◆Suwa Shrine and History of the Mikata Stone◆ On the large stone enshrined in Suwa Shrine, there is a large hand mark on it, which is the origin of the hand-shaped stone. A long time ago, a messenger came to Izumo from Takamagahara, where eight million gods gathered, and urged him to return to the Great Kingdom. The Great Lord's order immediately agreed and surrendered, but his young son, Tateminakata Mikoto, did not accept it, and the judgment was broken, and finally the battle was fought against the Takemikazuchi of Takatengahara. Squid was defeated and fled, but Takemitsuchi pursued him endlessly and finally caught up with him in the land of Sawara. He surrendered, put a handprint on a stone beside him, and made a vow of return, and peace was established between the two gods. This place is called "Chase Pit". It is said that it is a stone that was made because Wu Yan Hammer came after the life of Ken Gomeikata.

◆Mibusawa Fudo Falls◆ It is a beautiful waterfall with a drop of about 17 meters and falls in a straight line. Since ancient times, it has been revered as sacred water, and has been used as a place for practitioners to practice and purify. Fudo Myo, who stands on the left facing the waterfall, is said to have been solicited from Mt. Narita in Shimousa Province in the eighteenth year of Kyoho (1733), and it is said that the waterfall attracted people's worship, and the festival was crowded with many Worshippers from nearby towns. Tradition of begging for rain also remains. The two stone Buddhas standing in front of the statue of Fudo Myō are Kongara Doji (left) and Seitaka Doji (right), which were erected to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the solicitation in 1934. At this time, the Silkworm Jade God (Golden Princess), the Matsuo Taseko Song Monument, and the Monument (Kitahara Shinzan Shosho) were also erected at the same time. Gift 5th Place: Matsuo Taseko Sword Self-Chanting 　Mansei Mao Never Lost Kana Renya Mifusawa Noh Taki no Shirai Nobori Guuri Kaheshi Miyako 　(Yorozuyomo Constant Nagareya Mibusawa no Taki no Shirai and Repeating) ●Details of Mibusawa Fudo Falls ・Parking lot 　Several cars can be parked on the side of the road. ・Toilet 　without ・Other 　From the parking lot, walk along the Promenade for about 5 minutes. ・Inquiries 　Toyooka Travel Time (0265-49-3395)

Peach picking [2024] July 6, 2024 (Sat) ~ August 12, 2024 (Mon) Reservations will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Please apply from the Toyooka Travel Time Home page. We have prepared a peach-filled discount plan that includes peach picking (for souvenirs) + All you can eat peaches and an All you can eat Traditional Japanese straw raincoat plan. Popular peach picking every year! Please come and make memories this summer with your family and friends. By reservation only is required during the period. Please make a reservation at least 3 days before the experience date. Please be sure to read the [Details] carefully and proceed to the WEB reservation page. For group reservations (via travel agencies), please contact Roadside Station Minami Shinshu Toyooka Marche 0265-48-8061. * If you do not go through a travel agency, even if you come by bus, etc., everything will be treated as an individual. [ Details ] period Saturday, July 6, 2024 ~ Monday, August 12, 2024 * Reservations may not be possible depending on the weather and peach growth conditions. Reception hours 13 times a day (7 in the morning / 6 in the afternoon) ９：００ / ９：３０ / １０：００ / １０：３０ / １１：００ / １１：３０ １２：００ / １２：３０ / １３：００ / １３：３０ / １４：００ / １４：３０ =Notes= In principle, reservations and information after 14:30 cannot be accepted. Please make your reservation with plenty of time to spare. Please come to the reception location (Toyooka Travel Time) so as not to be late for the reserved time. Please note that if you are late for your reservation time, we may not be able to guide you. Plan (tax included) 【Peach picking + All you can eat set plan】In principle, please make a reservation at least 3 days in advance. =Individual Plan= 2 pieces stripped + All you can eat 2,100 yen 3 pieces + All you can eat 2,300 yen =Family Plan= 《Up to 4 people》 6 pieces stripped + All you can eat 7,000 yen 《Up to 6 people》 10 pieces + All you can eat 10,500 yen Reservations are not required Restrooms available All you can eat only. All you can eat for 20 minutes 1,500 yen 《Reception hours》 9:00~15:00 * Peach picking includes the entrance fee to the park and the experience fee. * Customers who choose the All you can eat only plan will not be able to enter the park. * Fee for all above plans is uniform for ages 4 and over. Use for children under 3 years old is not allowed, but All you can eat is free of charge. Stream of the day (time required: about 1 hour) [Peach picking + All you can eat set plan] (1) Reception and payment (Toyooka travel time) ↓ (2) Harvesting experience (move to Taoyuan) * Each person travels by private car ↓ (3) All you can eat 20 minutes (dedicated space for Roadside Station and market All you can eat) =Notes= ◎ All transportation will be by private car. You will be given a map of Taoyuan at the reception. ◎ Depending on the congestion situation, (2) and (3) may be before and after. ◎ Immediately after reception, you will be asked to do the park or All you can eat. (* Please refrain from moving to other sightseeing spots after reception) ◎ Restrooms available may not be removed depending on the weather and the condition of the park, but Souvenirs (peaches plucked in advance by the owner will be handed over at the park). ◎ Please aim for about 60 minutes from the mogiri experience to the end of All you can eat. 【All you can eat only plan】※Restrooms available is not required. (1) Reception and payment (Roadside Station and Yooka market sightseeing Information Center or Toyooka Tourism Association and Yooka travel time) ↓ (2) All you can eat 20 minutes (dedicated space market All you can eat Roadside Station) =Notes= ◎ Customers who choose the All you can eat only plan will not be able to enter the peach picking garden. ◎ All you can eat only plan does not require reservation. Please accept and pay at the Toyooka market sightseeing Information Center. ◎ It will end as soon as the All you can eat peaches of the day runs out. request Peaches are delicate fruits. Do not press the peaches that are growing on the tree or the All you can eat peaches. Meeting point and inquiries Toyooka Travel Time (Toyooka Tourism Association) Business hours: 9:00~18:00 〒399-3202 Nagano Shimoina-gun Toyooka Village Kuma Shiro 12407 TEL：0265-49-3395 Email：toyotabi@vill-nagano-toyooka-kanko.jp If you come with a car navigation system, this facility is a new facility, so you will be directed to a different location at the above address. If you are using a car navigation system, please set "Toyooka Village Central Nursery School" or "Roadside Station Minami Shinshu Toyooka Marche" as your destination. If you use Google Maps, you can search for "Toyooka travel time". How to make a reservation Same-day guidance is also possible, but reservations will take precedence. We may not be able to guide you on the day, so we recommend that you make a reservation in advance. Phone Reservation 0265-49-3395 (Reception hours 9:00~18:00) WEB Reservation * Reservations for 2024 will start at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 22 * Peach picking web reservation page [Cancellation] There is no cancellation fee even on the day, but please be sure to contact us in case of cancellation.

◆ Myojin Stone ◆ Myojin Stone is an oval-spherical boulder with a major axis of about 2.5 meters, a minor axis of about 1.8 meters, and a height of about 1.2 meters yen. I don't know how long it has been in this area, but it is thought that it was brought from the Ina Mountains by the flooding of the Mibuzawa River in ancient times. This rock has been revered by people since ancient times as a mysterious rock that is not frightened by large floods, even though it can be easily moved by the power of a child. Also, I don't know when it started, but it was surrounded by a Jade fence and was considered a sacred place of worship for Suwa Grand Shrine. The origin of the name is unknown, but it is said that when the Suwa Grand Shrine solicited the Suwa Daimyojin to this area, a shintai was enshrinement on this rock and a festival was held until the shrine (Mibuzawa Suwa Shrine) was completed. Since then, it has been customary to use this rock as a temporary enshrinement for the Shintai during the expansion and renovation of the shrine. ● Details of Myojin Stone ・ Request to customers who Use 　The people of the district take good care of this stone. 　When you go inside and push the stones, be careful not to break the Sacred straw ropes or sakaki decorations. ・Facilities 　Restrooms available with handrails ・Toilet 　without ・Parking lot 　None (Use the parking lot in front of the nearby Mibusawa Suwa Shrine) ・Inquiries 　Toyooka Travel Time (0265-49-3395)

How do you do. This is the Minami-Shinshu Tourism Public Corporation! We will send out recommended Tourist Information in the Minami Shinshu area of Nagano Prefecture on COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, so thank you. ---- What is the Minami Shinshu area in Nagano Prefecture? The Minami Shinshu area is located at the southern tip of Nagano Prefecture and is the southern gateway to the prefecture. It is a beautiful region where you can feel the rich nature of the four seasons created by the Tenryu River, which streams from north to south through the center of Minami Shinshu, the Central Alps, and the majestic mountains of the Southern Alps. The Minami Shinshu area consists of 14 cities and towns in Iida City and Shimoina-gun. ⚪︎ Iida City ⚪︎ Matsukawa Town ⚪︎ Takamori Town ⚪︎ Anan Town ⚪︎ Achi Village ⚪︎ Hiraya Village ⚪︎ Neba Village ⚪︎ Shimojo Village ⚪︎ Sellaki Village ⚪︎ Tenryu Village ⚪︎ Yasuoka Village ⚪︎ Takagi Kimura ⚪︎ Toyooka Village ⚪︎ Ōshika Village History of ---- Minami Shinshu area From the Shiojiri Inn of Nakasendo, the Sanshu Highway (Ina Highway), which goes south along the Minami Shinshu area along the Tenryu River, Restrooms available a history of prosperity as a Highway important places connecting Edo and Kyoto. Among them, Iida City, which is also the center of Minami Shinshu, currently boasts the fifth largest population in Nagano Prefecture, flourished as a post town on the Sanshu Highway in the Edo period, and developed as a castle town of the Iida Domain during the Sengoku period. Iida City, with its beautiful Towns Maintenance in a Go board shape and its culture inherited from ancient times, is called "Shinshu's Little Kyoto". Traditional culture and traditional crafts inherited in ---- Minami Shinshu area In the Minami Shinshu area, many traditional cultures such as kagura, puppets, Bon Odori, and festivals are still passed down, and it is said to be a treasure trove of folk performing arts. In addition, Minami Shinshu is a production area of Mizuhiki crafts, which accounts for 70% of the nation's production. Mizuhiki is a culture that has been in Minami Shinshu for more than 300 years, and is a decorative string used for the front of gift bags. Fruits of ---- Minami Shinshu area Specialty Products The Minami Shinshu area is a "treasure trove of fruits" where you can enjoy various fruit picking throughout the four seasons. We will introduce the Representative Fruit Picking and its charm of Minami-Shinshu, a fruit kingdom that boasts the one of the most production volume in Japan, with terrain suitable for fruit production, such as abundant sunshine hours and temperature differences between day and night. ・Cherry picking Cherry picking in Minami Shinshu can be enjoyed in early summer. You can pick and taste the red ripe high-grade fruit cherries on the spot, and their sweetness and juiciness are exceptional. ・Pear picking Pear picking can be enjoyed from late summer to autumn. Fresh pears can be picked on the spot and enjoy the fresh taste. Minami Shinshu pears have a strong sweet taste and a crunchy texture. ・Apple picking Minami Shinshu is one of the one of the most apple cultivation areas in Japan. During the autumn harvest season, many people from all over the country visit in search of apples from Minami Shinshu. You can pick and taste the bright red ripe apples yourself, and their mellow aroma and sweetness are attractive. In addition, you can enjoy "Strawberry picking", "Grape picking", "Blueberry picking", and "Peach picking", and you can enjoy taste hunting such as "bamboo shoot picking" and "chestnut picking" other than fruits. ----Summary The Minami Shinshu area is a place where nature and history are in harmony. Hiking and camping in the great Nature are also recommended! There is also a night tour to see the starry sky in Achi Village, which is said to be the best starry sky in Japan. There are many ways to enjoy the Minami Shinshu area, such as enjoying the food culture of Local agricultural products and Local cuisine, the spectacular scenery of the four seasons, and various activities! Visit the Minami Shinshu area, where nature and history are in harmony, and experience its charm. Beautiful nature and culture await you. Cool JAPAN VIDEOS will provide recommended Tourist Information for the Minami Shinshu area of Nagano Prefecture, so thank you!

◆Toyooka Iris Garden◆ The Iris Garden is located on a Takadai hill overlooking the Central Alps in the middle of the river terrace. I had been growing various flowers as part of my hobby since around 1938, but when I Visiting the site of the Lauris Garden in Aoki Village, I became fascinated by the variety of irises such as color, size, and shape of the irises cultivation there, and I started purchasing bulbs. Later, as the number of cultivation varieties exceeded 100, the planting space became too small, so it was relocated to the current farmland of 30 acres. 　 There was a request from the village to open the park as a tourist park, and in 2002 I obtained a qualification as a landscaping coordinator, and in 2003 I started Open to the public as an iris garden. 　 Iris Cultivation is a plant that does not like high temperatures and humidity, and there are many occurrences of diseases, and it is difficult to manage because it needs to be replanted and replaced once every three years, but we continue to Cultivation that it would be nice if people who visit it could feel peace when they see the flowers blooming at the end. 　 Currently, about 5,000 irises of more than 200 species and more than 300 species of Flowers in addition to irises are in bloom, making it a spectacular flower garden. Administrator: Hideko Tado ● Details of Toyooka Iris Garden ・Opening Period 　Late April ~ Mid May Iris 　Late May ~ Early June Roses ・Opening Hours 　8:00~17:00 (Open open all year) ・Admission fee 　300 yen (high school students and older) ・Parking lot, toilet 　And ・Other 　There is a sale of seedlings ・Inquiries 　Toyooka Travel Time (0265-49-3395)