PLACES OF INTEREST:Lake Suwa

Our lovely hometown lies on Lake Suwa, Nagano Prefecture's largest lake, which has a circumference o...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Okaya Lakeside Park

The starting point of the Tenryu River, which connects Lake Suwa to the Pacific Ocean, is the Kamagu...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Enrei Onodate Park

The western entrance to Okaya, the Shiojiri Mountain Pass, is a place of scenic beauty as presented ...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Tsurumine Park

Red, purple, pink, white . . . The park is filled with about 30,000 bushes of more than 30 varieties...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Narita Park

Narita Park is close to the Nagano Expressway elevated bridge and from this heightened position you ...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Osaka Park/Osaka Kannon Temple

On top of a hill overlooking Lake Suwa you'll find this park and its famous historical temple. There...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Yokokawa River

In the northern part of Okaya, the Yokokawa River flows from the Hachibuse Mountain into Lake Suwa. ...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Izuhaya Park

Located in the upper reaches of Yokokawa River, the Izuhaya Park amuses our eyes with a huge aggrega...

PLACES OF INTEREST:Hanaoka Park

The Hanaoka castle was the stronghold for protection against attacks from the Ina direction during t...