Most Preferred Route
From Sugatami Station (top of ropeway), exiting going toward your left with the general foot traffic of those doing the Sugatami Loop, viewing the crater formed ponds, the fumaroles, hiking to the peak, and when returning the main junction of the stone hut (emergency shelter only) and Sugatami Station make a left and take the route with the general flow of the foot traffic back to Sugatami Station (ropeway). This route lets you view the entire Sugatami loop which is arguably one of the most dense and biodiverse alpine vegetation areas in all of Japan, if no thte