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20415 ／たかぎむら

Nagano Prefecture 下伊那郡

Takagi Village

A hatamoto built a two-storey teahouse.

Shogetsuan, Chikyu teahouse

Photo by Opqr (CC BY-SA 4.0)

01 ／ Ajima umbrellas

The rokuro that joins the ribs is styrax wood and more.The umbrellas were made from local materials.

The prefecture explains that Ajima umbrellas were made from materials gathered in the area: bamboo ribs, washi paper, the rokuro joining the ribs (styrax wood and others) and the red pigment bengara. Said to hold a skill for every rib, they became a Nagano Prefecture designated traditional craft on 20 September 2024.

Designated by the Nagano governor, 20 Sept 2024
Rokuro of styrax wood and others
Bengara raises durability

02 ／ Shinjoji roof ridge

On the ridge of the main hall roof,a pair of dragons, open- and closed-mouthed, is carved.

The main hall of Shinjoji temple in Ogawa has a ridge tile 1 m high and 19 m long, on which two dragons face each other around a wish-granting jewel. According to the Minami Shinshu Shimbun, a tile craftsman from Kuroda in Kamisato Village carved them in 1891 as the temple's guardians when the thatched roof was replaced with tiles.

1 m high, 19 m long
1891 (Meiji 24)
A pair of dragons

03 ／ Kagoyoke Falls

The 30 m falls are named for a prayerfor charcoal carriers' safe passage, it is said.

Charcoal making flourished in Ujinori, and the way to the area around Yahazu Pass passed the falls and crossed sheer rock by a plank walkway. The village says travelers prayed that no misfortune or error would befall them. Before 2006 (Heisei 18) the falls had two names, which were later unified.

30 m drop
Charcoal path of Ujinori
Two names before Heisei 18

Takagi Village 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 April 2016)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; take a bus from Iida Station.

about 6,000 people
Rural district town

There is no railway station in this village in Shimoina District, Nagano Prefecture. The village points to the Shinan Kotsu Ajima line bus from the front of Iida Station. The 2026 wide-area bus timetable lists weekday and Saturday runs, with no Sunday or holiday column. The gateway is Takagi Village Office.

People living here: 5,973people
Area: 66.61km²
Households: 2,036households
Rent (average for rentals): —
Healthcare: 0 hospitals ／ 3 clinics

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

Children waiting for childcare: —3 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.

Shape

Borders 3 municipalities.

Takagi Village in Japan35.514°N 137.874°E

Territory of Takagi 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

11.5km

Iida City, Toyooka Village, Takamori Town

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

Takagi Village isthis kind of town.

01Shogetsuan, built in 1848 (Kaei 1) by Chikyu Yorimasa, tenth head of the hatamoto Chikyu family, is introduced by the village as a teahouse with an unusual two-storey form
02Ajima umbrellas, made from materials gathered in the area, became a Nagano Prefecture designated traditional craft in 2024
03Shinjoji's main hall carries a pair of dragons on its ridge tiles, and Kagoyoke Falls in Ujinori takes its name from a prayer for charcoal carriers' safe passage

See the town as it is now.

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

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Takagi Village official site ↗Wikipedia ↗

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