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Discover the hidden stories of the region

We believe what makes our area so special can’t be found walking around town with a guidebook in hand.

The small seasonal changes, the cherished Edo period crafts that people still use day-to-day, the customs and culinary culture that developed from our location in the mountains—it’s the ordinary in daily life that tells the story our community holds dear.

To help you discover memorable local stories during your journey, our staff will be pleased to introduce experiences that match your tastes and interests.

We also offer special tours that will give you a first-hand encounter with the local culture and lifestyles of the people here. Whether you want to plan activities for your visit or explore the town with a guide, please feel free to consider the options below.

ExcursionKiso-Hirasawa Lacquerware:A Hands-On Journey

IndefiniteTraditional Craft

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ause from time to time
amid this historic
Nakasendo landscape to
take deep breaths

Reflect on the history and
the travelers who once
passed through the
Nakasendo.

Experience the unique
atmosphere of a historic
Narai home

Make a Omusubi for yourself
at a traditional wooden home

Experience how challenging the
technique is, as well as the wonderful
fragrance of Kiso hinoki

Visit a artisan's workshop to
experience the traditional
bentwood craft-making process

Walk along a quiet trail,
immersed in the beauty of
the forest

Visit to Kiso
Hirasawa: A Town
Living with Wood

Traditional Craft "Mage-mono"
experience

Experience in an ancient grove that trees,
wood, and life in Kiso have always
intertwined

Outdoor Omusubi Bento Lunch

Nature Walk in Kiso

Walk along a quiet trail,
immersed in the beauty of
the forest

Experience how challenging the
technique is, as well as the wonderful
fragrance of Kiso hinoki

Experience in an ancient grove that trees,
wood, and life in Kiso have always
intertwined

Reflect on the history and the
travelers who once passed
through the Nakasendo.

Enjoy the Omusubi bento
lunch you made for
yourself at the shrine's
forested frounds

ause from time to time
amid this historic
Nakasendo landscape to
take deep breaths

Reflect on the history and
the travelers who once
passed through the
Nakasendo.

Experience the unique
atmosphere of a historic
Narai home

Make a Omusubi for yourself
at a traditional wooden home

Experience how challenging the
technique is, as well as the wonderful
fragrance of Kiso hinoki

Visit a artisan's workshop to
experience the traditional
bentwood craft-making process

Walk along a quiet trail,
immersed in the beauty of
the forest

Visit to Kiso
Hirasawa: A Town
Living with Wood

Traditional Craft "Mage-mono"
experience

Experience in an ancient grove that trees,
wood, and life in Kiso have always
intertwined

Outdoor Omusubi Bento Lunch

Nature Walk in Kiso

Walk along a quiet trail,
immersed in the beauty of
the forest

Experience how challenging the
technique is, as well as the wonderful
fragrance of Kiso hinoki

Experience in an ancient grove that trees,
wood, and life in Kiso have always
intertwined

Reflect on the history and the
travelers who once passed
through the Nakasendo.

Enjoy the Omusubi bento
lunch you made for
yourself at the shrine's
forested frounds

ExcursionNakasendo Connections: Narai-juku to Kiso-Hirasawa

IndefiniteTraditional Craft

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Chat about the future of
these children who live,
learn, and frow with the
mountains of Kiso

Have a local homemade
lunch in the Kiso hinoki
cypress cafeteria

Meet the children, the
future of our community

Visit the planted
lacquer trees

Learn about the well-preserved
streetscape maintained by local
residents

Find out about the village from
the perspective of a skilled
artisan

Stroll a walkway besde the
clear-flowing Narai river

Experience the
unique atmosphere
in the historic
lacquer workshop

Meet a artisan who helps keep
Kiso's lacquerware

See yourself how the children learn to
respect local traditions and culture in
their everyday lives

Visit the planted lacquer trees

Meet the children, the future of
our community

Chat about the future of
these children who live,
learn, and frow with the
mountains of Kiso

Find out about the village from the
perspective of a skilled artisan

From the post town of Narai to the
lacquer town of Kiso-Hirasawa

Learn about the well-preserved
streetscape maintained by local
residents

Meet a key figure working
hard to help preserve
Narai's streetscape

Chat about the future of
these children who live,
learn, and frow with the
mountains of Kiso

Have a local homemade
lunch in the Kiso hinoki
cypress cafeteria

Meet the children, the
future of our community

Visit the planted
lacquer trees

Learn about the well-preserved
streetscape maintained by local
residents

Find out about the village from
the perspective of a skilled
artisan

Stroll a walkway besde the
clear-flowing Narai river

Experience the
unique atmosphere
in the historic
lacquer workshop

Meet a artisan who helps keep
Kiso's lacquerware

See yourself how the children learn to
respect local traditions and culture in
their everyday lives

Visit the planted lacquer trees

Meet the children, the future of
our community

Chat about the future of
these children who live,
learn, and frow with the
mountains of Kiso

Find out about the village from the
perspective of a skilled artisan

From the post town of Narai to the
lacquer town of Kiso-Hirasawa

Learn about the well-preserved
streetscape maintained by local
residents

Meet a key figure working
hard to help preserve
Narai's streetscape

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