Nagano, Lake Suwa Japan Walking Tour[4K HDR]

Suwa Lake (Suwa-ko), located in Nagano Prefecture, south east of Matsumoto, is Nagano prefectures’s largest lake.
Lake Suwa is bordered by the cities of Kamisuwa, Shimosuwa and Okaya. Kamisuwa Station is the closest major station.

Around the shores of Lake Suwa are the four shrine complexes that make up Suwa Taisha Grand Shrine, one of the oldest and most important Shinto shrines in Japan.

Lake Suwa is the source of the Tenryu River which flows south through Iida, and is famous for its spectacular gorge

Lake Suwa is 759m above sea level and is the 24th largest lake in Japan with a circumference of just under 16km.

Suwa Lake is close to the historic, Edo Period Nakasendo Highway and is easily accessible by car from Narai, Kiso-Fukushima in the Kiso Valley, Kofu and Kamikochi.

0:00 – Intro
0:34 – Kamisuwa Station
0:49 – Suwa Lakeside Park
4:30 – Tateishi Park

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