DAY1 START
Access to Nagano Prefecture
Kobe Airport
About 60 min
Shinshu Matsumoto Airport
Narai-juku
The townscape is a remnant of the Edo period, and has been selected as an Important Preservation District for Groups of Traditional Buildings in 1978. Many are attracted to visit here as a place to experience the natural beauty in Japan of being as it is.
3minutes by car
Nakamura Residence
Nakamura Residence, which was designated as a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, was originally run by a wholesaler of lacquer combs. It conveys the style of a typical townhouse in Narai-juku. The floor plan of the house, the money deposit slips and withdrawl books from the end of Edo period to the Meiji period along with lacquer combs of the merchants are displayed. Take a glimpse at how they lived at that time.
1minutes by car
Kamitoiya Museum
It has been a wholesaler for about 270 years from the Keicho era (1602) to the Meiji Restoration, and exhibits more than 400 artifacts such as ancient documents, pottery, and lacquer ware, and is designated as a National Important Cultural Property.
1minutes by car
Osyokuji Matsunami
The owners are particular about their handmade sauces and recommend meat dishes using domestic pork. It is a cozy restaurant that is loved by the locals.
1minutes by car
Tokkuriya Folk Museum
In a stylish and calm atmosphere with a dirt floor, a hearth, and thick pillars, you can enjoy handmade soba noodles made with ground flour and the original three-color Gohei mochi.
1minutes by car
BYAKU-Narai-
”The former Sugi no Mori Sake Brewery" founded in 1793, which was called one of Kiso Five Great Brands Sake, and the residence of the "Magemono" profession which was the main industry of Narai-juku was the origin for this inn. There are 12 rooms in total, which consist of the two buildings of the "former hoihoi-minshuku" that prospered as an guest house. You can experience a unique accommodationold folk house stay that clearly distinguish from the general hotel and, has endured a long prosperity.
