The Best Eight Views of the Salt Road
The Sunlight of Sanosaka (Hakuba Village / Sanosaka Pass)
Chilling National Treasure Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine (Ōmachi City / Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine)
Nakatsuchi Planetarium (Otari Village / Nakatsuchi District)
Once upon a time, Chojiya (Ōmachi City / Chōjiya)
Shinshu Matsusaki Washi Kogyō (Washi paper works) (Ōmachi City)
TAWARAYA (Ōmachi City)
Travel Himekawa on a Local Train (Otari Village / Uchū District)
Shinden Hydrangea Signpost (Hakuba Village / Shinden)
Ushikata-no-Yado with the Old Tales (Otari Village / Ushikata Yado)
The Spring Full Bloom of Yamada-machi (Ōmachi City / Yamada-machi・Kita Yamada-machi)
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The Sunlight of Sanosaka (Hakuba Village / Sanosaka Pass)
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Chilling National Treasure Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine (Ōmachi City / Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine)
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Nakatsuchi Planetarium (Otari Village / Nakatsuchi District)
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Once upon a time, Chojiya (Ōmachi City / Chōjiya)
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Shinshu Matsusaki Washi Kogyō (Washi paper works) (Ōmachi City)
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Tawaraya
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Travel Himekawa on a Local Train (Otari Village / Uchu District)
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Shinden Hydrangea Signpost (Hakuba Village / Shinden)
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Ushikata-no-Yado with the Old Tales (Otari Village / Ushikata Yado)
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The Spring Full Bloom of Yamada-machi (Ōmachi City / Yamada-machi・Kita Yamada-machi)
Long tour (3 days and 2 nights)
Day 1
| Arrive in Ōmachi | |
| 10:00 |
Chojiya Walk and take photos: 30 minutes Travel (car): 10 minutes |
| 10:40 |
Yamada-machi Chikuni Kaidō (Salt Road) Walk and take photos: 30 minutes Travel (car): 20 minutes |
| 11:30 |
Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine Walk and take photos: 30 minutes Travel (car): 15 minutes |
| 12:15 |
Wachigai Lunch: 1 hour |
| 13:30 |
Shinshu Matsusaki Washi Kogyō (Washi paper works) Papermaking activity (30 minutes) Travel (car): 30 minutes |
| 14:30 |
Chikuni Kaidō Saigoku No. 33 Kannon Stone Buddha Statue Walk and take photos: 20 minutes Travel (car): 10 minutes |
| 15:00 |
Sanosaka Pass Walk and take photos: 15 minutes Travel (car): 15 minutes |
| 15:30 |
Ōide Park Walk and take photos: 30 minutes Travel (car): 10 minutes |
| 16:10 |
Hakuba Salt Road Hot Spring Kurashita no Yu Hot spring: 50 minutes |
| 17:00 |
Shinden Hatago maruhachi or Hakuba Youluri Overnight stay |
Day 2
| 9:00 |
Hatago maruhachi or Hakuba Youluri Depart Travel (car): 15 minutes |
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| 9:15 |
Tsugaike Nature Park Walk and take photos: 2 hours 45 minutes |
| 12:00 |
Soba-dokoro Furusato Lunch Lunch: 1 hour Travel (car): 10 minutes |
| 13:10 |
Ushikata Yado Walk and take photos: 30 minutes Travel (car): 10 minutes |
| 14:00 |
Uchū District Walk and take photos: 20 minutes Travel (car): 10 minutes |
| 14:30 |
Tea at a café in Otari Village Tea: 45 minutes Travel (car): 30 minutes |
| 15:45 |
Kama-Ike Pond Walk and take photos: 1 hour Travel (car): 15 minutes |
| 17:00 | Yamada Ryokan (Nakatsuchi) Overnight stay |
Day 3
| 10:00 |
Yamada Ryokan Depart Travel (car): 15 minutes |
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| 10:15 |
Ōmiya Suwa Shrine Walk and take photos: 30 minutes Travel (car): 30 minutes |
| 11:15 |
Salt cellar remains Group of Stone Buddhas in Shibahara (Chikuni Kaidō and Salt Road) Six jizo stone statues in Shibahara (Chikuni Kaidō and Salt Road) Walk and take photos: 1 hour |
| 12:15 |
Yokokawa Suspension Bridge (Chikuni Kaidō and Salt Road) Travel (car): 15 minutes |
| 12:30 |
Oni-no-Kuriya Lunch: 1 hour Travel (car): 30 minutes |
| 14:00 |
Salt Road Museum Browse: 30 minutes Travel (car): 30 minutes |
| 15:00 |
Salt Road Square Return home |
Short tour (2 days and 1 night)
Day 1
| 10:30 |
Shinano-Ōmachi Station Rent e-bike Travel (cycling): 5 minutes |
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| 10:40 |
Chōjiya Browse and take photos: 1 hour |
| 11:40 |
Chōjiya Depart Travel (cycling): 5 minutes |
| 11:45 |
Tawaraya Lunch: 1 hour |
| 12:45 |
Tawaraya Depart Travel (cycling): 45 minutes |
| 13:00 |
Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine Browse and take photos: 1 hour |
| 14:00 |
Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine Depart Travel (cycling): 1 hour |
| 15:09 |
Shinano-Ōmachi Station Depart Travel (train): 45 minutes |
| 15:54 |
Shinano-Moriue Station Arrive Walk: 9 minutes |
| 16:03 | Hatago maruhachi Overnight stay |
Day 2
| 10:00 |
Hatago maruhachi Depart Shinden Walk and take photos |
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| 11:10 |
Shinano-Moriue Station Depart Travel (train): 16 minutes |
| 11:26 |
Minami-Otari Station Travel (taxi): 9 minutes |
| 11:35 |
Ushikata Yado Browse and take photos: 40 minutes |
| 12:15 |
Ushikata Yado Depart Walk: 30 minutes |
| 12:45 |
Soba-dokoro Furusato Arrive Lunch: 1 hour |
| 13:50 |
Tsugaike Kōgen Bus Stop Travel (bus): 25 minutes |
| 14:15 |
Minami-Otari Station Arrive Uchū District Walk and take photos: 15 minutes |
| 14:43 |
Minami-Otari Station Depart Travel (train): 1 hour 2 minutes |
| 15:45 | Itoigawa Station Arrive |
| 17:01 | Itoigawa Station Depart Hokuriku Shinkansen (to Tokyo) |