Nishinomon Yoshinoya Located next to Zenkoji, the famous sake distiller Yoshinoya has shared the times with the Zenkoji Temple. It opened a new restaurant complex called Nishinomon within its warehouse compounds. Within the compounds are seven warehouses and you can tour the sake factory located within these warehouses and taste fresh sake. Small shops also located in these warehouses which sell sake, Zenkoji miso, and oyaki. There is a modern restaurant called Sakura in the back where you can eat dishes of the season and drink fresh sake. You can also drink and dine in the open-air terrace located in the center of the complex. 941 Nishinomon-cho, Zenkoji 　TEL:026-237-5000

A Visit to Shinano Art Museum and Higashiyama Kaii Gallery After Visiting the Zenkoji Temple

Various works by writers and artists from Nagano are on display at the Shinano Museum. Nagano's natural beauty has captivated the heart of these people. One of them is Higashiyama Kaii who donated more than 700 of his paintings to Nagano City and which is contained in a gallery next to the Shinano Art Museum. He is still contributing his works to the museum and exhibitions of his paintings are held several times a year.

Located in Shiroyama Park which is next to the Zenkoji Temple

　*Closed on Wednesdays, the day after a holiday, on yearends, and on New Year's Day
　TEL:026-232-0052

Yayoiza This restaurant is located near the front gate of Zenkoji and serves Shinshu dishes made of mountain vegetables, char (fish), and Shinshu beef. The dishes are cooked in vegetarian-style and have a simple taste. This shop is run by the old Takei Craft Shop and uses the famous bamboo baskets of Togakushi to serve food. The shop is a former tatami (straw mat) shop rebuilt after the great earthquake of Zenkoji in 1847. The high ceiling creates a quite atmosphere. At the entrance, it sells the popular Monzen Dohji sherbet and the fuki (butterbur) and miso ice cream. Various craftwork decorate the restaurant and there is a mini folklore museum on the second floor. South gate of Daihongan in Zenkoji 　TEL:026-232-2311

Fujiya Inn

Ohtemon-cho, located in front of the Zenkoji gate thrived as a post town of the Hokoku-kaido (Northern Route). The biggest inn which served as the honjin (inn of the daimyo) was the Fujiya Inn. This inn has a history of over 300 years and was appointed as the official inn to the daimyo in 1776. The present three-storied western-style building was rebuilt in 1923 and is being run by the 16th generation owner. All of the 24 rooms are genuinely Japanese and made of zelkova wood and the furnitures and fixtures are intricately designed. The works of famous writers and poets are placed nonchalantly on the shelf. The entrance hall has a old-fashioned look of the Taisho period (early 1900s) and looks very romantic.
Charges:Overnight stay plus 2 meals costs 9,000yen (TEL:026-232-1241)

80 Daimon-cho, Nagano-shi,
　TEL:026-232-1241