Nagano Mountain parkland

A model of a log house created by Minoru Fukuda is on display at the lodge in Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park. Sculpture dolls are also on display.To go to Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park, from the urban area of ​​Shunan City, you can take the course that passes through Susumu and go by the Mukomichi Dam to get to Shikano, and the Shin-Nanyo course that goes by the Kawakami Dam and takes you to Odori. From the direction of Iwakuni City, from Nishikicho, Iwakuni City, take National Route 484 on the left to Sugane Fruit Village, and from here, pass Kinpo Village, then reach the end of the village. There is a road that splits left and right.Whether you go left or right, you can go to Kano.As a reference, if you go to the right, you will pass a quarry and go over a mountain pass, and there will be a small village.If you see a barber shop on the driver's side, you will see an old barber shop. It is close to exiting on National Route 315, and if you go to the left, you will cross the Mukomichi Dam's Futamata Bridge and exit on National Route 315. From the center of Shikano, head towards Kano, and from the center of Shikano, take Prefectural Route 12 along the Chugoku Jukan Expressway to reach Yoneyama. When you see the tunnel, go for a while and go off the prefectural road and go to the right. After a while you will see a road going down and to the right. If you go to the right, you will see a road. If you go up to the right, you will reach the end point, Mt. Nagano. Incidentally, Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park is visited every year. It will be closed for three months on November 31st, and will reopen on March 1st of the following year. On days when Naganoyama is not on duty, the ladies in the cafeteria at Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park also work at the Shibukawa Workshop, which was built on the site of the former Shibukawa Elementary School, to make bentos and other items requested by customers. Lunch boxes, which are limited to the Kano area and cost 500 yen per meal four times a year, will be delivered free of charge four times a year on designated days for an advance payment of 2,000 yen.

I stopped by on my way back from climbing Mt. Heikegatake. A paved road leads to the top of the mountain, and you can take a walk through the park. There was a 360 degree view from the observation deck.

You can reach the top of the mountain by car or bike. The view from the observation deck is very beautiful. At night, there is almost no lighting, so the stars can be seen very clearly.However, as expected, it is a mountain over 1,000m high, so in winter, the access routes on Prefectural Road No. 12 Kano Yoshika Line and Prefectural Road No. 361 Nishikikano Line are covered with ice and packed snow even during the day, making it difficult to drive even with studless tires. is difficult. In March, there are days when daytime temperatures exceed 15℃ in the plains of Yamaguchi and Shunan cities, but Mt. Nagano is still covered in snow.Even if that's not the case, prefectural roads 12 and 361 are narrow and have many hairpin curves, sandwiched between mountains and cliffs, and there are no street lights, so it's difficult to drive on them. Driving during snowy and icy conditions can be considered reckless. There are few shelters where you can turn around, so by the time you decide to turn back, it's already too late. Unless you have excellent driving skills and equipment, I think you should refrain from visiting during the winter.We recommend going from April 1st to October 31st when the campsite is empty, as there is little worry about snow or ice.

By chance, there weren't many people so I was able to relax.

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A model of a log house created by Minoru Fukuda is on display at the lodge in Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park. Sculpture dolls are also on display.To go to Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park, from the urban area of ​​Shunan City, you can take the course that passes through Susumu and go by the Mukomichi Dam to get to Shikano, and the Shin-Nanyo course that goes by the Kawakami Dam and takes you to Odori. From the direction of Iwakuni City, from Nishikicho, Iwakuni City, take National Route 484 on the left to Sugane Fruit Village, and from here, pass Kinpo Village, then reach the end of the village. There is a road that splits left and right.Whether you go left or right, you can go to Kano.As a reference, if you go to the right, you will pass a quarry and go over a mountain pass, and there will be a small village.If you see a barber shop on the driver's side, you will see an old barber shop. It is close to exiting on National Route 315, and if you go to the left, you will cross the Mukomichi Dam's Futamata Bridge and exit on National Route 315. From the center of Shikano, head towards Kano, and from the center of Shikano, take Prefectural Route 12 along the Chugoku Jukan Expressway to reach Yoneyama. When you see the tunnel, go for a while and go off the prefectural road and go to the right. After a while you will see a road going down and to the right. If you go to the right, you will see a road. If you go up to the right, you will reach the end point, Mt. Nagano. Incidentally, Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park is visited every year. It will be closed for three months on November 31st, and will reopen on March 1st of the following year. On days when Naganoyama is not on duty, the ladies in the cafeteria at Naganoyama Ryokuchi Park also work at the Shibukawa Workshop, which was built on the site of the former Shibukawa Elementary School, to make bentos and other items requested by customers. Lunch boxes, which are limited to the Kano area and cost 500 yen per meal four times a year, will be delivered free of charge four times a year on designated days for an advance payment of 2,000 yen.