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99min

A standard course full of the town's historic sights. Sankaku Batchō is thetriangle formed by Akimiya, Harumiya and Ōtōrō with the side length 872.72m.
Akimiya (15 min) → Fushimiya-tei (10 min) → Harumiya / Manji no Sekibutsu(9 min) → Gebabashi / Ōtōrō (15min) → Sagara-zuka (25 min) → Akimiya (20min)

Hot Springs
its many enjoyable public bathhouses are

60min

Starting from Harumiya, a walk along the river to the mysterious Buddhiststone statue which won the acclaim of the the world-renowned avant-garde
artist Taro Okamoto, and to the peaceful Zen temple, this course offers aslow and relaxing moment that soothes your mind.
Harumiya (2 min) → Ukishima-sha (2 min) → Manji no Sekibutsu (3 min) →Scenic view of Lake Suwa (3 min) → Jiun-ji Temple (5 min) → Fushimiya-tei (5 min)→ Harumiya (5 min)sourced from local natural hot springs!

Kiotoshizaka slope Course

Witness the real Onbashira at Harumiya and to the Onbashira Museum
YOISA, then up to the Kiotoshizaka slope where the climax of the festival
takes place, a 35 degree slope that measures 100m long.
Shimosuwa Station (15 min) → Harumiya (3 min) → Onbashira Museum YOISA(Taxi: 5 min / Bus:25min) → Kiotoshizaka Slope (Taxi: 6 min / Bus:15min) →Akimiya (15 min) → Shimosuwa Station* The number of the bus is very limited. Taking Taxi from YOISA to Kiotoshizaka slope, andthen to Akimiya should be the best for those who are short in time.
* Motor assisted bike rental is available at the Tomonomachi Parking and OIDEYA.

60min

Discover local Shimosuwa by strolling around the alleys and secret paths.

YOISA

The official inn for feudal lords and court nobles in the Edo period, and the seat of authority in the posttown. Enjoy the samurai teahouse and Japanese garden passed down through the Iwanami family.

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OIDEYA is the complex of museums and information center. GISHODO is a clock musuem where theworld's only replica of an astronomical clock tower is on exhibit, it also hold a watch assembly workshop too.
YANONEYA is a museum of Jōmon culture of the region where huge obsidan mining diorama is on display.
Age16+ ¥1,000 / Age 7-15 ¥500

Shimosuwa used to be the world's leading producer of musicbox. Enjoy the history and pleasant harmonies
through concerts held several times a day. You can create your own music box from a large variety of selections.

Harumiya

Restaurant / Café
only

only

Local Specialties /Souvenirs

Once used exclusively
as the approach
to Harumiya.

Information Center
Public Restroom
FreeParking

Sankō PanToll
Parking

BakeryMitamachi

OIDEYA
Akimiya

Taishadori

Shimosuwa Sta.

Kiotoshizaka
Slope Course

Shimosuwa Sta.
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Tonbe

Cultural Center
Town OfficeTown Office

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Akasuna

Kohan no yu

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Websiteshimosuwaonsen.jp

Convenience Store / ATMCake shop
Café

Unagi Hayashiya

Eel Restaurant
Okaya
FukudayaMatsumotoJapanese sweets

Built in 1982.
Weigh 7167kg, 8.5m in height

Yagi Onsen
Issa

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1.1km
Akimiya

0.2km
StationTempuraA stone lantern built in 1829.
The triangle formed by the Ōtōrō,Harumiya and Akimiya is called“Sankaku Batchō”(lit. 8 chō* triangle) after thedistance between each location* A chō is an old Japanese unit oflength: 1cho=109m.

Kohama185

Takahama

Satō Meisanten

Souvenir Shop

Suwa Dialect
A mound dedicated to Sōzō Sagara, the captain
Museumof the Sekihōtai, a pioneering militia at the timeof the Meiji Restoration.
Chicken Cutlet
Chabo Shokudō

SakaechoSuwako Museum /Akahiko Memorial Hall

Lake Suwa

Shiin Sanbō

Shokujidokoro Sora

Green Sun Hotel
Yakitori
Izakaya185

Allons-y 1F

TorishiAzusa

3
Kannonzaki
CoffeeHachijuni

Fukuraiya

AriiIzakaya

UMI COFFEE & LAUNDRY

Yamanekotei AnnexSobaNStreet /Cooked freshwater fish Store

InformationCenter1432

Shioyokan

Shintsuru

Chihiro-ike
PondHaruya

Tōme noKeyakiMusic box
Assembly

Hōmotsu-den

Suwa-taisha
Suwa Taisha

Koyasu-sha

Akimiya
It holds the biggest
bronze Komainu(guardian dogs) in Japan.

Shiramatsu(lit. white pine tree)
Putting its triple-needles
in your wallet brings wealth.

for visitors
Hachiman-sha
to shrine
Ebisu-sha
God of sailing, fishery and businessMiyasaka

Neiri no sugi

Purification trough associated with the dragon
god tradition of Suwa region in which containssacred hot spring water. Visitors should cleanse
themselves before offering prayers to the shrine.

An artwork by Akio Suzuki,
the pioneer of the Japanese sound art.

2 Yamaneko-tei③
3 Taisha Senbei④(lit. sleeping cedar)
Lowers its branch for about
9cm at midnight to sleep,
you may hear it snore byputting your ear against thetrunk. It is said that putting
its needles in your pillow
brings a restful sleep.

6 Kikyōya⑦

1 Otodate③

5 1F CAFE Zin⑥Iinari Jizō

Sacred Hot Spring troughCafé

4 Kagura⑤Kagura-denA venue where people dance
and play music in dedication
to the God.

A stone Jizō statue located(lit. old woman's zelkova)
at the historical site of Jingū-ji
A tree for agricultural(a temple that belongs to a shrine,)
divination.
said to grant any wish.

Around Akimiya

Suwa

Keidai-sha

Tōme Hachiman

SuwanoneLake Suwa (1.4km)
Suwako Museum (1.4km)
Shiin Sanbō (2km)
Hashimoto Masaya (2.3km)

AkimiyaSkating Rink

ChōzuyaSoba20

Legend holds that this hot spring gushed from the cotton thatthe Suwa Goddess dipped in hot water. People call it the God's
hot spring that the water is said to roil when bathed by a sinner.

ka Slope
Hachimanza

Inn of the late Edoperiod (1603-1868)

Inui Bappa
Defined by the 4 stone marks,
this land used to be a practicefield for archery and riding.

51RestHouse

Hachimanzaka
Kōsatsu Plaza

Taishadōri

Wata no yu

678dōsen

The Nakasendō / Kōshū-dōchū Junction Monument

9Onbashira
ShintōNIDEC
NIDEC
SANKYO
CORP.CORP.

ChineseRestaurant

Nakagawa

8Minatoyaaak

For beauty and fertilityMaruya

Soba

Motoyama Kawazakanaten

Shimosuwa Station

7Café

2F YukiKoyu

YakkoBaigetsu

Taisentei /Shūgetsu-an
ChihiroWestern foodHashimoto
MasayaTown Office
Cultural Center

Shokusaikan

KEN KEN
Restaurant
Salon Shimosuwa
Honda
ShokudōIzakaya Shepa
2F Terrarium
IzakayaEmonzaka Gingetsu

Sugeno Onsen

BakeryTarukawa

Taishadori

Highway bus
platform

It holds Buddhist statue carved by
the famous sculptor-monk Mokujiki Shōnin.

FutabayaLiquor Shop

Free for visitors toOIDEYA & Suwanone

The official inn
for feudal lords and court nobles in theEdo period, and the seat of authority inthe post town. The samurai teahouseand Japanese garden have been passed
down through the Iwanami family.

Hanaya Moshichikan

OIDEYA
Azami Kōbō Weaver
Museum Complex
Sobaya Minori
Watch
Assembly
Yotsukado
Information
CenterParking

Bank

Post Office

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4

Café
Stone Monument of Taro Okamoto

The only keyhole-shaped
tumulus in Suwa district

Izakaya

HonjinTanga no yu
Taro Coffee

Emonzaka Slope

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Originally an inn for monks visiting
Jiun-ji Temple.
Famous for its very hot water.

Tekkōsen Honkan

Japanese RestaurantCraft Beer andCoffee Shop

CHIITOKO
Anzu Mokkōbō

Pork Cutlet

HiyajiSuwamikotsuru
Sake Brewery

Coffee shop

Shimosuwa Sta.

Sagara-zuka Monument

Japanese
Restaurant

mee mee center

Highway bus
platform

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Mitamachi

Mizuki Confectioner

Nozawa Store

MasuyaGuesthouse

Free for tourists

CaféJapaneseRestaurant

Danran(Design Office)

Daishime DeliTomonomachi
ParkingNakasendō

Ōtōrō

6

Polom

SumebaWoodworking StudioApple House
Koban

HarumiyaŌtōrōPolice Box

Shinkin Bank

Sankaku Batchō

0.9km

A street that holds
Suwamikotsuru, the only sakebrewery in town. Enjoy
visiting galleries and studios
run by artists and artisans.

SushiShin-yu

An interactive space
to facilitate relocation
to Shimosuwa

Mitamachi

Sakae-zushi

Historical site ofa silkworm cocoon
warehouse

reet

CaféSEIYU
supermarket

Fabric accessories

Chūōdōri St

Eric’s Kitchen

Daimondori

Sumire Yōsaiten

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Raikō-ji Temple

Aozuka Kofun

Café Tac
Maruichi
LIUTAIOHIROTO SAI

Kanayaki Jizōson Statue(The guardian deity with benefit of success in life)

NijiiroJeeen

A museum dedicated to Kuniko Imai,a poet and novelist of the Meiji /Showa era. Kuniko was born in thisteahouse built back in Edo era.

Galette Restaurant

Daimasu
RyokanHeld once every six years when the shrine sanctuary is rebuilt, Onbashira-sai isthe biggest festival of Suwa Taisha that has been carried on for over 1200 years.
Enormous Onbashira (lit. sacred pillars) are dragged by hand from the mountain
forests to be erected in the four corners of the shrines. The Shimosha deity isenshrined at Harumiya in spring (Feb. to Jul.) and Akimiya in autumn (Aug. toJan.). Senza-sai is the ceremony held twice a year to transfer the deity. Ofune
Matsuri (lit. the Boat Festival), held on August 1st, is the more festive of thetwo, featuring a parade and Shibafune (a special float).

Taiyaki

Kuniko Imai Museum
Shinkin
BankRituals of Suwa Taisha

erry

Yudasaka Iwaidō Saketen

OkumuraSushi

ChGuardhouse Monument

Wine shop & stand

ChineseRestaurant

Café

Eel

Frère Taro Okamoto's favorite

Mahorohana

0.8km

UnatomiCafé

Yudazaka Slope

Hōka

AzumaMubansō zushiiShindō,This steep was a means of defense to prevent
enemies from attacking the town at once.

Beef Tendon Curry

Chiisana Kominka iori

Hanam

Shichiyō-Seishagura
Documents and pictures
about Shiomosuwa's silk
industry are on display in astorehouse aged over 120years ago.

Hitotsubu-nomugi

Cafe and handicraft class

Local Alleys

According to the legend, the rice grown in its tiny sacred ricefield
will be harvested only in a month.

Shitamachi Himawari

Community Bank

WiFi Spot

Misakuda-sha Shrine

facebook.com/shimosuwa

Western foodHarmo Museum
Suwa JindaikoMizube ParkDrum Training Hall
Scenic View of Mt. Fuji
Health Station
Kenko field
Shimosuwa Rowing Park
AQUA MIRAI

Akasunasaki Park

info@shimosuwa.or.jp

Cafe og Højskole
teltisTakahama

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E-mailLike us

Shio

Furukawa+81(0)266-26-2102

Bicycle Rental

Local Alleys

Sagara-zuka

Phone

Suwa
Kyōritsu
Hospital

Taxi

Nakasendō(lit. a road in the mountains)
A highway that connects Edo (Tokyo)
and Kyoto. One of the Five Highways
established by Ieyasu Tokugawa, thefirst shogun of Tokugawa Shogunate.

Shimosuwa Tourism Association

Studios / Workshops
Street Museum

SobaInformation

The stones wereused for the contestof strength until theearly Showa period.
The heaviest weighs
about 60kg.

Harumiya Daimon

Harumiya
and around
Tomonomachi
ParkingŌtōrō

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Gebabashi
BridgeChikara-ishi

RandomOpen Hours

DinnerSankaku Batchō(Enlargement on the right)

This bridge covers over theMitarai River and is the oldest
wooden structure of Shimosha.

Shu-getu-an Chihiro

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chCentral
Shimosuwa

Manji no Sekibutsu

Gebabashi Bridge

This stone wall is donated by
the Katakura Fainance Group,
once called a silk emperor
when silk industry wasprosperous around the area.
Shrine Stone Wall

Typical architecture ofEdo period open topublic where historical household
goods are on display. Free admission.

Kamidokoro Keshoya

Ryokan / Hotels

DaytimeFushimiya-teiThis beauty parlor features a footbathand sells old-fashioned penny candies.

Hot spring footbath

Suwa Taisha, the head shrine of a family of Suwa shrines with almost 10,000 branches across Japan, is
composed of two main complexes dedicated to the deity Takeminakata and his consort Yasakatome.
Kamisha (lit. the upper shrine), located on the south side of Lake Suwa, is made up of Honmiya andMaemiya, while Shimosha (lit. the lower shrine) located on the North is made up of Akimiya (lit. theautumn shrine) and Harumiya (lit. the spring shrine). Shimosha is also dedicated to Takeminakata’s
divine elder brother Yaekotoshironushi, and it has long been believed that Kamisha is dedicated tothe male deity and Shimosha to the female deity. Suwa Taisha is distinct in that it has no honden(inner sanctuary), and is characterized by a form of architecture known as Suwa-zukuri.

ōū-dshKō

Wide Area MapSoba

Kamidokoro no yu

Dagashiya

Suigetsu Park

Miya-no-mae Soba

Suwa Taisha (Suwa Grand Shrine)

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Made in the middle of Edo periodpe☎ 0266-28-7055 Age16+ ¥800 / Age 7-15 ¥400

Dragon Spout

Slo

Honjin (Reservation Required)

Age16+ ¥300 / Age 7-15 ¥200

Enjoy the passion of Suwa people for the powerful festival, Onbashira-sai, held only once in 6 years for over 1200 years.

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OnbashiraMuseumJikkendō-jaya

Takeda commanded a master archer to shootat a monk standing on the stone, the arrowswere all deflected, missing the monk.

Hōkō-in Temple

Scenic Viewof Lake Suwaaka☎ 0266-26-0413

arrow-repelling stone)
Yayoke Ishi (lit.
Legend tells that when the warlord ShingendazOnbashira Museum YOISA

Nidec Corp. Suwanone MuseumTRivYuAkimiya (1min) → Alley ① through the Post Town Museum (1min) → Alley ② (1min)→ Aozuka Kofun Tumulus (2min) → Alley ③ (3min) → Suwamikotsuru (1min) →Alley ④ (1min) → Alley ⑤ (2min) → Alley ⑥ (5min) → Alley ⑦ (4min) → Alley ⑧(3min) → Hachimanzaka Kōsatsu Plaza (2min) → Alley ⑨ (1min) → Akimiya

OIDEYA Museum Complexwaaog

Ibo Ishi(lit. wart stone)
A stone with many holes.
The water in the holeis said to heal warts.

erdRoaStroll around the local alleys

Iōdobashi Bridge
Named after Iō(lit. Medicine Kinga.k.a Bhaisajyaguru,
the Buddha of healing.)

Welcoming merchants, travellers and visitors to the shrines of Suwa Taisha, Shimosuwa �lourished in the Edo period
as the only post town with hot spring in Nakasendo, a highway which connects Edo (Tokyo) and Kyoto. Today,Shimosuwa has beautiful scenery, historic streetscapes, tasty foods, hot springs, workshops and a rich monozukuri(cra�tsmanship) heritage. Leisurely exploring the shrines and surrounding area makes for a perfect day's stroll.

Stone Stairway
126 steps

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Discover Local Shimosuwa!

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Hot spring public bath

120min(lit. Tenkei's pine tree)
A Pine tree planted by
the 16th century Zen
monk Tenkei.

Suwa-taisha
Suwa Taisha

Hanamusubi

StreetExperience Onbashira-sai

SHIMOSUWA

Dokuzawa Kōsen
was known as“Shingen’s secrethot spring”, whereinjured soldiersbathed to heal
their wounds.

Tenkei no Matsu

Enjoy the atmosphere walking around the ancient seat of the shrines of Suwa Taisha!

Ochadokoro

Daimondōri

Harumiya and aroundA temple protectedby the warlord
Shingen Takeda.

The baths of Shimosuwa’s quaint ryokan andCafé

Mind Soothing

Fujimibashi Bridge(lit. shrine on the floating island)
The shrine on a sandbar that never sink,
one of the seven mysteries of Shimosuwa.

StreetSankaku Batchō

Enjoy the view of Lake Suwa

Jiun-ji Temple

Ukishima-sha shrine

Stone Monument of Taro Okamoto

Minute Walking Map

Suigetsu ParkMitamachi

Visit Suwa Grand Shrines

Dokuzawa Kōsen(2km)
Kiotoshizaka Slope (2.4km)
Yashima Wetland (18km)(lit. Buddhist stone statue of Manji) A stone statue ofAmitabha Buddha made in the Manji era (1658-1661).
The artist is said to be the same as the torii gate ofHarumiya. It's distinct facial feature is still largely amystery and inspired the world-renowned avant-garde artist Taro Okamoto.

( ) = transit time

Ueda, Saku142Manji no Sekibutsu
sekibutsu

Soba

7 Shimosuwa⑧Shukuba RoutePostMuseum
Town Museum
Museum about post town of Shimosuwa
in Edo period

8 Maruya Kōgeiten⑨9 Kameya/ 2F Netsu Yahiro Museum ⑦/Sabō Madoka

Café

Suwa Mikotsuru Sake Brewery

Lakewalk-okaya
shopping center