Discover Mawarimedaira in Japan
Mawarimedaira in the region of Nagano is a place located in Japan - some 61 mi or ( 98 km ) West of Edo , the country's capital .
Local time in Mawarimedaira is now 03:40 PM (Wednesday) . 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: Yokohama, Utsunomiya, Uminokuchi, Edo, and Shizuoka. When in this area, you might want to check out Yokohama . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Mawarimedaira ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Ogawayama
is a 2,418m tall mountain on the border of Nagano and Yamanashi prefectures in Japan. It is a famous rock climbing area. The rock in Ogawayama consists of granite. Some famous boulders can be found in Ogawayama. Such as Captain Ahab, the first boulder problem opened in Japan in 1980, and the notorious Banshousha slab boulder. There is multipitch climbing up to 9 pitches. The routes are generally not bolted.
Located at 35.91 138.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Achibake Dam
Achibake Dam is a dam in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Located at 35.96 138.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Chichibu Tama Kai National Park
Chichibu Tama Kai National Park is a national park in Japan at the intersection of Saitama, Yamanashi, Nagano and Tokyo Prefectures. With eight peaks over 2000 m scattered over 1250 km², there are numerous hiking trails and ancient shrines. The best known landmarks are Mount Mitsumine, home to the 2000-year-old Mitsumine Shrine; and Mount Mitake, with the Musashi-Mitake Shrine. The park has sources of major rivers such as the Arakawa River, Shinano River, Tama River, and Fuefuki River.
Located at 35.90 138.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Mount Takamagahara
Mount Takamagahara (高天原山, Takamagahara-yama) is a mountain in the Gunma Prefecture of Japan, near Ueno village. Its measurement is 1,978.6 metres tall. The crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 was initially reported on Mount Osutaka, but later confirmed to be on the ridge of Mount Takamagahara at a height of approximately 1,565 metres above sea level. This area was later renamed as Osutaka no One ("Mountain Ridge of Mount Osutaka") by the village mayor of Ueno, Takeo Kurosawa.
Located at 35.99 138.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Minamiaiki Dam
The Minamiaiki Dam is a rock-fill embankment dam on the Minamiaiki River in Minamiaiki, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Together with the Ueno Dam, it provides water for the Kannagawa Hydropower Plant owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company. The Minamiaiki dam is the higher of the two dams. When completed, the station will have the largest power output of any pump-storage power plant in the world at around 2.82 GW. Since 2005 Unit 1 with installed capacity of 470 kW is in commercial operation.
Located at 36.00 138.65 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
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