お客さんの送迎の為に千曲市の裏・上の聖湖を通りました。冬で通るのは初めてでした。冬に凍るのだって聞いた事がありましたが、実際に自分の目で見ると、本当に凍るのやと驚きました。夏は暑い日に家族でよくこの高原に来て、この湖でボート乗り遊びします。冬になると、別な世界になります。信州の自然は良いですね！
On the way to pick up some guests for our inn, I passed Hijiri Lake which is located in the highlands behind our town. I'd heard the lake freezes in the winter, but this was my first time to see it with my own eyes. It just seems so strange to think that in the summer time, our family comes here to escape the heat from down in town, and we have fun with the paddle boats on this same lake. It's a different world in the winter. Nagano sure is blessed with beautiful nature!
聖湖は亀清旅館・戸倉上山田温泉からくねくねの山道で約３０分です。Hijiri Lake is approx. 30 minutes by a windy mountain road from Kamesei Ryokan / Togura Kamiyamada Onsen.
聖湖の詳しくはこちらClick here for more info on Hijiri Lake
