‘No-Go’ Status Lifted for Trail with View of Gunma Prefecture Crater Lake, Allowing Visitors to Return for 1st Time Since 2018
KUSATSU, Gunma — Entry restrictions have now been eased at a mountain trail and another area near Lake Yugama, a crater lake on Mt. Shirane in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, allowing visitors, starting Tuesday, to observe the lake for the first time in more than eight years, or since April 2018.
After a hiatus stretching over eight years since April 2018, entry restrictions on a mountain trail and another site near Lake Yugama, a crater lake on Mt. Shirane in Kusatsu, Gunma Prefecture, have been lifted. Starting Tuesday, visitors are now able to view the lake for the first time since the restrictions were imposed. The 2,160-meter-high volcano forms part of the Mt.
Kusatsu-Shirane massif, with Yugama measuring approximately 300 meters in diameter and 30 meters in depth, renowned for its vivid emerald-green water. Initially, the entry restrictions were implemented due to heightened volcanic activity. However, in recent times, the volcanic alert level in the region has been reduced to Level 1, where visitors are merely required to be aware that it is an active volcano.
Now, the mountain trail and a nearby observation deck are open for entry from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., until November 8.
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