Hokusai Museum
Obuse Town
Remodeled in 2015, Obuse Town’s Hokusai Museum displays the works of famed ukiyo-e woodblock print art...
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Ueda Tsumugi Fabric
Ueda City
Ueda Tsumugi is a traditional woven silk fabric that was popular throughout Japan in the Edo era. Ueda wa...
Tsumago Feudal Procession
MInamikiso Town
To commemorate the successful preservation of the post town’s historical buildings, Tsumago-juku in...
Uchiyama Paper
Iiyama City
Made exclusively from paper mulberry bark, Uchiyama handmade paper is strong, breathable, and transl...
Zazen Meditation
Ueda City
Choshozenji Temple in a rural area of Ueda City has a history that dates back to 1377. Several times a year...
Mizuhiki Making
Mizuhiki is a traditional Iida-area paper cord art craft. At the Iida Furusato Mizuhiki Industrial Art...
Pingkoro Jizo
Saku City
Nagano Prefecture has been ranked first as the longest living people among all prefectures in Japan. Sa...
Mizuhiki Paper Cord Art
Iijima Town
A traditional craft of the Iida area, Mizuhiki is made from strips of Japanese “washi” paper twisted int...
Wear a Kimono or Ninja Costume (Matsumoto)
Matsumoto City
Hanakomichi is the place where you can rent a kimono (traditional Japanese clothes) or ninja costume.I...
The Former Nakagomi School
The school was completed in the 8th year of Meiji (1875) and among schools in Japan, it is the oldest examp...
Silk Dyeing (Komagane Silk Museum Workshop)
Komagane City
Dedicated to honoring the area’s sericulture roots, the Komagane Silk Museum offers silk-related wor...
Zenkoji Gokaicho
Nagano City
Zenkoji Temple's main image is the Amida Golden Triad. The image itself was declared a secret imag...
Kiso Lacquer Ware Making (Kiso Kurashi no Kougeikan)
Otari Village
Kiso Urushi (Lacquer Ware) is an officially recognized traditional craft in Japan. Everyone from chil...
Stone Lanterns in Zenkoji Temple
Nagano City
A stone lantern is a lamp to shed light on the surroundings by lighting a candle or oil in the square-windo...
Omachi Nyakuichi-Oji Festival
Oomachi City
Omachi City’s Nyakuichi-Oji Shrine not only has a history of over 700 years, but its main building and pa...
Suwa Onbashira Festival
Chino CIty
When Onbashira takes place (once every 6 years, or every 7 by traditional Japanese reckoning), all 200,...
Taiko Drumming
Suwa City
Suwa Taisha Shrine’s taiko drumming group, the nationally designated Important Intangible Cultural ...
Ganshoin Temple
Located approximately 2km from Obuse Station, Ganshoin Temple features a ceiling painting of a phoeni...
Tateshina Shinyu Onsen Since 1926 PR
Chino CIty
All rooms were renovated in 2019.Only one hotel in a valley longly loved by writers surrounded by great n...
Shaw Memorial Chapel (Karuizawa Churches)
Karuizawa Town
Alexander Croft Shaw House and Memorial Chapel are testament to Karuizawa’s cosmopolitan origins as a ...
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