Tourism and Event Information

Daioh Farm was completed in 1926 after 20 years of construction on what was originally a weed-filled wilderness.As you stroll around the farm and feel the history, you are sure to find scenes that give you a glimpse of the dreams and romance of those involved in the development.

【Location】30 minutes by car from the hotel

This exhibit features works and materials by Ogiwara Morie (Rokuzan), who opened the door to modern Japanese sculpture influenced by Rodin.Opened in 1958.The museum was built in Azumino, at the foot of the Northern Alps, where Rokuzan was born, with the help of over 299,100 people, including all elementary and junior high school students in Nagano Prefecture.
【Location】30 minutes by car from the hotel

It all started with Fukashi Castle, which was built during the Eikyo era of the Sengoku period.
It is the oldest existing five-story castle in Japan and is a designated national treasure.

【Location】50 minutes by car from the hotel

The former Kaichi School opened as an elementary school in 1873.The school building, completed in April 1876, was used for nearly 90 years until 1963.It was designated an Important Cultural Property in 1961.In 2019, it became the first modern school building to be designated a national treasure.

【Location】50 minutes by car from the hotel

The long main hall has a unique structure called "tsumugi-zukuri" (a wooden structure with a wooden base).
A masterpiece of mid-Edo period Buddhist architecture, the largest in eastern Japan.

【Location】40 minutes by car from the hotel

This is a temple consisting of five shrines at the foot of the sacred mountain, Togakushi.
It is a historic spot that has been marking a history spanning more than 2,000 years since its founding.

【Location】60 minutes by car from the hotel

It is 36.5m high and has a walkway.
The dam lake, filled with blue water, is also an attractive walking course.

【Location】5 minutes by car from the hotel

The restaurant is currently selling a limited number of 10 servings of "Tokura Curry."

The largest arch dome dam in Japan and the largest in the world.
It is also a bridge on the Alpine Route, and its impressive presence is a must-see.

【Location】70 minutes by car from the hotel

The drums rang out, the leader lit the fire,
The chief priest throws a goma stick on which wishes have been written into the fire and burns it.
When the fire died down, salt was sprinkled on the ground to purify the area, and the chief priest and the chief priest passed over the area.
Afterwards, worshippers continue to pray for the fulfillment of their wishes.

【Period】Last Sunday of March every year
【Location】Iwadono-ji Temple is about 5 minutes by car from the hotel.

This is a festival where worshippers throw snow at a papier-mache cow to pray for a good harvest and prosperity for their descendants.
It is called the "first ritual of making something" and has been designated as a prefectural intangible folk cultural asset.

【Period】Scheduled for March every year
【Location】Kariyasawa Shinmei Shrine is about 5 minutes by car from the hotel.

It is modeled after the traditional bride procession, and all the men are
This is a strange festival that takes place once every seven years, in which people wear fox masks and walk in a procession.

【Period】Once every seven years, on the last Sunday in March
【Location】Satobo Inari Shrine is about 7 minutes by car from the hotel.