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A long-established lacquerware store that has been established since the Edo period in the first year of Mannobu (1860). It is famous for its laisamame lacquerware, which is made by dividing the cypress by the third generation Hikosuke. There are a variety of products, but the popularity is from the curved lunch box noodles to 4000 yen. The bowl of the kurimono 2000 yen ~ is also affordable, recommended for everyday use. With delicate sowing paintings, the lacquered accessories have a beautiful elegant glazing.

Ski slopes dedicated to skiers. The long downhill of 4600m and the 360-degree panorama are attractive. Access is good right from the national highway, and snowboarding is prohibited, so families can enjoy skiing with peace of mind. Snow attractions are also diverse, many Yuru-chara also appear, and there are plenty of events and popular among families with children.

The only roadside station along Kiso Road's National Highway No. 19 where you can see Mount Ontake. Fresh vegetables and fruits grown by local farmers are sold at the produce retail office. Kiso's summer specialty, "Kogen Corn", is harvested in an area with a high altitude and a large temperature difference between day and night, and has a strong sweet taste. In the specialty goods sales office, there are "Hoo-cigar" in early summer, "sunki" in winter, as well as local sake from Kiso and souvenir products from Shinshu. The restaurant offers a menu that makes use of local ingredients. The "Shinshu Salmon Pickled Bowl", which is made of a unique sweet taste and a melting texture of Shinshu salmon with homemade sauce, is a popular menu.

A museum imitating the Sekisho building stands adjacent to the site of the Fukushima Sekisho. The building of the lower, upper, upper, and the interior will also be restored as it is, and the time will be surpassed. In the hall, valuable historical materials such as bills and court books, as well as the weapons of the Sekisho, are exhibited. It takes 15 minutes.

The Takase family served the Yoyogi-Kiso Daikanyama clan, and also known for the production and sale of the Tokugawa family's elixir "Kiyo Maru" [Kiogan]. She also became a model for Fujimura's novel "The House", as her sister, who was honored by Shimazaki Fujimura, was married to her. The Dozō, which was rebuilt after the Great Fire of 1927, is open to the public as a museum. In the hall, you can see Fujimura's letters, the remains, the items that appear in the novel, as well as military documents that are transmitted to our family. It takes 10 minutes.

It is a small local hall converted from a dozo, and stands behind the Kiso Educational Hall. Inside the museum, the first floor is an exhibition of research and research objects such as earthenware and taxidermy [Hakusei], and the second floor is an art room with works and books by Tsuruzo Ishii, a sculptor who was active from Taisho to Showa. In addition, 41 first-edition books by Shimasaki Fujimura are also available. A literary monument of Fujimura's "Before the Dawn" stands at the entrance of the school hall.

There are four gardens in the temple. Shōryūtei is seen to the left immediately after entering the Imperial Palace. It powerfully expresses the legend of the dragon transmitted to the Yellow River in China. The garden of Shimisen next to the treasure hall is a representation of the Buddhist view of the universe. Kanyuntei, which is said to have the largest size in the East in the Karesansui style, is a elegant garden reminiscent of sacred peaks scattered in the Yunhai. Manmatsu Garden is a garden of the Ikeizumi Kanjo ceremony that was built in the middle of the Edo period.

A small garden attached to the Joyo residence in the Yamamura Daikanyashiki, built with a borrowed view of Mount Komagatake, with its ink-painting quaint and serenity; and the Kiso Daikan, a symbol of the style and power of the Yamamura family, who were also the direct ministers of the shogunate.

It is located to the northeast of the Kōzen-ji precinct. Yoshinaka Kiso left this world at the age of 31, when he was defeated by the warlords of Gensuke and others. Just before his death, this grave contains the hair that Yoshinaka entrusted to Tomoe Gozen.

As you walk up the slope next to the Kiso Fukushima local hall, the boardwalk leads up to Gonnin Falls. It is a good hiking course overlooking the male figure of Mt. Komagatake and Kiso-cho. You can enjoy the blue and clear flow of the Kiso River and the green nature. It is 2.5km to Gonin Falls, a journey of about 1 hour and 30 minutes. From here, the Gonin Falls promenade continues to the Gyoin Bridge, where the view of the cliffyard houses is good.