100km Route Nagano Prefecture
A beginner to intermediate route to enjoy foothills of Northern Alps Northern Alps Area
Distance Elevation gain Estimated travel time Average speed Cycling Guide 104.2km 846m 7hour 15km Tsugaike Highland Nishina Shimmei Matsukawa Vill. Matsukawa Vill. Suzumushi-so, Suzumushi-so, Yanaba Sta. Yanaba Sta. Happo One Entrance to Ｍap of Recommended Ski Resort
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Suzumushi-so, Matsukawa Village 0.4km 1 min. Azumino Chihiro Park 22.7km 100 min. Yanaba Sta. 14.6km 40 min. Entrance to Happo One traffic light Lake Aoki 7.7km 40 min. The largest lake of the Three Nishina Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort Lakes including Lake Aoki, Nakatsuna and Kizaki from the north to the south. A 15.0km 60 min. deep lake with depth of 58m. Roadside Station Hakuba 8.7km 45 min. Yanaba Sta. 11.3km 35 min. Salt Road Chojiya 7.3km 30 min.
Nishina Shimmei Shrine National Treasure Nishina Shimmei Shrine A shrine with a long history surrounded by 16.5km 60 min. large cedar trees. The Main Hall and the Suzumushi-so, Matsukawa Village Middle Gate are National Treasures. The enthroned god is Amaterasu.
Suspension Bridge of Oide A place of breathtaking views including the crystal clear water of the Himekawa River, flowers of four season in the backdrop of magnificent mountains in Hakuba.
Photo A [Hakuba Village] View of Nolrther Alps from Moriue
Access by public transportation 140km Route From the Tokyo area Cycling Events Tokyo-
cycling on the foothills of Norther Alps Shinjuku-
Happo One
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Tips for safe cycling Cycling activities Cyclist-friendly facilities ● Cycle on the left side of the roadway. Do ① Type ② Open period ③ Contact ④ TEL not ride on the sidewalk unless absolutely necessary. Air pumps and restrooms are Traffic ● Cycle on the left side of the roadway in available at Cycle Stations. single file. rules ● Stop at the red light, railroad crossing and Look for the flag on the left, stop sign. and stop by. ● Do not use your cell phone while cycling.
● Check and maintain your bicycle before traveling. Cycling ● Do not cycle without a helmet. gear ● Carry a puncture repair kit with you. Scan the QR code to look for Cycle ● Your bicycle must be equipped with head and tail lights, and a bell. Alps Azumino National Park HAKUBA IWATAKE Stations and cyclist-friendly facilities (Omachi/Matsukawa area) MTB PARK (stores, restaurants, hotels and hot springs). Local characteristics ① MTB course, bump tracks, etc. ① MTB course, gondola ② Late April-November ② June-November Some areas do not have ③ Park Administration ③ Hakuba Resort Strong UV rays Center Development Co. Ltd. vending machines. ④ 026-21-1212 ④ 0261-72-2474 (Japanese only) Use sun screen and Carry some food and drinks. sunglasses.
There are some areas There are blind corners with high altitudes and long downhills We authorize outstanding produce and dairy, and its Carry a windbreaker and rain Watch your speed and processed/cooked food in the Northern Alps highland gear. oncoming traffic. region as Norther Alps Highland Brands.
There are wild animals. There may be snow on the ground. Watch for them while cycling We recommend cycling on in the mountains and forest a road bike only from April to Hakuba 47 Ikeda MTB Trail Course areas. November. 47 Mountain Bike Park ① MTB course, MTB tours, ① MTB course, bump tracks bump tracks, etc. ② All year Raised in the Norther Alps ② July-Setember ③ Ikeda Town Tourism Association (Japanese only) ③ Hakuba 47 ④ 0261-62-9197 ④ 0261-75-3533 (Japanese only) Bicycle workshops for repairs and maintenance Nagano Prefecture ■Cycling tours ● Oyama Cycle [Omachi City] safe cycling promotion 0261-22-0667 Municipality Tour name Tour type Tour period Contact character Bicycle repairs, tube sales, etc. MTB tours Kazeno Rin Hakuba Evergreen May- 0261- Bicycle rentals ● Cycle Shop Wadachi [Ikeda Town] Village Outdoor Center November 72-5150 available. 080-6936-1008 MTB tours Bicycle repairs, tube sales, etc. Hakuba SPICY Rentals, May- 0261- Bicycle rentals ● Oumi Shokai [Hakuba Village] Village Iwatake November 72-2479 available. 0261-75-2012 MTB tours Early Bicycle repairs, tube sales, etc. Hakuba Hakuba Lion 0261- Bicycle rentals September- Village Adventure 72-5061 ● Hakuba Sports [Hakuba Village] available. mid-November 0261-72-2329 Cycling tours Puncture repairs, tube sales, etc. Otari Otari Fat Bike (Fat bikes, road 090- bikes, E-bikes) All year ● Otari Fat Bike Center [Otari Village] Village Center 6929-2586 Bicycle rentals 090-6929-2586 Illustrated by available for tours. Amamiya Rima Bicycle repairs, tube sales, etc. To Itoigawa City Rt.148 towards Itoigawa City has many tunnels. We recommend using public transportation. Northern Alps Region Mt. Norikura Otari Village Lake Hakuba Oike 2469 Tenguhara Kita Azumi-gun Marshland Hakuba Cortina Otari Meisankan Otari Village Ski Resort Otari Village Office Otari Folklore Museum (Closed for winter) Hakuba Village Mt. Korenge Oku Hakuba Hot Spring Nagano City 2766 Colony of asian skunk cabbages Omachi City Beware of steep downhills. Minami Otari Sta. Mt. Higashi 1849 Tsugaike Nature Park Turn around at Minami Otari Matsukawa (June-October) Hakuba Norikura Onsen Village Ski Area Station for the [140km Route]. Matsumoto City Tsugaike Panorama Way Ikeda Town Wakaguri Hot Spring Chikuni Sta.
Chikuni no Sho Minami Otari Sta. Museum Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort (Closed for winter) Cross the street at the Tsugaike Highland Minami Otari Sta. traffic Turn around here for the [100km Route]. Tsuga no Yu Ox Cart Men's Inn light, and turn around. (Closed for winter) Hakuba Hot Spring Great Snow Valley Tsugaike Kogen Ski Resort Central Parking 500 yen/day Photo B Tsuga no Mori So Day Hot Spring 〈Nagano Prefecture〉 Hakuba Oike Sta. Ochikura Nature Park Tsugaike Panorama Outbound
JR Oito Line [Inbound] Hakuba Mizubasho Hot Spring Bridge Off Rt.148 into the Inbound Area with many guest houses. Old Way to the north Ride carefully. of Chikuni Station. Hakuba Yari Hot Spring Iwatake Gondola Lift HAKUBA IWATAKE MOUNTAIN RESORT Otari J. H. Chikuni sta. Entrance to Himekawa 2nd Dam Genchoji Mt. Iwatake Temple
Use headlight in tunnel. Photo A Hakuba Ohashi Bridge Shinano Moriue Sta. Matsukawa Photo C Otari E. S. Caution right turn Kurashita no Yu Ohashi Bridge Hot Spring Hakuba Happo One Snow Resort Entrance to Happo One Himekawa Hakuba River Hakuba Happo Village Oide Park Happo One Nature Trail Hot Spring Office Lake Happo Ike Hakuba Sta. Hakuba Ski Jumping Stadium Turn left off Rt 148 Hakuba Himekawa into the Old Way. Photo B : [Otari Village] Tsugaike Highland Hot Spring 406 406 Kinasa no Yu hot spring Hakuba Green Sports Park 47 Gondola Lift Entrance to Hakuba47 Mt. Iwatake Winter Sports Park Hakuba Village Iimori Sta. Kita Azumi-gun Photo A ABLE Hakuba Goryu Ski Resort Shinano Moriue Goryu Telecabin Sta. Hakuba Goryu Alpine Botanical Garden Kamishiro Sta. Matsukawa Photo B Ohashi Bridge Tsuchiaibashi Roadside Station Bridge South Mt. Kotomi 2007 Hakuba Sun Sun Park Hakuba (Parking lot) Mt. Sobatsubu Photo C : [Hakuba Village] Matsukawa Ohashi Bridge 1072
Minami Kamishiro St. Hakuba Cross-Country Stadium Ogawa Village (Snow Harp) Kami Minochi-gun Music Hall Miasa Tunnel Steep downhills Nagano City Hakuba Sanosaka Snow Resort Sanosaka Use headlight. Beware of many blind corners. Yunosawa Hot Spring [outbound] Ogawa no Yu Roadside Station Ogawa Lake Yanaba Left at Yanaba Aoki Former Governor's residence traffic light. Ａｏｋｕ Hakuba Nagano Toll Road Former Nakamura Nagano Omachi Line Lake Family Residence Mt. Maruyama Nakazuna Hidaka Tunnel Toll booth
1377 Roadside Station Poka To Downdown Nagano Kashimayari Ski Resort Roadside Station Nakajo Poka Land Miasa Togakushi Shrine Remains of Faith Kashimayari Sports Village Yanaba Sta. Turn around at the Inao Hagino House in the Forest Camp Ground Kurosawa Highland Station traffic light. Cross the railway Roadside Station Kashima River crossing, and go to Lake Kizaki Shinshu Shinmachi Inao Lake Kizaki. Station Inao Station Lake Kizaki Tunnel Yupuru Kizakiko Photo Ｄ Merge with (Hot spring) Shinshu Shimmachi Art Museum Mt. Shirasawa caution. Shhinshu Shimmachi Fossil Museum Tengu 2036 Umi no Kuchi Sta. Entrance to Kumeji Valley To Kurobe Dam Sai River Jiigatake Ski Resort Mt. Koguma Lake Lake Kizaki 1302 Kizaki Nakayama Highland
Inao Sta. 19 Iyari Marsh Omachi Government Steep downhills. Kizakiko Hot Spring Building Chojiya, Entrance to Lake Kizaki Salt Road Museum
Omachi Hot Spring Shinano Kizaki Sta. Village Narrow road with Iizura Omachi Fudo Hot Spring Sagiri Inn heavy traffic. Local Goods Store Roadside Station Shinano Nagano City Ooka Omachi Sta. Local Goods Store Kita Omachi Sta.
Omachi Energy Museum Nyakuichioji Shrine Omachi Government Building Omachi Dam Omachi Higashi Go straight for E.S. [140km Route] Road Divides Renge Ohashi Bridge Omachi Alpine Museum Chojiya, Salt Road Museum Turn right on the west Omachi City Hall of Omachi Higashi E. S. Mt. Takagari Photo D : [Omachi City] Mt. Koguma Shinano Omachi Sta. 1167 Make sure to stop before turning. Omachi City Sports Park Hijiriyama Panorama RV Campground Minami Omachi Sta. Kanakuma Hot Spring Omachi City
JR Oito Line Mt. Hijiriyama 1447 Turn right immediately after Aikawa Tunnel. Aikawa Tunnel Make sure to stop before Hijiriyama Highland Prefectural Park turning! Omi Village Higashi Chikuma-gun Shinano Tokiwa Sta.
Northen Alps Northen Omi Shimmei Shrine
MTB Park Hijiri Kogen Sta. Jorenji Temple Alps Azumino National Park Photo E Sanseiji, a place of scenic beauty Farmer's Market Omi Asatsuyu (Omachi/Matsukawa area) Omine HIghland Schöner Garten Omi Panorama Road Seven-colored giant maple Omi Exit Miyamoto Azumi Kutsukake Sta. Nishina Shimmei Shrine Sashikirikyo Hot Spring 403 One-way zone 19 Sashikirikyo Valley
Steep downhills Chikuhoku Parking Area Takase River 147 Hotel Yamanami-so Sakakita Sta. Mt. Amebiki Aoyagi Post Town 1371 Roadside Station Colony of Yamazakura
Shinano Matsukawa Sta. JR Shinonoi Line cherry trees Sakakita Matsukawa Village Office Photo F Ikeda Town Office Azumino Chihiro Park Azumino Chihiro Art Museum Ikeda Town Ikusaka Village Kita Azumi-gun Higashi Chikuma-gun Chikuhoku Village Suzumushi-so Nishijo Hot Spring Higashi Chikuma-gun Hot Spring
Kita Hosono Sta. One-way zone Ikeda Town Herb Center Matsukawa Village Nishijo Sta. Kita Azumi-gun Roadside Station Hosono Sta. Mt. Ariake Ikeda 2268 Roadside Station Sai River Azumino Matsukawa [Outbound] Ikeda Town MTB Trail Turn left at Suzumushi-so into the east of Chihiro Park. Azumino Ikeda Craft Park Azumino Public restrooms availbale. Chihiro Park Northern Alps Tembo Panorama Museum of Art Tatsuashi Takase West river Azumino Chihiro No cycling Takasebashi in the park. Furumaya Art Museum Azumi Oiwake Sta. Bridge East Hotaka 403 River Takase river Takasebashi Bridge West Entrance to Suzumushi-so Shima Shinden Ariake Sta. Suzumushi-so Hot Spring Azumi Oiwake Sta.
Takahashi Setsuro Akashina Sta. Azumino Jansem Museum Art Museum of Azumino Hotaka Hot Spring Shakunage no Yu Hotaka River 100km Route Vif Hotaka Farmer's Market Rokuzan Art Museum 19 140km Route Photo E : [Ikeda Town] Omine Highland We recommend cloclwise. Azumino Arthills Museum Hotaka Sta. Daio Wasabi Farm Hotaka Shrine Mt. Nagamine Vista Point Base facility Azumino Glass Studio Parking Tabuchi Yukio Manganji Temple Azumino City Restroom Photography Museum Vista point Hakuyacho Sta. Shigeyanagi Convenience store JR Shinonoi Line
JR Oito Hot spring/Bath house Sai River Locations requiring Karasugawa Valley Alps Azumino National Park caution Green Park (Horigane/Hotaka area) 147 Line Azumino Chogatake Azumino Municipal Hot Spring Museum of Art, Toyoshina Ｎ Toyoshina Azumino City Hall Hot Spring Tazawa Sta. Toyoshina Sta. 0 5km Azumino Exit Roadside Station 1:90,000 143 Photo F : [Matsukawa Village] Azumino Chihiro Park Alps Azumino Horigane no Sato Minami Toyoshina Sta. Unauthorized reproduction of this guide is prohibited. The map was edited, produced and copyrighted by Northern Alps Regional Development Bureau. Jikkasegi barrage To Matsumoto City