Winter Snowshoe Experience

【Exclusive views of the silver landscape】 Walk on the finest powder snow. Urabandai 'Snowshoe Experience' and animal tracking on snow

The 'Urabandai' area, located in Kitakata's neighboring municipality of Kitashiobara, is a silver paradise where the finest powder snow accumulates at a high altitude, one of the best in Honshu. While skiing and snowboarding are the standard winter activities, I strongly recommend the 'Snowshoe Experience' for those who want to engage more deeply and uniquely with nature, allowing you to walk freely through the snowy forest.

■ Explore the 'secret routes' that only appear in winter 
The greatest charm of snowshoeing is the ability to walk on fluffy fresh snow without getting stuck. This allows you to explore the 'secret routes' that appear only in winter, traversing deep forests that are inaccessible in the summer due to thickets and wetlands, as well as the frozen surfaces of lakes. The dynamic terrain of Urabandai, formed by the 1888 eruption of Mount Bandai, is indeed the perfect field for snowshoeing.

■ Become a 'detective on snow' with 'animal tracking' 
What makes the experience even more interesting is 'animal tracking', where you search for signs left by wildlife on the snow. Entering the forest with a guide who knows the area well, you'll discover traces of wild rabbits hopping lightly, straight footprints of foxes, and signs of martens and wild birds, as the drama on the snow unfolds. Experience the extraordinary thrill of becoming one with nature while feeling the breath of unseen animals in the serene, pure white forest.