Autumn in Togakushi, Nagano.

Holiday in November 2024 Sunny Nagano was indeed cold. We started our drive from Tokyo at 4 AM for the autumn foliage viewing. Our destination was the Okusha parking lot of Togakushi Shrine. We arrived around 9 AM, and the parking lot was full. We were relieved to find a temporary parking lot. It took about an hour round trip from Okusha to the end point, walking at a fairly fast pace. We drove to Chusha, and the parking lot at Chusha was also full. We were about to give up, but we went down to Hokosha and found a temporary parking lot. Hokosha was quiet with few people. It took 30 minutes to walk to Chusha through the Shinto path. We got a fortune slip at Chusha and headed back.