Oze is set on a plateau that ranges in elevation from 1,400-1,700 meters above sea level, and is the largest high moor in Japan. Trails of wooden walkways are laid out through the patches of bog plants to serve as hiking paths, and mountain huts are also available. Lots of hikers visit there, especially when the blossoms of mizubasho and nikko-kisuge are at their best and when the leaves of the trees turn to red in fall. |