Hiking / Walking Spots in Around Nagano City Area

  • Kagami Pond Walking Path
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Nagano Nagano-shi Togakushi
    Kagami Pond, situated 1,200 meters above sea level, is a depression filled with spring water situated at the foot of the Togakushi Mountains, land which long ago formed the bottom of the ocean and which later rose and grew to form mountains. A walking path encircles the pond; one circuit takes around 30 minutes. The walking path connects with Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden and Tenmei Inari Shrine, dedicated to Toyoukeno-Omikami, goddess of the outer shrine at Ise, is located along the way. The area is beautiful year round, but the time around mid-October when the fall foliage is at its peak is particularly stunning.

Nagano Areas

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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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