What other travelers are saying about Taisho Pond (Taisho Ike)
The scenery is very refreshing even though it was a gloomy weather, also if you come here by sunny day, you will definitely see the beauty of Kamikochi!
People will usually alight here and walk towards Kamikochi bus terminal if they don’t have luggage. Nice scenery with clear waters. Apparently you can wash your clothes there????
On holidays driving in Japan, Takayama to Matsumoto 4th April 2024 stopped at Nakanoyu shop (closed) to see if road is open to Taisho Ike pond. Security guard at tunnel said road is closed to cars, but you can walk. We walked 3.1km approx. 1.5 hours thru a 1.6km tunnel & then 590m long tunnel uphill. Tunnels had a walking path and well lit. Great walk and beautiful scenery. Toilet at pond was open but snow around building and hotel there was closed, no vending machines. Pond was nice but the mountain scenery was amazing. Kappa bridge 3km from pond with thick snow on road and weather closing in so we didn't go. Less than a hour walk back. We were lucky with weather.
No proper legal parking at tunnel entry.
Get on from Matsumoto bus terminal at 5.30 and get off at Taisho Pond.
Because it was still morning the temperature was 3 degrees Celsius.
The view is really cool, entering autumn the leaves are starting to turn yellow. The water also looks clear and clean.
