2022.4.23 Gakumohara Marsh - The Lost Marsh -

Apparently there is a marsh near Hakuba Roadside Station, so I decided to check it out.

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▼I went nearby, but there was no place that looked like it.

▼While walking around the area, I spotted something that looked like a sign from a distance!

If you look through a telephoto lens you can see the words Gakumohara Wetland!

▼I decided to go right away!

▼It's in quite a dilapidated state.

Is there really a marsh?

▼Could this be a skunk cabbage?

▼It looks like a skunk cabbage.

▼The atmosphere is hardly that of a marsh.

▼Although the description is quite impressive, the marsh itself is in a pretty terrible state.

About Gakumohara Marsh

The background to this was described in a contribution by Kazuo Kurashina (former director of the Omachi Municipal Mountain Museum) for the special exhibition celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Municipal Mountain Museum.

Gakumohara Marsh was once a large marsh stretching 2.5 km north to south and 0.8 km east to west, and was apparently a dimly lit place even during the day.

However, in the early Showa period, development progressed rapidly and the scale of the area was reduced to about one-third of its original size.

Still, it was a nice marsh with a variety of plants to see.

Finally, in 1979, development began to creep into the remaining land.

Mr. Kurashina appealed for its protection, but his efforts were in vain as it was buried.

At the time of this visit, there was almost no trace of the marshland.

Overview of Marshland Information

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When you know the background, it gives you indescribable feelings.

It's hard to imagine what it used to be like, but it's sad to see the large marshland disappear.

Moreover, it would be one thing if it was a large facility, but it's just a storage facility...

It is true that conservation requires money and effort, but it would be great if we could work to protect such precious natural resources.