Things to do in Chikuma, Nagano

Do

• Tsukeba

  

  Chikuma, Nagano · 026-275-1326

  Fresh Chikuma River dace is served salt-grilled, miso-grilled, fried, or tempura; ayu dishes then continue until late October.

• Sarashina no Sato Ancient Experience Park and History Museum

  

  Chikuma, Nagano · 026-276-7511

  A restored Jomon village from about 4,500 years ago offers experiences such as stone-tool making.

• Chikuma River Manyo Park

  

  Chikuma, Nagano · 026-275-1753

  Twenty-seven poem monuments include Chikuma River verses and works by literati who visited here.

• Chikuma River

  

  Chikuma, Nagano · 0267-92-2167

  Fishing for char and yamame born in the clear Chikuma River opens from February 16, drawing many anglers.

• Shiroyama Historic Site Park (Arato Castle)

  

  Chikuma, Nagano · 026-275-6653

  A Sengoku mountain castle restored with attention to methods displays excavated pottery and was an NHK Furin Kazan film site.

• Ipponmatsu Pass

  

  Chikuma, Nagano · 0263-67-2133

  This junction of Chikuma City and Omi Village also leads to Mount Obasute, famous for the abandonment legend.