Your first visit to Shimosuwa
Meet local religious traditions and sculpture at Suwa Taisha’s Shimosha Harumiya and the Manji Stone Buddha. Kamisha and Shimosha are separate sites, so select Shimosha Harumiya carefully on the map.
Read the guide →Meet a new place with Tabi. Discover sights, local food and a first walk.
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Meet local religious traditions and sculpture at Suwa Taisha’s Shimosha Harumiya and the Manji Stone Buddha. Kamisha and Shimosha are separate sites, so select Shimosha Harumiya carefully on the map.
Read the guide →Pair the shores of Lake Nojiri with literature at the Issa Memorial Museum. Check transport between the two stops and your return journey, keeping the schedule unhurried.
Read the guide →Take time for Takashima Castle’s moat and the lakeside park on the Suwa City shore. Lake Suwa borders several municipalities; this guide focuses on the Suwa City side.
Read the guide →Meet nature at Garyu Park and silk-industry history at the Old Otagiri Residence. Check access to the park and the house separately.
Read the guide →Visit Yamada Onsen and Yataki Falls in Takayama Village, Nagano, distinct from Takayama City in Gifu. Check transport between the stops and seasonal access separately.
Read the guide →Meet highland waters and woodland at Lake Megami and Gosensui Nature Park. This guide covers Tateshina Town, written 立科町, rather than the whole Tateshina Highland area on the Chino side.
Read the guide →Visit the old street at Unno-juku and Myojin Pond in Geijutsu-mura Park. This pond is in Tomi, distinct from the pond of the same name at Kamikochi.
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