Ueda, home of Yukimura Sanada, who gained popularity in the Taiga Drama. Komoro is famous for Shakusonji Kannon-do Temple, which hangs over a precipitous cliff. Saku, home to the Tatsuoka Goryokaku, is another area that has been attracting attention in recent years.
Ueda, Komoro, and Saku are home to such tourist attractions as the Utsukushi-ga-hara Plateau Art Museum, Bessho Onsen Hot Spring, Kitamukai Kannon, Ueda Castle, Shinshu-Ueda Sanadamaru Taiga Drama Museum, Sugadaira Plateau, Anrakuji Temple, Komoro Castle, Takamine Plateau, and Asama Mountain.
Mushiri, Anyoji Ramen, Saku Carp, Komatsu Misokatsu-don (miso katsu-don on rice topped with pork cutlet), Mimidare Yakitori (grilled chicken with a delicious sauce), and other local specialties are also recommended.
Located at an elevation of more than 2,000 meters above sea level, the Utsukushi-ga-hara Highlands Art Museum is an outdoor sculpture museum with contemporary sculptures laid out outdoors in a vast expanse of grasslands. Approximately 350 contemporary sculptures created by renowned artists from Jap...»
Michi-no-Eki Utsukushigahara Kogen (Michi-no-Eki: Utsukushigahara Plateau) is located 2000 meters above sea level, making it the highest roadside station in Japan. It offers a wonderful view toward the Northern Alps and Mt. Sakuhira Asama, and sometimes you may even experience a sea of clouds. It ...»
Utsukushigahara is a plateau located in the northwestern part of Yatsugatake Chushin Kogen National Park and stretches across Matsumoto City, Ueda City, and Nagawa Town, Ogasawara County, Nagano Prefecture. It has been selected as one of the 100 most famous mountains in Japan. Utsukushi-ga-hara Pla...»
This is a free sightseeing mountain road that offers spectacular views of the plateau. It is especially ideal for driving in summer, when the scenery is filled with beautiful alpine flora. The 76-kilometer drive route runs from Chino City in Nagano Prefecture to Utsukushi-ga-hara Plateau in Ueda Ci...»