3.Regional Resources of “Shionomichi - the Road of Lifelong
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1 The
Itoigawa/Shizuoka Tectonic Line Fossa Magna: east longitude: 138° |
The picturesque terrain of the rift valley extends between the Takayama
Mountain Range and the river basin of the Northern, Central and Southern Alps. Japan’s
longest, oldest highway cuts the central, thickest part of the Japanese archipelago
right down through the middle from North to South (350km).
Typical natural phenomena of the Japanese archipelago: tall mountains, faults,
volcanoes, hot springs, tidal marshes, rivers, terraces, gorges and mountain passes.
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2 An ancient route of traffic,
distribution and archaeological sitesThe Hisui (“jade”) Road (jade was produced in
Itoigawa) and the Kokuyouseki (“obsidian”) (star droppings) Road |
This most dynamic route, which was used for exchanging produce from the
sea and mountains, crossed the Tokaido (Eastern Sea Road), Nakasendo (Central Mountain
Road) and Hokurikudo (Northern Land Road). Designated national historical sites:
Chojagahara Iseki (Itoigawa), Mt. Kobo Kofun (Matsumoto), Hiraide Iseki (Shiojiri),
Nashikubo Iseki (Okaya), Tanabatake Iseki, Togariishi Iseki), Uenodan Iseki (Chino),
Wadaoka Kofun Gun (Kakegawa) |
3 Pilgrim road,
ancient mythological road, the route for folk art performances & festivals
The Suwa faith (Water) and Akiba faith (God of Fire)/ Doozojin Signpost Culture |
Designated Important Intangible Cultural Assets: Amatsu Jinja Bugaku music and dances
& Nechi-yamadera ennen dances (Itoigawa), Shimotsuki Matsuri (Kamimura and
Minami Shinano Village), Nishinoura dengaku music and dances, (Misakubo Village),
Morimachi music and dances (Morimachi)
Designated Important Cultural Assets: Nishina Shinmeigu Honden, Nyakuichi-oji Jinja
(Omachi), Shinmei-ja and Suwa-ja (Hakuba Village), Suwa Taisha (330 shrines that lie
along Suwa and lower Suwa Village), Hakusan-ja and Kaizenji Sanmon (Iida), Onshoji
Tahoutou (Takatoo Town), Matsuodera Honden (Hotaka Town), Other
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4 The road where the
Sengoku warlords rose and fell and the route to their castles |
The road of Kenshin Uesugi and his teaching "Give salt (and thereby
show mercy) to your enemies,” Shingen Takeda, Narimasa Sassa, Ieyasu Tokugawa
Matsumoto Shiro, Suwa Shiro, Takato Shiro, Kasuga Shiro, Iida Shiro, Futamata Shiro,
Kakegawa Shiro, Sagara Shiro, Osuga Shiro |
5 The route of daily
life and folklore |
Designated Important Cultural Assets that are Private Houses: 9
residences including the Onoke Juutaku (Shiojiri) and Soneharake Juutaku (Hotaka)
All kinds of lifestyle museums: reference materials on sake, silk yarn, traditional
toys, traditional crafts, onsen, ceramics, fishing methods, ship transportation,
highways etc. |
6 The route of the
arts and sciences |
Memorial Hall Route: Gyofu Soba, Taiko Hirabayashi, Hatoju Muku, Roguzan
Ogiwara, Rokuro Asahara, Naoe Kinoshita, Akahiko Shimaki etc.
Science & Nature Museums: Fossa Magna, Median Tectonic Line, hydroelectric power
generation, irrigation, mountains, fossils, nuclear energy |
7 The sports
route |
Skiing, mountain climbing, paragliding, nature tours, trekking and
hiking, forest bird-watching walks etc. |
8 The route of dietary
culture & country resorts |
Green resorts: guesthouse villages, camping grounds, villages where one
can experience nature
Gourmet: "soba,” Shinshu beef, apples, pears, wine, bee larvae, matsutake
mushrooms, wasabi, marine produce, etc. |
9 Japan Rail (JR) rail
system, expressways and roadside stations |
Railroads: Oito-sen, Chuo Honsen, Iida-sen, Tokaido Shinkansen, Maglev
Shinkansen, Tenryu Hamanako Tetsudou
Roads: Chuo Jidousha-do, Nagano Jidousha-so, Hokuriku Jidousha-do, Tomei Kousoku-do,
Sanen Nanshin-do |
10 East meets West: regions where
different cultures merge and cultural exchange occurs
The massive core of collaborative between North-Eastern and South-Western Japan |
Agriculture: hydroelectric power regions, wild silkworms, textile
industries, high-tech industries, electronic & optical industries, nuclear power
generation (Hamaoka Town), fruit industries, Tenryu industries of forestry and forest
produce, Himekawa Port (Sea of Japan), Omaezaki and Sagara Port (Pacific Ocean) |
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