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The museum, where you can get to know the history and technology of time and clock through the clock assembly experience and exhibits such as the "Fantastic Astronomical Clock, Water Transport" which was the first in the world to be fully restored. The watch assembly experience includes a watch and a clock, and a wide range of assembly experiences can be provided from a Beginner course to a professional mechanical watch course. In the shop, you can buy original watches and local goods. In addition, there are foot baths that heal the fatigue of the trip, so you can use them easily. The entrance fee is not available for credit cards.

The park, which stretches over a high ground overlooking Lake Suwa, on the back of Ciunji Temple. In the Edo period, the Suwa feudal lord's residence, Shōyōtei, was located, and it is known as the premier scenic spot in Shimo-Suwa-cho. It is also a famous spot for cherry blossoms. From mid-April to late April, the bus stop: A cherry arch is built on the road from the top of the palace to the park, and it is crowded with many flower visitors. There are about 40 punctuated monuments in the garden by Masaoka Kōshiki, Matsuo Bashō [Matsuobashō], and Akahiko Shimaki [Akahiko Shimaki], among others, and it is a good spot for literary walks.

When Shimo-Suwa flourished as a post town on the Nakasendo, it flourished as the main shrine, and in the Edo period it was used as an inn for staying high-status people, such as the Dōdaimyō, who had changed their participation. In 1861 (Bunkumoto), Princess Wadomiya [Kazumiya] stayed on her way to marry Tokugawa 14th Shōgun Iemomo [Eimochi], and the most Oku-zashiki used at that time, the "Jōza-no-ma", still stands today. The site, which measures about 2650 square meters, is home to a Kyoto-style samurai residence, a teahouse, and a dozo, to remember those days. In addition, the garden-style stone garden, which is arranged with minishiki, is said to be one of the most famous gardens of Nakasendo. Take 30 minutes.

A cedar tree that grows up in the precincts of Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harunomiya; a sacred tree in the shrine, as well as the cedar in the root of Akigiya.

The stone Buddha sits near Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harunomiya. There is a inscription on the body stone of Manji 3 (1660). According to lore, when building the Torii of Harumiya, when a chisel was put into this stone, blood flowed out, and a startled mason worshiped Amitabha Buddha as a stone for spirits. It was a stone Buddha with a small head on a 2m high natural stone, and tourists came to visit as the painter Taro Okamoto told him, "I 've never seen anything so interesting."

The shrine of the Suwa Taisha Shimosha Harunomiya. In the year of Yasunaga 9 (1780), it was built by Shibamiya Nagasamon of Osumi-ryū. The front transom features a stunning sculpture of a dragon. Some anecdotes have also been described as having a rivalry between Nagazumon and Tatekawa, who built the Shūgū shrine of Shūgū, and have competed and critiqued each other's sculptures.

A large cedar tree, about 35m high, rises in front of the Torii of Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya. It is about 800 years old. It is one of the sacred trees of Taisha, and is said to fall asleep with branches lowered at midnight.

The gods of the gods are the name of the construction god [Takeminakata no Kami] and Yasaka Tomei God [Yasatome no Kami]. The atmosphere is quiet and calm compared to the Akigu, which is crowded in the former Nakasendo post hall. Between Harunomiya and Akimiya, the constellation festival is held annually on February 1 and August 1.

It is located near Shimo-Suwa-juku, at the junction of the former Nakasendo and Koshu Kaido, and there are many worshipers both inside and outside Nagano Prefecture due to the convenience of transportation. The shrine, the hall of worship, the hall of worship, and the hall of kagura are designated as important cultural objects. There is no main shrine, and the first place [yew] tree in the back of the treasure hall is a sacred tree. The festival god, like the shrine, is the name of the god of the shrine [Takeminakata no Kami] and its princess, Yasaka Togojin [Yasatome no Kami]. A large bronze komainu stands in the precinct, while the large shimenawa Kagura-den is a masterpiece.

Takeda Shingen who attacked Suwa Yorishige, who ruled Suwa, and welcomed Yorishige's daughter as a concubine. There are spots related to Shingen in Suwa. Ciyun Temple, where Shingen went to Zhongxong, is one of them. It is a famous temple of the Rinzai sect Myoshin-ji school, which has a history of over 700 years. There are many attractions in the precincts, such as the beautiful cedar-lined trees on the approach to the road, the pine trees of the katsura, which are more than 450 years old in the front yard, and the stone garden with beautiful white sand.