Guest House KURA

Guest House KURA is located at Suzaka city in Nagano.

Where is SUZAKA?
Famouse for what??

There is little information about SUZAKA,
so I will introduce about SUZAKA through this blog.

Suzaka city is next to Nagano city.
It takes only 17 min from Nagano Sat. to Suzaka by rapid train(Nagano Dentetsu Line).
Good access to Zenkoji temple, Snow Monkey Park, and Obuse.

This is the main street of SUZAKA.


The entrance to this main street was once known as the "front door to Suzaka".

Suzaka City prospered from the Meiji era（1868-1912） to the beginning of the Showa era as
a silk cultivation town.
Here the high quality silk produced in Suzaka was exported from Yokohama Bay
to America and other places around the world.
When Suzaka was at its height of silk production, this area was packed with
warehouses of the silk production families.

They built so many warehouses that it was as if they were trying to show off
their wealth to visitors.





The many warehouses that were built as symbols of their prosperity by families
who have since exhausted their fortunes still remain a legacy for the current
generations.

These warehouses are called "KURA" in Japanese.

If you have chance to come to Nagano, please drop by Suzaka City!
You are always welcomed!!

Guest House KURA
backpackers hostel in Suzaka City, Nagano