Exploring Points Suhara Juku and Nojiri Juku
During the Edo period (1600-1868), a vast network of roads was constructed from Edo, now Tokyo, to various locations th...
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Exploring Points Okuwa Vil. Sports Park, the place of Fall Festival
On October 14th, 2023, the village festival known as the "Forest Village Fall Festival" or "Mori no Sato no Aki Matsuri...
Exploring Points Modern Public Library inspiring the residents
Okuwa village has a modern public library, which opened in September 2022 on the first floor of the Okuwa village offic...
Exploring Points Kirakusha – showcase of local vegetables
Kirakusha is a roadside station located in Okuwa village, right off route 19, where you can purchase local souvenirs an...
Exploring Points Nojiri Lumber company
Okawa village is a village surrounded by mountains. Many Japanese Cypresses (Hinoki) grow on these mountains.
Hinok...
Exploring Points Joshoji Temple built in 1598（定勝寺）
Joshoji, a Buddhism temple bulit in 1598, in Suhara area is a quite beautiful temple and a historical treasure of Okuwa village.
Exploring Points IHI Turbo representing the village
IHI Turbo is the most honorable company in Okuwa village. Without the company, we hardly imagine how this village would...
Exploring Points 700 years old Hakusan Shrines（白山神社）
Okuwa village has 17 shrines, in which Hakusan shrines built in 1334 in Tono area, Okuwa village, is the most remarkable since it has been designated as a National Important Cultural Properties.
Exploring Points Awesome view of the village from Mt. San-no-sawa（三ノ沢岳から見た大桑村）
Mt. San-no-sawa locates on the boundary of the Okuwa village and Agematsu town. The mountain can be seen many places in...
Exploring Points Relics of the forestry railway, the Nojiri line（森林鉄道遺産）
Okuwa village is the place that the first forest railway was constructed in Japan. Since the forest in the village had well been preserved and the huge amount of Cypress trees was there, the infrastructure to carry the trees out of the forest were intentionally developed.