Omachi

The landscape around Omachi is a broad alluvial plain beneath the Northern Japanese Alps, which has shaped both the city’s layout and its economy of farming, hydropower and mountain travel. The Takase River carries snowmelt from alpine slopes through the city, while the high ridges to the west form a boundary between Nagano and Toyama prefectures. Ogizawa Station in Omachi is the Nagano-side starting point for the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, which crosses the mountains through a sequence of transport links. Older parts of the city recall the Chikuni Kaido, a historic salt road linking inland Shinano with the Sea of Japan coast. Continue with other webcams from Nagano Prefecture to see how Omachi connects the Japanese Alps with the Shinano River basin.

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