Kagamidaira area, Koike Shindō route, Northern Japanese Alps, Nagano Prefecture Gerson Paulo Kagamidaira area, Koike Shindō route, Northern Japanese Alps, Nagano Prefecture Gerson Paulo

Kagami-daira-sanso (鏡平山荘)

Kagami-daira-sanso is one of the most iconic mountain huts in Japan, famous for nearby Kagami-ike (Mirror Pond)—a classic photo spot where Yari-ga-take and the Hotaka range can reflect perfectly on calm mornings. It sits on the Koike Shindō approach used by hikers heading deeper into the Northern Alps (e.g., toward Sugoroku, Yari/Hotaka, and longer traverses).

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