Ueda

Ueda occupies the Ueda Basin beside the Chikuma River in eastern Nagano Prefecture. It developed as a castle town under the Sanada clan, whose forces resisted Tokugawa armies here in 1585 and 1600. Ueda Castle was first built in 1583 by Sanada Masayuki; its park retains moats and reconstructed gates and turrets, and becomes a major cherry-blossom gathering place in spring. West of the centre, the Bessho Line runs to Bessho Onsen, a hot-spring area with historic temples set among the surrounding hills. Ueda links the broad river basin with Nagano’s inland mountain country. Continue to other webcams in Nagano Prefecture to compare the Chikuma valley with nearby mountain settings.

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