Enrei−Ojo Park LineThe central area connecting the three regions of Shinshu:
Suwa area, Matsumoto Plain, and Ina Valley

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Yamabiko Park in Okaya City, Enrei Plateau in Shiojiri City, andweeping chestnuts in Tatsuno Town. The Enrei Ojo Park Lineconnects these sightseeing spots.
The approximately 7km long road that runs from Kattsurutoge
in Okaya City to National Route 153 via Ono's weeping
grassland, offers views of mountain ranges such as the Japanese
Alps and Mt. Yatsugatake, as well as Lake Suwa andMatsumotodaira. You can feel the history of Notsuji, Ichirizukaof Yusuzawa, Kutsukakeishi, etc.
Along the way, there are parking lots, observation plazas, andpromenades where you can enjoy the scenery at your leisure.

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Okaya Air Defense
Observation Post
It was used as an anti-aircraft surveillancearea to quick ly detec t enemy aircraf t andprepare residents for �ire control, �ire�ighting,disinfection, evacuation, and other protective
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Entrance to "Enrei-Oujo Park Line" (Okaya side)24"Enrei-Oujo Park Line" observation plaza

Entrance to "Enrei-Oujo Park Line"(Okaya side)This is an observation deck with benches placed ona hill overlooking the mountains and Lake Suwa inthe distance.

This is the con�luence of Prefectural Road 254(Narakawa Okaya Line) and Okaya City Road Okaya
683 (Enrei Ojo Park Line).

Aiyoshi weeping chestnuts brownaturally here

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Ojo”Enrei-Oujo Park Line" observation deck

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Tengu shrine

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Niresawa Mountain broken stones

Aiyoshi weeping chestnuts grownaturally in this landscape

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Monument in the center of Honshu. Located at anelevation of 960 meters, the "soil" of the"Monument in the Center of Honshu" means thelush green earth, a pleasant place for people andanimals to gather.
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This observatory offers a view of the mountains of
the Northern Alps and the city of Matsumoto Plain.

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It is designated as a Shiojiri City Natural Monument.
Among chestnuts, the weeping chestnut is foundonly in parts of Nagano and Gifu prefectures. It is arare species known only in Shiojiri, Kamiina,Shimoina, Tiisagata, and Minami Azumi prefectures.
The weeping chestnut grows naturally on thesouthern slope facing the Aiyoshi reservoir, andalthough the trees are still small, nearly 100 of them
are growing in good condition.
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Shidareguri Observatory”Enrei-Oujo Park Line" observation deck
There is a covered with a roof. There is an
information board showing the direction of theSouthern Alps, Central Alps, Northern Alps, andYatsugatake.
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Shidarekuri Putter Golf Course
Shidarekurishinrin Koen Camping Ground

Ono Park
Landscaped in 1919. It was landscaped on theoccasion of the erection of a bronze statue of Ono
Mitsukage.

The site where the early Nakasendo roadbranches oﬀ (Tatsuno side)

The place where the early Nakasendo roadbranches oﬀ (Okaya side)This is where the Enrei-Oujo Park Line and theearly Nakayama Road diverge.

This is where the Enrei-Oujo Park Line and theearly Nakayama Road diverge.

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Ono's weeping chestnuts
grow naturally here

This is where the three countiesof Chikuma, Suwa, and Ina meet.
There are stone shrines of theFuji Sengen Shr ine of each of
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Tat suno Tow n). It is located a shor t dist ance
north of the road near the top of Ono Pass, where
Shiojiri City, Okaya City, and Tatsuno Town nowborder.

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Phrase Monument

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Iroshiromizu Waters

Kanayama Shrine

Fuji Sengen Shrine

It is said to be an ancient shrine dedicated toK anayamahiko-no-mikoto, a deit y related tomining, blacksmithing, and metalworking. It issaid that blacksmiths got together and enshrined
him here.

It is said that the Sengen Taisha Shrine began in
27 B.C. when the Fuji God was enshrined at thefoot of Mt. Fuji to appease the wrath of the gods. A
jar is buried in the mound and is dug up during afestival held once every 60 years. Okusha Shrine
is located at Sangun no Tsuji.

This is a famous water spot located on the way tothe road in Shidareguri Forest Park. In the olddays, this water was found along the roadside ofNakasendo, and it was said that if you washedyour face with this water, you would become abeautiful woman with fair skin. Its composition isnearly neutral, and it is clean and clear.
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This pass is located between the Ono district of
Tatsuno Town and the Misawa district of Okaya
City. It still remains in its original form. People inOno call it Misawa Pass, and people in Misawa
district call it Ono Pass. In earlier times, it wascalled Niresawa Pass.

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The site where the early Nakasendo roadbranches oﬀ (Tatsuno side)

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Shinmei-g u Shrine in t he A mezawa area was
moved to its present location during the Tensho
period (1573-1591), and Amaterasu and Toyoke
were made the deities of worship, with the latterbei ng d i s per se d f r om I se Ji ng u S h r i ne . T he
present location was called Gakiyama until theEdo period (1603-1868), and there were many
Jizo (stone statues) there. The name was changed
to Isuzuyama in the early Meiji period(1868-1912) due to the abolition of Buddhism.
Therefore, it is called Isuzuyama Shinmei-guShrine.

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Seven gods, Kodama-okami, Taga-okami,
Mitsumine-okami, Yama-okami, Tsushima-okami,
Housou-okami, and Shizume-okami, who werescattered throughout the mountain, are enshrined
together here.

Entrance to "Enrei-Oujo Park Line"(Tatsuno side)

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Entrance to "Enrei-Oujo Park Line"(Tatsuno side)This is the con� luence of National Highway 153
and Okaya City Road Okaya 683 (Enrei-Oujo ParkLine).

Niresawa Mountain broken stones
In 1665, a dispute arose between the villages ofAmesawa (Ono) and Okanoya over the use of themount ain forest w ilder ness of NiresawaMountain. The deputy of the Takashima Domain
went i nt o me d i a t ion a nd a s e t t lement w a s
reached. The situation at that time is describedon the side of the split stone.
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Niresawa no Ichirizuka
The Ichirizuka mound at
Niresawa dates from the earlydays of the Nakasendo road, andis said to have been built around1604.
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rare because the pair of mounds
remains in almost perfect condit ion, and t heroute that passed between the two mounds canbe estimated.
T he e a rl y Na k a s endo r out e w a s a shor t c ut
bet ween Suwa and Kiso, but it was a dif � icult
route with two mountain passes and a valley, so
the route was changed to the Shiojiri Pass in only
a few decades.

If the weather is �ine, you can see Lake Suwa,
Shiojir i, Mat sumoto, t he Nor t her n A lps, t heYatsugatake mountain range, and Mount Ontake.
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Kutukake stone
It is said that on his way backfrom the eastern expedition,
Yamatotakeru rested on thisstone and retied his shoe laces. Itis said that the stone's hollow is�illed with water, and when itdries up, "disaster will occur”.

Shidareguri Observatory

Ono's weeping chestnuts grownaturally here
More than 900 weeping chestnuts grow wild in acolony on the 2.24 ha west-facing slope of Niresawa
Tenguhara. It was designated as a national naturalmonument in 1920. It is said that weeping chestnuts
are a mutated species of the shiba chestnut caused
by volcanic activity. On the other hand, local legend
has it that "Kobo Taishi lowered the branches tomake it easier to pick chestnuts," and "the branches
drooped because chestnuts are food for tengu(long-nosed goblins) and the tengu sat on them.
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Ueda-Gosengoku Phrase Monument
Ueda-Gosengoku was a Haiku poet from Tokyo. Inorder to avoid the ravages of war, he was evacuatedto the former Onomura-Kyudo and lived there forthree years. At that time, he graduated from Ono
Elementary School.
Aogurumi Shinano no Sora no Katasakana" isincluded in his �irst collection of haiku, "Denen"(The Countryside).

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Tengu shrine
The southern end of Higashiyama
communal land in the Edo period.
T he teng u shr ine on t he r ig ht
side was built by Kitano Village
and the tengu shrine on the left
side by S h iojir i Vi l lage in t heKansei era (about 200 years ago).

Okaya City Commercial Tourism Division

Shiojiri City Tourism Promotion Division

Tatsuno Town Industrial Promotion Division〒394-8510〒399-0736〒399-0493

8-1 Koumachi, Okaya-shi, Nagano-ken

TEL 0266-23-4811 (substitute)

FAX 0266-24-0689

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FAX 0263-53-3413

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Chuo 1, Tatsuno-machi, Kami-ina-gun, Nagano Prefecture

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FAX 0266-41-4651