Lake Matsubara

Info

Address:

Lake Toyosato Matsubara, Komi-cho, Minamisaku-gun, Nagano

Public Transportation:

JR Koumi Station → Koumi Municipal Bus for Inakoyu via Matsuharako Station 15 minutes, bus stop: Matsuharako, short walk

Car Access:

10km15 minutes from Chubu Crossing Road Yachiho Takahara IC via National Route 141

Phone Number:

0267-92-2525 (Koumi Town Tourist)

Parking Number:

300 units

Business Hours

Freedom to walk

Price

Freedom to walk

Spot Category

Lake, Pond, Camp Barbecue

Amazing Landscape of Nature

Lake of the plateau at an altitude of 1123m, the view of Yatsugatake is the best

The Kantaro Monument of the North Wind Priest

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