Sightseeing Spot Spots in Eastern Shinshu Area

  • Takamine Kogen Visitor Center
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    Takamine Plateau, Komoro, Nagano Prefecture 704
    This information facility is located inside Joshin'etsukogen National Park in Komoro City, Nagano Prefecture. Inside the building, there is staff from Asama International Outdoors and Nature School, and you can see information bulletins related to the Asama Foothills. In addition, the visitor's cafe offers menu items using local ingredients, and it is visited not only by climbers but also many tourists. It is open every year from late April until around early November.
  • Yume Harvest Farm
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    Nagano Komoro-shi Hachi Man 2157-2
    A 10-minute drive from the Komoro Interchange and a 15-minute drive from the Saku Interchange. This farm is located a short distance north from the Asama Sunline intersection. The farm's 15 thousand square meter grounds include a lavender garden with 10 thousand lavender plants. The scent of essential oils extracted at the farm's distillation plant can be smelled even from the parking area. In addition to lavender, the farm grows over 350 varieties of herbs and visitors can also enjoy the sight and smell of colorful flowers here. The adjoining La Terre cafe serves herbal teas and lavender soft serve ice cream.

    最高のタイミングで行けました。 薔薇、ポピー、ニゲラ、カモミールが咲き誇っていました。通路はチップ材が敷き詰めていて歩いていて気持ち良くなります。小諸駅の観光案内所で割引券をもらったので二割引で入場できました。また行きたい薔薇園です。

  • Uchiyama Gorge
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    Nagano Saku-shi Uchiyama
    Located about 10 minutes by bus from Nakagome Station or about 20 minutes by car from the Saku Minami IC, this valley near Route 254 is a place where visitors can enjoy the magnificent nature with many strange and mysterious rocks such as Hime-Iwa, Napoleon-Iwa, Byobu-Iwa, and Candle-Iwa. The area is also a great place to enjoy the changing scenery of the four seasons, with peach blossoms in early May and cosmos in mid-September.

    奇岩の景勝地として知られていますが、駐車場や中心地がありません。 まあ、山の紅葉と岩肌なのでどこからでも見えるのですが、観光を楽しむとか散策をたのしむとかができるとよいかな。

  • Ueda Domain Feudal Lord's Residence (Ueda High School)
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    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.
  • Aizen Katsura
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    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."
  • 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.
  • Mountain Villa of Tatsuo Hori
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    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."
  • Davos Hill Resort
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    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Sugadairakougen
    “Davos Hill Resort” features sprawling natural turf. There’s a memorial tower commemorating the Austrian skier Hannes Schneider’s visit in 1930 and his accomplishments. There’s also a “Davos Tower” celebrating the town’s relationship with its sister city. Flowers abound in spring and summer, and the autumn brings gorgeous leaf-changing scenery.
  • Inariyama-koen Cosmo Tower
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    Nagano Saku-shi Katsuma

    Its a cool park with fun, long roller slides and a rocket shaped tower with a 360 degree view that is worth checking out. Enjoy!

  • Konosu
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Fujiyama
  • Teishajo A garden
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Komoroshi Aioichou 1-chome 1-9
  • Minamiaiki Dam
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Minamisaku-gun Minamiaikimura
  • Nippondeumikaraichibantoichiten
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Sakushi Taguchi Sakakiyama 209-1
  • Mary Rose Eikoku Garden
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Sakushi Negishi 3870-1
  • Sugadairakogen Sports Land
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Ueda-shi Sanadamachi Osa 1278-244
  • Matu Hara Kohanmatu Hara Suwa Shrine Shimosha
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Pref. Minamisakugunkoumimachi Toyosato Matsubara
  • Takamine Seichi Park
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Komoro-shi Ki
  • Yachiho Natural Sono
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Minamisaku-gun Sakuho Machi Yakori
  • Former Komoro Honjin
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Komoro-shi Ichimachi 1-2-29
  • Natural habitat of Rhododendron aureum in Yatsugatake
    Travel / Tourism
    Nagano Minamisaku-gun Minamimakimura

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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