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A venerable shrine whose name also appears in the historical book "The Third Generation of Japan", which was established in the first year of Enki (901). It is said that Takeda Shingen prayed for Takewo Nagahisa by offering a red seal letter (Ueda City Designated Cultural Property) which stipulates that the land should be donated to this Shiono Shrine. The two-story shrine, which stands in the cedar forest, was erected in the Edo period, and the bridge that rests in front of the shrine bears the name of "taikobashi" because it has a curve like a part of a drum.

The three-story pagoda of the Maesanji Temple is an eclectic style of Wazama and Tang-sama, and is said to have been erected in the late Kamakura period to early Muromachi period. There are no windows, no doors, no corridors, and it is known as an unfinished tower because of its simplicity and beauty. In the back seat, while looking at Shiodadaira under your eyes, the Kurumi Ohagi is an excellent item (reservation required, closed on Thursday, Friday, April-November, 750 yen).

The old shrine of Shinano, which enshrines the god of Ikujima, which produces all things, and the god of Ashijima, which is full of all things. There are no floorboards in the inner temple (prefectural treasure) of the upper shrine (the head office), which is located on the Kamijima surrounded by a pond, and the land of the earth itself is considered to be the sacred body. There are also a number of valuable cultural treasures, such as the Sentence of the Sentence of the Sengoku Warlord [Kishomon] (Important Cultural Property), including the Kanbun of Takeda Shingen. The shrine of Shimomiya (Suwa Shrine), the largest kabuki stage in the prefecture, is designated as Nagano Pref. In the precincts, there is a sacred virtue of a child's shrine, a couple's house, and a family's name, Ryōen's treasure, and An's child's life.

It is built in the image of the octagonal triple tower at Anraku-ji Temple in Kamakura and Nisho Onsen in Shinshu. The bathtub and seats are also octagonal, and eight people can enjoy the foot bath together. The water bath is drawn from a nearby source.

There are three communal bathhouses, also known as Sotoyu, scattered around the onsen town at Sensho Onsen, called Kamakura in Shinshu. In Eiji Yoshikawa's novel "Shin-Heike Tale", there are Oyu with an open-air bath, which is depicted by Yoshinaka Kiso as having stayed with Aoi Gozen, as well as Ishiyu, which is said to be Sanada Yukimura's hidden water, and Daishyu, which is related to Jikaku Daishi.

One of the Bepsho Onsen communal bathhouses, with a Hōgakuzo roof, located near Hokuko-Kannon-do. Enninjikaku [Enninjikaku], who was the seat master of the Hieizan Enryaku-ji Temple, received this name because he liked to take a bath when he visited the site for the construction of the Hokumu Kannondo in the year of Tenno 2 (825). In the past, it was also known as "Kishishiyu" because Kiji [keji] had healed his wounds, and "Kago [Kago] no yu" because of the places where people who had visited Kitamou-kanyin took a bath. The deep tiled tub is full of hot springs of simple sulfur springs, and you can enjoy the retro atmosphere of a long time ago.

Besho Hot Springs, a hot spring area where the townscape gives a sense of a long history. One of its communal bathhouses (outer baths) is Ishiyu. It is a communal bath house of Japanese-style architecture with a fine tiled roof, and there is a bath with natural rock intact in a semi-underground bathroom down a staircase. As the name suggests, the comfort is exceptional, with abundant hot water hanging from the rock rift. It is also referred to as Sanada Yukimura's hidden hot water, and is known as the hot water used by the Sanada clan to feed the spirit and heal the wounds. In "Sanada Taiheijiki", written by Shotaro Ikenami, Yukimura is depicted as a place tied with a female ninja, Oe [Gou], and the vote stone of "Sanada Yukimura Kōkōkōkōkōnōyu" near the entrance is the brush of Mr. Shotaro Ikenami.

One-day bathing facility of Ueda Municipal City, which is popular at the Niisho Onsen. It was relocated in 2008. In addition to the inner and open-air baths, there are also bedrock baths. You can also take a relaxing break in the great hall. There is also a restaurant, "Hiranshu [Biranju]".

Located in the precincts of Joraku-ji, the museum is famous for its collection of old tiles from famous temples around the country, which was collected by its predecessor, Takashi Handa. It houses more than 500 items from the Heian period to the Meiji era, including those from the Asuka period, and exhibits the main ones. In addition, there are many national-designated cultural treasures and art objects, and the "Nijin Nenbutsu" (important art) that Tokugawa Ieyasu wrote as a daily routine at the age of 71, and the painting horse "Liu Bidankei Crossing Map [Ryubi Danke Itokazu]" by Kazuka Hokusai, valuable items are lined up, such as the "Miuraya storehouse map", an important art item of the country, and the "Sengyin statue", also known as the Maiden Guanyin. It takes 15 minutes.

It is about a 10-minute drive from the Besho onsen town, where you can enjoy forest bathing and camping in the 23ha nature. There is a chestnut garden in the park, and it is possible to pick up chestnuts from late September to mid-October. At the same time, you can also enjoy matsutake mushroom dishes at the restaurant "Ikoinoya" in the park.