Sanseiji, a Sai River gorge, Ikusaka Village
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20448 ／ いくさかむら

Nagano Prefecture 東筑摩郡

Ikusaka Village

A gorge said to be named for a temple.

Sanseiji, a Sai River gorge

Photo by Qurren (CC BY-SA 3.0)

01 ／ Mandaira

The pines along the parade ground: 250 in 1691.About ten flag mounds once stood.

Mandaira in Kamiikusaka is a flat of just over 2 ha where the Maruyama clan is said to have had a residence. The tourist association's guidebook records that 250 pines were planted along the parade ground in 1691; one remains, and replanting continues. One of the flag mounds that stood on the south side survives, a village historic site.

  • 250 pines planted in 1691
  • One pine remains
  • Flag mound: village historic site

02 ／ Hundred Kannon of Mt. Kanatoko

Kannon from the Saigoku, Bando and Chichibu pilgrimagesare scattered along the paths of Mt. Kanatoko and Sanseiji.

Hundred Kannon of Mt. Kanatoko in Ikusaka Village
Photo by Qurren (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Around the summit are about 50 Kannon from the Saigoku and Bando routes, and along the Sanseiji walking path more than ten of the Chichibu thirty-four. The hundred-round memorial towers date from 1798 on the Ai side and the Bunka era on the Sagi-no-taira side. The tourist association says only the stonemason's name is known: Joemon of Taya, Yasaka Village.

  • About 50 around the summit
  • Ai-side tower: 1798
  • Stonemason Joemon of Yasaka Village

03 ／ Sottozaka

A cherry tree said to be named by Iwaya Sazanamistands beside a haiku stone of a native poet.

The Hibari cherry at Sottozaka is said to have been named by the writer and haiku poet Iwaya Sazanami; its trunk measures about 3.4 m around. A haiku poet born in the village donated a mulberry field to make a park, and in April 1927 the youth association set up a verse stone in thanks. Beside it, the Nine-Poet Stone also carries a verse by a jurist from the village.

  • Trunk about 3.4 m around
  • Verse stone of April 1927
  • Village-designated natural monument

Ikusaka Village from the sky

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

Wide (about 6 km across)

Close (about 1.5 km across)

Now (shot September–October 2021)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

No station in the village: a village bus from Akashina.

  • about 2,000 people
  • Rural district town

The village is in Higashichikuma District, Nagano Prefecture, and has no railway station. From Akashina Station on the JR Shinonoi Line, in Azumino, the village's Sai River line bus runs along National Route 19 through the village. It does not run on Sundays or national holidays. The gateway is the Ikusaka Village Office.

People living here
1,639people
19952020

−11.1% since 2015

2,559 → 1,639

Area
39.05km²

7.4km² of it habitable

2024

Households
665households

2.5 people per household

2020

Rent (average for rentals)
—
Healthcare
0 hospitals ／ 1 clinic

6.1 per 10,000 people

2023

Area39.05km²Habitable land7.4km² ／ 19%
Area and habitable land at the same scalee-Stat B1101 / B1103
Children waiting for childcare
—1 nurseries and similar
Home purchase subsidy
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Average annual temperature
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These 3 items are waiting on a nationwide data source. We do not fill them with estimates.

Shape

Borders 5 municipalities.

Ikusaka Village in Japan36.425°N 137.928°E
TokyoOsakaIkusaka Village
Territory of Ikusaka Village
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

12.0km

Ikeda Town, Azumino City, Chikuhoku Village, Nagano City, Omachi City

Travel times per leg are not published by the municipality, so they are not shown.

Ikusaka Village isthis kind of town.

  1. 01Sanseiji, at the confluence of the Sai and Omi Rivers, is said to take its name from a temple, Sanseiji, that once stood nearby, and in 1928 it was chosen by a newspaper company as second of the Ten Famous Sights of Shinano
  2. 02At Mandaira stand a pine-lined parade ground planted in 1691 and a flag mound, and at Sottozaka a cherry said to be named by Iwaya Sazanami and a verse stone of a poet native to the village
  3. 03Around Mt. Kanatoko are about 50 Kannon copying the Saigoku, Bando and Chichibu pilgrimages; the village, in Higashichikuma District, has no railway station, and a village bus links it to Akashina Station

See the town as it is now.

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

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Ikusaka Village official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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