Togakushi, Nagano

Togakushi (戸隠村, Togakushi-mura) was a village located in the mountainous Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.

[1] The village was established on April 1, 1889 by merging Togakushi and Toyooka.

On January 1, 2005, Togakushi, along with the village of Ōoka (from Sarashina District), the town of Toyono, and the village of Kinasa (all from Kamiminochi District), was merged into the expanded city of Nagano.

The loop line was built in preparations for the 1998 Winter Olympics, to the Iizuna Kogen Ski Area.

Along the way the bus passes the Spiral, the site of bobsleigh and luge competitions for the Winter Olympics.

Location of Togakushi in Nagano Prefecture
Mount Togakushi in Nagano City
17th century-planted cedar tree-lined path to Togakushi shrine
Asagawa Loop Line to Iizuna Kogen Ski Area built in preparations for the Games
Kagami-ike Pond, in Togakushi, Nagano 2019.