Minamiaiki

The wooded headwaters of the Chikuma River system define much of Minamiaiki — steep, thinly settled terrain has kept forestry and small-scale farming central to local life. Set in eastern Nagano Prefecture, the village belongs to the Saku area, where upland settlements developed around limited valley floors and routes across the interior of central Honshu. The surrounding slopes and stream corridors give the municipality a distinctly rural scale, far removed from Japan’s large urban plains. Seasonal changes, from summer green to winter snow, remain an important part of life in inland Nagano. Continue with other webcams from the area to see how this part of eastern Nagano connects regionally.

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