Nagano travel, Nagano tour

北アルプス南部、梓川沿いに土砂が堆積できた標高1500ｍの景勝地。平地が多いため、特別な装備なしても気軽にハイキングが楽しめるスポットとして人気です。バスターミナルでバスを降りてから、大正池までなら約1時間。大正池から3時間あれば、途中の田代池などに立ち寄りながら明神池まで足を延ばせます。雄大な穂高連邦を間近に望みつつ、かれんな野の花を眺め、野鳥のさえずりを聞きながら楽しむウォ－キングでいやしのひとときを過ごしてみませんか？

The castle tower is thought to have been built in Bunroku 2-3 (1593-4), and is the oldest surviving five-story, six-story castle tower in Japan. The walls of the five-story, six-story castle tower, designated a national treasure, are lacquered in black and white, and the beautiful contrast of the castle tower reflected in the water moat is magnificent. At the management office just past the imposing black gate, you can receive a rare goshuin (castle seal) as a memento of your visit to the castle.

Matsukawa Valley in Takayama Village is one of the most famous V-shaped valleys in Japan, and is famous as a spot to see autumn leaves. You can enjoy the colorful autumn foliage, such as the view of the steep rocks covered with colorful maples, the gradation of the mountain ranges, and the colors along the valley.

善光寺は約1400年の歴史を持ち、特定の宗派に属さない無宗派の寺として広く人々に親しまれています。
本堂に安置されている本尊「一光三尊阿弥陀如来像」は白雉5年（654）以来の絶対秘仏として、直接お姿を拝することが出来ません。その御身代わりとして、鎌倉時代に「前立本尊」が造られました。普段は御宝庫に安置されていますが、七年に一度だけ、本尊にお迎えして特別にお姿を拝むことが出来、2022年4月3日(日)～6月26日(水)は「善光寺前立本尊御開帳」が開催されます。
現在の本堂建立(1707年）の際、松代藩が普代奉行にあたったというご縁から、「回向柱（えこうばしら）」が寄進され、本堂前に立てられます。回向柱は、「前立本尊」の右手の中指と“善の綱”で結ばれ、柱に触れる人々に“御仏“のお慈悲を伝えてくれます。
この貴重な機会に、善光寺参りで御仏とのありがたいご縁に触れてみませんか。
※回向柱は、混雑時、触れられない場合があります。

北アルプス南部、梓川沿いに土砂が堆積できた標高1500ｍの景勝地。平地が多いため、特別な装備なしても気軽にハイキングが楽しめるスポットとして人気です。バスターミナルでバスを降りてから、大正池までなら約1時間。大正池から3時間あれば、途中の田代池などに立ち寄りながら明神池まで足を延ばせます。雄大な穂高連邦を間近に望みつつ、かれんな野の花を眺め、野鳥のさえずりを聞きながら楽しむウォ－キングでいやしのひとときを過ごしてみませんか？

The castle tower is thought to have been built in Bunroku 2-3 (1593-4), and is the oldest surviving five-story, six-story castle tower in Japan. The walls of the five-story, six-story castle tower, designated a national treasure, are lacquered in black and white, and the beautiful contrast of the castle tower reflected in the water moat is magnificent. At the management office just past the imposing black gate, you can receive a rare goshuin (castle seal) as a memento of your visit to the castle.

Matsukawa Valley in Takayama Village is one of the most famous V-shaped valleys in Japan, and is famous as a spot to see autumn leaves. You can enjoy the colorful autumn foliage, such as the view of the steep rocks covered with colorful maples, the gradation of the mountain ranges, and the colors along the valley.

Zenkoji Temple has a history of approximately 1,400 years and is widely loved by people as a non-sectarian temple that does not belong to any particular sect.
The principal image of the temple, the "Ikko Sanzon Amida Nyorai Statue," enshrined in the main hall, has been an absolute secret Buddha since 654, and cannot be viewed directly. In its place, a "Zenkoji Zenritsu Honzon" was created during the Kamakura period. It is usually kept in the treasure house, but once every seven years, it can be welcomed into the temple and specially worshipped, and the "Zenkoji Zenritsu Honzon Gokaicho" was held from Sunday, Apr. 3rd to Wednesday, Jun. 26th, 2022.
When the current main hall was built (1707), the Matsushiro domain served as the Fudai magistrate, and so an "Ekobashira" (pillar of devotion) was donated and erected in front of the main hall. The pillar is tied to the middle finger of the right hand of the "Zen no Tsunae" (principal image of Buddha) with the "Zen no Tsunae" (tie of goodness), and conveys the mercy of the "Buddha" to those who touch the pillar.
Why not take this rare opportunity to experience a blessed connection with Buddha by visiting Zenkoji Temple?
*It may not be possible to touch the ekobashira pillars when they are crowded.