⛄️❄️Hijiri Plateau – Nagano (聖高原 – 長野)
Hijiri Plateau is a popular spot where you can enjoy the fantastic scenery of frost-covered trees.
⛄️❄️As we drove along the beautiful snow-covered mountain road, the glittering snow scenery continued. We started from Miwa Pass Parking Lot and planned to do a snow hike, but the snow was too deep so we gave up. Instead, we decided to enjoy a drive and a light walk.
Lake Nakamaki, famous for its beautiful frost-covered trees, had a quiet and tranquil scenery. No wonder that it’s a popular spot for photographers.
After that, we stopped by Suzuran Lake and found some animal footprints on the frozen, snow-covered lake surface. How cute and exciting:)
Access:
[Miwa Pass Parking Lot]
🚗About 1 hour from Matsumoto Station
Address: Miwa, Omi Village, Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture
Lunch
📍Azumino Okina
A soba restaurant opened by the owner who trained under soba master Kunihiro Takahashi for six years.
The buckwheat is carefully selected from domestically grown buckwheat and stored at low temperatures. Only the amount of buckwheat to be used the next day is ground in a stone mill the day before, resulting in a rich, fragrant finish.
From inside the restaurant, you can see the Northern Alps from the large windows, and feel the refreshing beauty of Japan.
🕐Business hours: 11:00-15:00
Closed: Mondays and Tuesdays
Address: 3056-5 Nakau, Ikeda-cho, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture
Parking: Available
📅Visited 6/Feb/2025
🎧✨Hotaru “Declining Sun”
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