photography began. My grandmother…
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ワタシが日本に住む理由テレビ番組
I was invited to be on a Japanese TV show called “ワタシが日本に住む理由” (Why I live in Japan) this fall. The format usually consists of following a foreign national for a day, sharing a little of their history, and uncovering some hidden beauty in Japan from the town or area they are living in. And most…
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Mount Norikura – Echo Line Open
Today was opening day for Norikura Echo Line and shuttle busses began running from Norikura Kogen to Tatamidaira this morning. I spent the day trekking up and around Mt. Norikura with a few guys from Columbia Sportswear and Matsumoto City. Beautiful weather to be outside enjoying God’s wonderful creation.
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Norikura Kogen Trails
There has been some good movement in Norikura Kogen in the past few years. The first is establishing a community vision called Norikura Kogen MIRAIZU. You can read a bit more in a previous post here. The second is a big effort to establish a clear trailhead for a system of well-established but little-known hiking…
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Frozen Azusa River
Snaped a few photos on my way home from Matsumoto today. The Azusa reservoir looks cool with all the ice and snow on it.
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Family Bike Ride Day
Today marked a special milestone for our family as we took our last mountain bike ride of the year which also happened to be our first mountain bike ride as a family. I have been taking my kids for bike rides for years but it usually ends up only working out to ride with the…
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WELCOME
Welcome to #BeautifulNorikura, a photoblog by Seth McAllister featuring images taken around beautiful Mount Norikura & Norikura Kogen. Norikura Kogen (where I now call home) is a quaint alpine village on the east side of Mount Norikura (3,026m), about 60min from Matsumoto and 90min from Takayama by car.You will find photos taken over the years…
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Yamanohi – Mountain Day
Today is Mountain Day yamanohi so I thought I would post some photos of mountains and people enjoying the mountains to celebrate this day. Random photos in random order, hope you enjoy them.
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Woodcutters in Ichinose Meadow
Years ago Ichinose Meadow had another name. Norikura Kogen and Ichinose Meadow are known for being naturally cool and a great place to pasture cows. I have heard that Japan’s typically hot and humid weather does not produce good mild during the summer months and that is why Hokkaido is famous for dairy products. There…
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Fall Colors in Ichinose Meadow
Ichinose Meadow, located about 3km from the Norikura Kogen Visitors Center is a wonderful place to enjoy the fall colors. On this day I went there with my wife and two of our children to enjoy the beauty of God’s wonderful creation.
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Panoramas of Norikura Kogen
Norikura Kogen as a location is difficult to capture in a single image. I have searched and searched for a place to photograph the village in a way that would represent the area for years and was unable to fully capture it until I got a drone. With a drone, I have been able to…