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Discover Shimo-suwa in Japan

Shimo-suwa in the region of Nagano is a place located in Japan - some 94 mi or ( 151 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Shimo-suwa

Local time in Shimo-suwa is now 02:44 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Tokyo " with a UTC offset of 9 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Yugawa, Yokohama, Wada, Toyama-shi, and Edo. When in this area, you might want to check out Yugawa . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Shimo-suwa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Train in Japan (JR Chuo East Line)

0:56 min by Kwitiaow
Views: 11260 Rating: 4.50

At Okaya Station, the JR Chuo East Line. (Okaya City, Nagano Pref.) 오카야역에 발착하는 JR 추오동선 열차. 岡谷駅に発着するJR中央東線115系電車。 ..

Sony NEX-FS700J : Super Slow Motion Sample Video

2:57 min by ShuGMoMose
Views: 6242 Rating: 5.00

This test footage was shot by Sony's new NEX-FS700J during "Golden Week" holiday in Nagano and Tokyo, Japan. All scene were shot at 240fps or 120fps @1080/24p except a few shots. Sony NEX-FS700Jのデモ機を使 ..


#1【東方】諏訪旅行1日目Travel Touhou Mountain of Faith day 1.

7:14 min by MrMisutasan
Views: 4408 Rating: 5.00

ニコニコにうpしたのと同じもの。 東方風神録元ネタがある諏訪に勢いで行ってきました。自分の目で見たくなったので。諏訪に行った気分を味わっていってね! 情報は平成21年5月現在のものです。 Travel in Suwa, Japan. Respect Touhou project "Mountain of Faith". ..

サ ン バ で ナ イ ト 3-1 (6/7)

6:27 min by sdfcmk
Views: 2978 Rating: 5.00

Dougakandori shopping street Okaya city, Nagano prefecture July 26, 2008 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Shimo-Suwa Station

Shimo-Suwa Station (下諏訪駅) is a railway station of Chūō Main Line, East Japan Railway Company in Shimosuwa Town, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Located at 36.07 138.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Chūō Main Line, Railway stations in Nagano Prefecture

Shimosuwa, Nagano

Shimosuwa, Nagano is a town located in Suwa District, Nagano, Japan. It is located on Lake Suwa, a large, natural lake surrounded by mountains. As of 2006, the town has an estimated population of 22,421. The total area is 66.90 km². Shimosuwa is the location of two of the shrines that make up the famous Suwa Taisha or Suwa Grand Shrine. The Harumiya (春宮) and Akimiya (秋宮) shrines are symbolically renewed every six years during the Onbashira festival.

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Located at 36.07 138.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Towns in Nagano Prefecture

Shimosuwa-shuku

Shimosuwa-shuku was the twenty-ninth of the sixty-nine stations of the Nakasendō, as well as being the ending location of the Kōshū Kaidō. It is located in the present-day town of Shimosuwa, Suwa District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

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Located at 36.08 138.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Stations of the Nakasendo in Nagano Prefecture, Stations of the Nakasendō

Suwa taisha

, or Suwa Grand Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Nagano prefecture, Japan. Over 1200 years old, it is one of the oldest shrines in existence, and is mentioned in the Kojiki, an 8th century text. It consists of four building complexes, the Maemiya, the Honmiya, the Harumiya, and the Akimiya .

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Located at 36.08 138.09 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture

Lake Suwa

is a lake in the central part of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It ranks 24th in Japan in surface area. Lake Suwa is the site of The God's Crossing, an interesting natural phenomenon. The lake has a natural hot spring under the surface, so that when the top freezes in the winter, the lower waters are still warm and circulating. This results in pressure ridges forming in the ice, reaching heights of 30 cm or more.

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Located at 36.05 138.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: Geography of Nagano Prefecture, Lakes of Japan