Four seasons in Azumino(photograph click ⇒ expansion)

　I begin to live in Azumino, and it is more than five years. Azumino is full naturally. I felt air and water for the first time if delicious. Azumino has each way of enjoying in autumn in the summer in spring in all winter seasons.
I can thoroughly enjoy cherry trees in full blossom in spring backed by the snow-white Northern Alps covered with snow. Pheasant's-eye and yellow of nikkoukisuge, an anemone and white of the wasabi, pink of the Katakuri and curine grass, a colorful ground pink flower in turn and feel gorgeous.
I can enjoy walk of Azumino that is full of nature and visiting art museums and the trekking of the Northern Alps in the summer. The hills and fields please my eyes with mountain wild grass, an alpine plant.
I can enjoy it in autumn at time having a long it because colored leaves hang time from the high mountain and go down it to the village. A large maple of Mineyama Kogen in particular and the large ginkgo of soul Matsudera are the best part. The scenery that the red fruit of the apple becomes heavy is a symbol of Shinshu.
Lake of Saigawa Shiratori and Takarada are filled with a little less than 1,000 swans and large crowds of easy marks in winter. If there is one hour, a ski and the snowboarding can arrive at the destination. People enjoying snow shoes increase recently. In addition, in Alps Azumino Park and village Azumino and the footbath of the great king, illuminations are wonderful. Shinshu in particular can choose a hot spring resort every day in rotation in eminent hot spring prefectures of the whole country. The hot spring bathing is pleasure of a cold season.
Because Karuizawa and famous sightseeing spots such as Osamu Nakayama are near to Kamikochi, various ways of enjoying are possible in whole year. Azumino is used well as a location. Please add Azumino to the plan of your trip by all means. I am going to introduce the recommended spot by a travelers' guardian deity and the personal opinion melting into scenery of Azumino to all of you one by one.