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Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort

Leisure / Hobbies

Otari village Kitaazumi-gun Nagano prefecture Tsugaike plateau

Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort is popular among beginners and families for its safe terrain. The Kane-no-naru-oka course slopes gently down the hill and has a generous width of over 1200 meters. Skiers can also enjoy the fantastic atmosphere when the slopes are lit up during night skiing. The uma-no-se (horseback) course for advanced skiers is set on a narrow ridge with large humps continuing down the steep slope. On fine days Mt. Fuji can be seen from the highest point at an elevation of 1700 meters. For the adventurous why not try out the special Heli-ski and Snowboard activity.
Tateshina Amusement Aquarium

3.0

31 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Chinoshi Kitayama 4035-2409

An aquarium located close to Pilatus Tateshina Snow Resort in Kitayama, Chino City. Situated 1,750 meters above sea level, it is the highest aquarium in Japan. Specializing in freshwater fish, visitors can view lake and river fish from around the world, including pirarucu, the largest freshwater fish in the world. The aquarium also allows pets and has a dog park.

淡水魚しかいないのか、と失礼ながらそれほど期待をせずに入館したのですが、とても楽しめました！マニアックな魚が多く派手さはないものの、見たことのない魚や各水槽の説明文に、こんな生き物がいるの？！という驚きが止まりませんでした。説明も読みながらじっくり見て回ると、豆知識も増えるし、おもしろかったです。
Fujimi Panorama Resort (Ski resort)

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Nagano Pref. Suwagunfujimimachi Fujimi 6666-703

This ski resort is in Fujimi Fujimi Town. Besides winter sports there are many activities that showcase Mt. Nyukasa’s natural seasonal scenery. You can enjoy trekking and mountainbike riding in spring and summer and in autumn you can go on one of the many gondola rides and see the scenery illuminated by the Mt. Yatsutagake sunrise; options include the “premium sea of clouds gondola” “fall foliage gondola” and “night gondola” rides. In addition because the ski slopes make a heart shape when viewed from the Yatsutagake observation platform onsite the area is known as a sacred lovers’ spot.
Shinshu Fruits Land (Shinshu Nakano Inter Branch)

3.5

20 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Nakanoshi Kusama Yasudaji temple border 1356-1

An orchard standing along Prefectural Route 29 in Kusama, Nakano City. From June to around November, visitors can enjoy picking cherries, peaches, grapes, and apples (when in season). The orchard also has a restaurant which can accommodate groups and which serves chestnut okowa rice, Shinshu beef sukiyaki meals, and other dishes. In the orchard's fast food area, meanwhile, you can eat curry and noodle dishes. The orchard's shop sells farm-fresh produce and an abundant variety of Shinshu souvenirs.

団体で利用し、2階で団体用のメニューで食事をしました。味は当たり障りのないものでしたが、野沢菜が絶妙な塩加減で、とても美味しかったです。
Trick Art Museum Karuizawa

4.0

24 Reviews

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Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Kyukaruizawa 809

"A museum situated along the Old Karuizawa Ginza Street in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The museum displays around 100 pieces of ""trick art"" such as images which appear to jump out at the viewer depending on the viewing angle, and works of art which make use of forced perspective. Visitors can also use some of the works on display to take amazing photos. Pets are allowed in the museum and can even be brought into the adjoining cafe."

入口が狭いのと入場が高いので、気にはなってたけど中々入れなかった美術館。いざ入ってみると三階建てで奥行きもあったのと、インスタ映えするので、けっこう長い時間写真撮ったりして、楽しめました。
Obuse Museum / Nakajima Chinami Kan

4.0

36 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 595

The Obuse Museum / Nakajima Chinami Kan opened in 1992, and they store and display collections by modern Japanese painter Chinami Nakajima in the “Nakajima Chinami Kan” building, as well as traditional “matsuri yatai (festival stalls),” Obuse cultural artifacts. The trees in the area display the beauty of the four seasons, and the “Hanasaku Burari Art Museum” certainly lives up to its name. It’s about 12 minutes on foot from Obuse Station on the Nagano Line and about five minutes from the Obuse Smart Interchange on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway.

今年こちらは開館30周年[開館；平成4年(1992)10月22日]でこちらでは 9月23日-12月６日迄《中島千波の世界展千波の昔と今（東京藝術大学在学中の作品から現在の作品を展示）》が開催されています。 [中島千波館][第一展示室][第二展示室][キャラリー]に展示されている作品は写真撮影禁止なので写真で紹介出来ませんが屏風《樹霊淡墨櫻》のような作品は絵に関して素人である私のよ...
Floral Garden Obuse

3.5

37 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Nakamatsu 506-1

This flower museum is located in Nakamatsu, Obuse Town. Surrounded by five famous peaks, Mt. Karida, and other sights, you’ll find flower gardens with themes based on various seasons. There’s the “Chinese phoenix” garden based on the Hokusai Katsushika depiction of the firebird, the “Tropical Fantasy” greenhouse featuring 200 types of plants, and other exhibitions. There’s also a flower shop that sells gardening goods.

秋も終わりに近く、落ち葉のお庭にはお邪魔しませんでした。フラワーショップではクリスマスの寄せ植えやリースが並び、とてもお安く魅力的でした。花の盛りの頃に、もう１度訪れてみたいと思います。
Tateshina Teddy Bear Museum

4.0

34 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kitasakuguntateshinamachi Ashitahatsukano 1522

"This museum is on the Daimon Highway in Ashidahatsukano, Tateshina Town, Kitasaku County. It has 11,000 teddy bears from Japan and abroad on view, with enormous dioramas and special manufacturer collections. Their ""Teddy Bear Plaza"" shop is the largest of its kind in Japan. You can visit it without entering the museum."

宿泊していたホテルの向かい側にあるので、チェックアウト前に見学しました。館内は可愛いテディベアがいっぱい。ウエディングや世界の街角などのセットにいろいろなスタイルをしたテディベアがお出迎えしてくれます。多種多様なシーンを見て楽しめるのが最高です。お土産コーナーも充実。どのテディベアを選ぼうか迷うくらい。小さいお子様連れのファミリーにはオススメのスポットです。
Tanaka Honke Museum

4.0

32 Reviews

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Nagano Prefecture Suzaka-shi Kurincho 476

This is a museum in Kokumachi Town, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, using the house of the Tanaka merchant family who amassed great wealth in the Edo period through grain, rapeseed oil, tobacco, cotton and brewing. In the 10,000 square meter plot around the stone storehouse are the former main building, reception hall and bathing room, and the strolling garden with central pond is beautiful in all seasons. In the stone storehouse exhibition room is a permanent exhibit of the daily goods used by the Tanaka family from the middle of the Edo period into the Showa period, and there are special exhibitions held five times a year.

The Edo-Style 5 course meal was the most incredible blend of flavors and exquisite taste my husband and I ever experienced! We traveled to Suzaka after our trip to Nagano and got to experience the...
Omachi Alpine Museum

4.0

30 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Omachishi Omachi 8056-1

The Omachi Alpine Museum, located in Omachi, Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, opened in 1951 as Japan’s first museum dedicated to mountains. In addition to introducing the wildlife and history of the Hida Mountains, the museum also holds exhibitions on the symbiosis between mountain-top ecosystems and people. At the attached zoo facility, Hida Mountain wildlife like Japanese serows and owls are kept; an exhibit featuring ptarmigans, a designated National Special Monument, reopened in 2016. The facility is a popular place to view rare mountain animals.

Very modern inside. Most of the signs were Japanese only, but it was still possible to figure out the gist of the displays (we were one non-speaker and one beginner-speaker). Especially liked the...
Komoro City Koyama Keizo Art Museum

4.0

30 Reviews

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Nagano Komoro-shi Tei 221

A 10-minute walk from Komoro Station and a 10-minute drive from the Komoro Interchange. This art museum is located close to Kashima Shrine on the northwest side of Komoro Castle Park. The museum displays the works of Western-style painter Keizo Koyama, an honorary citizen of Komoro City who has also been awarded the Order of Culture. Established by the artist in 1975, the museum and the artwork inside it have been donated to the city. The museum's wide-ranging collection, spanning an array of periods and genres, also includes water colors, sketches, and depictions of Mt. Asama and a summertime forest the artist created while a junior high school student. The museum also holds special exhibitions and exhibitions of works submitted by the general public.

懐古園のずっと奥にある美術館です。浅間山の溶岩が点在する庭を歩いていくと美術館に着けます。展示室内は撮影不可になっています。遠目で雰囲気がわかる撮影ならOKとのこと。念のため、撮影済みの写真をその場で見てもらって了解を得ました。フランスやスペインの街並み・浅間山や姫路城の絵画などが展示されています。どの絵画も見ごたえがあり、あたかもその場にいるかのような錯覚を覚えます。高輪プリンスホテルに展示され...
Mizuno Museum

4.0

29 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Wakasato 6-2-20

"An art museum standing on Prefectural Route 372 in Wakasato, Nagano City. Specializing in Nihonga Japanese paintings, the core of the museum's collection consists of pieces assembled by businessman Masayuki Mizuno over many years. The museum houses many pieces by master modern Nihonga painters such as Yokoyama Taikan. Designed to be a facility where visitors can take their time and fully experience the beauty of Nihonga paintings, the museum is stylishly designed inside and out. A 2,300 square meter, fully fledged Japanese garden stands in front of the museum and is planted with the Kiso Goboku, ""Five Trees of the Kiso Valley"" -hinoki cypress, hiba, umbrella pine, Japanese arborvitae, and sawara cypress. "

生誕１３５年記念「川端龍子」展が目的で初めて訪れた。作品は５つのテーマに沿って１００点ほどが２．３階に展示されアトリエまで復元されていた。龍子の作品を纏めて観られたのは龍子記念館だったが今回も展示の殆どが記念館所蔵のものだった。「会場芸術」と称して制作された大作には「草の実」の優作があったが「鳴戸」や「筏流し」の名品はなかった。ただ敗戦直後に描かれた「爆弾散華」や２曲二双の「南飛図」、また青龍展の...
Okaya Silk Museum (Silk Fact Okaya)

4.5

17 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Okayashi Gouda 1-4-8

"This silk museum is in Okaya City, Nagano Prefecture lets you learn about the history of silk and more. It also has a silk reeling studio that's open to visitors. Stop by the Mayu-chan Kobo workshop to try your hand at ""cocoon crafts"" and hand weaving. The museum is popular with locals and tourists alike."

こちらは《シルク岡谷の絹産業遺産（近代化産業遺産群）》全15件中 No10&12...
Iida City Museum

4.0

29 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Idashi Outemachi 2-655-7

This art museum located in the Iida Castle ruins collects and exhibits many pieces by Hishida Shunso, a painter who was born in Iida City. The museum holds periodic lectures on the arts, nature and folklore of the city and also permanent and special exhibits. The museum also has a planetarium where they offer programs with contents that change every season.

美術館としては飯田出身の画家菱田春草の作品、博物館としては伊那谷の文化を示す展示物やなぜか恐竜模型がフィーチャーされています。飯田長姫高校の跡地利用ということでそこそこ広大、敷地内に「柳田邦男館」「日夏耿之介記念館」などの付帯施設が充実しています。
Oshika Median Tectonic Line Museum

4.5

16 Reviews

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Nagano Shimoina-gun Oshikamura Okawara 988

This museum has exhibits on the Median Tectonic Line. It's the largest fault line in Japan running along the western half of the Japanese archipelago from Kanto to Kyushu. It's almost directly below Mt. Akaishi and the main peaks of the southern Alps near Shizuoka's prefectural border. Though it runs overland for 1,000 kilometers, this is one of the rare portions where you can observe a fault outcrop and other unique geological features. The curator will take the time to explain in detail everything from the creation of the Japanese islands to the geology of earthquakes.

地学・地理学の，地形・地質・岩石などに興味がある人のための博物館。かなり力の入った展示だが，大量の展示品と，大量の解説に，辟易する。パンフレットも，ぎゅうぎゅうに，つめて書いてある。ガイドによる解説がない場合，基礎知識がないと，あるいは知的好奇心がないと，居続けるのは，きつい。実際，ほぼ同時に入館した２組は，さっさと出て行った。予約しておけば，解説に人気のある，前館長が説明してくれる...
Iizuna Resort Ski Area

4.5

15 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Kamiminochi-gun Iizunamachi Kawakami 2755-209

A ski area built on the eastern slope of Mt. Reisenji, one of the peaks of Mt. Iizuna, which itself is counted as one of the Five Peaks of Northern Nagano. The resort has a variety of courses for everyone from beginners to advanced skiers to enjoy, including the 2,500-meter Long Course, the 100-meter wide Flat Burn, and the natural snow Powder Course. Snowboards can also be used on all of the courses. The resort is also a place where families with children can have fun, and in addition to a kids' park with walking course and sledding hill popular with children, the resort has a daycare facility for children between the ages of 18 months and six years.

ナイターが2月29日まで毎日営業、長野市街の夜景を見ながらのナイター滑走は最高、長野市街から３０分で別世界。１枚バーンのゲレンデでの滑りは爽快そのもの。
Ueda City Museum of Art

4.0

9 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Uedashi Tenjin 3-15-15

An art museum located in Tenjin, Ueda City. The museum's collection consists primarily of works by artists deeply connected to Ueda City such as Western-style painter Kanae Yamamoto, sculptor Tsuruzo Ishii, and photographer Harry K. Shigeta. In addition to displaying this collection, the museum also holds special exhibitions. In addition, the museum has a studio and gallery available for use by residents as well as a children's studio.

複合的な文化施設サントミューゼの一角にある美術館。歴史が浅いらしく、館内はとても綺麗。あと美術館らしく、個性的な作り。日曜日に行ったが、入館者はとても少なかった。モネ、ムンク、ピカソらの作品を紹介する展覧会を開催していたのに！地方の美術館らしく、すいている。でも、他人に気兼ねすることなく、名画を鑑賞する。もったいないけど、入館者には都合が良い。
Tateishi Park

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Suwashi Kamisuwa

Tateishi Park offers great views of the urban landscape, Lake Suwa, Okaya, Shimosuwa Town, and even the Northern Alps (Hida Mountains) during fair weather. The panoramic sunset view has earned widespread acclaim, and it is ranked among the 100 best sunset spots in Shinshu, the “New Japan Top Three Night Views,” and the “Top 100 Night Views.” It is also known as a natural habitat of Japan’s national butterfly, the giant purple butterfly. It is about 30 minutes by car from the Suwa Interchange on the Chuo Expressway.
Nature Kids Forest House

5.0

22 Reviews

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Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi

"An outdoor activity center adjoining the Karuizawa Prince Hotel East in Karuizawa, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. The center holds ""kids challenge"" events consisting of a variety of seasonal outdoor activities. The center also has programs such as a forest crafting activity, and a fully-fledged climbing facility which requires no advance reservation. In addition, the center holds special seasonal programs like starwatching around a bonfire, and nighttime forest safari tours."

My kid loved it when we stayed in Prince Karuizawa. 森の家 is within walking distance from the cottage and just next to the shopping mall. It is also just 2 minutes walking from the ski lift. We enjoyed...
Karuizawa New Art Museum

3.5

28 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 1151-5

Artworks from the postwar period of Japan to the present day are exhibited here. The art museum was created with the intention to publicize outstanding artworks both domestically and internationally. Exhibitions display works not only from Japanese contemporary artists but from overseas artists too. The museum has invented itself to appeal to the expectations of art fans from all over the world. The museum houses a restaurant, café and shop where you can get some KaNAM original goods which can only be purchased here.

After missionary Alexander Croft Shaw’s building a chapel in Karuizawa, this town has been a sought-after fairyland for wedding. My wife and I visited the Museum on a sunny morning. Turns out there...

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Nagano Areas

Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.