Mt. Hachibuse

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Drew by Katsushika Hokusai
Lake Suwa in Shinano Province (Shinshu Suwako)

Experience the Suwa area's rich culture and history, born of its people andW ide A rea Mapnature, while touring its looping cycling routes. The Suwa area boasts a wide
range of terrain, from the flatlands of Lake Suwa to the 2,000 m elevation

Takabocchi Kogen

Yatsugatake mountain paths. Suwa offers something for everyone, regardlessof age, or cycling experience. Relish your time on each of the A-F courses withCMt. Kirigamine

Cycling Adventure Map

the electric-assist bikes (e-bikes) taking the cycling industry by storm. Enjoy

2Lake Shirakaba

the superb views of Suwa that captured world-famous ar tist Katsushika
Hokusai's heart.

Kurumayama Kogen

Lake Suwa and Yatsugatake Edition

RouteOkaya IC

Route

A

Shimosha Harumiya
Shimosha Akimiya

RouteBD

Shimosuwa

Kawagishi

Kamisuwa

Travel by Car

B

Osaka

Suwa IC

Kamisha Maemiya

辰野Tatsuno

about 204 km

Meishin Expressway

Travel by Train

OsakaAoyagi

Suwaminami ICNFujimi

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Okaya IC

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4 km
about
13 km
about
8 km
about
5 km
about
16 km
about
14 km

Kamisuwa Sta.

C-2

Tateishi Park

C-3

Kirigamine Campsite

C-4

Kurumayama Kogen Skypark Resort

C-5

Lake Shirakaba

C-6

Yashima Marsh

C-7

Shimosuwa Sta.

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Shimosuwa Sta.

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Shinshu
25m Matsumoto
MatsumotoSta.
BusAirport

50km30m

Nagano Prefecture Suwa Regional Development Bureau
Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division

Chino Sta.

JR Chuo Line
Limited Express Kamisuwa Sta.

Tel: 0266-57-2922
Published in March 2020

Intermediate Route

DC-4
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Shirakaba Lakeside Cycling Road

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Route Guide

D-3
Suzuran Pass
Mt. Tateshina Parking

Menokami-hyosui Spring Water

Lake Suwa

Kamisuwa Sta.

Chino Sta.

D-2

Lake Tateshina

D-3

Suzuran Pass

D-4

Lake Shirakaba

D-5

Chino Sta.

about

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D-1
about
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Tateshina and Lake Shirakaba RouteDistance: 50 km
Max. elevation difference: 968 mAvg. slope: 4.6% uphill grade, 4.9% downhill grade
Elevation gain: 1,011 m (uphill)
Est. time: 280 min. (bike), 210 min. (e-bike)

Lake Shirakaba

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about
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Gozaishi Shrine

Tateishi Park

Contact Information

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(Lake Megami)

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JR Chuo Line
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Shirakaba Lake

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Lake Izumi Park Campsite

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Kiotoshizaka Slope

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Chuo Expressway

Kobuchizawa

���Distance: 59.3 km
Max. elevation difference: 1,041 m
Avg. slope: 5.4% uphill grade, 6.1% downhill grade
Elevation gain: 1,544 m (uphill)
Est. time: 320 min. (bike), 220 min. (e-bike)

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about 187 km

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32Nagoya

JR Chuo Line Limited Express Azusa

Suzuran no Sato

Lake Suwa and Yatsugatake Mountains
Bicycle Utilization Promotion Council

Chino Area (Tateshina/Lake Shirakaba/Kurumayama Kogen Highland)

Chuo ExpresswayTokyoWFChinoE

Route supervised bySuwayatsu Cycle

RouteE

about 172 km

Tokyo

Kamisha HonmiyaRouteDAccess

Okaya
Lake Suwa

RouteC

Kirigamine Fujimidai Observatory

40km

Parking

ShrineConfirm Route

Viewpoint

Onsen

CautionToiletRestaurant

UphillMountain Pass

Campsite

Water Station

Cycling Rentals

Convenience StoreMt. Hachibuse

Advanced Route
Lake Suwa in Shinano Province(from the Hokusai series Thirty-six
Views of Mount Fuji), and Takabocchi RouteDistance: 48.8 km
Max. elevation difference: 1,116 m
Avg. slope: 6.5% uphill grade, 4.6% downhill grade
Elevation gain: 1,281 m (uphill)
Est. time: 280 min. (bike), 200 min. (e-bike)

ShrineViewpoint

Onsen

ToiletRestaurant

Mountain PassCampsite

Cycling Rentals

Convenience StoreConfirm RouteUphillCaution

Water Station

Route Guideabout
8 km

Takabocchi Kogen A-6

about
8 km
about
6 km
about
9km
about
6 km

Tatsuno Sta.

A-2

Kamaguchi Water Gate

A-3

Geyser and FootbathA-4

Kamaguchi Water Gate

A-5

Old Shiojiri Pass

A-6

Takabocchi Kogen

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about
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B-6

Suwa Taisha Kamisha Motomiya

B-7

Takasugian and Flying Mud Boat

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Suwa Taisha Kamisha Maemiya

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Forest Secret RouteDistance: 43.5 km
Max. elevation difference: 1,083 m
Avg. slope: 6.3% uphill grade
6.9% downhill grade
Elevation gain: 1,385 m (uphill)
Est. duration: 240 min. (bike)
190 min. (e-bike)aiSta.

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about
5 km
about
5 km
about
9km
about

15 km

F-1

Chino Sta.

F-2

Tsuetsuki Pass

F-3

Lake Chiyoda Campsite (Kanazawa Pass)

F-4

Shibira Pass

F-5

Mt. Nyukasa

F-6Fujimi Sta.

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Fujimi Kogen Resort

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Mt. Nyukasa Parking

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Suwaminami IC

F-4
Shibira Pass

Lake Suwa

Suwakko Land

E-7

Tateshina Jiyu Noen,
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Lakeside Park Footbath

Minato Elementary School

Mt. Fuji Viewpoint

Signboard for "Yatsugatake Natural Culture Park"

Kanazawa Pass

Kamisuwa Sta.

Suwako Service Area

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Lake Suwa

Kamikawa Bridge

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F-2

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about

12km

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Okaya Silk Museum

about
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Toriidaira Yamabiko Park

Okaya City Kawagishi
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about
2km

Green Sun HotelOld

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at Shiojiri Pass on Nakasendo Road

about
1km

Shimosuwa Sta.

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Route Guide

Okaya IC East

A-5 Old Shiojiri Passabout
5 km

���Distance: 24.1 km
Max. elevation difference: 64 m
Avg. slope: 3.3% uphill grade, 4% downhill gradeElevation gain: 186 m (uphill)
Est. time: 120 min. (bike), 100 min. (e-bike)

about
1km

about
9km

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Observatory

about

11km

Shibukawa Bridge

Beginner Route

35

E-2

Yat sugatake EchoLine

5about9km

Tateshina Jiyu Noen, Chino Shop

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Yatsugatake

Yugawa Onsen Kappa no Yu

2000m

Direction Signboard

Distance: 64.6 km
Max. elevation difference: 617 m
Avg. slope: 4.2% uphill grade, 4.4% downhill grade
Elevation gain: 1,100 m (uphill)
Est. duration: 330 min. (bike), 240 min. (e-bike)

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11km

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Mt. Hachibuse Ridge Viewpoint