2025 Shinshu Sakuhomachi Tourism Photo Contest Announcement! We are holding the "2025 Shinshu Sakuhomachi Tourism Photo Contest" again this year! 🌳 We are accepting photos that can be used for tourism posters, pamphlets, and similar materials. The application period is Tuesday, April 1, 2025 to Sunday, August 31, 2025. We look forward to your submissions! For details and the entry form, please visit the Sakuhomachi Tourism Association official website or see the second image. The forms are also available at the Roadside Station Yachiho Kogen Visitor Center, so feel free to stop by ✨

Shinano-Omachi is now wrapped in full spring weather. Starting in April, Station-to-Hike finally begins! https://www.jreast.co.jp/ekihai/w_app.html... This year the app gets a refresh. Please download it before you join! There are two spring courses, both themed around flowers and water. https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/event/90973/... Please also read the article from my reconnaissance visit. https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/blog/90844/... This walking route is packed with human activity from the Paleolithic era to the present, the wisdom of predecessors, and the gifts of vast nature. You’ll find flowers, delicious sweets, and charming craft shops. We’ll introduce places recommended for lunch, so come walk Shinano-Omachi this spring. Flowers, water, the Alps, and many smiling faces await you! posted by Ruru

New: The Nagano Prefecture tourism map has arrived. The 2025–2026 edition of the Nagano tourism map is here, and gracing the cover is the 45 m antenna of the Nobeyama Radio Observatory—surely one of this year’s most talked-about sights. It’s a great honor for the observatory to appear on the cover of a map that represents Nagano’s 77 cities, towns, and villages. Copies of the map will be available at tourist spots throughout Nagano Prefecture. Pick one up and take a look.

Nagawacho Tourist Information Center will begin lending e-bike rentals called “Nagawa Cycle” for this season from Saturday, April 12. Reservations opened on Wednesday, March 12! Please make your reservation from the site below! https://fd-system.tours/plan/?plan=plan000257... 〇 Reception hours 9:30–14:00 〇 Usage hours 9:30–16:30 〇 Pickup location Nagawacho Tourist Information Center (2424-19 Furumachi, Nagawacho, Chiisagata District, Nagano)

[About Bamboo Shoot Picking 2025 and Bamboo Cutting and Shredding Work] Preparations are underway in the park this year to hold the bamboo shoot picking event again. The day before yesterday, we carried out bamboo cutting and shredding work. The cutting work involves thinning out old bamboo to expose the ground surface to sunlight. (Rising ground temperature is necessary for bamboo shoot growth.) The cut bamboo has its branches and leaves removed and is fed into a shredder to make bamboo chips. When spread on the ground, the bamboo chips become compost. This improves soil nutrition and helps produce tastier bamboo shoots. Preparations are currently under way to hold this year’s bamboo shoot picking. The event period is under consideration, but it is expected to run from around mid-April to early May. Details will be posted on the Toyooka Tabi Jikan website by the Toyooka Village Tourism Association, so please check it for updates. https://www.vill-nagano-toyooka-kanko.jp/tourism/experience/mikaku-02/5968/...

【⛄️Snow-Dusted Omachi City❄️】 After yesterday’s snow, fukujusō flowers in the Shinko area of Miasa were nestled in the snow❄️The yellow blooms peeking out from the white snow create a lovely contrast🌼A few photographers were taking pictures📷✨The cityscape visible from Omachi Park also showed a light dusting of snow⛄️After the chill through yesterday, today’s sunlight feels pleasantly gentle☀️A few sunny days look likely😌That said, it may still be a little while before true spring arrives in Omachi City😌 🌼Spring Flower Update 2025🌼 https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/news/88859/... 🌸Last Year’s Cherry Blossom Report🌸 https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/news/88713/...

Shinshu High Yamazakura Festival Takayama Village is dotted with Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) that are over 100 years old. Led by the 600-year-old Tsuboi Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms), Water the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Mizunaka, the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Akawa Kannon, the Shidarezakura (weeping cherry blossoms) of Nakashio, and the Edohigan cherry blossoms of Kurobe are called the Shinshu Five Great Cherry Blossoms of Takayama, and Events such as Cherry Blossom Trek Tour are Held in in conjunction with the good cherry blossom season. Please take a look at the single cherry blossom that blooms quietly in the mountain village. For more information on cherry blossom Information and Events, please check the Home page.

【Recruiting Participants】 2025.4.12 (Sat) "Rikugo Yamazakura Cherry Blossom Walk" will be held in 🌸 again this year Why don't you walk through Rikugo where the cherry blossoms bloom while feeling Spring? 🚶 If you would like to participate, please apply by one of the following methods. (1) Web application form (available on the website of the Ikeda Town Tourism Association) (2) Contact the Ikeda Town Tourism Association We look forward to receiving your application! 🌸 Please 😆 also check out Yume Farm's "Spring Festival" —————————————— Ikeda Town Tourism Association Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture Ikeda Town Ikeda 4169-3 TEL：0261-62-9197 MAIL　info@ikeda-kanko.jp ——————————————

Hello, this is the Shinshu Suzaka Tourism Association. This is 💕 an announcement of the Lover's Mecca Sanctuary Events in Suzaka Art Park Let's go see the silhouette of the heart played by the light~! The shadow of the monument of the sacred place of Lover's Mecca ties the heart, special days twice a year, (Twice a year, the day of the autumnal equinox in September and the day of the Spring equinox in March) For those who took a picture in front of the monument, the first 50 people will receive a little gift 💕 At the World Folk Doll Museum in Suzaka Art Park, Maturity!! You can also experience the chicks. ~On the day of the Spring equinox, please go to Suzaka Art Park~ Held in: Thursday, March 20, 2025 Spring Sunday 11:00~12:30 Held in Location: Nagano Prefecture Suzaka City Suzaka Art Park in front of the Heart Monument Hina-sama Rikiri Experience Events Held in: Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays until May 18, 2025 Held in Location: Suzaka Art Park World Folk Doll Museum Rental fee: Children's costume 600 yen, adult costume 800 yen Morning Session 10:00~11:30 Afternoon Session 13:30~15:00 The first 10 people each time, no advance reservation required * Since it is a costume that can be easily worn, please dress with a companion.

🚴‍♂️Tour de Yatsugatake 2025🚴‍♂️ Thank you very much for all your entries🙇🏻‍♀️ The entry deadline for Tour de Yatsugatake is tomorrow, the 16th❗️ We are still accepting entries, so if you haven't signed up yet, please hurry🚴‍♂️💨 The secretariat is based at Roadside Station Yachiho Kogen. *Entries are accepted via the QR code on the second page!*

I have experienced ❄️ snowshoeing in Shiga Highlands Activities that can be enjoyed even by those who do not ski or snowboard! If you wear snowshoes, you can 😳 walk in areas that you can't enter during the green season and even on ponds! !️ The Torii (shrine gate) gate is ⛩ covered in snow Have a snowy white field to yourself 👣 where no one walks We also found 🐾 several footprints of animals such as rabbits and foxes Impression ✨️ by all of them are valuable experiences Why don't you experience snowshoeing that makes everyone from children to adults smile together? It depends on the remaining snow, but it seems that you can ♪ enjoy it until around the May holidays For details, check 👀 the Home page of the Shiga Highlands Nature Conservation Center. https://shizenhogo-center.shigakogen.gr.jp/guide_winter/...

【Hokuriku Shinkansen Iiyama Station 10th Anniversary Events】Announcement ㊗️🎉 of the appearance of Okomin 2015 (Heisei 27) the 10th anniversary of the opening of Iiyama Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen on March 14 this year! !️ Held in a commemorative events on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the 🚄⭐️ business A large number of local characters from Shin-Etsu Nature Township will gather, and you can 🐻️ meet Alkuma and Okomin Please come and join us! ●Held in Date & Time: Thursday, March 20, 2025, 2025 (Reiwa 7) (2025) 9:30 a.m. ~ 3:30 p.m. ●Held in: JR Iiyama Station, Tourism Exchange Center other https://www.city.iiyama.nagano.jp/.../10thanniversaryevent... https://www.city.iiyama.nagano.jp/soshiki/kikakuzaisei/kikakuchosei/info/10thanniversaryevent?fbclid=IwY2xjawJA27tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHeTgqGasghXjIsA5dmG73xXlgDvlz8ofjgfa8hHFuQKc2bGPETguOrU7OA_aem_pCpCqNvP5IWIL93HMi6MDQ...

【Yudanaka Station Hot Spring Kaede no Yu Notice of Bath Fee Revision 🍁 】 Thank you very There is a much for Use "Kaede no Yu Hot Spring Yudanaka Station" on a daily basis. In addition to the recent rise in fuel costs, prices of all products continue to rise. Our Facility has also made efforts to reduce costs, but it is difficult to maintain current prices. Therefore, we will revise the bathing fee from April 2 (Water). Thank you for your understanding and understanding. * Regular holiday is Tuesday, April 1. * Please note that when applying the Town residents discount, you may be asked to present an official certificate (driver's license, My Number Card, insurance card, etc.) that can confirm There are Address.

Would you like to share the appeal of Azumino through outdoor activities set in this landscape? Azumino City trains all-around outdoor guides to meet visitors’ needs as it seeks to become a mecca for outdoor sports. Learn the fundamental skills and knowledge of an outdoor guide and make your mark as an Azumino Outdoor Guide. For details, please visit the official Azumino City Tourism Association website. https://azumino-e-tabi.net/outdoorguide...

【Events】 Saturday, March 22 【Tour of sweets shops in Ikeda Town】 will be ✨ held in One person 2000 yen Capacity: 20 people The application period is until Monday, March 17. Because it has become, Apply as soon as possible (^^) Ikeda Town's Exquisite Sweets It is ♪ a very nice Events The time is also snack time after lunch. Ikeda Town's Aroma Coffee Take a breather at the craft park Gari to serve ♪ You can Fun both Japanese sweets and Western sweets, so please take this opportunity to participate! ------------------------------------------- 〈Application〉 Ikeda Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry TEL　0261-62-5085 *Reception hours are Weekdays 9:00~17:00 -------------------------------------------

【Events】 Yume Farm will Held in a Spring festival from March 31 (Monday) ~ April 20 (Sunday) This year, in addition to WS and cherry blossom software using herbs, there will also be food and drinks using cherry blossoms In addition, regarding the "moss phlox 1 pot 50 yen ticket" at the bottom right of the leaflet, you can Use if you print out the flyer (black and white is acceptable) before coming to the venue and bring it with you. * Please note that the presentation of the smartphone screen is not Subjected. The quantity is limited, so please use it as soon as possible. (^^)♪ Please ★ come to the beautiful Rikugo where you can enjoy the extraordinary---

[Hayashi Park Walk & Picnic Tour] Now accepting participants! A relaxed walking tour to enjoy the scenery. For the picnic lunch, enjoy local strawberry fruit sandwiches, apple juice, and freshly brewed coffee. For details, please see the Toyooka Tabi Jikan website. https://www.vill-nagano-toyooka-kanko.jp/tourism/guide-tour/cycling-guide-tour-02/8985/... Date and Time: Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6 Both days meet at 11:00 AM and dismiss at 1:00 PM Meeting Place: Toyooka Tabi Jikan (next to Roadside Station Minami-Shinshu Toyooka Marche) 12407 Kamishina (Kumashiro), Toyooka Village, Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture 399-3202 How to Apply: ・Phone (0265-49-3395) ・Google Form (a link is posted on the page above).

【🌸This year’s cherry blossom viewing in Shinano Omachi🌸】 Although Omachi City still sees chilly days below freezing, it’s starting to warm up a little✨ It may be a bit early, but I’m sharing some cherry blossom photos😌 We plan to post blooming updates on our social media and website again this year, so please keep an eye out☑️🎶 Please come and enjoy spring in Shinano Omachi🌈 🔽🔽Last year’s blooming information (for reference)🔽🔽 https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/news/88891/... 🔹Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route (opens April 15) https://www.alpen-route.com/index.php... 🔹68th Harinokidake Shintaro Festival (June 1) — now accepting participants❗️ https://kanko-omachi.gr.jp/event/90816/...

🌼🆕 Sakuhomachi, Nagano Prefecture brochure 🌼 Hello everyone 🌟 This is the Sakuhomachi Tourism Association in Nagano Prefecture. The Sakuhomachi, Nagano Prefecture brochure has been refreshed! 😸👏🏻👏🏻 From today, you can pick one up freely in the Sakuhomachi, Nagano Prefecture section of the Roadside Station Yachiho Kogen Visitor Center 🌼💫✨ We also carry brochures for Minamimaki, Kitaaiki, Minamiaiki, Koumi, and Kawakami. Feel free to stop by anytime ✨

Mt. Meshimori's Daylily Mt. Meshimori, located on the Nobeyama Highlands at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake, has an elevation of 1643 m and the elevation of Shishiiwa at the trailhead is 1457 m, making it a mountain suitable for Hiking that even children can climb. The Mt. Meshimori is located on the Water ridge of the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean, and if the weather is good, you can enjoy the view of Mount Fuji, Southern Alps, Yatsugatake, and Mt. Asama. Mt. Meshimori, the daylily are in full bloom in July. It is a superb view point that you should definitely visit.

Just when you thought it was going to be warm in March, it snowed again... 🗻❄️ In Yamanouchi Town, it happens every year, so the monkeys are not 😌 surprised On such days, the best thing to do is ♨️🐒 to take a dip in the Hot Spring Oyster snow and be careful of accidents while driving.

A poster Yamanouchi Town Alkuma × of the Shinshu Campaign Executive Committee is now available! !️🐻️♨️☁ Scene of Arkuma coming to play at the Dragon King Sola Terrace and Kaede no Yu became a 😊 poster It is a Shinshu tourism promotion of JR East Japan Nagano Branch Office and JR Central, and will be 🚄⭐️ posted at stations in the Tokyo metropolitan area in the East Japan area Kaede no Yu It is also posted in the Inside the facility! ♨️🍁 Take the line Car to Suisui Shinshu. 🚄🚅 Please come and visit us 🍎🐻️🐵♨️

Would you like to advertise? 〜 The Yamanouchi Town Planning and Tourism Bureau is looking for advertisements to be publication on digital signage! «Signage installation location» ・Ekinaka Yamanouchi (Yudanaka Station) ・ Roadside Station Kita Shinshu Yamauchi ・Snow Monkey Park Bus Shelter ・Yamanouchi Information Center «Application Procedure» (1) Download the "Publication Application Form" from the Home page of the Japan Tourism Bureau, Fill in ✍ the required information (2) Sent ✉️📮 by e-mail or mail For more information, please visit our 💻 Home page https://www.info-yamanouchi.net/2025/02/27/%e5%b1%b1%e3%83%8e%e5%86%85%e3%81%be%e3%81%a1%e3%81%a5%e3%81%8f%e3%82%8a%e8%a6%b3%e5%85%89%e5%b1%80%e3%80%80%e3%83%87%e3%82%b8%e3%82%bf%e3%83%ab%e3%82%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%83%8d%e3%83%bc%e3%82%b8%e5%ba%83/...

Announcement: Reservations Open for Komadeike Campground The cold days continue, but spring is just around the corner. Today reservations opened for Komadeike Campground, a campsite in Sakuhomachi. Reservations are currently accepted through the end of May, a brilliant time to see azaleas, fresh green birch and larch, and other highland plants. Information for the 2025 season is now posted on the Komadeike Campground website—please take a look. 🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸 Reservation Start March 5 at 10:00 AM (Reservations accepted for stays through May 31) Please note that phone reservations are not available until April 18. ⁡ Operating Period April 18–November 24 Some plans, such as cottages and bungalows, have shorter operating periods. Open dates: Friday, April 18, 2025 – Monday, November 24, 2025 (national holiday) The final day is for check-out only. Cottages and bungalows: April 21 – November 10 Showers (Green Tree / Auto Sanitary building): April 18 – November 3 The central shower building remains open through the final day. Reservation Windows March 5 at 10:00 AM — reservations accepted through May 31 April 5 at 10:00 AM — reservations accepted through June 30 May 5 at 10:00 AM — reservations accepted through July 31 June 5 at 10:00 AM — reservations accepted through August 31 July 5 at 10:00 AM — reservations accepted through September 30 August 5 at 10:00 AM — reservations accepted through October 31 September 5 at 10:00 AM — reservations accepted through November 23 Please refrain from tentative bookings. We will confirm with anyone booking two consecutive weeks or five nights or more. If we judge a reservation to be malicious, we may cancel it. Thank you for your understanding. Important Changes for the 2025 Season ☑️ Kayak events around Komadeike on weekends from July through September These events, which proved popular at last year’s KOMATSURI, will be held regularly. They offer a rare chance to leisurely tour Komadeike, which normally prohibits all activities. ☑️ Same-day check-in plan dedicated to solo campers introduced ☑️ Two-room tents added to rental tent lineup We will offer a limited number of Snow Peak Elfield tents. Try the now-common two-room tents at an affordable price. ☑️ Plans to build a walking trail that circles Komadeike (planned) ☑️ “Trip ’til You Get Home” service available at Yachi Cafe inside Roadside Station Yachiho Kogen We will offer Yachi coffee, an original Yatsugatake blend, at half price to one driver. Enjoy a good coffee before you hit the expressway and drive home safely. Other minor changes apply. 🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸🏕️🌸

Lake Smoking in the Fog Shirakoma Pond in Kita Yatsugatake, the fresh greenery season is relatively quiet, unlike the Autumn leaves season. The foggy lake is fantastic.

Planetarium screening of Detective Conan: The Flashing Spaceship now showing! From the afternoon of Thursday, March 20, the Globe Theater (dome theater) at the Nanmoku Village Rural Culture Information Exchange Center (Vegetaball With) will begin screening the Detective Conan planetarium program Detective Conan: The Flashing Spaceship (Payload) 🚀🎥🎞️ Enjoy the immersive experience unique to a planetarium🔊 For details, please see the Nanmoku Village Rural Culture Information Exchange Center website. https://star-nobeyama.com//

Spring at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake Yamanashi trees at the foothills of Mt. Yatsugatake, Nobeyama Highlands, pure white flowers bloom. Yatsugatake with residual snow, blue sky and white clouds, fresh greenery green and yellow dandelions herald the arrival of Spring on the Highlands. The flowering of the Yamanashi tree is in May.

Horizon at the foothills of Mount Yatsugatake May is a beautiful season Spot photographing twin trees where you can see the fresh greenery meadows of Mt. Yatsugatake foothills Nobeyama Highlands and the Southern Alps of the remaining snow in the distance beyond the horizon.

Would you like a limited-edition Washi folder made by Matsuzaki Washi in collaboration with Omachi City Tourism Association? Quantities are limited. Each one is a unique, one-of-a-kind work. Use it to hold precious photos or organize treasured letters. We also introduce Matsuzaki Washi on the Activity Book Instagram account. 📌https://www.instagram.com/omachi_activitybook/... Can you hear the footsteps of spring?🌸 For Omachi City tourism information… 📌https://www.kanko-omachi.gr.jp// We’ll be posting flower updates soon🌸 posted by Ruru

The 2025 Tangram Madarao Winter Triathlon in Shinshu Shinanomachi has taken place! This is a winter triathlon featuring three snow events: running, cycling, and cross-country skiing. This year’s event welcomed triathlon Olympian Yuichi Hosoda as a special guest. Although light rain fell, the competitors gave it their all with spirited performances!