Said to be one of the oldest shrines in Japan, Suwa Taisha Kamisha is visited by many tourists throughout the year. In the Edo period, it flourished as a castle town of the Takashima Domain, and in the Meiji period, it flourished as the center of the global silk industry.
Experience the history of Japan in Suwa City, be surrounded by Nature, and spend a blissful time.
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Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign
This is the ninth year! Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign! 12 facilities belonging to the inn association offer carefully selected supreme plans at a great price!!
★ Accommodation at great value
(1) Accommodation Use tickets (from 10,000 yen) that can be Use at Kamisuwa Hot Spring ryokan hotels as a thank-you gift for Suwa City Furusato Nozei are available, so please pay taxes wisely this winter from your favorite navigation site and save Use.
(2) NEXCO's Japan speed travel Drive plan, which includes a 10,000 yen Accommodation common ticket and about 50% off expressway Fee. You can apply from the Home page of NEXCO CENTRAL Japan.
Product name Kamisuwa Hot Spring Drive plan with common accommodation ticket
★ Guests who stay during the period will receive a gift by lottery.
Prize A: Accommodation subsidy voucher Used at Kamisuwa Hot Spring worth 10,000 yen [50 people]
* Delivered with 2 5,000 yen tickets Expiration date: January 31, 2026 (Reiwa 8) (planned)
Prize B 2025 (Reiwa 7)August 15 Held in Suwa Lake Festival Fireworks Display on Lake Suwa Admission Ticket [15 pairs, 30 people]
* Seats are scheduled in front of the Suwa Lake Geyser Center
We hope that you will take this campaign as an opportunity to patronize Kamisuwa Hot Spring!! The Hot Spring of the upper Suwa will last for a long time after bathing!! (It's my opinion of the gluttonous Kasai...) In Suwa, let's refresh the fatigue of 2024 and start ♨ 2025 happily and energetically
Gluttony Kasai's "Recommended Sightseeing Course in Winter"
・ Suwa Gokura drinking comparison sake brewery tour ⇒ Kamisuwa Hot Spring ・ Accommodation ⇒ Suwa Grand Shrine First Pilgrimage to the Shrine ⇒ Eels for cold soil in the Suwa region
★ Kamisuwa Hot Spring Winter Accommodation Campaign HP
https://kamisuwa-onsen.com...
There are also details, so please check it out!
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2024.12.03 Maruyasu Tanakaya Main Store
On this day, the gluttonous Kasai was again lured by the sweet Aroma and said, "I visited the main store of Maruyasu Tanakaya.
The person who took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us was Mr. Tsuchihashi.
There and a main store near the Suwa Lake, and there are two stores in the Suwa City of Kamisuwa Station, one in front of Kamisuwa Station. The company was founded in 1929 in front of Kamisuwa Station as Maruyasu Tanakaya. This year, it is a confectionery and cake shop that boasts a history of 95 years.
Speaking of Maruyasu Tanakaya? It is a "cheesecake entremet" that can also be ordered!! It seems that the beauty advisor Chizu Saeki introduced it as a more well-known opportunity. Cheesecake entremet itself is a flagship product that has been loved for 40 years. It is also shipped nationwide, so I hope that people from all over Japan will be able to enjoy it!
Maruyasu Tanakaya has a strong image of Western confectionery, but when it was first founded, it made Japanese sweets. The recipe from that time is still being used in "Yokan"! It is made with red beans and azuki beans carefully selected from the fact that we have been wholesaling Rice, so please enjoy yokan!
Mr. Tsuchihashi's recommendation is the country of ⇒ Shinano!! Gastronomical delicacies with chopped chestnuts in Butter castella and wrapped in lemon cream with a refreshing aroma! It has been loved for about 50 years, likened to the prefectural song "Shinano no Kuni" that the people of the prefecture love! Also, on the side, the ♪ country of Shinano is ~ 十州にぃ~ The old country name of 10 provinces is on the side of the packing paper!! I love this wrapping paper so much that I use the packing paper of the previous model as a teaching material.
Maruyasu Tanakaya There are a variety of sweets, so there is also an eat-in space! Everyone, please invite your friends to tea time and enjoy it.
★ Maruyasu Tanakaya Main Store
📍 3-1421-1 Takashima, Suwa City
☎ 0266-52-0126
◎ Business hours: 10:00 ~ 19:00
◎ Regular holiday : Closed on Wednesdays
◎ Online shop : https://www.suwa-tanakaya.jp/products/list...
◎ Home page: https://www.suwa-tanakaya.jp//
Today, I went to “Maruyasu Tanakaya Main branch”. They have another branch close to Kamisuwa station. They started in 1929. So, this year 95 years!!! Many Japanese traditional sweets shop has long history. This day, Mr. Tsuchihashi Managing Director talk to me.
Their shop’s famous product is “Cheese Cake Entreme”. It been loved for 40 years. Many media and magazine were coming in to the spotlight for Cheese Cake Entreme. They have online shop therefore, nationwide shipping. Please enjoy in your home.
I imaged Maruyasu Tanakaya making western sweets just like Cheese Cake Entreme. But it was wrong… At the beginning their shop, it was Japanese Traditional sweets shop. Yokan (sweet bean jelly) is as it was then.
Mr. Tsuchihashi’s recommendation is “Shinano no Kuni”. It is butter sponge cake inside chopped finely chestnut. Finally, Lemon cream covered it. Sounds so yummy, right? Definitely!!!
They have many kinds of sweets. If you come to Suwa city. Please try them! I bet you like!
★ Maruyasu Tanakaya Main Branch
3-1421-1 Takashima,
Suwa-shi, Nagano pref
☎ 0266-52-0126
◎ Business hours: 10:00 ~ 19:00
◎ Regular holiday: Closed on Wednesdays
◎ Online shop : https://www.suwa-tanakaya.jp/products/list...
◎ Homepage : https://www.suwa-tanakaya.jp//
https://www.suwa-tanakaya.jp/products/list...
https://www.suwa-tanakaya.jp//
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In fact, on December 1st, at the Suwa City sightseeing Information Center on the Kami-suwa Station campus, Shizune-chan Suwa the top of "Hot Spring Musume" appeared!! The voice actor in charge is Nanaka Suwa!
◆What is Hot Spring Musume?
Hot Spring Musume is a project created with the main purpose of regional revitalization to Broadcasting the charm of Hot Spring resorts and Sightseeing spots throughout Japan both domestically and internationally through various contents such as anime, manga, characters, and voice actors.
For a long time, there had been Shimo Suwa Watane-chan in Shimosuwa Town, but she had not yet manifested herself in Kami Suwa. In yesterday's manifestation of Kami Suwa, the twins, Kami Suwa Shizukune (older sister) and Lower Suwa Watane (younger sister), managed to get together yesterday! Thank you for waiting.
At the Information Center, we sell can batches (up to 2 pieces) and acrylic key chains (up to 1 piece) per one person. For those who purchase a total of 1500 yen or more, we will give you an original sticker!
Please be careful! We look forward to seeing you!
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2024.11.27
この日、食いしん坊 河西は、またまた和菓子屋さんへリサーチに行きました!!! それは、園月堂本舗 福島店です! でも、皆さん、何か写真で気付きませんか? ほら!ほら!!! 園月堂さんに行くので浮かれて、お店の外観撮るの忘れてるんですよ。。。 本当に、食い意地が勝ってますよね。。。 お恥ずかしいです。。。 次回は、確り致します!
園月堂本舗さんの、女将さんの片桐さんにお話を聞きました! 創業78年(昭和21年)から、園月堂になる前の屋号で始められたようです。 最初は、上諏訪駅前にあったそうですよ! 4年後に小和田、その8年後に清水の方へ店舗を拡大して行きました。 今は、清水店と平成4年に、この福島店をオープンされ市内2店舗で和菓子をご提供頂いています!!!
女将さんのオススメは、復刻した“湖城もなか”と“兜最中”です!!! 最中も4種類程あり、とても沢山の種類がありました。 女将さん曰く、「餡子も各和菓子屋さんで、それぞれ違うので自分が好きな餡子を探してみるのも面白いですよ!」と、お教え下さいました!!! 「最近は、外国のお客様が少しずつ増え、洋菓子のクリームより、餡子はカロリーが低いので注目されてきているのかも知れません。」と、仰っておりました!
◎ 園月堂本舗 福島店
📍長野県諏訪市中洲福島5398-1
☎ 0266-58-1547
◎ 営業時間:9:00 ~ 19:00
◎ 定休日 : 清水店・福島店共、毎週火曜日
◎ 園月堂本舗 清水店
📍長野県諏訪市清水1-2-12
☎ 0266-52-1543
◎ 営業時間:9:00 ~ 19:00
Nov. 27th in 2024
Today I went to Engetsu-dou Hompo which is Japanese traditional sweets (Wagashi) shop in Suwa city! “Wa” means Japan. “Gashi” means sweets. So, Japanese traditional sweets call Wagashi? They have two shops in Suwa, Shimizu-machi area and Fukujima area. I went to Fukujima location. Don’t you notice about pictures??? Did you? I was focus for Wagashi… That’s why I forgot to take a picture about Engetsu-dou’s exterior… That’s big mistake! Horrible!!! I’m so sorry about that. I’m gluttony. Wagashi was right front of me, I lost from Wagashi’s temptation. So, I forgot took the shop’s exterior photo…
Ms. Katagiri (landlady) introduce her shop and Wagashi. They founded in 1946. About 78 years. The shop was front of Kamisuwa station. They started with the different name of the shop. It became Engetsu-dou in 1950. Shimizu-machi branch opened in 1958. Fukujima branch opened in 1992.
I asked her, “what is your recommendation Wagashi?” She told me Kojou Monaka and Kabuto Monaka. Monaka is a Japanese sweet that is bean‐jam‐filled wafers. Also, she said “You can enjoy Wagashi every season, and each shop has original sweetened red bean paste. So, you can enjoy to find your favorite shop. Now, gradually increasing foreign customers. I think they realized Wagashi is less than calories compare to cake.”
★ Engetsu-dou Hompo Fukushima branch
📍Nakasu-Fukushima, 5398-1
Suwa city, Nagano Pref.
☎ 0266-58-1547
◎ Business hours: 9:00 ~ 19:00
◎ Regular holiday: Shimizu and Fukushima stores, every Tuesday
★ Engetsu-dou Hompo Shimizu branch
📍Shimizu 1-2-12
Suwa city, Nagano Pref.
☎ 0266-52-1543
◎ Business hours: 9:00 ~ 19:00

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Haven't you all been tired lately???
It's a little early, but why don't you plan to light up a building that is also designated by the country with your friends, lovers, and family?
In December, we will light up at Suwa Katakurakan for 6 days only on weekends! It is a nationally designated important cultural property Katakurakan, which was also the filming location of the famous Hot Spring movie Thermae Ro◯e! Period, in fact, "natural eel" is in season! So much so that there is a cold soil in January!
Suwa・Okaya no Unagi ⇒ Katakurakan Light up ⇒ How about a refreshing vacation from daily fatigue and stress at Kamisuwa Hot Spring? Oh!! Don't forget to book your inn!
★ Period : December 7 (Sat), 8 (Sun), 14 (Sat), 15 (Sun), 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun) December 6 (Reiwa 6)
★ Time : 17:00~20:00
* Bathing hours at Katakurakan are until 20 o'clock. (Last reception until 19:30)
Haven't you all been tired lately???
It's a little early, but why don't you plan to light up a building that is also National Important Cultural Property with your friends, lovers, and family?
In December, we will light up at Suwa Katakura Museum for 6 days only on weekends! It is a nationally designated important cultural property that was also the filming location of the famous hot spring movie THERMÆ ROMÆ! From now on, "natural eel" is actually in best season! So, we have “Kan-no-Doyou” in January!
I recommend this plan!
1.Suwa-Okaya area’s eel ⇒ 2. Katakura-kan’s Light Up ⇒ 3. How about a refreshing vacation from daily fatigue and stress at Kamisuwa Onsen (hot spring)?
Oh!! Don't forget to book your accommodation!
・Period : December 7th (Sat) and 8th (Sun). 14th (Sat.), 15th (Sun.). 21st (Sat.), 22nd (Sun.)
・Time : 17:00~20:00
* Bathing hours at Katakura-kan are until 20 o'clock. (Last reception until 19:30)
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On this day, the gluttonous Kasai visited a Japanese confectionery shop that I had been interested in for a long time!
It is "Koshido" in Suehiro, Suwa City.
We interviewed President Kurita about his story. It is a long-established Japanese confectionery store that has been in business for 99 years since 1925 (Taisho 14)!! The current president seems to be the third generation. It just so happened that five days before I visited, a Local newspaper published an article saying that the hanging paper and stickers of Koshido's Standard products were designed by students of the Local Suwa Industrial High School. Even in the midst of history, I was fascinated by such a flexible place, and I made an appointment.
According to the president, there used to be 60~70 stores in the Suwa City Confectionery Association, and there were Member stores stores in the city alone, but now there are only 17 stores. I wanted to pass on to future generations the culture of Japanese sweets that my ancestors left behind. I myself love bean paste, and I have always liked Japanese sweets. On this day, you can enjoy Japanese sweets in all four seasons
I was able to learn anew!! Sakura mochi and Kashiwa mochi in Spring, peony mochi and hagi in Ohigan, pig mochi and tsutsugayu in autumn... I would like to introduce you to very delicate and delicious Japanese sweets!
◎ Koshido
📍 Suwa City Nagano Prefecture Suwa City Suehiro 12-12-9
☎0266-52-0920
◎ Business hours: 9:00 ~ 18:00
◎Regular holiday : Closed on Wednesdays
◎ Online shop : www.okashi-net.com/mall/koshido/
This day, I went to Koushi-dou. It is traditional Japanese dessert shop in Suwa city. Mr. Kurita is president and craftsman at the shop. His shop started 99 years ago. He is a third-generation. In Nov, 9th, I saw article at newspaper about his shop. Suwa jitsugyou high school students designed for his product’s sticker.
He told me, long time ago was 60 – 70 traditional Japanese sweets shop was here in Suwa city. But now are only 17 shops… I think I need to such great tradition to pass down to future generations!!! I didn’t know we can enjoy traditional Japanese sweets each four seasons!!! Can you believe it? It is true!!! In this autumn Dango, Inoko-mochi, Tsutsugayu. In spring, Sakura-mochi, Kashiwa-mochi and so on. I still need study about Japanese traditional sweet. I will write about each season’s Japanese traditional sweet continue from now!
◎ KOSHIDO
📍 Suehiro12-12-9, Suwa city, Nagano Pref, Japan
◎ Tel: 0266-52-0920
◎ Business hours: 9:00 ~ 18:00
◎ Regular holiday: Closed on Wednesdays
◎ Online shop: www.okashi-net.com/mall/koshido/
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Comet Atlas
Did you know that by 10/13~10/26, the comet was seen with the "naked eye" in Japan? The gluttonous Kasai is... I was so focused on my appetite that I forgot about it. Sorry... Then, Mr. F.N., a co-photographer, provided us with a photo. It's a 🌠 very nice photo, I want to take a beautiful picture like this! And I'm happy to be born in a city where you can see such a beautiful scene! I think it's a city we can be proud of!!
Don't you remember that the comet was seen from Tateishi Park? That scene in that movie!! You can see the lake, and the comet is falling... Right! It's that movie! "Your ◯" This is the model of Lake Itomori! It is also rumored to be a "sacred place" that foreign customers can visit. I received a photo of Comet Atlas of Mt. Shigane seen from Tateishi Park, so I will deliver it to you. There is a comet in all of them, so please look for them!
* The brightness has been adjusted.
After all, on the day of this shooting, it seems that there were many talented photographers in Tateishi Park! The lens of the camera alone is the price of one light Automobile!!!! The camera is very profound. My wife is angry with me for not using a single-lens reflex camera at all, but I will 📷 do my best every day to deliver attractive photos of Suwa to everyone
* Personally, I would appreciate it if you could teach me how to operate the camera (how to shoot fireworks and comets) with the Nikon D series (7100 old Squid Mera, but I love it).
・Tsuchinshan-ATLAS
Did you know, you could see the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS on Oct 13th – Oct 26th? Even on your naked eye. One of my friends gave to us this picture. Filmed by Miss F.N. It’s so beautiful, emotional and fantastic pictures. I'm so proud of my city and truly happy to be born in Suwa!!!
Lake and comet, can you remind famous animation movie? I know you can. ‘Your Name’ right? She gave us some picture. I want to share to you guys these fantastic pictures. All pics show the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, please find it out!!!
That day, so many cameramen were Tateishi park. One of them told her, this camera lens was about over $6500!!! That’s so amazing!!! It's deeper than it seems… I have Nikon camera (not so expensive but it is so nice camera). I have to study how to take a picture way better than before. I need skill up my technique before my wife got mad to me… Because, I hadn’t used my camera recently. Hey, I know, I need a practice over and over, right?
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2024.10.22
On this day, while enduring hunger (laughs), I went to a Autumn leaves spot in the city and took a photo in order to deliver "Suwa Autumn leaves Information", which has been receiving many inquiries recently. It was sunny in the morning, but in the afternoon it became cloudy due to my bad Squid. Please forgive me...
The following are my impressions of each Spot, but my personal subjectivity has been included, so I would appreciate your understanding and understanding.
(1) Takashima Castle, Gokoku Shrine ⇒ Ginkgo was not colored at all, but was still lush. I have the impression that the maple has also begun to fade in color.
(2) Around Suwa Lake and Lakeside Park ⇒ I have the impression that it is starting to color little by little, but I feel that it is still a long way off.
(3) Katakurakan ⇒ I have the impression that the Ginkgo is gradually becoming yellowish, but I think it is still a long way off.
(4) Tateishi Park ⇒ This is also the impression that it is starting to color little by little.
It was raining on the 23rd, but the maximum temperature was 23 degrees Celsius. The mornings are also warm, and the maximum temperature is around 20 degrees Celsius this week, and the minimum temperature does not fall below 10 degrees Celsius. I feel that it will be later than every year!
Today, I’ll update to you guys about Suwa city’s Autumn Leaves recent situation. I got some phone call about these types of inquiry. So, I went Suwa Autumn leaves spots in Oct, 22nd!!! That day’ AM was sunny, but I’m unlucky man! PM was so cloud… Please forgive me!!!
*Caution: it is in my opinion please understand it!
1. Takashima Castle and Gokoku Shrine --- Gingko was so green! Just some leave was turning yellow.
2. Lake Suwa and around Kohan Park --- I think 20 - 30% was changing their leaves color to yellow and red.
3. Katakura-kan --- I think 20 - 30% Katakura-kan’s Gingko is gradually changing yellow color.
4. Tateishi Park --- I think same as Katakura-kan, Maples and Cherry blossoms are changing their leaves to red color. (20 - 30%)
Yesterday was rainy in Suwa. But it was 74 degrees Fahrenheit!!! It wasn’t cold, it’s so crazy… Usually in Suwa around November, it is supposed to be under 59 degrees Fahrenheit. I think Suwa Autumn leaves are delay for more than a week compare to usual year.
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Oyayu Hot Spring Joint Stock Company has opened to the public "Suwa Taisha Navi" for foreign visitors to Japan and tourists in Japan.
This app is a hands-on app exclusively within Suwa Grand Shrine and supports four languages: English, Chinese (traditional), French, and Japanese, and introduces the highlights of the four Suwa Grand Shrine shrines. The navigator will feature "Princess Suwa", an official character of Suwa City, and will introduce you to 84 places of monuments and buildings in total.
If you download the app and launch it locally, you can listen to the explanation, and the part where you heard the explanation will be marked with a fan. I think ♪ it will be a memory of your trip
The Shinyu Onsen L.P. started to service for about Suwa Taisha Navigate application for foreign visitor and domestic tourist.
This application deal with Japanese, Chinese (Traditional Chinese), French and English. It introduces for four shrines (Honmiya, Maemiya, Harumiya, Akimiya). The navigator is for Suwa city’s accreditation character Princess Suwa!!! She explains for all four shrines about 84 monuments and buildings.
First, you download to application and then you got to Suwa Taisha’s any four shrines. Finally, put on GPS, then go to spot, it will be starting to explain it by Princess Suwa! Also, after explained spots, it shows marked by Japanese hand fan stamp. It’s good trip memories for you about Suwa and Suwa Taisha, right? Please try it out!!!
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2024.10.05 Kamisuwa Highway Machiariki Drinking
On this day, there was 🍶 a big Events in the city of Suwa, "Kamisuwa Highway Town Aruki Swallowing Aruki". From Kamisuwa Station, within a 1km walk along National Route 20, Suwa's Famous Sake Brewery Gozo is lined up, and for this Events, we made it a pedestrian paradise to the traffic light in Suwa 2-chome ~ Motomachi. The members of Suwa's Gozo served the famous sake 🍶 that they served with confidence. This year, Japanese cypress became an Events where you can enjoy famous sake with the Aroma of Japanese cypress. The tickets were limited to 3,000 and were so popular that they were sold out on 9/30!!
Since last year, the number of Snacks stalls restaurants in the Local has increased, and there have been stalls by people in the neighboring area!!
On the day of the event, I was a little worried about the weather, but at 11:00 a.m., when the ticket was exchanged, the exchange place was crowded, and the city began to be crowded toward the start of the pedestrian paradise at 12:00, and at 13:00, the start time, there was a line in front of Gozo for the brand I was looking for!! At the opening, after greetings from the mayor of Suwa City City and the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Standard "Wood Usage" in Suwa was cut into the mouth. After that, the woodcutters walked along the Along the road and responded to requests until 🎶 around 17:00 at the end. From 14:00, Local dancers enlivened the venue. It was impressive that the audience was dancing with them and seemed to be having a lot of fun.
There was also a large line of stalls, yakitori, eel, karaage, bandit grilling, chicken wings, Ghibier dishes, skewers, apple candy, bento shops, french fries, grilled Soba noodles, etc. Not only Sake, but also the Snacks stalls here were also very successful! Drinking delicious Sake and touching delicious Local dishes and Snacks will naturally make you 🎶 smile. I was able to meet the smiles of many people! Thank you very much.
And what surprised me was the small number of Traditional Japanese straw raincoat. Held in, I picked up trash at Kamisuwa Station ~ the back of the venue just before the end, but it seems that there was not much trash on the street. I think it was the result of everyone who participated sorting and throwing it away. As I walked around with the bag, I said, "If you have trash, please put it in this bag!" and several people who came to the venue said, "Wow, that's amazing! Do you even collect trash? Thank you very much." I was so tired that I was called out! I was 😢 very happy
Next time, all the staff will continue to devote themselves to ensuring that the customers who come to the event are satisfied and fun, that the local people can understand and cooperate, and that the city of Suwa can be revitalized.
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