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長野県小諸市の小諸城にある三の門。
Komoro City Hall
Komoro (city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan)
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Komoro

Nagano, Japan · Asia

About Komoro

Komoro is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Miyota, 32km from Venus Line.

Komoro is in Nagano, Japan, with about 46,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Miyota, about 7 km away.

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What is there to see near Komoro?

Within an hour or so of Komoro: Usui Pass (20 km), Bessho Onsen (25 km), Venus Line (32 km), Mishaka Pond (34 km).

Are there any good drives near Komoro?

The nearest famous roads are Usui Pass, Venus Line and Shibu Pass.

Where is Komoro?

Komoro is in Nagano, Japan, about 7 km from Miyota.

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Quick Information

Population
46,272
Continent
Asia
Country
Japan
Region
Nagano
Timezone
Asia/Tokyo
Coordinates
36.3167, 138.4333

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Japan

Police
110
Ambulance
119
Fire
119
Driving side
left

Japan Helpline (24h English assistance): 0570-000-911. An International Driving Permit (1949 convention) is required to drive.

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Worth the detour from Komoro

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

mountain pass

Usui Pass

Historic pass on the old Nakasendo route between Gunma and Karuizawa, packed with 180-plus corners and the brick Megane-bashi viaduct. Another Initial D battleground beloved by drivers and rail historians alike.

20 km · about 25 min drive

landmark

Bessho Onsen

A thousand-year-old spa at the foot of the Nagano hills, ringed by ancient temples including a rare octagonal three-storey pagoda. Three small public baths still serve the village for a few coins.

25 km · about 30 min drive

famous road

Venus Line

A 76 km free touring road across Nagano's Kirigamine and Utsukushigahara highlands, rolling over open alpine meadows at up to 1,959 m. One of Japan's best-loved drives for bikers and grand tourers.

32 km · about 35 min drive

photogenic

Mishaka Pond

A small irrigation reservoir whose acidic, iron-rich water holds a still green surface mirroring the birch and larch on its bank. It became famous as the subject of a Higashiyama Kaii painting.

34 km · about 40 min drive

photogenic

Kusatsu Yubatake

The steaming timber sluice at the centre of Kusatsu, where 4,000 litres a minute of highly acidic spring water is cooled across wooden channels before reaching the baths. Floodlit and clouded in steam after dark.

37 km · about 45 min drive

mountain pass

Shibu Pass

At 2,172 m this is the highest point on any Japanese national highway, on Route 292 between Nagano and Gunma. In spring the road is cut through snow walls several metres high.

40 km · about 45 min drive

famous road

Mount Haruna Touge

The winding climb to Lake Haruna in Gunma, immortalised as 'Mount Akina' in Initial D. Gentle hairpins, a crater lake at the top, and constant pilgrimages by fans of Japan's street-racing manga.

42 km · about 50 min drive

castle

Matsumoto Castle

One of Japan's premier historic castles, known as the Crow Castle for its striking black exterior, dating to the 16th century.

43 km · about 50 min drive

Driving roads near Komoro

  • 20 kmUsui PassHistoric pass on the old Nakasendo route between Gunma and Karuizawa, packed with 180-plus corners and the brick Megane-bashi viaduct. Another Initial D battleground beloved by drivers and rail historians alike.
  • 32 kmVenus LineA 76 km free touring road across Nagano's Kirigamine and Utsukushigahara highlands, rolling over open alpine meadows at up to 1,959 m. One of Japan's best-loved drives for bikers and grand tourers.
  • 40 kmShibu PassAt 2,172 m this is the highest point on any Japanese national highway, on Route 292 between Nagano and Gunma. In spring the road is cut through snow walls several metres high.
  • 42 kmMount Haruna TougeThe winding climb to Lake Haruna in Gunma, immortalised as 'Mount Akina' in Initial D. Gentle hairpins, a crater lake at the top, and constant pilgrimages by fans of Japan's street-racing manga.

Nearby Destinations

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17 km awayPop. 10,218

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