Transportation Spots in Eastern Shinshu Area

  • Roadside Station Raiden Kurumi no Sato
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    4.0
    76 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Toumishi Shigeno Otsu 4524-1
    A roadside station standing along Prefectural Route 79 in Shigenootsu, Tomi City. The station sells confections and processed foods made with Nagano chestnuts, a local specialty product, as well as local agricultural products. The station's restaurant serves dishes made with local Hoe pork, while the cafe offers chestnut soft serve ice cream. The area was also the hometown of the famous Edo period sumo wrestler Raiden Tameemon, and a statue of the man stands on the station's grounds.

    お土産とりんごなど地産の野菜や果物が買いたくて立ち寄りました。 お土産も箱菓子以外にも、袋入りのドライフルーツや焼き菓子、ジャム、味噌、お酒など種類も多く楽しめます。 袋入りのりんごも安く購入でき、またお野菜も豊富でつい色々買ってしまいました。

  • Roadside Station Hot Park Asashina
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    3.5
    24 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Sakushi Kou 2177-1
    A roadside station standing on National Route 142 in Ko, Saku City. The station sells local specialty products such as Gorobei brand rice. The station's local cuisine restaurant serves noodles and set meals made with Gorobei rice. The station, backed by Mt. Asama, also boasts charming rural scenery.

    望月から佐久南インターの間にある道の駅。コンパクトだが必要十分。もう少しベンチやテーブルがあればなお良い。

  • Michinoeki Utsukushi-ga-Hara Open-Air
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    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Takeshikamihoniri Mikahara Plateau
    With an elevation of 2,000 meters it is said to be the highest roadside station in Japan. From here you can see the Northern Alps (Hida Mountains), Mt. Asama and Sakudaira. In the popular Observatory Terrace, you can enjoy coffee and soft ice-cream while looking out over superb views. There is also a restaurant and a shopping area. The place has become well-known among tourists as a roadside station where visitors can take a relaxing break. The Utsukushi-Gahara Open-Air Museum next door (entrance fee 1,000 yen) has up to 350 outstanding sculptures on display outside covering a wide area. It is well worth a visit especially in summer when the alpine flowers are at their best.
  • Roadside Station Ueda Michi to Kawa no Eki
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    3.0
    4 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Koizumi Shiota Kawahara 2575-2
    A roadside station situated along the Ueda-Sakaki Bypass in Shiodagawara, Koizumi, Ueda City. The station has a shop selling farm-fresh produce and local specialty products; a restaurant serving renowned Chikuma River sweetfish meals; a gallery; outdoor stage; dog park; and a dome-shaped inflatable trampoline modeled after the station's own mascot, Nyan. The station also makes use of the surrounding natural environment, holding outdoor tours, in addition to music classes.

    馬鹿バーガー、おしぼりうどん、馬肉うどん、千曲川名物鮎の定食、桑の実ソフトなどご当地のグルメが楽しめます。近くにはドックランがあり犬を連れた方も多いです。岩鼻が近くで見られます。

  • Roadside Station Healthy Terrace Sakuminami
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    Nagano Pref. Sakushi Tomono 7-1
    A roadside station located close to the entrance to the Saku-minami Interchange in Tomono, Saku City. The station sells prunes, a local specialty product, and other agricultural products and processed foods as well as local Saku liquors and souvenirs. The rice flour bread sold by the adjoining bakery is also popular. The station's restaurant serves dishes made with local ingredients as well as a lunchtime all-you-can-eat buffet which includes some 40 dishes. In addition, the station has a workshop used to hold soba noodle making and cooking classes.
  • Roadside Station Marmelo no Eki Nagato
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    Nagano Pref. Chisagatagunnagawamachi Furumachi 2424-19
    A roadside station standing along National Route 152 in Furu-machi, Nagawa Town, Chiisagata County. The shop sells local agricultural products as well as pickles, oyaki dumplings, cut mochi rice cakes, Nagato Farm ice cream, and other specialty goods. The Yasuragi no Yu day trip hot spring bathhouse is also located on the grounds.
  • Roadside Station Mimaki
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    Nagano Pref. Toumishi Nunoshita 35-4
    "This roadside station is on Prefectural Route 40 in Nunoshita, Tomi City. Its hot spring facility, called ""Nunohiki Onsen Mimaki no Yu,"" has an outdoor bath with a view of Mt. Asama. Its restaurant Mimakien serves local cuisine, and it has a farm stand, too. There is also a tennis court, a hot spring pool, and a gateball field."
  • Roadside Station Aoki
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    Nagano Pref. Chisagatagunaokimura Muramatsu 26-1
    This roadside station is on National Route 143 in Muramatsu, Aoki Village, Chiisagata County. They sell fresh, local produce and tachiakane soba noodles, an Aoki Village specialty, made with stone-ground buckwheat. The eatery offers fare such as set meals, rice bowls, and noodle dishes like udon and ramen. Visitors can try their hand at making soba and oyaki dumplings at their Furusato Taikenkan facility.
  • Drive-in Matsubarako
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Nagano Pref. Minamisakugunkoumimachi Toyosato 2512-1
    A rest stop facing National Route 141 which has long been a favored place to take a break for drivers in the area. The rest stop has a Nagano souvenir shop and a shop selling Nozawana coleseed green pickles produced in the adjoining in-house factory, and many tourists come here seeking souvenirs. The rest stop's restaurant serves a wide selection of dishes including donburi rice bowls, shoyu (soy sauce) ramen, and Shinshu soba noodles.

    昨今は道の駅に押されドライブインの肩身もせまくなりました。さて、内容としてはそのまんま昔ながらのドライブインと言った感じ。地場の名産として野沢菜はやはりうまかった。

  • CycleMate Q Ekimae Shop
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    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawahigashi 7-1
    A bicycle rental shop located in front of Karuizawa Station in Karuizawahigashi, Karuizawa Town. The shop rents standard bicycles, mountain bikes, electric bikes, two person bikes, children's bikes, wheelchairs, and strollers inspected by the shop's own certified staff. The shop can also store your baggages for you and provide you with information on local cycling courses.
  • CycleMate Q (Kyukaru Main Shop)
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    Nagano Pref. Kitasakugunkaruizawamachi Karuizawa 1-12
    This bike rental shop is near the Kyukaruizawa Ginza-dori Street rotary in the Karuizawa section of Karuizawa Town. They have ordinary bicycles, mountain bikes, e-bikes, tandems, and small kid's bikes with or without training wheels, as well as wheelchairs and strollers. It's relatively large compared to other area shops, so there are a lot of options to choose from.
  • Cyclemate Q Shinkaru Shop
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    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa Higashi 18-14
  • Karuizawa
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    Nagano Pref
  • Sakudaira
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    Nagano Pref
  • Roadside Station Megami no Sato Tateshina
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    3.0
    7 Reviews
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    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Tateshinamachi Motai 2480

    最近の観光地の傾向として、トイレをきれいにすれば繁盛するという方程式が成立する。ここの売りも「大きくきれいなトイレ」だ。やっぱり、大事なんだよね。

  • Ueda(Nagano)
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    Nagano Pref
  • Komoro
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    Nagano Pref
  • Joshin-Etsu Expressway Saku IC Inbound Ent.
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    Nagano Saku-shi Iwamurada
  • Besshoonsen
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    Nagano Pref
  • Joshin-Etsu Expressway Sakudaira PA Outbound
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    Nagano Saku-shi Shimohirao

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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.

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