From Tokyo to Nagano City ~ Late Summer 2023 ~ Chureito Pagoda and Zenkoji
The town has a nice view of mountains It was prohibited to film inside Still, two members of yakuza with tattoos were present… Train transfer on the way to Nagano Beautiful views all around Here it comes Evening arrival This is the city downtown JR Station with a shopping center
Unfortunately, it was summer evening (around 8PM) but the town was pretty dead View of my hotel – Sotetsu Fresa Inn Some places are still open Cool neon! People! The most lively place Maybe it’s because it was Sunday One of the restaurant streets Izakaya Closed 🙁 Apina arcade place and another restaurant
People are still hanging around Looks cool More lamps! Getting empty… Pretty peaceful for a major train station Big Donki ahead View of the intersection Next day around 10AM Tourists start to flock in I can’t read that anyway lol Bro is dripped out Impressive Made of wood Cute
I don’t have the courage to try all of that The scent was amazing We are going up! Finally, the temple View from the gate It was very hot You need to walk barefoot inside the historic gate You can buy incense and drop it here
You can hear that the sacred image will be revealed soon. We cannot film that. There is a tunnel under the temple You can enter to seek the key to paradise in complete darkness. The entrance is 500 yen. The tunnel has a low ceiling, so be mindful of that.
Wandering behind the main temple now
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A trip from Tokyo to Nagano City with a morning stop in Shimayoshida and Hottarakashi Onsen in Yamanashishi.
One night and one day in Nagano City in September 2023. A little bit of nightlife (hehe) and tour of Zenkoji.
Places visited:
00:00 Chureito Pagoda (忠霊塔)
00:36 Hottarakashi Onsen (ほったらかし温泉)
01:45 Nagano City downtown (長野市)
07:22 Zenkoji arrival (善光寺)
08:41 First gate
09:36 Zenkoji Nakamise street
11:24 Sanmon gate
13:02 Main temple
14:35 Gardens