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Komagane Farms

4.0

11 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Komaganeshi Akaho 759-447

"This tourist facility nearby Komagatake Ropeway is located in Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, and has gained popularity for their soft-serve ice cream using ""Suzuran milk."" It has a direct sales shop that sells local specialty products and fresh seasonal vegetables and the ""Ajiwai Kobo"" where you can taste Nanshu beer, making it a place to buy a variety of souvenirs. It is used not only by tourists to Mt. Komagatake but also many local residents."

観光案内所と菅の台バスセンターのロープウェイ乗り場付近はfree wi-fiがありますが日によって接続が悪い場合があります。
Maruhachi Takiya

4.0

16 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Naganomotoyoshichou 482

This souvenir shop is located in Nagano City. Situated on the shopping street of Zenkoji Temple, you can have a taste of handmade soba buckwheat noodles made using local flour from Togakushi. In addition, they also sell souvenirs such as oyaki (flat baked bun with red bean paste or vegetable filling), soba mochi rice cakes using soba, and eight-spice powder. Up to 13 large buses can park in the parking lot, allowing use by large groups.

We went in for a late lunch on a Tuesday, at around 2.40pm. There was always 1 or 2 customers other than ourselves during this time. Food We ordered the soba and soba+ small tendon sets. Prices were...
Azumino Tensan Center

4.5

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Azumino Hotaka Ariake 3618-24

A museum located in Azumino City which introduces the history of the cultivation of the Japanese oak silkmoth. Thread made using the cocoons of the moths is produced similar to that of regular silk, but the resulting fabric is lighter and softer, and possesses a distinctive color and luster. Inside, visitors can learn about the history of Japanese oak silkmoths and their ecology. In the adjoining studio, visitors can watch as textiles are woven from the moths' cocoons. The museum's shop sells Japanese oak silkmoth silks and accessories. In addition, visitors can also see actual Japanese oak silkmoths being raised in an open breeding house on the grounds.

We visited Azumino during the off season of March. The town bus was not running during our visit. We took a taxi to the Azumino Tensan Center. The taxi was about $23.00 US from the Hotaka station...
Ihara Lacquerware Shop

4.0

6 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Matsumotoshi Chuou 2-10-16

A long-established lacquerware store founded in 1907, dealing mainly in Kiso lacquerware and also in various regional lacquerware such as Yamanaka, Aizu, and Echizen lacquerware. The shop displays lacquerware which can be used daily such as bowls, trays, dishes, etc. The sign marked with a lion and peony flowers is a landmark.

松本城下の御おかげを残す中町通りにそって今なお現役で営業している漆器の専門店です。看板からして牡丹と獅子という粋なデザインで、ついつい立ち寄ってしまいます。売れている商品は正真正銘の漆細工の食器がメインなのでお手段は高価ですが、一見の価値はあります。
Lacquer Art Hanaikada

4.0

5 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Shiojirishi Narai 579

The owner was attracted to the lacquerware made nearby and opened this shop after studying at Kiso Lacquer Institute. His original works and local artists’ works are displayed and available for sale. Inside you will find utensils, clothing, accessories, wild vine baskets and more. Among the recommended items would be the “sugisara”—born from its use of Natural Monument Yakushima cedars, which were felled by the typhoon. The lacquerware includes many everyday easy-to-use pieces.

冬だったので他のお店は閉まっていて、口コミで評判の良いこちらに立ち寄りました。奈良井宿の事を色々を教えて頂いたり楽しい時間を過ごせます。置いてある物もセレクトされていて星野リゾートで使われていると言うオリジナルの和菓子用切りを茶道をたしなんでいる方にお土産に購入しました。時間があればゆっくり自分用の物も見たかった。
Hananoya Shukuba Branch

3.5

2 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Shiojiri-shi Narai 738

A 10-minute walk from Narai Station on the JR Chuo Main Line. This shop, located in Shiojiri City, specializes in wooden containers and magemono circular boxes. Magemono are made across the country, with each region's bearing a unique design; the shop's magemono have sides made with Kiso hinoki cypress and covers made with Kiso sawara cypress. All of the shop's boxes and containers are handmade, and, as they are used over the years, the lacquer on areas which are frequently touched will gradually grow brighter and change color. Sure to make a delightful souvenir or gift, Kiso magemono boxes are not only beautiful, they're practical as well - when used as a bento box, they keep rice in its optimum state, preserving the flavor and ensuring it tastes delicious even when cold.

箸や陶器、ガラスのキリコ、漆の湯飲みやお茶碗と地域の民芸品を集めています。価格は割引品があったり、お値打ち価格でした。
"Shinshu-Takayama Anti-aging no Sato ""Spa & Wine Center"" (Spine)"

3.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Kamitakaiguntakayamamura Okuyamada 3579-1

This tourist facility is on Prefectural Route 66 in Okuyamada, Takayama Village, Kamitakai County. It has a sales corner for local products, a footbath, a tea room that serves light fare, an event plaza, an exhibition space, and more. The second floor has a Japanese-style room that you can use for a rest after a visit to Oyu, the adjacent hot spring facility. A tourist office provides area information as well as help with accommodation, making it a great starting point for exploring Takayama Village.

信州高山温泉郷の、山田温泉大湯の向かいにある、観光案内所。外に足湯があり、中は観光案内所があり、地域のものを販売しています。このあたりは、たくさんの温泉地があり、温泉めぐりが楽しめるところですが、情報発信や湯巡り手形のようなものもなく、訪問しずらいところです。こちらの場所がそういう役割を担っていただけることを期待したいです。
Kijishi no Sato Yamaichi

3.0

1 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Kisogunnagisomachi Aduma 4689-239

"This craft store is located in Nagiso-machi, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. They sell ""Nagiso rokuro zaiku"" traditional lathed woodwork items. They produce mainly tea chests, bowls and trays using the traditional lathe that has been passed down for generations. You can also experience making plates using the traditional manual lathe ""tebiki rokuro."""

観光バスがたくさん停まる、木地師の里の中でも大きなお店です。昔ながらのお盆から、最近のアイデア系のものまでいろいろ並んでいました。面白いと思うのは同じ型でも使っている木が違うものが並べられているので、好きな木目や色が選べることです。これは産地ならでは、広いお店ならではだと思いました。奥には体験工房がありました。
Akiyama Mokko

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Shimominochi-gun Sakaemura Akiyama Go Sho Akazawa 18165 Exit Private lodging Naeba So

A Japanese diner and shop adjoining the Naebaso guesthouse close to the entrance to the climbing trail for Mt. Naeba in Akiyamago. The establishment takes great pride in its kamameshi rice dishes and charcoal grilled char, and dishes such as the char and mountain vegetable kamameshi rice are made with edible wild plants from Akiyamago. Note that the adjoining Akiyama Woodworking Producer's Association woodwork craft gallery and shop is currently closed. The store on the third floor, however, makes crimson glory vine bags and visitors can also view single board tables, braziers, and other merchandise on display (advanced reservation by phone is required).
Mannenya Main Shop

Shopping

Nagano Matsumoto-shi Joto 2-1-22

This long-standing miso shop was established in 1832 and is located a five-minute walk from Matsumoto Castle. Primarily making and selling miso, the shop notably continues to make its miso according to an old-fashioned, traditional method called miso-dama-zukuri. The shop only uses domestic ingredients to craft its products. Particularly recommended is the Hourei miso, made using the miso-dama-zukuri method. Other varieties include the Shinshu miso-style Tenjo and Tanrei misos, and customers can choose the miso or misos they like the best. Originally a koji malted rice maker, the shop also sells an abundant variety of koji pickles made with ingredients from Matsumoto such as pickled coleseed greens and uri melon kasuzuke sake lee pickles.
Washi no Nakajo

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Kamitakai-gun Obuse Machi Obuse 809

A souvenir and gift shop specializing in Japanese washi paper located in the heart of Obuse Town. Walking past the washi noren shop curtains, customers are greeted by a cozy space crammed with colorful folk crafts. The shop is filled with cute items ready to adorn your home or that of a loved one, including expressive washi paper masks crafted by artisans from numerous regions, as well as paper dolls, yuzen-dyed doll clothing, letter sets, and memo pads. The shop's original Yukinko paper dolls, only sold here, are also popular. One of the great things about washi paper is its soft, warm texture, and visitors to this shop will find the atmosphere soothing.
Omiyage-dokoro Kitamura

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Ueda-shi

A souvenir and gift shop located on the first floor of the Pareos building in front of Ueda Station a one-minute walk from JR Ueda Station. The shop carries merchandise bearing the Sanada clan's Rokumonsen family crest, popular Ueda confections, Japanese pickles, and local liquors. The shop's original Sanada Saemonnosuke Nobushige is a tokubetsu junmai nama genshu undiluted, refined sake crafted with Miyamanishiki sake rice grown in Nagao Prefecture and Kokuyo no Mizu spring water. This sake is sold by volume from a two meter tall, 1.2 meter in diameter on-site tank. The shop also carries an abundant selection of Nagano's famous oyaki buns and soba noodles.
Matsusaki Washi

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Omachi-shi Yashiro 6562

A handmade Japanese washi paper studio whose origins are believed to date back to 1042 when a shrine servant used wild mulberry, a raw ingredient used in washi, to make paper for a festival on the request of Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine. Visitors can tour the actual shop floor where the studio makes its wash and also try hand-sieving washi paper themselves. The washi papermaking activity requires an advance reservation, so be sure to contact the studio in advance.
Rakuyaki Togado

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa Kyukaruizawa 812

A pottery specialty shop situated along the Kyu-Karuizawa Ginza Street in Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop sells raku ware, which is made by hand without the use of a lathe and fired at low temperatures. The shop also offers a raku ware painting activity in which you can paint a plate, cup, or piggybank and have it fired for you in about 20 minutes.
Glass Studio Karuizawa

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 386-6

A craft hall situated along Karuizawa Hon-dori Street in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The establishment displays and sells glass craft items from artists across Japan and the world, including Bohemian glass from the Czech Republic, Italian Venetian glass, and German crystal.
Mori e Yokoso

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 5-9

A souvenir and gift shop situated along Karuizawa Hon-dori Street in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop is owned and operated by Karuizawa Hyouhyoutei, which makes knickknacks, pottery, and woodwork. The shop carries original merchandise by a variety of artists, such as towels and mugs decorated with illustrations by picture book artist Yasunari Murakami.
Kirakusha

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Kiso-gun Okuwamura Nojiri 160-27

A local specialty products shop located inside Roadside Station Okuwa situated along National Route 19 in Nojiri, Okuwa Village, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. The shop sells produce straight from specially contracted farms, Kiso woodwork, local foods and liquors, and other area specialty products. There's also a light meal corner. An adjoining restaurant in the station serves dishes made with Kiso beef and Shinshu salmon.
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.
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.

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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.