Zenkōji Temple is a historic Buddhist temple located in Motozencho, Nagano City, Nagano Prefecture. It is renowned for its long history, deep spiritual traditions, and distinctive architecture. The temple is said to have existed before Buddhism became divided into the various sects known today, and ...»
A Sacred Shrine at the Foot of Mount Togakushi Togakushi Shrine is one of Japan’s most revered spiritual sites, located in the northwestern part of Nagano City at the foot of sacred Mount Togakushi, which rises to an elevation of 1,904 meters. The shrine complex consists of five shrines: Okusha, C...»
The Hokusai Museum is a museum located in Obuse, Kamitakai District, Nagano Prefecture, dedicated primarily to the works of Katsushika Hokusai, one of Japan’s most internationally renowned ukiyo-e artists. The museum is also a member of the Japan Ukiyo-e Association and has earned recognition both i...»
Shinshu Soba is the traditional style of soba associated with Nagano Prefecture, historically known as Shinshu. Made primarily from buckwheat flour, these Japanese noodles are one of the region’s most celebrated culinary traditions....»
Togakushi Soba is a traditional style of soba, or Japanese buckwheat noodles, associated with the Togakushi area of Nagano City. Togakushi is renowned for its deep connection with soba culture and is home to many highly skilled soba makers. Togakushi is sometimes described as a town where almost ev...»
It's made an anniversary of death of Mr. Buddha on February 15, but it's offered at a make family Buddhist altar on March 15 of January late in Iizunacho. "And, I shoulder, oh, pull" and children went to a Zen temple and amajo to have this. HAN TEN was turned over and the form was changed in the ins...»
When work in a rice field was settled for the time being in the Kami-ina area formerly, relative's people gathered, and a rice dumplings-on-a-stick meeting was held. It hung time slowly and was some time of the fun clear sky when an adult and a child make and eat rice dumplings-on-a-stick by everyon...»
Buckwheat flour is dissolved in water and it's stirred in the Japanese radish cutting into fine strips boiled rather hard. Because it can be made a thing seen as the soba limit and a short time when it's larger in the quantity of Japanese radish than buckwheat flour, I say "sou soba". Only Sukagawa ...»
"Nidoimo (twice potato)" was named so because it was harvested twice a year. The ingredients for nidoimo no misodengaku are nidoimo, egoma and onikurumi (wallnuts) and they are all produced in Toyamago. Imodengaku, made with local foodstuff, is a valuable food culture....»
OYAKI FARM is a unique visitor facility in Nagano Prefecture where you can discover the traditional food culture of Shinshu through freshly baked oyaki, hands-on workshops, factory tours, shopping, and a café with beautiful views. The facility is operated by Irohado, a long-established oyaki maker ...»
St.Cousair Hill is a picturesque destination in Iizuna Town, northern Nagano Prefecture, where visitors can enjoy wine, local food, and beautiful countryside scenery. Set on a hill with sweeping views of the surrounding landscape, the site brings together the St.Cousair flagship store, a winery, a ...»
Nagano City is the capital of Nagano Prefecture and the largest city in the prefecture by population. Located in northern Nagano, it serves as the political, economic, and cultural center of the Hokushin region. Together with Matsumoto in central Nagano, it is designated as a core city of Japan. Th...»
The Hanashina Kofun Group is an important collection of ancient burial mounds scattered across present-day Chikuma City in Nagano Prefecture. Centered around four large keyhole-shaped burial mounds, known in Japanese as zenpō-kōen-fun, the group offers a fascinating glimpse into the political and so...»