Iijima Jinya ＼Tourist information for Iijima, Nagano Prefecture／ Iijima Jinya served as the magistrate's office for the shogunate-appointed administrators who governed much of the Inadani Valley under direct Tokugawa rule. Iijima Town has deep historical roots: during the Edo period it hosted Iijima Jinya, which administered the shogunate lands in the Shinshu Inadani Valley, and in the Meiji era the site was carried over to become the prefectural office of Ina Prefecture, the first prefecture established in Shinshu. Address: 2309-1 Iijima, Iijimamachi, Kamiina County, Nagano Prefecture Phone: 0265-86-4212 Opening hours: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (last admission 4:30 PM) Closed: Mondays and the day after national holidays (open if that day falls on a Saturday or Sunday); winter season from December 15 to March 14 Admission fee: General: 300 yen (250 yen per person for groups of 20 or more); high school students and children under 18: free Website: https://www.town.iijima.lg.jp/soshikiichiran/kyoiku/s_gakusyu/rekiminkan/149.html...

Nakasendo Ichirizuka Milestone: Forty-nine ri from Edo A monument marks the site of an ichirizuka milestone between Nagawacho Nagakubo-juku and Wada-juku. Beside it stands a haiku stone inscribed with the kigo “Mt. Asama.” Still, the charming little house-shaped building behind the ichirizuka monument catches my eye...🙄 For reference, the fiftieth ri mound sits in Wada, Nagawacho, and the forty-eighth ri mound is in neighboring Tateshina Town.

Today's quiz: What is the title (name) of the doll that wears a facial expression showing laughing and getting angry in the hina display? According to the calendar, today marks the start of Daikan (the coldest period)! Brrr—so cold. On the blog, we introduce Omachi City's sake breweries. If you read to the end, you'll find the answer to the quiz. Do drop by and take a look! Daikan starts today. (Blog) ▽▽▽ https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/blog/90718/... There are many ways to warm your body in the cold, but what do you think is the best?? It's walking! Walking-tour tickets are now on sale. Even in the cold, or precisely because it's cold, let's walk! Then enjoy delicious food to warm yourself from the inside. Walking-tour tickets now on sale (Event) ▽▽▽ https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/event/90055/... Thank you as always for reading!

[The wildly popular tour returns for a second run!] A special tour to savor nature and culture in winter Shinanomachi ⛷️ Would you like to enjoy an exclusive winter experience in Shinanomachi, Nagano Prefecture, one of Japan’s top ski resort areas? ❄️✨ 💡 Top 3 highlights of this tour 💡 1️⃣ Freeride experience Try snowboarding on pristine slopes and feel the thrill of riding freely—perfect for everyone from beginners to advanced riders. You can also take lessons from pro snowboarder Mr. Konishi! 2️⃣ Indigo-dye remake workshop Create original items in a traditional indigo-dye workshop using Furumi indigo and Ise katagami (paper stencils). Don’t miss the rare, delicate patterns of the Ise katagami. 3️⃣ Exquisite dinner Cook together using special recipes supervised by a top chef and experience traditional Japanese preparation methods! 🗺️ The charms of Shinanomachi 🗺️ Abundant nature and fresh air: the area offers stunning seasonal scenery, including Mt. Kurohime Highlands and Lake Nojiri. A food lover’s paradise: corn, tomatoes, and botagoshō among other vegetables are of exceptionally high quality! History and culture: feel the region’s history and traditions at the Naumann Elephant Museum and Ugajinja Shrine floating on Lake Nojiri. 📅 Dates Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025 If you’re interested, please DM the tour conductor @donapon.kazuma (Instagram) 📩 We will provide more details! Let’s create new winter memories together ❄️✨

This month's geotour will take us around the Matsudome area, where Yosano Akiko liked to stay. There are several outcrops and facilities that should be considered active cultural heritage, such as the Matsudome Power Plant. Let's talk over a glass of wine or coffee afterwards. The meeting time has been changed.

Hello, this is the Shinshu Suzaka Tourism Association. This year has also started ~30-tiered decorations Thousand Dolls Festival~ In Suzaka Art Park, At the World Folk Doll Museum, the Suzaka Print Museum, and the Historical Building Park, the Hina-sama from the late Edo period to the present heralds Spring in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture. Fun the colors, patterns, and facial expressions of the kimono that change with the times. What is the Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival)? 　The Hinamatsuri (doll festival) is a festival to celebrate the healthy growth of girls. In Japan, January 7 Seven Grass Festivals March 3 Peach Festivals May 5 Iris Festivals July 7 Tanabata September 9 Chrysanthemum Festival is called the Five Festivals and is a traditional annual event. Among them, the peach festival and the iris festival are still recognized as important festivals. What is the Hinamatsuri (doll festival) of the month delay? 　In ancient times, the lunisolar calendar (old calendar) was used in Japan, and the Hinamatsuri (doll festival) on March 3 was held in April of the current Gregorian calendar (new calendar). Even now, in snowy areas and farming villages, the custom of celebrating the Hinamatsuri (doll festival) on the lunar calendar when it has become warmer remains strong. In Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, there is still a custom of celebrating the month late in April. Held in: Thursday, January 16, 2025 ~ Sunday, May 18, 2025 Exhibition replacement closed: April 14 ~ April 23, Closed on Wednesdays after May 7 Opening Hours: 9:00 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. (Last admission 30 minutes before closing) * Suzaka Print Museum and Historical Building Park will be on display until Sunday, April 13. This year, May Dolls Iris Festival will be Held in at the same time from Thursday, April 24. Admission fee: January 16 ~ April 13 600 yen 　　　　(Free for high school students and younger, and for those under 18 years old) 　　　　　April 24 ~ May 18 500 yen (doll Museum only) Held in Place: Suzaka Art Park (World Folk Doll Museum, Suzaka Print Museum, Historical Building Park) Address: 1367-1 Nobe, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture ☎：０２６－２４５－２３４０ The fourth and fifth photos show the historical building garden The sixth photo shows the Suzaka Print Museum Photos 7 and 8 show the Scene of the chicks preparing for the exhibition.

A cold morning so chilly even the Takase River froze ☀️ This morning Omachi City woke to a bitter cold that neared double-digit negatives ❄️ A thin layer of ice lined the banks of the Takase River 🧊 The Northern Alps, once hidden by clouds, gradually came into view 🏔 The sky cleared to blue, making it a perfect day for winter fun like skiing, snowboarding, and sledding ⛷🏂🛷 Omachi City activities are below 🔽🔽🔽 https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/spot/spot_cat/cat02/...

Hello 😊 This is Ryusuido. The rock walls around Senga Falls and Hachiju Pond in Shosenkyo Gorge have become glazed with frozen droplets, creating a winter-only landscape. When the sunlight hits, they glitter and sparkle beautifully! Garnet, the birthstone for January 💎, symbolizes friendship, passion, and fruition. Also known as the “stone of victory,” it is famed for helping efforts bear fruit and guiding people to success. We recommend it to anyone working hard at exams, job hunting, sports, or similar challenges.‼️ We also carry a variety of other natural stones and accessories, so please stop by to enjoy a soothing space where gemstones and the sound of the falls intertwine. We look forward to the day we can see your wonderful smiles 😊

Hyosetsu no Akari Festival 2025 On Saturday, February 15, 2025, the Hyosetsu no Akari Festival (Ice and Snow Lantern Festival) returns to Tsumago inn (Tsumago-juku)! About 600 ice candles will be lit, creating a magical scene unlike the daytime view. This year, in addition to shops open for evening business, the tourist information center will offer free pork miso soup and hot lemonade, and food stalls in front of the Fureai Hall will sell items such as fried chicken and pizza. Visitors can also enjoy colorful ice art by the Tsumago Women’s Association and an ice exhibit by local Sonan High School students. On that day, Nagiso Sightseeing Taxi will operate until 8:00 p.m. Enjoy this once-a-year lantern festival! Photographers are encouraged to enter the Kiso Tourism Federation photo contest📸✨ Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025 Time: Lighting at 5:30 p.m. Location: Tsumago inn (Tsumago-juku), Nagiso town (399-5302 Azuma, Tsumago-juku, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture)

【Dondoyaki 2025】Ashian District This is the Scene of the Little New Year's Festival "Dondoyaki" held the other day. Although there are differences in decorations from region to region, Dango made of Rice flour (Mayu Balls) are attached to branches and burned over a fire, and they pray for a year without illness or disaster, a bountiful harvest of five grains, and the safety of the family.

📍Tsumago inn (Tsumago-juku) People made small New Year decorations called mayudama and mochibana! They decorated the vinka tree with mayudama and kumquat, and attached mochibana to bamboo. A large decoration was also placed in front of the Tsumago Tourist Information Center ♩ The decorations will remain until Setsubun on February 2. Enjoy the seasonal scenery unique to Tsumago inn ✨

【The 51st Shingenko Festival】 This Held in was Held in Spring as every year. April 4 (Fri) – 6 (Sun) The image was launched as a tourism product association in the 50th inning It is a occasional thing. The role of Lord Shingen is a woman for the second time in a row, and it is Jun Shibuki

\ Limited sake "Tank Mouth" new "Tank Sauce Mouth" reservation acceptance starts! / Reservations for online sales of the Katsuyama Sagicho Festival limited sake "Funaguchi" will start on Wednesday, January 8th! ✅ Tingling texture, ✅ Super fresh mouthfeel. ✅ Before the carbon dioxide gas produced by fermentation escapes, the sake is squeezed and bottled immediately! In order to celebrate the Katsuyama Sagicho Festival, the taste of specially prepared Traditional Japanese straw raincoat aimed at this day, Enjoy it. You can apply from the official website of Ippongi. The application deadline is Thursday, February 6. The quantity is limited, so please apply as soon as possible if you wish. 【Product Details】 一本義 槽場たれ口(ふなばれくち) ・Sake / Alcohol content 21% 500ml ・ Raw material used: Rice / Okuechizen Ubuyama Nishiki 100% - Set of 3 4,000 yen (tax and shipping included) - Set of 6 7,000 yen (tax and shipping included) The product delivery date is scheduled for Friday, February 21 We do not accept reservations by phone, fax, e-mail, or in-person. In the case of cash on delivery, you will be charged a cash on delivery fee. The only purchase methods are "credit card" and "cash on delivery". For details, please visit the Katsuyama Navi website. To apply for purchase, please apply from the website of the Ippongikubo main store.

[💧Icefalls are beginning to form❄️] I went to see whether icefalls might be forming at Yasaka Great Falls in the Yasaka area of Omachi and at Heno Falls, also called Kumaso Falls, in the Miasa area after several cold days in Omachi City 😌 Both falls were still developing, but I was able to see them❄️ Late January through early February is the coldest time of year in Omachi City❄️ They look likely to grow even more from now on 😊 ⭐️For sightseeing in Omachi City🔽🔽🔽 https://www.kanko-omachi.gr.jp//

Azumino, with its inland climate, does not see as much snowfall as the Sea of Japan side. Protected by the Northern Alps, it is said to be less affected by typhoons and snow clouds. In winter, the Northern Alps create a beautiful skyline where blue skies meet snow, a scenery unique to the season.

Senninzuka Park Campsite ＼Campsite information for Iijimamachi, Nagano Prefecture／ This quiet campsite offers stunning, ever-changing views of the Central Alps reflected on the lake surface. Senninzuka Park is a nature park located in the Shichikubo district of Iijimamachi. In the Sengoku period there was a mountain castle called Kitayama Castle nearby. A legend says the castle fell to an Oda clan invasion and the soldiers who died there, along with their arms, were buried at this site. That is why the place came to be called Senninzuka, meaning "Thousand-Person Mound." Today you can enjoy cherry blossoms around Jōga Pond, an auto campsite, a mallet golf course, and different activities by season. Winter camping is also possible. Address: 3017-124 Shichikubo, Iijimamachi, Kamiina County, Nagano Prefecture Phone: 0265-86-6764 Closed: Tuesdays Website: https://www.senninzuka.site//

[Welcomed by 3,000 Hina Dolls 🎎] Right now, at Omachi Onsenkyo’s Tateyama Prince Hotel, the Tate-Pri Theater Series No. 5 “Tateyama Hina Display of Crimson Lotus” is on show 🎎✨ It is open for anyone to visit until Thursday, April 3rd 😌 Also, Tateyama Prince Hotel offers a dinner plan for guests staying in Hakuba, timed to the circular bus that connects the Hakuba area with accommodations and restaurants in Omachi City 🚌🍽 For details, see below 🔽🔽🔽 https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/news/90613/...

[Photograph of Unose from the sky] Yunose is the entrance to the Fuji River descending into the mountainous area again Location. Due to the narrow width of the river and the lack of downstream capacity Flood damage had occurred. Therefore, a major excavation of the mountainside slope was carried out.

Sunset in the village of Echichu Gokayama Aikura Gassho-zukuri Aikura gassho-zukuri village in the snowy Gokayama of Echichu When the sun goes down, night falls, and the houses are lit up The lives of the people are still preserved here

Fuji at Dawn View of Fuji over Lake Motosu from Lake Motosu Observation Park before dawn The foothills are dyed orange, and the surface of the lake is also dyed orange The sun is coming up soon

Snowy Morning Morning of the snowy scenery of Takizawa Farm at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake, Nobeyama Highlands The silver Yatsugatake and fresh snow-covered meadows are beautiful

The Koumi Line at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake The JR Koumi Line is a Highlands line car that runs at the highest elevation point in Japan. On the line connecting Kobuchizawa Station on the JR Chuo Main Line to Komoro Station on the Shinano Railway The section from Kobuchizawa Station to Shinano Kawakami Station goes at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake The view from the Car window is also beautiful in the Highlands row Car section Between Kiyosato Station and Nobeyama Station on the way Elevation there is a 1375m JR Railway Highest point crossing and Nobeyama Station is the railway station at 1345.67m, the highest elevation in Japan. The photo is in Goshodaira between Nobeyama Station and Shinano Kawakami Station I took a picture of the small sea line going at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake.

This is the Nobeyama Highlands at the foothills of Yatsugatake Higashiyama It is a highlands where the silver Yatsugatake spreads out in front of you

Fuji at sunrise seen from Lake Yamanaka Panorama First, the summit of Mt. Fuji is dyed red by the Sunrise, and gradually it is dyed into the foothills The peaks of the distant Southern Alps are dyed red and morning visits. It's a crisp morning.

New Spring Fuji seen from Oshino Hakkai Frost remains in the shade, and it is a refreshing morning.

❄️ Winter at Shosenkyo Gorge: behold the frozen splendor of Senga Falls ❄️ Hello! This is the Shosenkyo Tourist Association 😊✨ This week we’re highlighting “The Charms of Shosenkyo in Winter.” Our featured spot is Senga Falls, a grand cascade with a 30-meter drop 🌊❄️ In winter, Senga Falls combines a powerful torrent with frozen rock walls at its sides, turning the scene into what feels like a sculpture carved by nature. The roar of the waterfall and the surrounding hush intersect to create vistas that look straight out of an ink painting. 🖤🎨 The black-and-white winter palette offers a special atmosphere you can’t find in other seasons. Bring your camera and come experience this one-of-a-kind view in person 📸✨ ❄️ Want to discover more of Shosenkyo’s winter beauty? ❄️ We warmly await your visit!

❄️ Welcome to the frozen Great Waterfall and Itajiki Valley — a winter-only spectacular ❄️ Hello. This is the Shosenkyo Tourist Association. We bring you “The Winter Charms of Shosenkyo Gorge”! Here, the frozen Great Waterfall and the river through Itajiki Valley weave a mysterious scene✨ It feels like a monochrome painting where time stands still🖤🎨 The colder and longer the low temperatures persist, the more the frozen falls and the crystal-clear river flow create a striking contrast, completing what is truly a “winter-only work of art.” This beauty is not just a must-see for photographers but a must-shoot spot!📸✨ Capture this special view with your camera and share winter at Shosenkyo Gorge on your social media! ❄️ A request for visitors ❄️ The ground in front of the waterfall is frozen and slippery. For your safety, please take great care while walking.

❄️ Frost-covered trees have appeared in Shosenkyo Gorge ❄️ Hello from the Shosenkyo Tourist Association! This week we present “Shosenkyo’s Winter Charms.” For visitors to Shosenkyo this winter, the staff of Yamanashi Wine Kingdom have lovingly completed a gigantic curtain of ice. This fusion of nature and craftsmanship creates ice art so stunning it feels like stepping into a fantasy world. Icicles sparkling against the blue sky captivate every viewer ✨🌨️ Be sure to take commemorative photos with this special scenery as your backdrop and share your winter memories of Shosenkyo on social media 📸💙. Likes are sure to pour in! Don’t miss this once-a-winter spectacular ❄️

The Odaya Festival, the annual celebration of Toyouke Daijingu located in Furumachi, Nagawacho, will take place over two days from Tuesday, January 14, 2025, to Wednesday, January 15, 2025. Each year visitors can enjoy elaborately designed floats and other attractions. (The photo shows scenes from last year.) For the Odaya Festival, traffic restrictions will be in effect in parts of the Furumachi district. Visitors arriving by car are asked to use the temporary parking lots. For more details, please see the Nagawacho town office website below. https://www.town.nagawa.nagano.jp/kanko_bunka_sports/kankojoho/matsuri/2199.html...

[Winter at Aoki Lake and Nakatsuna Lake ❄️✨] On the middle day of a three-day holiday, Omachi City is sunny again today☀️ From the morning the Northern Alps were clearly visible, so I headed to Aoki Lake hoping to see the three Hakuba peaks across the water😊 The lake surface was slightly rippled, but the blue sky and the snow-capped Hakuba peaks were reflected on it🏔✨ At ao LAKESIDE CAFE, which just opened in 2024, you can enjoy meals and coffee time while taking in the lakeside view😌 Next door, Nakatsuna Lake is a spot for wakasagi (pond smelt) ice fishing🎣 In recent years warm winters have prevented the season from opening, but what about this year? Activities in Omachi City 🔽🔽🔽 https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/spot/spot_cat/cat02/...