Road Station Ikeda (Ikeda-cho Herb Center)

Info

Address:

6330-1 Ikeda-cho, Kita-Azumi-gun, Nagano

Public Transportation:

JR Ago Oiwake Station → 10 minutes by car

Car Access:

20 minutes from Nagano-do Azumino IC via Prefectural Road No. 51

Phone Number:

0261-62-6200

Parking Number:

80 units

Business Hours

9-18 o'clock (11-March to 17 o'clock)

Spot Category

Road Station, Other Experience Facilities

Soft cream 300 yen, herbs (lavender & mint), vanilla, mulberry leaves, etc.

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The herb garden, which is the origin of the "Herb Town," is located in the mountains on the eastern side of Ikeda Town. From mid-June to mid-July, when the lavender blooms, the Lavender Festival is held. Flower picking costs 1000 yen, which includes a paper cup full of flowers and one drink (canceled in case of rain). In spring, the area of Rikkyo Dream Village is covered in cherry blossoms, known as the cherry blossom village created by small birds. The shop sells original herb products (lavender soft serve ice cream during the lavender season).

Northern Alps Observatory Museum (Ikeda Municipal Museum)

The museum is built on a high ground with a view of the northern Alps stretching over 180 degrees and the Azumino rural landscape in front of Mount Ariake called Shinano Fuji. It houses and displays works by artists from Ikeda-cho and Yukari Azumino, including oil paintings by Ikutaro Okuda, Daigoro Yamashita and Takako Kojima, as well as ceramic works by Yoshiichi Shinoda. In addition, a planned exhibition with elaborate tastes is also held several times a year. There is also a tea lounge and a terrace that can be used for sketching.

Marutaya

At the end of Masugata, a woodworking product shop. Even in the post hall where woodworking has been developed since ancient times, you can also see the work scenery where the master makes a piece of music. Shiraki lunch box 4000 yen ~.

Kayano Kogen

At an elevation of 1200m. A plateau that overlooks the ridgeline of the Alps, including Inaya. It is a treasure trove of flowers and wild birds, and the crowd of Mizubasho cannot be overlooked among them. You can also harvest mushrooms. In addition to the campsite (tent fee: 1000 yen, open from May to October) and the mountain villa where you can rest and stay, there is also a 1-hour 30-minute nature walking course around the area. The evening view from the observation deck has been selected as one of the "Sunset Point Hundred Elections in Nagano Prefecture".

Mount Iimori

A mountain with a beautiful shape like a bowl of rice; a variety of flowers from summer to autumn, such as the nickpea sedge and the pine tree; about an hour's walk from the trailhead to the summit.

Road Station Ikeda (Ikeda-cho Herb Center)

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