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Kabira Bay
The colour of the water changes with the hour. Black pearls are farmed here, so swimming is not allowed.
OkinawaNature & SceneryNakijin
Kouri Island
A bridge 1,960 metres long crosses the sea. The island carries a Ryukyuan version of the Adam and Eve legend.
OkinawaNature & SceneryUeda
Sugadaira Kogen Snow Resort
A ski area on the Sugadaira Highlands in Ueda City. It has extensive snowmaking equipment and is known for the quality of its snow.
Obuse
Seseragi Greenway
A path running along the foot of Mount Karida in Obuse Town. A water channel flows between the trees.
Obuse
Obuse Open Gardens
An initiative in Obuse Town that opens more than 100 gardens to the public. Visitors can walk around the gardens of private homes and temples.
Obuse
Chikuma River Park (Riverside Park)
A park along the Chikuma River in Obuse Town. In spring, cherry blossoms and rapeseed flowers bloom at the same time.
Obuse
Chikuma River Levee Cherry Tree Embankment
A row of double-flowered cherry trees running for about 4 kilometers along the Chikuma River levee in Obuse Town. 600 trees are planted there.
Obuse
Baisho-ji Temple
A temple in Obuse Town founded at the end of the Muromachi period. Kobayashi Issa visited it many times.
Obuse
Tsuzuhata Castle Ruins
The remains of a mountain castle in Obuse Town. It is said to have been built by the lord of Sakurazawa-go.
Obuse
Karida Ojo and Kojo Castle Ruins
The remains of mountain castles in Obuse Town. They were built to protect the main castle of the Takanashi clan.
Obuse
Ryuun-ji Temple
A temple in Obuse Town. It has a nenbutsu hall enshrining a thousand Buddha figures and a garden from the early Edo period.
Obuse
Shoun-ji Temple
A temple in Obuse Town. It is the burial place of Takai Kozan, and literati gathered here in the last years of the Edo period.
Obuse
Obuse Highway Oasis Roadside Station Oasis Obuse
A roadside station in Obuse Town. It can be entered from both the expressway and ordinary roads.
Obuse
Highway Oasis Obuse General Park
A park in Obuse Town. It combines an expressway rest area and a city park in one.
Obuse
Soto Sect Gansho-in Temple
A temple in Obuse Town founded in 1472. The ceiling of the main hall bears a phoenix painting from Katsushika Hokusai's last years.
Obuse
Shingon Sect Buzan School Joko-ji Temple
A Shingon temple in Obuse Town. Its Yakushi Hall from the early Muromachi period survives with its thatched roof.
Obuse
Takai Kozan Memorial Museum
A memorial museum in Obuse Town. It opens to the public the study and works of Takai Kozan, the wealthy merchant who invited Hokusai.
Obuse
Small Chestnut Tree Art Museum
A small art museum in Obuse Town. It stands in the garden of a chestnut confectionery shop.
Obuse
Masuichi-Ichimura Sake Brewery
A sake brewery in Obuse founded in 1755. It continues to brew sake in wooden vats.
Obuse
Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji Sect Saisho-ji Temple
A temple in Obuse Town founded in 1510. It has a history of about 500 years.
Obuse
Yamazaki Farm
A farm in Obuse Town. Cherry picking is available from June to early July.
Ueda
Ueda Volunteer Tourist Guide Association
An association of tourist guides in Ueda City. It guides visitors through local history and cultural properties.