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Suwa City Lakeside Park

A long, narrow-shaped park over 2.5km built on the shores of Lake Suwa. In the park, there is a place for tour boats that go around Lake Suwa, a popular foot bath that can be used casually, and a geyser that spews out several times a day, and various events are also held to attract many citizens and tourists throughout the year.

Suwa Takashima Castle

In the third year of Keijō (1598), it was built by the warlord of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Hineno Obe Masatakichi [Hineno Oribe no Kamitakayoshi]. At that time, the water of Lake Suwa was seen looming up to the castle's end and floating on the lake, so the name was known as Suwa's Floating Castle, which was the residence of Mr. Suwa. The present-day castle tower was restored in 1970 (Showa 45). There is the Takashima Castle Historical Office on the second floor and the observation deck on the third floor.

Lake Suwa

The largest lake in the prefecture, spanning the cities of Suwa, Shimo-Suwa, and Okaya. 15.9km around and 13.3 sq km in area. The lake shore in front of the Kamisuwa Onsen Ryokan Street is maintained as a Suwa City Lakeside Park, where there is a foot bath, jogging road, and the Suwa Lake Geyser Center. You can also enjoy tour boats and foot boats that sail every 30 to 60 minutes. The fireworks that color the lake in summer are spectacular, and Wakasagi fishing from autumn to winter is also popular. In the severe winter period, the lake is also known for a phenomenon called "Omiwari", where the whole lake is iced, cracks and the fissures rise like a mountain.

Kamisuwa Station Asuyu

As it seems to be one of the best hot spring areas in Japan, the foot foot on the uphill platform of JR Kamisuwa Station. An open-air bath, which was well received when you could enjoy a hot spring at the station, has been renewed to Ashoyu. Compared to a whole-body bath, hot springs at the right temperature give a pleasant stimulus to the feet, and can relieve fatigue recovery and stress in a short time. There is a case of pausing for cleaning and inspection.

Highway Hot Springs Lake Suwa

A hot spring facility located on the upper and lower lines of Lake Suwa SA on the Chuo Expressway. Because the entrance tax is different between Suwa City on the upbound line and Okaya City on the downbound line, the rates are different between the upper and lower lines. Both the upper and lower lines are small and small, but all of them are observation baths where you can see Lake Suwa, and the beauty of the night view is particularly exceptional. You can take a bath while looking at Lake Suwa, which spreads out in front of your eyes, and it has become an oasis for drivers to heal the fatigue of driving.

Reijin Sake Brewery

Kuramoto, a long-established company founded in the first year of Kansei (1789). In the beautiful white-walled store, which also sells Suwa specialty products, sake and shochu are also in the tasting corner. There are about 20 kinds of sake alone, such as "Reito" 720 milliliters, 1100 yen, and "Yumezuku," 720 milliliters, 5500 yen, for the sake of pure rice. The local beer "Suwa Roman" ¥ 473 was also well received. If you make a reservation by phone, you can also visit the Kuramoto for free with a maximum of 10 people. The time of day depends on the day, and depending on the working situation, some tours may not be possible, so let's check it out at the time of booking.

Miyasaka Brewing Serra Masumi

A shop attached to a long-established brewery in Kanbun 2 (1662), known as the brewery of Sake and Masumi. There is a selection of namesake made by the clear water that springs from the mountain. You can also taste sake (500 yen per person). The menu changes depending on the month.

Maihime Co., Ltd.

The brewery was founded in 1894. The stocks are "Shinshu Maihime" and "Suiroo". The antenna shop "Gallery Maihime" has been renovated from what was used as a book store, making it a nice space with the atmosphere of the store. Shop-only products and sake made in the storehouse are available in almost all products, and you can also sample, so you can choose your favorite sake carefully. I want to make sure that the taste of sake changes with the variety of rice.

Lake Suwa Exploration Duck Tour

A popular duck tour is a tour of Lake Suwa and its surroundings in an amphibious bus equipped with one land engine and one water engine. Depart from the SUWA glass village and drive on the shore of the lake while looking at the lake. The bus goes to Lake Suwa while still boarding at the yacht harbor. The moment you enter the lake is pounding. Cruising is a 50-minute experience where you can enjoy the majestic view of Yatsugatake Renpong from the Northern Alps from the lake, and after a cruise of about 20 minutes, you can go ashore again and tour Takashima Castle from the car window to return to the start point. Six flights a day as a rule. 7 flights from July to August. Reservations start from mid-March.

Lake Suwa Strawberry Garden

The five houses are planted with 45,000 varieties of Shohime, hongpo, and two other varieties. You can enjoy strawberries with high sugar content, which are grown in the bitter cold.

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