Utsukushigahara
Basic Information
- Spot Name
- Utsukushigahara
- Location
- Wada, Nagawa Town, Chiisagata District, Nagano Prefecture
- Access
- From Matsumoto Station, there is a direct bus to the Utsukushigahara Highlands (typically operating from early June to late September), taking approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, and it stops right at the Utsukushigahara Nature Conservation Center. Buses run during the summer season.
By taxi from Matsumoto Station on the JR Shinonoi Line, the journey takes about 1 hour.
From Suwa IC on the Chuo Expressway, it takes about 90 minutes.
From Okaya IC on the Nagano Expressway, it takes about 60 minutes.
From Matsumoto IC on the Nagano Expressway, it takes about 70 minutes.
From Tohbu Yunomaru IC on the Joshinetsu Expressway, it takes about 70 minutes.
From Sakaki IC on the Joshinetsu Expressway, it takes about 90 minutes. - Parking
- 【Venus Line Side】
P1 Utsukushigahara Plateau Parking Lot (800 regular cars / 15 buses) (In front of the Utsukushigahara Kogen Station)
P2 Nagawa Town Public Parking Lot (60 regular cars / 5 buses) (In front of Yamamoto Goya Furusato-kan)
【Utsukushigahara Skyline Side (via Misuzuko)】
P3 Utsukushigahara Parking Lot (150 regular cars / 15 buses) (In front of Utsukushigahara Nature Conservation Center) - Business Hours
- Open for visits freely.
- Contact Information
- Phone Number：0263-34-8307
- Official Website
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