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Shinshu Minamimakimura Tourist Information
Tokyo - Sakudaira (about 1 hour and 15 minutes by Nagano Shinkansen)Sakudaira - Nobeyama (about 1 hour and 30 minutes on the Koumi Line)Komoro - Nobeyama (about 1 hour and 40 minutes on the Koumi Line)Shinjuku - Kobuchizawa (about 2 hours by the Chuo Line express)Kobuchizawa - Nobeyama (about 30 minutes on the Koumi Line)Osaka - Nagoya (about 1 hour by Shinkansen)Nagoya - Shiojiri (about 2 hours by the Chuo Line express)Shiojiri - Kobuchizawa (about 50 minutes by the Chuo Line express)Kobuchizawa - Nobeyama (about 30 minutes on the Koumi Line)
Tokyo - Saku Exit (about 2 hours on the Joshinetsu Expressway)Saku Exit - Nobeyama (about 1 hour on Route 141)Shinjuku - Sutama Exit (about 2 hours on the Chuo Expressway)Sutama Exit - Nobeyama (about 40 minutes on Route 141)Osaka - Kobuchizawa (about 6 hours on the Meishin and Chuo Expressways)Kobuchizawa - Nobeyama (about 40 minutes on Yatsugatake traverse road)
Minamimakimura Village Office, Tourism guideUminokuchi, Minamimakimura, Minamisaku-County, Nagano 384-1302
Phone: 0267-96-2211 (main)URL http://www.minamimakimura.jp/
Minamimakimura Tourism AssociationURL http://www.kanko-nobeyama.jp/
Nobeyama Tourist InformationNobeyama-ekimae, Minamimakimura, Minamisaku, Nagano 384-1305
Phone: 0267-98-2091URL http://www.ytg.janis.or.jp/~nobeyama/
On the train
By car
Special thanks for pictures from: Yatsugatake Shashin Club
Nagano
Kobuchizawa
Joshinetsu Expressway To Niigata
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Nobeyama
Matsumoto
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Chuo Line
Chuo Expressway
Tomei Expressway
Shiojiri
NagoyaOsaka
Saku I.C
Kobuchizawa I.C.Sutama I.C.
Okaya J.C.T
Komaki J.C.T
Fujioka J.C.T
Tokyo
Yokodake trailhead
Trailhead
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清里の森入口
Nobeyama
Nobeyama
Uminokuchi
Matsubara-ko
School dormitory entrance
Kiyosato
清里の森入口
1851
清泉寮 1643
山梨県
Habitat of Yamame
trout
Yamame trout and
charr live here.
平沢峠
至 長坂IC
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至 小淵沢
八ヶ岳高原ライン
八ヶ岳高原大橋
美しの森
至小淵沢
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鹿の湯旅館
南牧中
南牧村中央公民館
Majestic panorama of Yatsugatake mountains can be viewed from Shishiiwa,
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Saku-Uminokuchi
Chikum
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Uminokuchi
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minamimaki sky mapSpring
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Kiyosato
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Ichiba
Umijiri Castle
LegendJR
Municipal boundaries
Climbing and hiking route
Viewpoint
Highland vegetable garden
Pasture
Akadake
Yokodake
Iodake
Neishidake
Tengudake
Amidadake
Minami Yatsugatake forest road
Mitsumata-mine
Minami Yatsugatake forest road crossing
Honzawa gate
Forestry road on the left bank of Yukawa river
Natsusawa-toge
Midoriike PondBollard gate
Japan’s highest open-air bath
Mt.Tengu reflected on the pond is overwhelming
Kokakusa (Dicentra peregrina) colony
Som
azoe ridge
Chino-shi
Akadake summit hut
Akadake Tenbo-sou
Iodake Sanso
Yamabiko-sou
Hutte Natsusawa
Shirabiso Hut
Minami Yatsugatake forest road crossing
● Shiki-shi Sounen Sizen no Ie
South Elementary School
Hirasawa-toge
Uminokuchi villa groundSomaz
oe Rive
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Itabashi River
Bollard gate
Bollard gate
Meshimoriyama
gymnasium
●Ota-ku
Nobeyama Gakuen
Pioneer monument ●
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Salad
Hig
hway
To Nobeyama
To Nobeyama
To Kobuchizawa
To Early Bird GC
Bell of Happiness
JR K
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Yatsugatake Grace Hotel
Harukiya
Restaurant Highest Point
Shop of Mother and Child Board
Cosmos
Minsyuku Shintaku
Sansou
Minsyuku Lodge Meshimoriyama
Minsyuku Bokka
Minsyuku Kottuanchi
Timely
Teisan lodge
Yatsugatake Plateau Lodge
Nobeyama Rental Villa
Restaurant 141
Guest house Kogen Yasai
Drive-in Kikumoto
Minsyuku Rindou
Mori-no-Family
Drive-Kibun
Izakaya Hanahubuki
Soba restaurant Furusato
Horn
Sankaku-Jougi
Soba restaurant Araragi
SY-Nak CabinKandankei
Souvenir Watanabe
To Komoro
Sal
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To Chateraise (ski, golf)
To Astronomical Observatory
Society gymnasium
Galaxy Park
To Komoro
To JR H
ighest Point
Nobeyama Clinic
Nobeyama PharmacyDonguri-No-Mori Clinic
Direct sales shop
Kikumoto
A-COOP
Resort Inn Kuroiwasou
Minamimakimura Art Folk MuseumTennis court
Putting golf
Municipal ground
To Kobuchizawa
Salad
Hig
hway
Nobeyama Industry
Municipal ground
Hiki ng
course
Hiking co
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se
Ushikubi River
Otengu
Kotengu Boukasen-no-Atama
Pref. boundary ridge
Bollard gate
Bollard gate
Matsubara-ko
North ElementarySchool
Minamimaki Junior Highschool
Chikuma River
Otokoyama
Okuara-toge
Shinanokawakami
Yamanashi Prefecture
Kawakami-mura
Koumi-machi
Matsubarako Lake
Saku K
oshu K
aido
To Saku I.C.To Komoro
To Mugikusa-toge
To Sutama I.C.
To the icefall, 1-hour walk from Umijiri-onsen
To Minamiaikim
ura
First battle field of Harunobu Takeda (Shingen)
Salad Highway
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Minamimakimura Village Office
North Elementary School
Minamimaki ClinicHotel Izumi-kan
Shikanoyu Ryokan
JR Koumi Line
Café Asunaro
Restaurant Straw Hat
Yama Cafeteria
Shinkai Pharmacy
To Minamiaiki-
mura
Minamimaki Junior Highschool
Minamimakimura Central Community Center
To Nobeyama
Lodge Highest Point
Nobeyama Plateau is full of green nurtured by the rich and plentiful nature of the grand Yatsugatake mountain range. Enjoy great views of majestic mountains such as Mt. Fuji, the Minami Alps, Oku-Chichibu and go climbing Mt. Meshimoriyama where there are abundant colorful alpine plants, deep primeval forests and Yatsugatake where there are rocky ridges and full of variety. Spend time with animals and go cycling to experience the refreshing air of the plateau. There is no way you can’t enjoy the nature of Nobeyama Plateau.
County boundariesNational highway
Various heart-warming concerts are given at 'La Musica Catalana of Yatsugatake Plateau' located at foot of Yatsugatake. Your heart will be healed by the world of fantasy woven by nature and music.
[Hot Springs]Honzawa-onsenJapan’s highest open-air bath at an altitude of 2,150m.(You must climb the mountain to reach the bath.)
Vegetaball WithAll constellations you are able to see from Nobeyama can be seen with powerful multimedia.The views of the Yatsugatake mountains from the rooftop observation deck are great!
[Hot Springs]
Known as a quiet hot spring located between mountains.Known as a quiet hot spring located between mountains. Since you can take a day trip there, you can go and relax after outdoor activities or sports.
The real pleasures of stream fishing are to be one with nature and to feel the excitement.
FISHING
GOLF
TrailheadTrailhead
HappoenHappoen
White Rabbit
Nobeyama MotorsNobeyama Motors
Plateau Inn NobeyamasouPlateau Inn Nobeyamasou
Café Picnic
Nobeyama Tourist Information
Highest JR station located at
1,375m above sea level
Try to ride the mini-SL (Steam Locomotive)
Highest JR station located at 1,375m above sea level. Classic spot for commemorative photographing
Nobeyama SL Land
Gujinotaki Waterfall
Sengataki (Daimon River)
Kiyosato Early Bird GC
Shishiiwa
Meshimoriyama trailheadHiraga Genshin Haka
Sakasakashiwa
Sun Meadows Kiyosato Ski Resort
La Musica Catalana of Yatsugatake Plateau
Yatsugatake Kogen Hutte
Itabashi Pasture
Yatsugatake Fureai Park
Uminokuchi Pasture
Sengataki (Somazoegawa)
Sengataki Falls shows the dynamic falling of pure water
Uminokuchi-onsen Village
Umijiri-onsen
Minamimaki Clinic
Umijiri
Saku-uminokuchiSaku-uminokuchiMinamimakimura Village Office
Salad Highw
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Uminokuchi-onsen Village
Arisaka MotorsArisaka Motors
To Komoro
Umijiri Castle
Uminokuchi Castle
Inagoyu
Honzawa-onsen
Model course START point
Spend time with animals and experience events
Direct sales shop
TakizawaPasture
Yatsugatake Pasture
JR Railway Highest Point
Konashi (Malus sieboldii) forest
Minamimakimura Rural Culture Information MuseumVegetaball With
Nobeyama Radio Observatory
Chateraise CC Nobeyama
Yadegawa Park
Minamimakimura Art Folk Museum
Nobeyama Tourist Information
Chateraise Ski Resort Yatsugatake
JR Railway Highest Point
Altitude 1,375m!
Railway Highest Point Shrine
Utukushino-Mori
Yukawa Valley
Around Nobeyama Sta.
SakuhiroseSakuhirose
Japan’s highest elementary school
a aJR Koumi Line
Around Uminokuchi Sta.
La Musica Catalana of Yatsugatake Plateau
Yatsugatake-Chūshin Kōgen Quasi-National Park
Golden rhododendron natural habitat in Yatsugatake
Golden rhododendron natural habitat in Yatsugatake
Yatsugatake outdoor experience classroom
of Fujisawa-shi
Yatsugatake DentalYatsugatake Dental
Nob
eyama
Around Highest Point
Uminokuchi-Umijiri-Onsen Village
The areas surrounding around the pioneer monument are the best spots for astronomical observation!
After taking photographs at the highest point of Japan Railways, you can visit Japan’s highest shrine near there.
Many colonies of alpine plants can be seen at Meshimoriyama from Spring through Autumn.
●Signboard of Blue Bird
Bunkyo-ku Yatsugatake Kogen School
Deneb
Deneb
Deneb
Cygnus
Cygnus
Vulpecula
Vulpecula
Sagitta
Sagitta
Aquila
Aquila
Delphinus
Delphinus
Equuleus
Equuleus
Aquarius
Aquarius
Capricomus
Capricomus
Scutum
Sagittarius
Lupus
Hydra
Scorpius
Cepheus
Cepheus
Cepheus
Cepheus
Lacerta
Eridanus
Orion
Fornax
Caelum
Lepus
ColumbaPuppis
Aries
Cetus
Pegasus
Pegasus
Pegasus
Lacerta
Lacerta
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia
Perseus
Perseus
Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor
Ursa Minor
Auriga
Lynx
Gemini
CancerCanis Minor
Monoceros
Hydra
Puppis
Pyxis
Antlia
Centaurus
ScorpiusCorvus
Crater
Sextans
Leo
Leo
Virgo
Virgo
Comae Berenices
Leo Minor
Ursa Major
Ursa Major
Ursa Major
Ursa Major
Canes Venatici
Canes Venatici
Big Dipper
Big Dipper
Big Dipper
Big Dipper
Winter Triangle
Autumn Quadrilateral
Summer Triangle
Milk Dipper
Spring triangle
Libra
Libra
Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus
Serpens
Serpens
Coronae Borealis
Coronae Borealis
Hercules
Hercules
Hercules
Lyra
Lyra
Lyra
Draco
Draco
Draco
Draco
Bootes
Bootes
Vela
Orion
Polaris
Polaris
Polaris
Polaris
Pollux
Pollux
Regulus
Capella
Capella
Fomalhaut
BetelgeuseAldebaran
Rigel
Rigel
Aldebaran
Procyon
Sirius
Betelgeuse
Pollux
Betelgeuse
Arcturus
Arcturus
Vega
Vega
Vega
Altair
Altair
Antares
Antares
Procyon
Regulus
Spica
Spica
Capella
Lynx
Lynx
Canes Venatici
Comae Berenices
Leo Minor
Leo
Camelopardalis
Camelopardalis
Auriga
Auriga
Gemini
GeminiCancer
Canis Minor
Hydra
Monoceros
Pyxis
1st magnitude stars
2nd magnitude stars
3rd magnitude stars
4th magnitude stars or lower
Canis Major
Taurus
Taurus
Aries
MicroscopiumPiscis Austrinus
Sculptor
Fornax
Triangulum
Triangulum
CetusEridanus
Orion
Grus
Pisces
Pisces
Perseus
Perseus
Cassiopeia
Cassiopeia
Andromeda
Andromeda
Cygnus
experienceround and round
minamimaki
Nobeyama Plateau offers many areas to experience nature in.Feel nature and refresh your mind and body.
Enjoy the nature of Yatsugatake
Walk while feeling fresh air
Akadake - Yokodake - Honzawa Hot Spring course
TREKKING
To enjoy the nature of Nobeyama Plateau, trekking is the best.Stamp your feet on the earth, feel the breeze and inhale as much clear air as you can.Wonderful views, flowers on the plateau and birds singing will heal you.
After going out to the ridgeline from Somazoeone, climb up and down Mt. Akadake, which is the main peak of the mountains, pass through Mt. Yokodake while enjoying precious alpine plant colonies, and then stay at Loudake Sansou. The next day, after seeing the sunrise at the peak of Mt. Loudake, go through Natsusawa pass and arrive at Honzawa Hot Spring.After healing your fatigue in an open-air bath, climb down the mountains. This is one course for an overnight trip.
Kiyosato - Meshimoriyama - Nobeyama courseFrom Kiyosato Station, climb Mt. Meshimoriyama via Hirasawa-Shuraku and descend to Nobeyama via Shishiiwa. This is a 6-hour hiking course.
High plain train
CYCLING
EVENT
Direct sales shop
The Koumi Line is a railway extending 78.9 km from Kobuchizawa Station on the Chuo Main Line in Yamanashi Prefecture to Komoro Station, passing through the eastern side of Yatsugatake and going along the Chikuma River while going up to the north.The train runs through the plateau zone of the Yatsugatake mountains from the highest point of Japan Railways to Nobeyama Station. You can enjoy great views of Yatsugatake from the train window.
You can buy fresh highland vegetables, dairy products and local specialty products of Minamimaki village.
Cold and high Nobeyama Plateau is the optimum environment for dairy cattle.Cold and high Nobeyama Plateau is the optimum environment for dairy cattle. Milk obtained from free range dairy cows and yogurt and cheese made from the milk are masterpieces of village production and processing.
Highland vegetablesHighland vegetables at the foot of Yatsugatake, Nobeyama Plateau, at an altitude of 1,350m, grow up in an ideal environment where the average temperature in August is 18°C and fertile land, sun light, morning-dew and clear air make them special.
Nobeyama Cyclocross RaceDream race for all cyclocrossers in JapanThe dream race for all cyclocrossers in the Japan Battle at the plateau at an altitude of 1,350m, the Nobeyama Cyclocross Race has courses specified by the UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) including muddy courses and flyovers (grade-separated crossings) so that you can rise to the challenge of cyclocrossing.The smell of French fries and coffee enveloping the venue, loud cheers and competitors’ heavy breathing are waiting for you.
(Yatsugatake Plateau Line)
Dairy products
agricultureVegetables grow while receiving the blessings of nature of Nobeyama Plateau.Try them and savor the flavor
Touch the blessings of Yatsugatake
From flat area touring to hill-climbing, enjoy cycling with Mother Nature while being surrounded by the great Yatsugatake mountains.Rental bicycles are available at the Nobeyama Tourist Information.
Snowshoeing
EVENT
Enjoy a refreshing breeze blowing through the plateau at an altitude of 1,350m and feel Mother Nature.
NOBEYAMA
PASTURE & CAMP
Experience the pasture; camp with Mother Nature, milk cows, ride horses and harvest vegetables. Spend time with horses and small animals.
Wear the snowshoes and enjoy winter in Nobeyama Plateau.You’ll discover new charms when you wear snowshoes and walk freely in snow-covered Nobeyama Plateau.
Race in the hometown of the stars: Yatsugatake Nobeyama Plateau100 km ultra-marathon race
100 km ultra-marathon race has been held every year since 1995 with 2,500 runners or more from all over Japan running through Yatsugatake. This race is noted as Japan’ s toughest course with unpaved forest roads and an up-and-down course. Japanese say that the runner who wins the Nobeyama 100 km is the runner who wins ultra-marathons.
Course
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Course
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Short courseNobeyama Tourist Information - (2.5km) - JR Highest Point - (3.0km) - Shishiiwa - (1.7km) - Astronomical Observatory/Rural Culture Information Museum - (1.7km) - Nobeyama Tourist Information
Long courseNobeyama Tourist Information - (1.9km) - Takizawa Pasture - (4.6km) - Sengataki - (6km) - Nobeyama Tourist Information
To Saku
Sengataki
To Kiyosato
Takizawa Pasture
Teisan Skating Center
GS
Galaxy Park
Nobeyama Sta.
JR K
oum
i Lin
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Salad Highway
Poppo Milk
Tourist information
Nobeyama SL Land
JR Highest Point
Shishiiwa
National Astronomical Observatory
Yadegawa ParkMinamimakimura Rural Culture Information Museum
Minamimakimura Art Folk Museum
Try milking
Field trip is available
Vegetaball
Tourist information
Most wonderful view
Classic spot for taking photos
National roadBe careful in crossing the road
In Spring
The Yatsugatake mountains show their gentleness slowly with each seasonal change.
The remaining snow on the mountains contrasts with the fresh greenery of young leaves; the green become
deeper as snow melts and summer approaches.
When the winds become colder, the mountains will be decorated with the glorious colors of fall.
Soon, the severe and beautiful winter will come and the mountains will be covered with snow again.
Nobeyama Plateau is at an elevation of over 1000m, close to the sky, presenting a beautiful
starry sky to enjoy with only fresh clear air between you and the stars.
This plateau, not that far from the metropolitan area full of bright lights, is the place to visit to
observe the star-filled sky.
During a long winter night, you can enjoy all 79 constellations that can be observed in Japan.
Take home wonderful memories of astronomical observation in this clear air.
In 2011, astronomers selected Minamimaki village, Ishigaki-shi in Okinawa and
Bisei-cho of Ihara-shi in Okayama as Japan’ s three most beautiful starry skies.
Minamimaki village is educating astronomy guides and working to offer starry sky
events to people who visit the village, regarding this beautiful starry sky as a regional
resource.
message from the universe
message from Yatsugatake
In the Summer
Nobeyama’s clear atmospheric environment is the best for astronomy observation.The Nobeyama Radio Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan is an international research center of radio astronomy and has advanced observation devices such as a 45m radio telescope that has world’s highest level observation ability on millimeter-wave band, which is a radio wave whose wavelength is approximately 1 cm – 1 mm, a millimeter-wave interferometer and a radioheliograph for solar observation.Researchers from Japan and abroad visit here to observe and study night and day in order to uncover the true nature of the universe.In the Nobeyama Radio Observatory, they continue maintenance and performance improvements on the telescope as well as the development of new observation technology and devices around the clock.
Contact: Oaza Nobeyama, Minamimakimura, Minamisaku, Nagano 384-1305 Phone: 0267-98-4300, Fax: 0267-98-2884
The fantastic universe
Japan’s best three spots for astronomical observation
Event to enjoy stars
Regular astronomy observation party
Location: Yatsugatake Fureai Park(Astronomers used this location when they selected Minamimaki as one of Japan’s best three spots for astronomical observation)
Everyone staying at accommodations in Minamimaki village is welcome free of charge
●Astronomy observation with telescope
●Astronomical explanation by expert staff available
●Souvenirs for participants
Enjoy Nobeyama, the sacred place for stars
This is an expert qualification for a skilled guide just like a sommelier who selects tasty wine based on knowledge and experience. Minamimaki village has accommodations with astronomy guides. You can listen to stories of the stars while relaxing in comfort.* ‘Astronomy guide’ is a registered trademark of Yamagata University and is the qualification obtained by receiving the ‘Certificate of the Astronomy Guide.’
Enjoy a star-filled sky in the sacred place for stars
We hope that many people will enjoy the beautiful starry sky above Nobeyama.We really hope that beginners and Sora girls who have become interested in astronomy know that there is a starry sky if we look up to the sky.We hold the ‘Come empty-handed’ astronomy observation while incorporating these hopes into it.
The astronomy guide is a qualification for guides who teach how to enjoy the starry sky and the universe.
The astronomy guide
Astronomy observation for women
‘Come empty-handed’ astronomy observationwww.kanko-nobeyama.jp/sora_girl
Minamimaki’s gift to astronomy
The Yatsugatake mountains where the spectacle of nature changes quietly and dramatically between seasons
In Winter
In Autumn
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©National Astronomical Observatory
Annual event
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan NobeyamaNobeyama Radio Observatory