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Naegi Castle
Nakatsugawa is a city of 79,000 people (2018) in Gifu. The post town of Magome is also within Nagatsugawa, but covered in its own article.
Understand
Get in
By train
By Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tokai), on the Chuo Main Line: (Nagiso Town, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture) -Sakashita Station - Ochiaigawa Station - Nakatsugawa Station - Mino Sakamoto Station- (Ena City). By Akechi Railway (Meitetsu) on the Akechi Line: (Ena City) -Iinuma Station - Agi Station- (Ena City)
- π Nakatsugawa railway station (δΈζ΄₯ε·ι§ , Nakatsugawa-eki).
By car
- Chuo Expressway : Nakatsugawa IC - Misaka PA
- National highways No. 19, No. 256, No. 257, No. 363
Get around
See
- π Misaka Pass. A National Historic Site. It is a mountain pass through the southern end of the Kiso Mountains, connecting the city of Nakatsugawa with the village of Achi, Nagano. The highest point on the pass is 1,569 m (5,148 ft). The pass is accessible by car via a forestry road from the Gifu side; however, due to the danger of falling rocks, the road on the Nagano side of the pass is closed to vehicular traffic. The modern 8600-m Enayama Tunnel on the ChΕ«Ε Expressway is about 500 m north of the pass.
- π Naegi Castle Ruins (θζ¨εθ·‘) (Drive east from Naegi Toyama Memorial Museum, at a dead end). Open at all times. Ruins of a castle built in the 1500s with nice views of the surrounding area and Kiso River free.
Do
- π Nakatsugawa Onsen (γ―γ’γͺγΎγΌγζΉ―θζ²’), 280 Misaka, β +81573695000. 10:00-20:00, open everyday. Onsen with both indoor and outdoor baths, there are also some private baths and saunas for three to four people. Β₯600 on weekdays and Β₯1,000 during weekends.
- π Meijiza (γγγζζ²»εΊ§), 4793-2 Kashimo, β +81 573793611. events are held weekly. Old kabuki theatre from 1894 that still holds kabuki plays and concerts.
- π Restaurant Life (γ¬γΉγγ©γ³γ©γ€γ), 450-2 Sakashita, β +81 573700050. 3 times a week, open everyday. Cooking classes teaching people how to make Kiso specialities like Goheimochi and Soba. Β₯4,000.
Buy
- Kurikinton (ζ γγγ¨γ) β Nakatsugawa is known for its abundant chestnut harvest and this chestnut delicacy. Kurikinton is produced by boiling and mashing the chestnuts, then mixing them with sugar and reforming into a chestnut shape. It is widely available during the autumn months. Many families make their own, while purchased kurikinton is popular as well for home consumption and as gifts.
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Go next
| Routes through Nakatsugawa |
| Nagoya β Ena β | '  ' |
β Nagiso β Shiojiri |
| Ena (Ena station) β | '  ' |
β Ena (Akechi Station) |
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