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The Uchiyama paper, which uses only the fiber of the mulberry as a raw material and uses the traditional technique of 400 years, is a traditional craft, also known for bleaching by snowflakes. Here, you can get this paper-plowing experience (reservation required) from 210 yen.

In the spring, the station has a full view of the rape blossoms on the banks of the Chikuma River. In addition to fresh vegetables from nearby farmers and souvenirs from Iiyama, the company also has a "Cafe riwa", which focuses on local seasonal ingredients. The most popular menu is spicy "Satowa Curry" with rumbling vegetables. For soft ice cream, local snow carrot taste is recommended. It uses "snow carrot", which has a lot of sweetness under heavy snowfall in the local Nabekura Kogen, so it tastes fruity so that it cannot be considered a vegetable.

Located in the city of Iiyama in the northernmost part of Nagano Prefecture, an area boasting an abundant snowpack, from 15 to 20 kamakura made with snow appeared for about a month from late January to late February, and can be used with family, friends, lovers, etc. At night, the light is lit inside, and it is attractive to have a fantastic atmosphere. There is also a restaurant where you can enjoy the specialty hot pot "no-roshi-onana" made by Shinshu miso-tailored with plenty of local vegetables such as Chinese cabbage in Kamakura. Use of kamakura and restaurants are required for reservations, but you can enjoy free of charge if you only visit kamakura.

A permanent exhibition facility for the creation of puppets by puppet writer Mayumi Takahashi (who lives in Iiyama). The theme is Japanese hometown Iyama, which everyone feels is old, and you can enjoy the original scenery of the hometown and the world of dolls at the same time. There are always 100 creative dolls on display that make you feel the warm-hearted figure of a gentle old girl.

There are more than 20 temples and shrines centered on the Iiyama Castle Ruins Park, and the cobblestone temple-tour promenade connecting them has been maintained. The walk is a handy course around Daisho-ji ~ Jofuku-ji ~ Myosenji ~ Shōnen-ji ~ Chōnen-ji ~ Shōjōan on the north side. The duration is 1 to 2 hours. Stamp stands will be set up at each temple and shrine, and if you buy 200 yen of a hoop and collect stamps for 10 or more places, you will get a "Kip for the Juraku Jodo" at the Iiyama Station Tourist Information Center. It is a place where the building of the Buddhist temple is thriving, so on the way back it is recommended to walk along Gangi Street, where the Buddhist temple shop is connected.

The temple was visited frequently by Bungo Shimazaki Fujimura. It is a model of Rōhō-ji Temple, which appears in his masterpiece "Bakukai", which he wrote during his time living in Komorō, and there is a literary monument in the precinct that engraved the first chapter. It is also nice to be able to travel around the temple slowly over time, as the promenade is also maintained for temple tours, including Shinshu-ji.

A Zen-hermitage with an old-fashioned style on a thatched roof; one of the 100-year-old temples of the national ancient temple; and a beautiful-looking hermitage with a simple but in harmony with nature, where the master of the master of Dōkyō Keibata, who was called a senile, is sent through the end of his life.

There are ponds and lawns in the park, making it a place for citizens to relax. In the spring, the cherry blossoms are in full bloom surrounding the pond, and the cherry blossoms reflected on the lake are beautiful.

It is a castle built by Uesugi Kenshin as a strategic base for the Shinano invasion, and now it is possible to survive those days in the restored gates, earthworks, and stone walls. From mid-April to late April, the cherry blossom spots where Yoshino is blooming.

A village-run public bathhouse. It is located in the idyllic hills of the Warabidaira district, and is in a favorable environment with a view of the idyllic landscape of Takayama Village. The large bathhouse is built to make use of the warmth of wood. The view from the semi-open-air observation bath that hangs out in the shape of a veranda is outstanding, and on a sunny day you can see the Northern Alps. Bamboo, which is the fence of the observation bath, imitates the peaks of the Northern Alps. It is suitable for a view bath.