Even as the temperatures rise, much snow remains in the bowl-shaped cirque, providing delightful scenery to take in amidst the spacious outdoors. The area is still busy with mountain skiing enthusiasts in April and May. Purple shojo-bakama and yellow buttercup flowers come into precocious bloom in late-May along the sunnier slopes.

Compared to the sweltering heat at lower elevations, the Senjojiki Cirque is a breath of fresh air. Fields of dainty flowers one cannot find down below spread across the cirque in summer. The flowers first begin to bloom where the snow melts and turn into a full display in July and August. The feeling of autumn starts to fill the air in mid-September.

In late-September or so the trees on the peaks around the Senjojiki Cirque begin to change color, and by early October the mountain ash, Erman's birch, and other trees within the cirque join the show. Autumn colors come to the upper ropeway station in mid-October and to the foot of the mountains late in the month. There are fantastic views of the autumn leaves from the ropeway, which seemingly slides along the mountainside, and sightseers find themselves audibly gasping in astonishment.

The first snowfall comes as early as mid-October. By December, Senjojiki is covered in a deep blanket of snow, welcoming visitors to a harsh yet beautiful mid-winter climate. The deep blue sky and pure white snow have a soothing, purifying effect on the soul. If you find it too cold, you can pass your time in a cozy Senjojiki restaurant. This is a place where you can view a winter mountaintop landscape typically reserved for alpinists.