Town guide
Azumino
安曇野市
A wide valley of rice fields and spring water under the Northern Alps. Visit Daio Wasabi Farm with its old water mills, try wasabi ice cream and cycle between small art museums.
City in Nagano
- places to see
- 12
- protected local foods
- 2
- traditional crafts
- 7
- Japan Heritage stories
- 8
Map of Azumino
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Things to see in Azumino
Akashina Haiji Temple Ruins
明科廃寺A historic site in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Honmura Jindai Moji Stele
本村の神代文字碑A historic site in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Alps Azumino Park
国営アルプスあづみの公園A park in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Azumino Jansem Museum
安曇野ジャンセン美術館A museum in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Hotaka Local Museum
安曇野市穂高郷土資料館A museum in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Azumino Art Museum
安曇野市美術館A museum in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Toyoshina Local Museum
安曇野市豊科郷土博物館A museum in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Takahashi Setsuro Art Museum of Azumino
安曇野高橋節郎記念美術館A museum in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Ariakeyama Shrine
有明山神社A Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Yukio Tabuchi Memorial Hall
田淵行男記念館A museum in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Hotaka Shrine
穂高神社A Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Iinuma Aviator Memorial Museum
飯沼飛行士記念館A museum in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.
Explore by interest
Nearby towns and day trips
Japan Heritage stories in Nagano
- Chikuma, city of the moon: the moon in every rice terrace
- Katsuragi Shugen: where mountain asceticism began
- Kawachinagano: a town where the Middle Ages live on
- Nyonin Koya: the temples where women prayed instead of Mount Koya
- Oyama Mairi: the Edo people's pilgrimage and day out
- Starry Jomon highlands: obsidian mines of central Japan
- Ueda's Shioda-daira: the ley line of sun and earth
Local foods from Nagano
Crafts from Nagano
Weather in Nagano this week
Today
24 Oct
Rain
High 17°CLow 12°C
Sun
25 Oct
Cloudy
High 21°CLow 16°C
Rain 80%
Mon
26 Oct
Cloudy
High 18°CLow 14°C
Rain 70%
Tue
27 Oct
Cloudy
High 19°CLow 11°C
Rain 60%
Mild: long sleeves or a light cardigan. Bring a thin jacket for the evening.
Good to know
- Rent a bicycle at Hotaka Station. The valley is mostly flat.
- Daio Wasabi Farm is free to enter.
- Azumino is about 30 minutes from Matsumoto on the JR Oito Line.
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