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20205 ／いいだし

Iida City

A school's ground floor, a kabuki stage.

Former Zakoji Omi School

Photo by Qurren (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Takaoka Tumulus No. 1

The lowest course of the chamber wallis flat stones set on edge.

Takaoka Tumulus No. 1, part of the Iida Tumuli Group, is a keyhole-shaped mound 72.3 m long. Its stone chamber has flat stones set on edge along the lower wall, with a ceiling laid over them, and gate-post-like stones, said to be partly restored, stand on both sides of the entrance. The city records that this construction is peculiar to the area around Zakoji and is regarded as the earliest chamber of its kind in the region.

Mound length 72.3 m
Stone chamber length 5.6 m
National Historic Site, Iida Tumuli Group, 2016

02 ／ Shimo-Kuroda Stage

Huge beams laid diagonally from the rear cornerslighten the load on the projecting girders.

Rebuilt in 1840 (Tenpo 11), this two-story stage was built only for string puppets. It measures 13.39 m by 7.01 m, and the second floor, projecting on girders, serves as the dressing room. It is used for Kuroda puppet performances and was designated an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property in 1974.

13.39 m by 7.01 m
Rebuilt in 1840
Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property, 1974

03 ／ Fire-Drilling of Shinano

Before the Shimotsuki festival, three parishionersrub a wooden stick to make fire.

At Shohachiman Shrine in Hodono, Kamimura, the preparation for the Shimotsuki festival, called kishime-zukuri, takes place on December 1. Three parishioners press a pestle into a fire-drilling board and spin it to make fire. Rice cooked over it is mixed with malted rice, moved into a tub and left to ferment until the main festival. It is a nationally selected intangible folk cultural property.

December 1, kishime-zukuri
Fire made by three parishioners
Selected by the nation, 1977

Iida City from the sky

Now and 1974–78. Tap a photo to zoom in.

Now1974–78

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot 2004)Shot 1974–78

Source: Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) GSI Tiles（全国最新写真（シームレス）／国土画像情報（第一期：1974〜1978年撮影））

Open in GSI Maps (now)Open in GSI Maps (1974–78)

Living here

The Southern Alps to the east, the Central Alps to the west.

about 100,000 people

Iida lies at the southern tip of Nagano Prefecture, with the Southern Alps rising to the east and the Central Alps to the west, and the Tenryu River running north to south, the city records. Its total area is 658.66 km². The fastest highway bus to Iida Station stop takes 4 hours 4 minutes from Busta Shinjuku and 2 hours 1 minute from Nagoya. The gateway is Iida Station.

People living here: 98,164people
Area: 658.66km²
Households: 38,903households
Rent (average for rentals): 44,952yen
Healthcare: 6 hospitals ／ 85 clinics

Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103

Population from 2005 onward (municipal boundary changed).2005-10-01 に編入合併（上村・南信濃村）。2005年調査から市域が変わっている。

Children waiting for childcare: —36 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy: —
Average annual temperature: —

These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

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Where you can go from here.

Iida City in Japan35.515°N 137.822°E

to ShinjukuHighway bus244min
to NagoyaHighway bus121min

Travel times follow 信南交通（飯田予約センター）の公式サイト「高速バス新宿線」（hb01_time_2_1。ページの注記は2024年4月1日からの時刻表。ekitan の2026-09-22表示の06:55発→10:59着と一致）と「名古屋線」（hb02_time_3_1。2026年4月1日からの時刻表）。どちらにも運転日・季節・特定日の注記が無い毎日運転の表 (checked 2026-10-21). They vary by time of day.

Shape

Borders 15 municipalities across 1 prefectures.

Territory of Iida City

Boundaries: National Land Numerical Information (Administrative Area Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari.Lakes: National Land Numerical Information (Lake Data), MLIT. Processed by Machigatari. Prepared with the approval of the Director-General of the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan, using its Digital Map 25000 (Spatial Data Framework) and Digital Map 25000 (Place Names and Public Facilities). (承認番号平27情使、第585号)

North to south

44.6km

Nagano Prefecture: Takagi Village, Yasuoka Village, Achi Village, Oshika Village, Takamori Town, Tenryu Village, Nagiso Town, Okuwa Village, Shimojo Village, Matsukawa Town, Iijima Town, Toyooka Village
Shizuoka Prefecture: Shizuoka City, Hamamatsu City, Kawanehon Town

Iida City isthis kind of town.

01The Former Zakoji Omi School, built in 1873, is a Nagano Prefecture Treasure: an elementary school whose ground floor was built as a kabuki stage. Beside it stands the Omi-no-sato Butaizakura, a cherry tree designated a city natural monument
02The Iida Tumuli Group, a National Historic Site, consists of five unit groups: Zakoji, Kamisato, Matsuo, Tatsuoka and Kawaji; the Shimo-Kuroda stage, an Important Tangible Folk Cultural Property, is used for Kuroda puppet performances
03The fire-drilling custom at Hodono is a nationally selected intangible folk cultural property. The city lists Tenryukyo, the Tenryu River boat rides, Moto-Zenkoji and Shirabiso Plateau, and says it is also known as the city of apple-tree-lined avenue and puppet theater

See the town as it is now.

Source: Wikidata (P2002, P2003, P2013, P2397)

If something caught your eye, ask the town itself.

Iida City official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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