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Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture is a town rich in nature and history in the center of Nagano Prefecture.

◇History of Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture
In Chowa Town, where the Nakasendo Highway, which connected Edo and Kyoto, passed during the Edo period, there are two Shukuba-juku, Nagakubo-juku and Wada-juku, and it is a tourist spot that still retains the remnants of that time.

・Nakasendo No.28 Wada-juku
The Shukuba-juku is located at the foot of Mt. of the difficult "Wada Pass", which is about 800 meters Elevation the Nakasendo, and many travelers I nourished my energy here.
The nationally designated historic sites "Wada-juku Main Camp", "Rekishi no Michi Shiryokan Kawachiya", and "Daikokuya" are lined up and you can enjoy the atmosphere of the Edo period.

・Nakasendo No.27 Nagakubo-juku
In the Edo period, there were as many as 43 Shukuya (inns), the second largest of the 26 Shukuba-juku inns in Shinano.

In addition, Hoshidan Pass in Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture, has been a production area of Obsidian stone since Long time ago, and many people have lived there.
Obsidian, which is sharp and easy to process, was used as a material for Stoneware for 30,000 years.

◇Introduction of sightseeing spots in Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture◇
・Utsukushigahara Highlands
It is a Lava plateau that spreads around a Oogashira of 2,034 meters Elevation, and offers spectacular views of mountains such as Mt. Fuji, Yatsugatake, Gari and the Northern Alps.
You can also see the idyllic scene of cows grazing on the Utsukushigahara Highlands.
The evacuation tower "Tower of Beauty", which is installed in the center of the plateau to protect climbers by ringing a bell when fog occurs, is also a symbol of the Utsukushigahara Highlands.

・Roadside Station Marumero Station Nagato
Fresh local vegetables and Specialty products are also a great spot to buy Souvenirs.
In June 2020, we opened Markets Kokuyo, a direct sales shop with an exterior where you can feel the atmosphere of the Edo period.

・Kokuyo Water
In the Toll road toll station of the Wada Pass, the not far from Famous Water Plaza is spring with water filtered by Obsidian bedrock.
It has been selected as a "One of the 37 best waters in Shinshu".

・Nagato Hot Spring Yasuragi no Yu
It is a facility where you can enjoy a day-trip hot spring adjacent to the Roadside Station "Marmelo no Eki Nagato", and the spring quality is sodium sulfate Hot spring, which is one of the "three most beautiful spring qualities in Japan". There is also an open-air bath and a Minamoto hot spring "Hagama bath".

・ Wada-juku Hot spring Fureai no Yu
A day-trip Hot spring facility located in a corner of the vast sports park "Yuyu Park". The quality of the spring quality is "calcium sodium sulfate Hot spring. You can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons from the open-air bath.

・Obsidian Experience Museum
You can learn the results of excavations in an easy-to-understand manner from actual Stoneware, anime, models, etc.

・Hoshikusokan
You can learn about the state of Obsidian mining in the Jomon period, which was revealed by excavations, in an easy-to-understand manner through projection mapping, which directly projects onto the strata.
* Those who enter the museum need to register at the Obsidian Experience Museum.

・Blanche Takayama Ski Resort
Slope for skiers only, boasting 80% clear skies.
There are various mountain trails and it is a ski resort that parents and children can enjoy.
*The 2023-2024 season ended on March 31.

◇Event Information of Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture◇
・Otaya Festival
It is an annual festival held every year in January at Furumachi Toyoke Grand Shrine.
Five festival float decorations are dedicated in the town.

・Wada-juku Shukuba Festival
It is an event that reproduction the history and culture of Wada-juku during the Lunar Bon Festival period, and is visited by many tourists.
At night, lanterns illuminate the Shukuba town.

◇Specialty products and specialties of Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture
Chowa Town's Specialty Products include Dattan-soba noodles and fried rainbow trout.
Specialty products nurtured by the rich nature of Chowa Town delight many tourists with their fresh taste.

◇Enjoy your trip to Chowa Town, Nagano Prefecture
Chowa Town is a cityscape where you can enjoy the rich nature and atmosphere of the Edo period.
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