Explore a amazing rural atmosphere called Achi village in Nagano Prefecture.

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The startpoint

I have a start point called public center of Achi.

Achi village is one of the southern village in Nagano Prefecture.

The Prefecture named Nagano, is known for its great view of the mountains and are surrounded by huge mountain lines.

The small village is situated in south of the Nagano Prefecture.

If you are avid cyclist, I highly recommend you go cycling in this area with high altitude atmosphere and many mountain passes like our Prefecture named Gifu.

Anyway, I arrived at the start point by car.

You can go to the place easily from Nagoya by bus.

If you would like to go to the place, you should take a bus for Iida or Ina.

It’s approximately 2,500 yen to go.

For a round trip, you should pay approximately 5,000 yen.

It’s affordable isn’t it?

You can go to the place easily than our places, because, there is a quite popular hot springs called Hirugami.
You could be getting down the bus “Komaba” or “Hirugami” to go cycling from this point.

You can see the great mountain views of this prefecture from here if you arrive.

geographical features

This place has a lot of ways for other regions all around.

The reason is from the geographical features.

This place is the most old Japanese property.

That’s why, there was several huge river that dug the huge range of flat field.

After digging the flat field as a base of the huge river, other small rivers dug the other narrow grooves.

Those geographical features makes the strange property like this.

This geographical situation is called “Tongue- shaped plateau” in English.

Any way, from the reason, this place isn’t good for beginner cyclists due to having a lot of hills and steep slopes all around.

But, if you are serious or avid cyclists, I highly recommend you go to the place for cycling with mountain passes like this area.

The huge mountain pass called “Gokuraku mountain pass”.

You should be heading for a huge mountain pass called Gokuraku mountain pass.
The altitude is surprisingly 1,200 m high.

The start point is approximately 500 m high.

So, you should climb at least 700 m from the start point to the top of the mountain pass.

In the near the top of the mountain pass, there is the greatest view spot called “Gokuraku touge”.

Gokuraku means English heaven.

But, as you know, you should be in the hell during hard cycling.

You can arrive at the view spot.

This view is amazing.

There is a park that have great views for mountain lines.

The park is located in high altitude about 1,000 m high.

Namitani Village.

You should go down the huge mountain pass called Gokuraku mountain pass slowly as much as you can to avoid traffic incident.

You can arrive at the small Village called Namitani soon.

The small streams make a lot of small Villages in this area.

You can find the atmosphere directly with your bike.

I found it essential for almost all avid cyclists to feel local and histrical atmosphere directly, isn’t it?

There is a old and real Japanese ancient atmosphere all around.

You can feel wind directly and tatch water from the streams that is cold than I expected.

Examination spot of Samurai

There is a examination spot of Samurai’s neck after a serious real battle.


Takeda is one of the most famous leader of Samurai in the battle era.

One of the leaders called Takeda Katsuyori was defeated by enemy in the other battle area.

His neck was cut by enemy in the past after the huge battle of war.

The neck was bringing from the battle of war and have taken to this point.
Enemy’s leader examined this neck directly with all people.

This examination was called The examination of enemy’s necks.

Jibusaka

After going down the way of Namitani village, you should climb at least 100 m high to reach the slope of “Jibusaka”.

There are several facilities for tourists.

You can take a rest in this huge facilities.

Takamine mountain pass.

You go down the street along the way, you can find the side way to the top of the mountain pass called Takamine.

There is a sign board like this on the other side of this point.

You can see the small flat field of top of the mountain.

You should climb to the point only by your power without engine or motor of EV.

You have to climb at least 500 m high from the point to the top of the mountain pass.

Near the top of the mountain pass, you can see the monument like this.

This architecture is the monument of top of the mountain.

You can see a paraglider if you have fortune.

You should go down this Village from here only by bike.

You can feel the greatness of the earth.

Never land

Go down the way of the mountain carefully.

You can arrive at the Village named Hiraya Village that you could see before from the top of the mountain pass.

The experience is amazing as you know.


When I was in the village, I can take an ice desert called Soft cream from the local cafe.

The ice food is always amazing, especially, during hard cycling, I must take this food in the rest time to refill.

Take for western way to get Never land from Hiraya Village.

This Village is named Neva Village, that’s why, the facility in Neva Village called Never land for tourists.

There are a lot of souvenirs from the local shops and individuals.

Especially, there are a lot of mountain animals.

So, when I was in the facility, I took a food a deer chinese buns.

The food was also amazing as well.
But, please be careful to avoid a burn of your mouth.

I recommend you take a local food directly as much as you can.

A huge mountain pass, Hiraya mountain pass.

You are heading for Hiraya mountain pass from then.

Please go for east direction.


You have to climb at least 400 m from the center of Hiraya Village.

The top of the hiraya mountainpass is 1,160 m high as an altitude.

In the center of Hiraya city has well preserved atmosphere of local and ancient post town.

Any way, go for east to get next Village called Urugi Village.

Urugi Village that is known for its high altitude and rural atmosphere.

If you can climb over the mountain pass called Hiraya, you can arrive at small Village called Urugi.

You can purchase several food from local grocery store.

If so, you can feel perspective of local residents locally.

From then, you can go along a small stream like fish.

The local environment is cool.

You can see the local architectures all around.

This shop was selling drinks for local residents in the past.

The architecture is well preserved by local people.

If you can go to the place in Autum, you can take the great photos with colored leafs.



From then, you can arrive at the main route to Iida city that is one of the most big city in this region.

You are able to take everything.


Thank you for your watching.

If you can be interesting in this region, I will be happy to hear that as an avid cyclists in Japan.