Sightseeing Spot Spots in Nagano Area
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Nagano
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- Senninzuka Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Kamiina-gun Iijimamachi Nanakubo 3017-108
- A nature park located in Iijima Town, Kamiina County, Nagano Prefecture. Built around the 33,000 square meter Jogaike Pond, the park sprawls along the southern bank of the Yotagiri River, and visitors can enjoy fishing, camping, and mallet golf. The park is situated in a scenic area 830 meters above sea level. Jogaike Pond, selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's 100 best ponds, is encircled by some 700 cherry trees, including Yoshino cherries, Higan cherries, and Sato-zakura cherries. When the cherry blossoms are in bloom, visitors can take in the sight of the blossoms and the majestic Japan Alps reflecting off the surface of the pond in the daytime, and the magical scene created by the trees lit up at night. A variety of other seasonal flowers bloom on the park's grounds, and the park observatory has a spectacular view.
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- Ojika Marsh
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Kamiminochi-gun Shinanomachi
- The marshland on the Kurohime Plateau in Kita-Shinano is a perfect spot for a stroll, with a small waterfall and a well-maintained walking trail. There is also a small waterfall and a well-maintained walking trail, making it an ideal spot for a stroll.
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- Komaruyama Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Kamiminochi-gun Shinanomachi Kashiwabara
- "A park located a three-minute drive from the Shinanomachi Interchange. Visitors will find a variety of facilities dedicated to the great Japanese poet Kobayashi Issa, including the ingeniously designed Issa Memorial Museum; the Haikaiji Temple, which was built in 1910; and stone monuments inscribed with Issa's poems. The park's rear garden, which leads to the graveyard, has a still and elegant atmosphere and is particularly beautiful in fall when the leaves change color. The park is famous for the Issa Festival held each year on May 5th on the date of Issa's birthday, and the park bustles with people of all ages during this time. In Utagaoka Park, located on the park grounds, visitors can find a monument inscribed with ""Shinano no Kuni,"" the official poem of the prefecture. In addition, the park offers fantastic, sweeping views of Nagano City."
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- Ueda Domain Feudal Lord's Residence (Ueda High School)
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Ueda-shi Ote 1-4-32
- The site of a former feudal lord's residence located in Ueda City, Nagano Prefecture. Sanada Nobuyuki, eldest son of Sanada Masayuki, originally began living here after the Battle of Sekigahara; today, the Ueda Senior High School building stands on the grounds. When the school was built, the original front gate and earthen walls extending off of it as well as the moat were left intact; still extant today, they have collectively been designated an Important Cultural Property by Ueda City. Note that visitors may only view the exterior; the interior is not open to the general public. Cherry trees and azaleas bloom near the front gate from spring to early summer.
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- Aizen Katsura
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Ueda-shi Bessho Onsen 1656 Facing North Kannon
- "A large katsura tree designated a Natural Monument by Nagano Prefecture located on the grounds of the Kitamuki Kannon Temple in Bessho Onsen. The sacred 1,200 year old tree is said to have been inhabited by Kannon, who emerged suddenly from a fire pit at the Joraku-ji Temple. The tree's name is derived from the Aizendo hall on the opposite side of the road, and from Matsutaro Kawaguchi's novel ""Aizen Katsura,"" which won the first Naoki Prize. Because of its association with the novel, in recent years it has come to be seen as a symbol of luck in love and is visited by large numbers of tourists each year."
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- Suigetsu Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Suwa-gun Shimosuwamachi 607-2
- A park located in Shimosuwa Town, Nagano Prefecture. Situated on high ground, visitors can enjoy a sweeping view of Lake Suwa directly below. The park's grounds are also dotted with monuments to literary figures such as Akahiki Shimagi, Masaoka Shiki, and Matsuo Basho. In addition, the park grounds are a renowned destination for cherry blossom viewing, and during the blooming season, some 560 Kohigan-zakura cherries and Yoshino cherries come into beautiful bloom. A tea house also opens up during the flowering season, and the trees are lit up by 900 paper lanterns at night. Night or day, during this time the park bustles with visitors come to take in the flowers.
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- Kami Riverbank
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Suwa-shi Shiga
- The Suwa Riverbank is covered with a carpet of yellow flowers when the 200,000 or so narcissus plants are in bloom. The cosmos in the fall and swans flying in the winter make the area a year-round attraction.
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- Haruta Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Chikuma-shi Inariyama
- This park is famous for its 300 Yoshino cherry trees which bloom from mid- to late April. The sight of the flowering trees, planted around the banks of two ponds in the park, is gorgeous. The park also holds a lengthy cherry blossom festival in April. In addition, Haruta Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Haruta Omikami, Kotoshironushi-no-Kami, and Ukanomitama-no-Mikoto, is also located inside the park.
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- Togura-juku Kitty Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Chikuma-shi Togura Imai
- Appropriate to an area with a mountain where tengu goblins live according to legend, a 9.5 meter tall statue of a tengu, the largest in Japan, stands inside this park. The park is also a renowned destination for cherry blossom viewing. In mid-April, the area around the Chikuma Tengu statue becomes covered with pink blossoms, and visitors can enjoy taking in the beautiful flowers as well as the scenery of the Togura Kamiyamada Onsen hot spring district. In mid-March, visitors can also see Eranthis pinnatifida, a flowering plant designated a vulnerable species.
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- Shizuka no Sakura Park
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Omachi-shi Miasa 3342
- This renowned destination for cherry blossom viewing is connected to the legend of the lady Shizuka Gozen. A cherry tree on the grounds believed to be around 800 years old is said to have grown from a cane Shizuka Gozen stuck in the ground here before she died, unable to reunite with her lover the samurai Minamoto no Yoshitsune. The park's cherry trees bloom from late May to early June; dog cherries, a variety with lovely five millimeter blossoms similar to plum blossoms, are the first to bloom. Visitors can take in the beautiful cherry trees and surrounding rural landscape while pondering Lady Shizuka's sad tale.
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- Omachi Park
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Omachi-shi Omachi 8056-1
- A park situated partway up Mt. Higashi overlooking Omachi City. A renowned destination for cherry blossom viewing, the park's trees come into bloom from mid- to late April. The Northern Japan Alps stand solemnly beyond the park, and when the cherries are blooming snow still caps their peaks, further enhancing the scenic beauty. In addition, the avenue of cherry trees in the Omachi Onsenkyo hot spring village is decorated with paper lanterns from April 14 to May 6, so be sure to stroll this picturesque area before or after going flower viewing in the park.
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- Ichi-no-Torii Garden
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Nagano-shi Ageya
- The largest natural park in Iizuna Highlands, named after the first torii (shrine gate) of Togakushi Shrine, is surrounded by a forest of red pine trees and is home to a variety of plants. The autumn leaves are also worth seeing.
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- Jindai-zakura of Suzakura Shrine
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Nagano-shi Izumidaira 513
- This Edo-higanzakura cherry blossom tree is the only one in Japan to be designated a National Natural Monument. The huge tree is around nine meters in circumference at the base and is estimated to be 1,200 years old. Each year in spring when it comes into bloom, its beauty delights the eyes of large numbers of visitors. The tree blossoms from late April to early May. Located on the grounds of Suzakura Shrine in Izumidaira, Nagano City, according to legend the tree grew from a cherry wood cane the god Susanoo-no-Mikoto planted on the bank of the pond when he rested here.
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- Amidado
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Iiyama-shi Mizuho Fukushima
- "A Buddhist temple which blends in with the surrounding natural scenery and situated above the Fukushima Rice Terraces, selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's 100 most beautiful rice terraces. Although originally a set for the 2002 film ""Letter from the Mountain,"" today the temple enshrines a real Amitabha statue and is carefully maintained by local residents. Many people wishing to meet Grandma Oume from the film come here from across the country."
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- Shinshuji Temple
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Iiyama-shi Minamimachi 22-17
- "This Buddhist temple's history stretches back to the Kamakura period; after repeated changes to its name, denomination, and location, it came to settle in its current location in 1604. The temple served as the model for the Rengeji Temple appearing in Toson Shimazaki's novel ""The Broken Commandment,"" and a monument on the grounds is inscribed with the book's first chapter. The temple complex was damaged during the Great Fire of Iiyama and only the original Rokkakudo hall stands today."
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- Ryuenji Temple Kannon Reisui Spring
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Iida-shi
- A famous spring which wells up in Toyamago in a little-developed area surrounded by secluded springs, unexplored woodlands, mountains, and valleys on the southern tip of Nagano Prefecture. The spring has gained attention for having the highest mineral content of any natural spring in Japan. The famous spring's hard water, a mildly alkaline pH 8, contains a healthy and balanced abundance of calcium, magnesium, and carbonic acid. The water's hardness is measured at 225.5.
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- Gozensui
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 1373-6 Hotel Kashima No Mori Shikiji
- The water from the Hotel Kashima-no-mori in Karuizawa, Kitasaku-gun, is the source of the Kumoba Pond, which has been used since the Edo period for the meals served to the imperial family and feudal lords.
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- Mountain Villa of Tatsuo Hori
- Travel / Tourism
- Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Nagakura 202-3 Karuizawakogen Bunko
- "A historic structure located on the grounds of the Literary Museum of Karuizawa in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The mountain villa was purchased in 1941 by Tatsuo Hori, an author famous for novels such as ""The Wind Has Risen,"" and served as a gathering space for young literary enthusiasts. The building was moved to its current location in 1985. The interior may be viewed by the general public. The building is closed in winter."
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- Nozokido Forest Park Camping Ground
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Kiso-gun Okuwamura Nojiri 2283
- A park located in Nojiri, Okuwa Village, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. The park has an azalea garden where Rhododendron dilatatum flower in late April and Rhododendron kaempferi flower in early May. The adjoining campground is open for two periods during the year - from late April to late May, and from mid-July to late September; in addition to camping sites, the campground also offers cabins; bungalows; and elevated, domed treehouses called tsukushinbo houses.
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- Tenpaku Park
- Leisure / Hobbies
- Nagano Kiso-gun Nagisomachi Yomikaki 2937-36
- A park located in Yomikaki, Nagiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. The park is famous for its large community of Rhododendron dilatatum, a variety of azalea which has been designated a Natural Monument by the town. Some 400 plants spanning six varieties come into bloom in mid-April, and during this time the park holds the Nagiso Rhododendron Dilatatum Festival. Visitors to the park can also enjoy scenic views of Momosuke Bridge spanning the Kiso River, and of Mt. Kisokoma.
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.
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