📍Wakihonjin Okuya (Tsumago inn)

A magical phenomenon called “slanting light,” visible only on clear winter days, is shining beautifully today!
Beams through the latticed windows draw white, elegant lines in the irori smoke 🪄

The slanting light begins to appear around 10:00, from the right side of the irori,
and now, at about 12:30, the light falls straight onto the irori. (Photographed today at 12:15)
When it centers on the middle is the best moment for a photo opportunity 📷

Around the winter solstice,
the light that now reaches about halfway across the irori moves forward, stretching nearly to the tatami.
The sun’s angle changes how the light falls ✨

Tomorrow’s forecast is clear, so you might catch the slanting light again ☀

Wakihonjin Okuya / Historical Museum (Nagiso Town Museum)
📍Within Tsumago-juku (Azuma, Nagiso town, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture 399-5302)
⏰9:00–17:00 (last admission 16:45)
🎌Closed on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays
💰600 yen