Mt Daisetsu-zan National Park 大雪山国立公园
- Sounkyo Gorge - situated at the foot of the national park
- Ryusei-no-taki Falls (Shooting Star Falls) 流星瀑布
- Ginga-no-taki Falls (Milky Way Falls) 银河瀑布
- It's the first time since arrival to experience to piercing icy wind that my ears turned numb as if they were going to drop! And yes, the Milky Way falls turn into a frozen fall!
- Kita Kitsbe Fox Village 狐狸村 - where we had our lunch, and our close encounter with the tamed foxes.
This national park is the home to 3 lakes - Mashu-ko, Kussharo-ko and Akan-ko and the volcanic peaks of Me-Akan and O-Akan.
- Lake Kussharo 屈斜路湖 (below) - where we saw the sunset and had close encounter with the swans.
- Lake Mashu 摩周湖 - it was already pitched dark... presented in front of us were the dark mountains and lake.
- Checked in to Akan View Hotel
