Agematsu Town

上松 Agematsu Town

Area Overview

Agematsu Town is a forest town with a history centered on the timber industry. The main industries are lumber, woodworking, agriculture and forestry. Akazawa Natural Recreation Forest is famous as the birthplace of forest bathing in Japan.

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Shop Information

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GenreShop NameCommentPhotoMovie
Shop (Souvenir, Book)Oki Shoten
大木書店
This bookshop sells local published books and magazines.
Shop (Japanese confectionery)Restaurant Nakamura
食堂中村
This very famous shop serves delicious Gohei mochi, a local specialty. They served Gohei mochi at the G7 Karuizawa meeting. 
Restaurant (Japanese)Gohanya Nagomi
ごはん屋 和み
This restaurant offers a set menu lunch at a reasonable price.
Iroha Sushi
いろは鮨
This restaurant in Agematsu is famous for its high-quality sushi and eel. 
Kurando
蔵人
Enjoy Sushi and Tempra on the Tatami floor with an at-home atmosphere.  
Restaurant Matsumotoya
松本屋食堂
This lunch place is opposite Agematsu station.  
Sakaeya
栄家
A restaurant with delicious sushi and eel. The menu is extensive and can accommodate vegetarians.
Sakashitaya
坂下家
This restaurant is famous for its original menu, a rice bowl topped with grilled Tuna. 
Sobadokoro Suisha
そば処 寿伊舎
This soba restaurant has a spectacular view, where you can eat while looking out at the scenic spot  “Nezame no Toko.” Train photographers love this restaurant. 
Restaurant (Western, Chinese)Restaurant Nakamura
食堂中村
This very famous shop serves delicious Gohei mochi, a local specialty. They served Gohei mochi at the G7 Karuizawa meeting. 
Liquor Shop, SupermarketHisakin Syouten
久金商店
Vending machines are selling local sake and local frozen snacks.
Supermarket Osawa
スーパーおおさわ
You can buy unique homemade frozen fruits and tasty sweet potatoes at this supermarket before Agematsu Station.   
Accommodation (Hotel)Nezame Hotel
ねざめホテル
Nezame Hotel is at “Agematsu juku.”
Enjoy walking along the road, which reminds us of the Edo period and the riverside leading to “Nezame-no-Toko.”
Accommodation (Japanese Inn)Kakehashi Onsen Ryokan
棧温泉旅館
This inn is located at the foot of “Kiso-no-Kakehashi” and is a place of scenic beauty. You can enjoy beautiful mountain streams from this relaxing inn.
Minshuku Sawaguchi
民宿さわぐち
A secret inn in the mountains where you can enjoy wild game dishes. You can spend a happy time just by gathering around the fire in the hearth.
Tamasa Ryokan
田政旅館
This traditional Ryokan, Japanese-style inn, has a 200-year history. 
Sightseeing facilities, shrines and templesAkasawa Natural Recreational Forest
赤沢自然休養林
The birthplace of forest bathing. Walk through the historic forest, which is also used as official lumber for Ise Grand Shrine, and enjoy the scenery of each season.
Nezamenotoko Rinsenji
寝覚めの床臨川寺
This historic temple has been integrated with the scenic beauty of Nezame-no-Toko since the Edo period. Travelers in the Edo period may have seen the same scenery.