Kurodake ropeway, one of the gates to Daisetsuzan National Park, the largest in Japan, is located here, making it a popular hot spring for climbers and trekkers. The area is full of thrilling outdoor experiences such as rafting and canyoning in the canyon, the earliest autumn foliage in Japan, the lateest Kurodake ski resort in Japan, and an ice fall festival in winter. This is a full-fledged mountain resort with more than 10 hotels, inns, pensions, visitor centers, photo studios, cafeterias, stores, and other facilities in the natural gorge.