THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
October 5, 2022 at 16:25 JST
The Ozegahara wetland, a popular destination for hikers that spans the borders of Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata prefectures, is becoming busy with visitors as the season turns to fall and the leaves change colors.
According to officials at the Oze Katashina Village Tourism Association in Gunma Prefecture, now is the best time to see the autumn-colored cinnamon fern, a type of vascular plant, in the wetland.
Pigmy waterlilies, a type of aquatic plant, shine on the surface of ponds reflecting the blue sky.
Officials said visitors can now finally enjoy the autumn scenery in the wetland after being discouraged from going there in September due to the bad weather brought by typhoons during the holidays.
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Hikers enjoy walking through the Ozegahara marsh awash with autumn-colored plants on Oct. 2. (Kazuyoshi Sako)
