Shopping Spots in Nagano Area

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Hinokigasa no Ie

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Kiso-gun Nagisomachi Azuma 3321-1

A craft goods shop situated along National Route 256 in Azuma, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop makes and sells Araragi hinokigasa woven cypress hats, a craft over 300 years old which has been designated a Traditional Craft by the prefecture. Made by hand according to traditional techniques, the shop's hats can be used for decoration or worn every day.
Aburaya

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Kiso-gun Nagisomachi Azuma 805-1

A craft goods shop located in Azuma, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop sells ohitsu rice containers, sushi rice buckets, and other kitchen goods; as well as tableware such as spatulas, spoons, and owan bowls made using the wood which is one of the region's specialty products. Some of the shop's Menpa magemono circular bento boxes are microwave safe.
Nanawarai Shuzo Co., Ltd.

Shopping

Nagano Kiso-gun Kisomachi Fukushima 5135

A sake brewery located in Fukushima, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. Established in 1892, the brewery makes the famous Nanawarai sake and other sakes and shochus. In the adjoining brewery shop, visitors can sample the brewery's wares. The brewery also holds tours (advance reservation required).
Japanese sweets Hokodo

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Kiso-gun Kisomachi Fukushima 5352-1

A Japanese confectionary shop situated along Prefectural Route 269 in Fukushima, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. This long-standing establishment was founded in 1913. The shop's signature product is its Soba Manju steamed bean jam buns made with buckwheat flour, a local specialty product. The shop also sells other Japanese confections such as Osoba Sabure buckwheat leaf-shaped cookies whose dough has buckwheat flour added to it, Kiso Dayori, and seasonal Hobamaki rice cakes wrapped in a hackberry leaf.
Nakazen Brewing Company, Ltd.

Shopping

Nagano Kiso-gun Kisomachi Fukushima 5990

A sake brewery situated along Prefectural Route 263 in Nakahata Fukushima, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. Established in 1865, the brewery makes Nakanorisan, a local Kiso sake crafted with spring water from Mt. Ontake and sake rice grown in the prefecture, including rice from the brewery's own farm. The brewery also offers tours, enabling visitors to enjoy a guided walk through the kura-zukuri style brewery.
coto.coto

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 3-4-19

This is a gallery on Nakamachi Street in Nagano Prefecture’s Matsumoto City, an area full of storehouses with thick earthen walls distinctive for their black namako (raised plaster stripes) on a white background. Based on the concept of “enjoy and live with art,” it displays and sells various artists’ arts and crafts. The interior with its simple construction and white color scheme is a space like that of a studio with a harmonious balance of old and new items. They carry a large number of miscellaneous goods that indicate the energy of the young artists who crafted them, and the gallery also host events on an irregular schedule.
Sawaya Kyu-Karuizawa branch / cafe salon

Shopping

Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 746-1

Zawa-ya is popular for additive-free jam made only with sugar and seasonal, domestically-grown fruits and the original store is located in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County Nagano Prefecture. They produce jams without storing their various fruits in a refrigerator, using them only when they are ripest to create outstanding taste that captures the fresh taste of the fruit flesh itself. All are handmade, and the peeling and pit removal is also done by hand one fruit at a time. Their strawberry jam which contains large chunks of strawberry is popular. Inside the shop’s interior café space guests can enjoy items such as piroshki stuffed full of ingredients as well as soft ice cream.
Atelier de Fromage Karuizawa shop & Cheese Cellar

4.0

40 Reviews

Shopping

Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawahigashi 18-9

This Karuizawa shop specializing in cheese opened in 1982 and produces and sells approximately 20 types of cheese produced with methods based on French techniques. Using milk sourced from a contract farm, the carefully made handcrafted cheese is popular not only with locals but also with tourists looking for souvenirs. They carry a wide variety of cheeses such as fresh types, semi-dry types, and Washed-rind types, while their yogurt, sweets, and pizza are also popular. The closest station is Karuizawa Station.

軽井沢といえばフロマージとワインとウイスキー。発酵と醸造の名地になっているのが嬉しい限り。このアトリエドフロマージュもそのひとつ。ここのチーズは日本人が無理なく楽しめる「薄味」だから、お土産にもいいよ。
Kaiundo Main Store

4.0

49 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 2-2-15

This long-established western sweets shop founded in 1884 was given a new building in 1998, and features a simple yet innovative design that blends in to the townscape of the Matsumoto castle town. Their representative sweets are the steamed confection Kaiun-oimatsu and Japanese style nougat Shinmito. With a cute swan as its icon, their western-style sweet Swan Lake is also popular and is frequently featured in magazines. They have a soft ice cream robot inside the store, and guests can purchase their treat by operating the touch panel themselves. The closest station is Matsumoto Station.

以前、頻繁に松本を訪れていたころに1、2度来たことがありますが、職場へのお土産を買うために久しぶりに訪れました。以前と違い、イートインコーナーが充実していました。何種類か常温で持ち帰れるお菓子を買いましたが、値段はやや高め。味は間違いないです。
Chez Momo

Shopping

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Ote 4-4-16

Located in the Ote district of Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, this confiture (jam) specialty shop has a fashionable and eye-catching exterior that calls to mind a café on a street corner in Paris. Normally they have about eight different types of confiture that are carefully made with seasonal fruit, and the cute products packed into glass jar containers are popular as souvenirs. They also sell baked sweets that go well with the confiture full of the natural food taste. The name of the shop means “House of Momo” in French.
Chuo Mingei Showroom

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 3-2-12

This show room for Matsumoto Mingei Kagu (Matsumoto Folkcraft Furniture) is located approximately 15 minutes on foot from Matsumoto Station and is a building of earthen storehouse construction befitting a castle town. The Western-style furniture made with wood from the tough and tenacious Japanese cherry birch is very durable and the longer it is used the more its appeal increases. In addition to displaying and selling nearly 400 pieces of furniture including chairs, tables, and desks on a regular basis, they also carry many folk items from around the world that are sure to add color to everyday life.
salon as salon

4.5

8 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 3-5-102F

This “hideout” café operates on the second floor of “Gunjo”—a beauty parlor in a remodeled warehouse. The café was opened by beauty parlor regulars, and its interior features a relaxed space with a mix of East and West. From the large window, you can get a clear view of Nakamachi and its rows of warehouses—popular with tourists. The homemade sweets are also popular, with handmade dishes like “soba powder crepe” and “soy milk and white sesame pudding” a hit with female customers. The closest station is Matsumoto Station.

This friendly little cafe is located up some stairs above a shop on Nakamachi St. The BLT sandwiches and giner chair we had were delightful (little works of art served with beautiful pickled vegs and...
Maihime Co., Ltd.

Shopping

Nagano Pref. Suwashi Suwa 2-9-25

This brewer that was founded in 1894 in Suwa, Nagano Prefecture manufactures and sells sake and liqueurs. Their representative brands are “Shinshu Maihime” and “Suiro.” Using the cool underground water in Kirigamine and carefully selected rice suitable for sake brewing, it continues to make amazing sake bursting with flavor and highly aromatic. Most of the products manufactured by the company line the shop located in a refurbished warehouse, and you can choose your favorite sake while sampling different kinds.
Marutaya

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Kisogunnagisomachi Aduma 2207

Located in Nagiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture, this shop specializes in wooden products and is located in Tsumago-juku of Nakasendo, which used to offer respite to many travelers. Often listed in guidebooks, it is a famous shop selling tableware or kitchen goods like “circular boxes” made by masters. Popular items include the “soba steamer” and the “menpa” for keeping rice delicious and unharmed. While there are wooden items with old origins, many products can be used in the microwave, carefully crafted to combine convenience with long-lasting durability.
Sakurai Kanseido Main Store

4.0

29 Reviews

Gourmet / Alcohol

Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 774

This is an old Japanese confectionery shop in Obuse Town, Kamitakai County, Nagano Prefecture, and the Kurirakugan sweet introduced by the first owner in 1808 is said to be the start of Obuse chestnut sweets. Maintaining traditional flavors and techniques, they sell a variety of sweets of chestnuts from Japan and abroad. In the wide space of the pure Japanese interior are lined a variety of sweets including the popular Jun Kuri Yokan made with just chestnuts, sugar and vegetable gelatin, and the Jun Kuri Kanoko which is pure chestnut bean paste matched with pieces of chestnut. Both inside and out there are rest spaces in which one can take a break from shopping.

We went there after our visit to the Hokusai Museum to get some snacks. They have a big variety of cakes in glass display shelves. They were tasty. The chestnut ice cream was not available. There...
SHINTSURU-HONTEN

Shopping

Nagano Pref. Suwagunshimosuwamachi Yokomachi Under the tree 3501

This long-established traditional Japanese candy store founded in 1873 is famous for shioyokan (red bean jelly with salt), the specialty of Shimosuwa. Developed by the first-generation owner who took great pains to find the right balance in flavor, it became loved as a priceless and special sweet by people in the area, which is located far from the sea and where salt was precious. Using Tokachi-grown red beans and naturally-made agar, it is still kneading over lit oak wood, and is the gem of skilled pastry chefs. Exquisite with a slight salty taste within its sweetness, it is the classic snack of Shimosuwa. The nearest station is Shimosuwa Station.
Suzuki seal engraving shop

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Ote 4-3-18

Located in “Nawate Dori” —a shopping district of Ote, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, this shop deals in various goods, from brands to antiques. All of the seals are handmade by the owner, a level one master seal carver. Rare in the country, this shop even makes brands by heating the seal and pressing it into Japanese confectionery or wood. Original brands can be ordered. You can do a trial “tenkoku” if you make a reservation; it takes about one hour to complete with instruction.
Suyakame Zenkoji Branch

4.0

26 Reviews

Shopping

Nagano-shi, Nagano-machi, Nagano-shi, Nagano-shi

A long-standing miso shop established in 1902 located north of the Zenkoji Temple’s Deva Gate in Motoyoshi-cho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. Selling “mon-mae miso” and other products, the shop’s miso soft serve ice cream is particularly popular. The fragrant miso goes perfectly with the rich vanilla of the ice cream, and this delicious treat has become an Omotesando specialty. The yaki-musubi (grilled rice balls) are also popular; people love the toasty flavor of miso, soy sauce and nori.

Very nice Miso taste ice-cream. I have never seen this one anywhere else. You must try this, before you leave Nagano.
Nishizawa Mochiya Main Store

4.5

9 Reviews

Shopping

Nagoya-do Town Nagano-shi, Nagano prefecture 1261

A long-standing shop which has been making oyaki, a traditional Shinshu dumpling, for years and years. This famous shop has devotees not just in Nagano but around the country. Using no additives and following old-fashioned recipes, the shop sells a whopping 21 oyaki varieties. The thin-skinned dumplings are stuffed with delicious fillings and are chewy in texture; the most popular variety is the coleseed greens. The delicious treats are also sure to delight as souvenirs. The grilled oyaki, soba oyaki, and grilled soba oyaki filled with sweet bean paste are only sold here at the flagship location. Closest station: Nagano Station.

長野市から歩いて５分ほどのところにある和菓子屋さんです。真新しい店ですが、長野市では結構な老舗です。オススメはおやき。もちっとした皮の中に、あん、野沢菜、ナスなどの餡がたっぷりと入っています。これが絶品で安定のおいしさです。他にも団子系がオススメかな。
Suju Masayuki Shoten

Shopping

Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 1-6

A long-standing shop known for its Japanese spices and condiments which was founded as a miso shop in 1827 in Komoro. The simple and modern Japanese shop is filled with miso, soy sauce, vinegar, and a variety of other condiments, dashi stock, and pickles. Keeping additives to an absolute minimum, Masayuki’s safe products also make popular souvenirs. While still following time-honored production methods, the shop continues to pursue new flavors which meet the needs and desires of modern kitchens. Closest station: Karuizawa Station.

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Nagano Areas

Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.