Tourist Spots in the Obuse The Land of Continuous "Heartwarming Hot Spring Water!" Joetsu The town of chestnuts, JCT Hokusai, and flowers. Surrounding Areas Joshin-etsu Eating, sightseeing, strolling. Expressway Whatever you do in this Shinshu town, you enjoy it. Obuse is Nakago filled with comforting Shinshu - Nakano IC nostalgia. City Suzaka - Naganohigashi IC The national heirloom “Zenkoji Temple” is famous for redeeming all people Shigakogen Takayama Nagano regardless of persuasion. It was allegedly Takayama Village established 1400 years ago and there are The charm of this area is in many Japanese as well as foreign visitors. Suzaka its abundant wildlife and stress free atmosphere. Nagano Welcome to Shinshu-Takayama Hot Spring Village! Electric Railway Koshoku Joshin-etsu Go fishing, grass skiing and Nagano JCT Expressway experiment with traditional Expressway manual arts. In winter, visitors Kurobe Dam・Alpine Route come to this area to ski. Many Fujioka people, young and old alike, visit This is the largest ravine dam in all throughout the year. of Japan. Karuizawa JCT Sakudaira Nagano Shinkansen Kurobe Dam is the largest dam in Japan and Takasaki was built in 1963 by the Kansai Electric Power Matsumoto Company. It took over 10 million workers 7 years to complete. We recommended riding a cable-car, trolley bus, etc., to thoroughly enjoy Narita the fantastic scenery of the Japan Alps which International surround the dam along the “Alpine Route”. Omiya Airport Suwa Kan-etsu Okaya Expressway JCT Kamikochi Nerima IC Splendid nature surrounded by 3000 meter high mountains. Takaido IC JR Cyuo-line Tokyo This area, designated as a national Limited Express park, is a treasure house of nature. Tourists visit here one after another during the summer months to take in the scenic nature with its wild plants Chuo Expressway and animals. Iida Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Chuo Expressway Karuizawa Nagoya Fresh wind and fresh air. Komaki JCT Tokaido Shinkansen Karuizawa is known as one of the greatest resort spots in Japan. Particularly in summer months, many tourists visit here to escape the heat.

Joshin-etsu Expressway Nagano Shinkansen Central Japan Chuo Expressway International Airport Tokaido Shinkansen Nagano Expressway Hokuriku Expressway JR Line Kan-etsu Expressway Nagano Electric Railway

Transportation Routes to Shinshu-Takayama Hot Spring Region

Nagano Shinkansen

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Shinkansen Tokyo Nagano Electric Railway Bus

20 minutes 30 minutes JR Cyuo-line Limited Express

3hours Nagano

Train Nagoya Car Joshin-etsu Expressway Fujioka Suzaka JCT Joshin-etsu 30 minutes Expressway Car 信州高山温泉郷 30 minutes Nagano Expressway

Okaya Suzaka - Naganohigashi IC

JCT Koshoku JCT Car Takayama Village is a member of ,

Yamada Pasture "The Association of the Most Joshin-etsu Expressway Car (R292 → R403 → Obuse) Joetsu Yamada Hot Spring Beautiful Villages in Japan". JCT 30 minutes Shinshu - Nakano IC

Nakano This association is a nonprofit organization that works with farm and mountain districts which possess splendid scenery and local culture. The The Tourist Association of Shinshu-Takayama Hot Spring Village association supports such rural districts that Located at the Shinshu-Takayama Anti-aging no Sato “Spa & Wine Center”. work themselves with pride to protect their Shinshutakayamaonsenkyo-kankoukyoukai 3579-1 Okuyamada Takayama Kamitakai Nagano Japan 382-0816 own local culture and scenery so that these wonderful assets may continue into the future. ☎ 026-242-1122 http://members.stvnet.home.ne.jp/hin-nobe/html/ Takayama Village has been a member since FAX 026-242-2200 For inquiries in English: [email protected] September, 2009.