Kiso Lacquer Ware Festival / Narai-Juku Festival
Siojiri City
Narai-juku is a post town on the old Nakasendo road connecting Kyoto and Edo (Tokyo). During the feudal e...
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Wear a Kimono (Nakano)
Nakano City
The Hakuna matata salon in Nakano City offers visitors a chance to wear traditional kimono or yukata in a ...
Uchiyama Style Japanese Paper Making (Iiyama City Hand-made Paper Workshop)
Iiyama City
‘Washi’ (Japanese traditional paper) is made from wood fiber, making it stronger than today’s more com...
Ikushima-Tarushima Shrine
Ueda City
Said to be the geographical center of Japan, this shrine is dedicated to the Shinto gods of fertility (Ik...
The Hokkoku Road and Unnojuku Post Town
Toumi City
Unnojuku originated in 1625 as a 12-inn stop on the feudal Hokkoku Road which connected the Sea of Japan s...
Toyama-go Shimotsuki Festival
Iida City
In the southern tip of Nagano, you will find Toyama-go. Or maybe you won’t, as it is one of Japan’s Top Thre...
Suwa Grand Shrine (Suwa Taisha)
Shimosuwa Town
The Suwa Grand Shrine is head of the over 10,000 Suwa Shrines spread across Japan (and beyond). Centered ...
Zazen Meditation and Sutra Copying at Zenkoji’s Daikanjin Temple
Nagano City
At Daikanjin Temple, one of the two temples that overseers Zenkoji’s administration, you can get in tou...
Matsushiro Samurai School
Nagano City
The Matsushiro Samurai School was built in 1853 by Sanada Yukinori, the 9th leader of the Matsushiro Cla...
Ueda Castle Remains
Ueda City
Ueda Castle was originally built in 1583 by Sanada Masayuki, a samurai leader known throughout Japan. T...
Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto City
Matsumoto's namesake castle is the oldest existing castle in Japan and is recognized as a Nationa...
Nozawa Fire Festival
One of Japan’s Top Three Fire Festivals, this intense event is held every year on January 15th. The 42 and ...
Togakushi Ninja Museum
Togakushi is home to the Togakure School of Ninpo, a group of ninjas with a history of over 800 years. At th...
Tsumago Post Town and Nakasendo Road Hike
MInamikiso Town
Tsumago-juku, deep in the Kiso Mountains, is the 42nd of 69 post towns on the feudal Tokyo-to-Kyoto Naka...
Takato Castle Site
A castle town with a 700 year history, Takato's Castle Remains Park features lots of natural beaut...
Obuse's Chestnut Path
Nagano City
Obuse is a small town in Northern Nagano that prospered along marine and land trade routes during the Edo ...
Zenkoji Temple
Nagano City
Zenkoji temple has been revered for over 1400 years as Japan’s primary center of Buddhist faith. Zenkoj...
Narai Post Town (Narai-Juku)
Siojiri City
The well-preserved Narai-juku post town marks the midpoint of the old Nakasendo Road, the Edo-era path ...
Togakushi Okusha Shrine and Forest Reserve
Nagano City
Togakushi is considered to be a spiritual mountain with its 5 shrines being related to Japan’s creation ...
Kamisuwa Onsen Shinyu : An inn is full of healing, nestled on the shores of the mystery Suwa lake. PR
Suwa City
【Nestled on the historical area and shores of the Suwa lake, was born an inn full of healing】 Enjoy the in-...
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