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Almost in the middle of Shinshu, a winery in Kikyogahara where a vineyard spreads while being watched by the ridgeline of the Japanese Alps. Wine is available from a wide variety of Shiojiri and Matsumoto grapes, and free tasting is available. Wine starts at 976 yen. 100% straight fruit juice is also recommended.

Surrounded by the Japanese Alps, there is a large difference in temperature at an altitude of 740m, so it boasts good color and taste. There are many rare varieties in which grapes can be eaten as a skin. Grape hunting is carried out from about mid-August. Ask for variety. Apply by telephone or fax (answering machine until early August. It is scheduled to open on or about August 10).

In addition to grape picking, pear picking and apple picking, prune picking (700 yen for all-you-can-eat adults, 500 yen for elementary school children, 350 yen for ages 3 and older, 500 yen for ages 65 and older. Entrance fees include fruit picking) and a variety of fruit picking. No herbicides are used in the garden.

It sells pears (20th century, Nansui, etc.), local wines, etc., even in seasons other than grape-picking and apple-picking.

A museum dedicated to the achievements of the founder of Chikuma (Chikuma) Shobo, Akira Furuta. In the hall where the house of his birthplace was renovated, about 90 items such as a letter by Yasunari Kawabata, who had a close friendship, and a hanging shaft by Osamu Dazai were exhibited. A room where Yuriko Miyamoto and others worked hard to write is preserved on the second floor. Take 30 minutes.

It is built in the Hirooka district, where Mizuho Ota [Ota Mizuho], Akahiko Shimaki [Akahiko Shimaki], and Makisui Wakayama [Wakayama Bokusui], who gave birth to a large tide of tanka in the Meiji era, were the setting for their creative activities. The building that was relocated and restored from the main building was registered Tangible Cultural Property. In the hall, there are letters and songbooks of the poets related to Shiojiri. It takes 40 minutes.

The museum is located a five-minute walk from the Hirade ruins. We will introduce 20,000 excavated items and other items excavated at the Hirade site. In addition to the Jōmon period earthenware and clay figurines, and the Yayoi period copper dōtaku [dōtaku], there are also displays of Shiojiri folk materials. The five-fold tile tower of the Nara period, one of the largest in Japan, has a good view. There have been restored houses and high-bed warehouses around the area. It takes 50 minutes.

Located on the roadside station Kosakata Park site, the facility displays specimens and other objects, mainly insects from Japan and abroad. There are also materials related to nature and rare insects and plants. A museum where you can learn the right way of thinking and thinking about nature and learn about the global environment and the importance of nature.

Remains (historic site) spread on the north side of the Heide Spring. Discovered by a survey from 1950 (1950), the pit-style dwellings were found to be the remains of a former large-scale settlement, with 106 houses from the middle Jōmon period and 160 from the Kōmun period to the Heian period. A 10-minute walk from the ruins is the Shiojiri City Hirade Museum. There is the Hirade Archaeological Park Guidance Building on the north side of the archaeological site park, where users can relax and learn, such as experience classes.

In a garden full of nature, you can interact with animals and play with a lot of play equipment. In the experience class, you can also experience bread making and craft. We also recommend meals using self-made products (sausages, craft beer, soft ice cream).