NEWS & TOPICS

Firefly season has arrived in Shinshu. Beginning with the Shinshu Tatsuno Firefly Festival, held from 6/13 (Sat.) through 6/21 (Sun.), visitors will soon be able to enjoy firefly displays in Otari Village, Ikeda Town, Omachi City, and many other locations throughout Nagano Prefecture.
　
Hakuba Norikura Kogen Hotaru-no-sato … Mid-June – End of September
Takasegawa Firefly Habitat (Omachi) … “Firefly Watching Event” from 6/30 (Tue.) to 7/10 (Fri.)
Lake Aoki (Omachi) … “Firefly Lake Tour” from 7/18 (Sat.) to 8/9 (Sun.)
Kemi Firefly Habitat (Ikeda) … “Firefly Festival” from 6/26 (Fri.) to 6/28 (Sun.) and from 7/3 (Fri.) to 7/5 (Sun.)
　
Shiga Kogen Genji Firefly Park (Yamanouchi Town) … Early July to mid-August
Mt. Otsuka (Kijimadaira) … mid-June to Early July
Shirahige no Mori Shirahige no Mori (Nagano) … Late-June to Mid-July
　　　
Hotaru Doyo Park (Tatsuno) … “Shinshu Tatsuno Firefly Festival” from 6/13 (Sat.) to 6/21 (Sun.)
Tenpaku-kyo Gorge (Takamori) … “Firefly Festival” on 6/20 (Sat.), “Firefly Week” from 6/19 (Fri.) to 6/25 (Thu.)

Lake Midori (Shiojiri) … Late-June to Early July
Lake Tagawaura (Shiojiri) … Late-June to Early July
Karamatsudaira Hime-botaru Forest (Tateshina) … Early July to Late-July