The village of Ogawa 小川村

The unexpected village

 

The village of Ogawa could very well be the unexpected discovery of your stay in Nagano Prefecture. You know, this little visit off the beaten track and often improvised that makes memories rich!

 

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The sakura of Ogawa

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50 shades of sakura

When spring comes, Ogawa is adorned with its most beautiful colors. More than 7,000 cherry trees bloom from mid-April. The many varieties of cherry trees ( yoshino cherry trees, weeping cherry trees, etc.) adorn the village with flowers of multiple shades, ranging from subtle white to pronounced pink. Nitanda Hill is one of the best places to view cherry blossoms in Ogawa. The latter is so famous that it bequeathed its name to the variety of cherry trees which cover it almost entirely; the nitanda no sakura .

 

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Nitanda Hill

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At the Fireside

Local agriculture is based on a rich production of soybeans, corn, pumpkins, apples, nozawana (a green vegetable from the turnip family) and buckwheat. Among the local flavors not to be missed, we must mention the delicious soba noodles and a filled bun named oyaki . The grocery store – restaurant Oyaki no sho even offers to introduce you to its manufacture. This buckwheat bun is filled with various vegetables, miso paste and seasoned with soy sauce. The eggplant, squash and nozawana oyaki are the most classic, although these are also available with mountain vegetables, azuki, mushrooms and fruit depending on the season.

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Assortment of oyaki

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