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Togakushi Soba Museum Tonkururin

4.0

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Togakushi 3018

This is an activity-based museum in Togakushi, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture, where one can learn about the famous Togakushi Soba through buckwheat pounding and the displayed articles. In the hour-long pounding experience a soba expert carefully teaches participants the process from kneading buckwheat flower to cutting the noodles into thin strips. It is possible to take home the noodles one has made or eat them there in the building. The museum uses models and real articles to introduce Togakushi soba history and culture in an easy-to-understand way. There is a free-to-use 50-meter-tall slide on the viewing platform, making it a popular place for children too.

トイレを探していた時に「そば打ち道場」という看板が目に入って、昼時だったので寄ってみました。生徒さんが打ったそばなのか麺の太さがバラバラで茹で上がった硬さもマチマチだったのが印象的でした。食事の支払いが売店の方でクレジットカードで支払いさせて貰えたのは好印象。
Zozan Memorial Museum

3.5

15 Reviews

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Nagano Nagano-shi Matsushiromachi Matsushiro 1446-6

Sakuma Shozan, a retainer of Matsushiro Domain, lived at the end of the Edo period. One of the first to promote the importance of Japan's opening up to the world as well as coastal defense, he exhibited great abilities, studying gunnery and Dutch and conducting scientific experiments. He was also known as a renowned calligrapher and Confucian scholar. This museum presents his achievements and displays works of calligraphy by him as well as articles which belonged to the renaissance man.

こちらは [佐久間象山]に興味ない方にはあまりお薦め出来ません。展示点数も全35点と少なく、旧館展示室に15点；カメラ模型、地震予知器、電気治療器などは佐久間象山の生涯[文化8年(1811)-元治元年(1864)]を考慮すると 160年前にこのようなものを考えたものだとチョット驚きがあります。新館展示室に20点；佐久間象山の書、山水図、絵、印章の展示などとなっており、展示スタイルも...
Former Matsushiro Bell Tower

3.5

14 Reviews

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Nagano Nagano-shi Matsushiromachi Matsushiro 166-2

This bell tower, used to announce the hour, was built in 1624 along with a fire watchtower. During the Edo period, the bell would be run hourly, helping the domain's retainers and the citizens of the castle town to manage their time. The bell tower was also used to warn people in the event of a fire or other disaster. After being burned down in large fires three times, the current tower was rebuilt in 1801 and restored in 2012. It has been designated a Cultural Property (Structure) by the city government.

松代藩の藩校である[文武学校]の規模に驚かされましたがこちらの[鐘楼]を眺めると同じくその規模に驚かされます。説明文（添付写真参照）によると高さは約12mですが基壇：石積みの上に井楼（せいろう）式高櫓形と非常に立派な鐘楼となっており《時の鐘》としては私が知る範囲では最大規模です。
Nagano City Museum

4.0

13 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Oshimadamachi 1414

This museum is located in a corner of Hachimanpara Shiseki Park, the scene of the Battles of Kawanakajima. The comprehensive museum exhibits materials related to areas such as geology, history and ethnology. The permanent exhibit introduces the history of the Nagano Basin and from the stone age to the Middle Ages and later with videos, ceramics and other items They also hold various kinds of special exhibitions. With even a planetarium, you can learn about astronomy as well.

[善光寺]の近くにある[ちょっ蔵おいらい館（国登録有形文化財、元油問屋三河屋庄左衛門商店）]を訪問した際スタッフの方からこちらに 1/10模型（添付写真参照）が展示されており江戸時代後期の姿[弘化大地震(1847)直後の建築物]を知ることが出来ると聞き入館しました。 2022年9月23日-11月20日[煌びやかなお嫁入り...
Mori-Shogunzuka Kofun, Chikuma City

4.0

10 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Chikumashi Yashiro 29-1 In the village of the genius in the historical park

This National Historic Site is in Mori, Chikuma City. The roughly 100-meter-long keyhole-shaped tumulus was built in the fourth century. It's thought to be the grave of a king who once ruled the area. It was restored based on an excavation, and today features facilities like Shinano-no-sato Historical Park and the Mori-Shogunzuka Museum.

更埴ICより10分くらいのところにある古墳。古墳時代の様子がわかります。案内もわかりやすく整備もされているので親子でも楽しめると思います。古墳から見る景色は最高です。
Matsushiro Tourist Information Center

3.5

11 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Matsushiromachi Matsushiro 4-1 Sanada Treasure Hall north neighbor

A tourist information center located just to the north of the Sanada Treasures Museum in Matsushiro-machi Matsushiro, Nagano City. Surprisingly open and airy on the inside despite its modest-looking exterior, center staff can provide you with tourism information primarily concerning Nagano City’s Matsushiro-machi neighborhood; you can also find free tourism pamphlets on Nagano City and the surrounding area.

[松代城]の《御城印》が販売されているとのことでこちらを訪問しました（[松代城跡]は無人となっており《御城印》の販売場所はありません）。[松代城]の《御城印》は 10月13日訪問時 3種類販売されていました（添付写真は販売していた 3種類中の一つ）。
Nagano Prefectural Art Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Nagano-shi Hakoshimizu 1-4-4
Nagano City Art Center

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Tsurugamidorichou 1613

This complex is located in the Tsuruga Midori-cho area of Nagano City. A building complex with a building of the Nagano City Office, it is a distinctive cultural exchange complex. It is a multi-purpose facility including a main hall where concerts and events are held, theater practice rooms, an atelier and band practice rooms.
Sakai Meijo Brewery Shuzo Collection

4.0

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Chikuma-shi Togura 1855-1

Several famous breweries and a portion of their storehouses which produced countless liters of seishu refined sake. There are also four museums - the Kaya Shirao-kan, Yumeji Kaiga-kan, Shuzo Shiryoshitsu, and Hokkoku Kaido Rekishi Shiryoshitsu. The current oldest brewery was established in the Horeki era, and there are also breweries from the Kansei, Keio, Meiji, and Taisho eras; visitors may freely view the breweries, as well. Portions of the museum exhibits are changed on a seasonal basis, and reviews note this is a valuable space where one can learn about folk culture.

戸倉駅から国道に向かって5分くらいの所にあります。茅葺き屋根なのですぐ見つかります。お酒以外にも地元産の果物なども買えます。
Roadside Station Shinshu-Shinmachi

Transportation

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Shinshushinmachiminochi 4619

"A roadside station standing along National Route 19 in Shinshu Shin-machi Minochi, Nagano City. The station sells local liquors, processed goods, and fresh vegetables, edible wild plants, and other agricultural products. The station's ""fresh milled, fresh made, fresh cooked"" handmade soba noodles, are just 500 yen and oyaki are available to take home frozen or piping hot."
Chorakuji Temple

4.0

5 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Chikumashi Yawata 4984

"A Buddhist temple located in Yawata, Chikuma City. Highlights include a stone monument inscribed with a haiku by Matsuo Basho, a giant tuff breccia rock known as the ""Obaishi,"" and a Japanese Judas tree designated a Natural Monument by the city. The temple is also the 14th temple on the Shinano 33 Kannon Temple Pilgrimage."

姨捨の棚田の先にある小さくて古びたお寺の横にある蕎麦屋さん。道は細く坂道なので先にあるので車で行くときは気を付けてください。駐車場はあります。
Shinshu Shinmachi Art Museum

4.0

4 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Shinshushinmachikamijou 88-3

The Shinshu Shinmachi Museum is a one-minute walk from the Bijutsukan Mae bus stop or a 40-minute drive from the Nagano Interchange. It is next to the Shinshu Shinmachi Fossil Museum and the Arishima Ikuma Museum. Visitors can buy a single ticket that admits them to all three museums. The more than 2600 works in the collection were all received from the artists or as gifts from donors. Among the most prominent works in the museum are watercolors of local scenery by Shin Kurihara and 200 woodblock prints by Kishio Koizumi, some of whose works are also in the Louvre. The exhibits are changed every few months.

今回、私が訪れた時には丁度地域の画家が描いた水彩画展が行われており、信州の田舎風景を舞台にのどかで繊細な水彩画が飾られていました。遠近法も美しく、手前にあるものは瓦屋根やクレーム車の細部までしっかりと描かれていて素晴らしい出来栄えでした。また、1階には油絵や版画もあり、それぞれの画法に合わせた力強いタッチの風景が見られ、絵画のざまざまな可能性も感じられました。特に、大きな油絵で描かれたススキの絵は...
Karukayado Ojoji Temple

4.0

4 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Nagano-shi Oshoji 1334

"This Buddhist temple is connected to the legend of the priest Karukaya and his son Ishidomaru, who suffered due to their familial love for each other and their devotion to Buddhism. A rare morally educational scroll owned by the temple tells their story. Visitors can view Kshitigarbha statues depicting the pair as well as the grave of Karukaya. Some of the temple's many other highlights include a monument to the Song ""Yuyake Koyake"" and a Yuyake bell, as well as various other monuments inscribed with haiku by poets such as Matsuo Basho and Kobayashi Issa."

刈萱堂往生寺は善光寺平を一望する場所にあり景色もいいです。境内の鐘は地元出身の草川信が作曲した『夕焼け小やけ』のモチーフになったといわれるもので歌碑が立っていました。
Anzu no Sato Agri Park

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Nagano Pref. Chikumashi Yashiro 515-1

This tourist farm is located in Chikuma City, Nagano Prefecture. You can enjoy all-you-can-eat strawberry picking from December to June and mikan orange picking from October without a time limit. In the food park, you can eat ramen, udon noodles and sweets, as well as freshly-baked bread from the popular Ichigo Bakery. In addition, with an available children's room, the park attracts many families mainly on weekends.
Arishima Ikuma Memorial Hall

3.5

3 Reviews

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Nagano-shi Shinshushinmachi Kamijo 88-3

The museum was built in the Western-style house (Matsu no Yashiki) in Kamakura where Ikuma Arishima, a person of cultural merit who was famous in various fields such as Western-style painting, novels, calligraphy, and translation, spent his life.

長野市市街地から離れた信州新町の山の中にある、静かな山あいの町とは似つかわしくない赤い洋館です。かつては有島生馬の別荘だった建物で、移築されて、今は記念館になっていました。あまり知らなかった画家でしたが、展示されていた絵を見て、繊細なタッチの彼の作風にひかれました。記念館は有料です。
Anzu no Sato

Travel / Tourism

Nagano Pref. Chikumashi Mori

It is said that you can see one hundred thousand trees in a single glance at “Anzu no Sato.”, The apricots blossom fully a little earlier that the cherry blossoms and color the area in a pale shade of pink. The “Anzu Festival” is held every year from the beginning to mid-April and visitors can also buy apricots, apricot flavored sweets and sake.
Roadside Station Nakajo

Transportation

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Nakajousumeragi 1704

This roadside station is on Prefectural Route 31 in Nakajosumeragi, Nagano City. They sell items like fresh vegetables from local farms, tsukemono pickles, sweets, bamboo leaf wrapped oyaki dumplings, and chive senbei rice crackers. The eatery serves the regional specialty obukko with udon noodles made from local Yumeseiki flour, as well as other noodle dishes, set meals, and more. The facility also has an event square and a playground.
Rokaku Plum Park

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Nagano Nagano-shi Shinshushinmachi Takebusa

A two hectare plum park sprawling on the bank of the Sai River. In spring, some 800 ryukyo koume plum trees come into bloom, filling the area with the fragrance of their blossoms. In most years, the trees bloom from late March to mid-April, and the Rokkaku Plum Park Flower Festival is held from late March to early April. During the festival, local agricultural products and specialty products are sold and events are held such as small concerts and a pleasure boat tour. Festival visitors can also enjoy Shinshushin-machi's famous jingisukan lamb barbecue.
Roadside Station Nagano City Oka Tokusan Center

Transportation

Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Ookakou 5275-1

This roadside station is on the National Route 19 in Okako, Nagano City. Featuring folky architecture with white-walls and unbarked timber, they offer produce like local seasonal vegetables, fruit, and wild vegetables, as well as specialty products including finished goods. The eatery serves fare like handmade soba noodles made from 100% buckwheat flour, handmade oyaki dumplings, and kiji soba (only available during the winter).
Zenkoji Temple Unjoden

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Nagano Nagano-shi Hako Shimizu 3-1775

This large crypt is situated halfway up about Mt. Jitsukiyama a kilometer north of the Zenkoji Temple's main temple building. The Zenkoji Temple is open to Buddhists of all sects and has had a custom of accepting and interring the ashes of worshippers since ancient times, and it is believed that worshippers would come here to give thanks for the positive benefits granted by ancestors and pray for a better rebirth after death. The crypt's two tier pagoda, flanked on either side by smaller halls, is extremely large, and the entire complex rings out with the unceasing sutra chanting carried out by the head priest in order to protect the Zenkoji Temple's main temple building. The area is famously known as the best destination for viewing cherry blossoms in the city, and in spring more than 600 cherry trees come into bloom on the hill and scenic overlook road behind the Zenkoji Temple. The crypt's main hall enshrines a ritually divided portion of the Zenkoji Nyorai, and from here visitors can get a sweeping view of the Zenkoji Plain.

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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.