[Nagano Prefecture/Shimo-Suwa, a retro post town where the Nakasendo and Koshu Kaido roads intersect, "Shimo-Suwa-juku"]

Shimo-Suwa-juku, a post town where the Nakasendo and Koshu Kaido cross, is located in front of the gate of Suwa Taisha Shimosha Akimiya, one of the oldest shrines in Japan. It has a long history of 300 years and still retains its appearance from that time. Of the 69 post towns on the Nakasendo road that connects Edo to Kyoto, Shimo-Suwa-juku is the only one with natural hot springs♨️ Rows of inns that retain the atmosphere of a post town ・Tsuta-ya (formerly: Iron Hot Spring Main Building) ・Onjuku Maruya ・Kikyo-ya ・Minato-ya You can also stay in buildings decorated with craftsmanship that are designated as cultural properties. In addition, at the Post Town Highway Museum, which utilizes the architecture of a merchant's house that was once an inn, you can see free drawings and tools that depict the state of Shimo-Suwa-juku in the Edo period. "Shukuba Kaido Museum" 📍3530-1 Tatemachi, Shimo-Suwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano 393-0015, Japan Opening hours: 9:00~17:00 Closed on Mondays Price: Free At the "Yasuragi no Ashiyu Onbashira Shinyu" footbath attached to the "Shimo-Suwa Konjakukan Oideya," there are two types of footbath: "Hot" and "Nurume" ♨️ Here, you can soothe your travel fatigue! "Yasuragi no Ashiyu Onbashira Shinyu" 📍3534 Tatemachi, Shimo-Suwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano 393-0015, Japan Opening hours: 10:30~15:00 #100 Travel Style #Nagano #Shimo-Suwa #Nakasendo #Koshu Kaido #Shimo-Suwa-juku #Natural hot spring #Footbath