To commemorate the 20th anniversary of the merger, we will Held in a Stamp Rally around the businesses in the In the town! Stamp at each venue and apply to win a prize 🎁 by lottery For more information, please visit the site below! (Chowa Town Town Hall HP) https://www.town.nagawa.nagano.jp/soshiki/somu/somukakari/1/20kinen/2525.html... Let's discover the various charms of Chowa Town and celebrate the 20th anniversary together! We are ✨ looking forward to receiving many applications

Chowa Town Rural Area Today is also good weather. There is sunshine, but the wind is an autumn wind. From now until the Autumn leaves season, it is a good season when the scenery changes. The rice fields are gradually turning golden. I wonder if the harvest will be a little earlier this year.

From August 1st, the Himekidaira Information Center will open ☀️✨ for a limited time Implementation is being ✍🏻 conducted at the Himekidaira Information Center ̖́ We will 🎁 give a towel to those who answer the questionnaire We also do "Nagawa Cycle (E-bike rental cycle)", so please 🚴 stop by when you come near us Nagawa Cycle Application 👇 https://fd-system.tours/plan/?plan=plan000257... ≪ Address ≫ Chowa Town Daimon 3515-72 Inside the kiosk ≪ period≫ August 1, 2025 ~ August 31, 2025 (Vacation on August 23) ≪ business hours ≫ 10:00-16:00

Chowa Town Nakasendo Eidaijinma Enforcement Office (reception area) Please don't take the trash Famous garbageless jizo in Chowa Town and Ueda district, "garbageless little boy"? It is tucked away in the parking lot of the Eternal Horse Enforcement Station (entertainment area) near Car Wada Pass. It is said that this place was established a long time ago by Kaseya Yobei of Edo Kufu Town, and in order to reduce the difficulty of traveling over the mountain pass, people and horses were provided with porridge, bonfires, and fodder free of charge. #Chowa Town #Nagano Prefecture #Nakasendo #Wada-juku #Eidai Jinma Enforcement Office #Garbageless Jizo

Chowa Town Whispering Shrine Whispering Shrine at Marmelo's Station Nagato. It was 😍 fashionable! If you whisper from both sides to the "otoliths" that you can see in the back, the edge will be tied ... 🤭🌟 #Chowa Town #Marmelo's Station Nagato #Whispering Shrine #Japanese Umbrellas #Nagano

Chowa Town The mountains are colored in bright green and dark green, and it has become morimori! 😄💪！ It is reflected in the surface of the water stretched over the rice fields, and it is ✨ a lively scenery Don't you 😉 want to drive on a car 🚵 on a road like this? Search 🔍 by Nagawa Cycle (E-BIKE) Half day (4 hours) 1,000 yen ~

GW also had many people come to Chowa Town. Thank you!! 😍 On the Nagawa Cycle (E-bike), we experienced Nature around Utsukushigahara, Fudo Falls, and Furumachi. The green season is still to come! Why don't you have a special Nature experience in Chowa Town? 😮🚵‍♂️⛺🌄 Utsukushigahara seen from the Three Peaks Observation decks The Japan Alps seen from the Three Peaks Observation decks

I went to Fudo Falls in Chowa Town! As you climb the mountain road where the Yamazakura cherry blossoms flutter, you will see huge rocks that make you feel the presence of a waterfall. When you hear the sound of water stream down... It's a different world.

Chowa Town Karasawa no Dōsōjin Dōsōjin near Nakasendo Karasawa Ichirizuka. A testament to the fact that you have been watching over me for a long, long time. Pine trees grow 😮 between the steles

In the beautiful pond in Himegi, Chowa Town, the grass was ☺️ showing its face Zen sitting It is said that it is called "zazensou" because it looks like a monk sitting Zen Zen.

Nagakubo-juku Museums "Ichifukusho Hamaya" and Wada-juku Museums have started opening this season ✨ The camellia in the parking lot of Ichifuku Hamaya Car blooming beautifully ☻ The Ume Plum in Wada-juku Main Camp still had 💦 many buds Spring is a little further away...? 🌸

Chowa Town Wada Night Pond Kappa Dōsōjin A pond at night on the way from Wada to Utsukushigahara. It is said that Kappa Taro built a pond overnight and moved in. Two people who are good friends... 🤭💕

Nakasendo Ichirizuka Fifty-one ri from Edo The snow melted and we finally went 😊 The milestone mound in Wadakarasawa in Chowa Town has two large mounds left on both sides of the road. The mound was built as a sign for travelers on the Nakasendo Highway. It is a very atmospheric place that reminds me of those days.

Chowa Town Kikazu Dorokujin A long time ago, an old man used to pray to the god of the ancestors every day so that his grandson's ears could hear. On the way home from praying with my grandson in tow, a strange thunderbolt struck. After that 🌈, a rainbow appeared, and when the two people who had fallen finally got up, the grandson clung 😮 to the old man's leg, saying, "Isn't there a big thunder sound?" When his grandson was able to hear, he jumped up and rejoiced, and offered him an heirloom bowl 👏 At that time, if I used the opposite word, I would and it, and it came to be called "Kikazu Dōsōjin". It's a long time ago story that seems to be horrifying. 😊🌈

The e-bike rental cycle "Nagawa Cycle" at the Chowa Town Tourist Information Center will start 🚴✨ lending this season from Saturday, April 12 Reservations start on Water, March 12th! Reservations can be made from the site below! https://fd-system.tours/plan/?plan=plan000257... 〇Reception hours 9：30～14：00 〇Use time 9：30～16：30 〇 Rental location Chowa Town Tourist Information Center (2424-19 Furumachi, Chowa Town, Ogori-gun, Nagano)

Chowa Town Wada Silkworm Shrine "After a heavy rain, earthworms about a foot long died in a swarm due to the heavy water, and after that, an epidemic broke out in this area, and there was a great uproar. Perhaps because the silkworm has changed, it is called "Okin-sama". Worms of worms... 😘

Chowa Town Wada along Nakasendo Road A stone monument erected near a side road leading to the Silkworm Shrine. Do you see that it says "worm"? It's 😊 a very cute worm

Chowa Town Wada Dosojin 2 Spring Water along Nakasendo Road A husband and wife who 💕 huddle shoulder to shoulder There is spring water beside it... A warm-hearted region 😊 with abundant water

Chowa Town Wada Dōsōjin along Nakasendo Along the Nakasendo Road in the Wada area, you can see 😊 several Dōsōjin Are they children who enjoy lion dances? A very cute look 🥰💕

Chowa Town Furumachi Toyoke Grand Shrine Festival "Otaya Festival" In the festival, each district Dedication a "festival float" that expresses a scene from an old tale, legend, or historical story. The theme changes every year, and each year is expressed almost in full size using handmade dolls. Although it is called a "festival float", it is not something that is towed or carried as is commonly imagined, but a "decorative mountain" that is created on five stages around the shrine. It assimilates with the surrounding scenery and makes you feel as if you have entered the story. This year (2025), there are five venues: "Bunfuku Chagama Tightrope Walking", "Doseiji Temple: The Maiden Who Became a Great Serpent", "The Legend of the Nine-Tailed Fox (Tamamo-mae)", "Chushinzo Defeated", and "Komon Gang Traveling on Shinano Road". Held in on January 14 and 15 every year, the shrine holds a reinforcing festival, a Urayasu dance dedication, and a dedication performance of the Yanaga and Fudo Drums. Stalls are lined up around the shrine, and fireworks are set off at night.

Nakasendo Ichirizuka Fifty miles from Edo A milestone monument at the Kajiashi intersection in Chowa Town Wada. The stone monument next to it reads, "Matsuzawa Trail on the left, Suwa Highway on the right." On the right is the old Nakasendo road. Fifty-one milestones are There is a Chowa Town Wada Karasawa, There are still mounds of earth on both sides of the road.

Chowa Town has ⛄ a different amount of snow depending on the district Thereare 📷 such a difference even if you shoot on the same day (January 21, 2025) 1st photo: ☞ Himegihira 2nd Nagakubo ☞ Himekidaira has an Elevation of about 1300m, and Nagakubo has an Elevation of about 650m. Elevation is different, so if it is said to be natural, it is natural There are times when 😂 you will be surprised

Nakasendo Ichirizuka 49 ri from Edo A monument of the ruins of a milestone between Nagakubo-juku and Wada-juku in Chowa Town. On the side, there is also a haiku monument with "Mt. Asama" as the top five. However, I'm curious about the cute 🏠 building at the back of the milestone monument. 🙄 By the way, Fifty Rizuka is located in Chowa Town Wada. Forty-eight milestones are Located in in the neighboring town of Tateshina Town.

2025 (Reiwa 7) for two days from January 14 (Tuesday) to 15 (Wednesday), the annual festival "Otaya Festival" of Toyoke Daijingu Shrine, located in the ancient Town of Chowa Town, will be Held in. Elaborate festival floats can be seen every year. (Scene from last year) At the time of the Held in of the Otaya Festival, traffic restriction will be Implementation in some areas of the old Town district. In addition, if you are Prayer by Car, please Use temporary parking Car. For details, please see the Chowa Town Town Hall website below. https://www.town.nagawa.nagano.jp/kanko_bunka_sports/kankojoho/matsuri/2199.html...

Chowa Town is a town created by the merger of "Nagato Towns" and "Wada Village" in Heisei 17. We are celebrating our 20th anniversary this year. The history of fire hydrants... Next week, January 14th and 15th, Furuwa Town Furumachi Toyoke Grand Shrine's annual festival "Otaya Festival". Fireworks are scheduled for 19:00~ on the 14th. Fireworks in the middle of winter are quite rare! Wishing 🌞 you good weather

Chowa Town Scene of Route 178, the road leading from Wada to Utsukushigahara (R6.12.20) It snowed again this morning. There is more snow on the road, and it is assumed that it is icy. Be sure to wear a chain!!

Roadside Station Marumero Station Nagato The current temperature is 9 degrees Celsius. Today is a suddenly warm day. Thank you for the sun 🌞~!! Tomorrow the maximum temperature will be 4°C again. 1st photo: Jizo of Nagakubo (intersection of Route 142 and Route 152) 2nd photo: Former Wada Junior High School

Vessel-shaped shime ornament 😍 on Kadomatsu New Year's decorations of this form are often used in this region. In the past, they used to put offerings in it! JA Shinshu Ueda Yodakubo Southern Branch Kadomatsu and Sacred straw ropes. It is said that the local senior citizens' club decorates it every year.

Photo taken on December 20 in Chowa Town Chowa Town Tengu suddenly appears along Route 178 from Wada to Utsukushigahara. The "Ishison Shrine" on the mountain in the back of this is enshrined with a tengu mask. It seems to have snowed again this morning, so there may be a little more snow now.

Chowa Town 🧣 has been feeling winter for a while Scene 😊 of the beautiful pond this time There are also ❄️ places where frost columns have formed and there is a slight freeze.*° Please be careful ⚠️ when driving as the surrounding roads may be icy