Itinerary Day 3 Lake Kawaguchi to Lake Suwa
26 Nov (Thu)
- Sunrise Shoot at Lake Kawaguchi Bridge
- Lake Suwa. Lake Suwa is the site of o-miwatari, an interesting natural phenomenon. The lake has a natural hot spring under the surface, so that when the top freezes in the winter, the lower waters are still warm and circulating. This results in pressure ridges forming in the ice, reaching heights of 30 cm or more. Local belief holds that the pressure ridges are formed by the gods crossing the lake, travelling between the various buildings of Suwa Taisha.
- Suwa Grand Shrine. Suwa Grand Shrine, is over 1200 years old. It is one of the oldest shrines of the Shinto religion of Japan. It is mentioned in the Kojiki. It consists of four shrine building complexes, the Kamisha, or upper shrine, Shimosha, or lower shrine, Harumiya, or spring
shrine, and Akimiya, or autumn shrine.
- Sunset at Tateishi Park. Tateishi Park overlook Lake Suwa and is a great spot for capturing sunset and having an overview of the night scene