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Iida City
There are home pages offering glimpses of Iida City to you. Be sure to
visit these pages if you want to know more about Iida City.
  • Iida City Hall
    This is the home page of Iida City Hall . You can check the outline, statistical data and link ,etc. of Iida City. The home page in English is excellent, compared with those of other municipalities.
  • IIDANET
    This is a home page opened by Iida Computer School. Access this page when you want to know about the areas surrounding Iida City.
  • San-En-Nanshin
    The San-En-Nanshin is the district where three prefectures (Nagano, Shizuoka and Aichi) border each other. With expressways interconnecting to these prefectures soon, this area will become more and more important in the future.

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 The Tenryukyo Gorge
Rock walls soar on both sides of the Tenryu River and the place is enveloped in lavish green foliage of forests. Tenryukyo is the most famous scenic spot along the Tenryu River. The Ryukakuho peak observatory commands an exciting view from a dizzying height.
Boat Trip Down The Tenryu (Tenryu-Funakudari)
About one hour of boat ride down the Tenryu River from the port of Benten in Iida City to Tenryukyo. The climax of the sailing is the rapid stream through the Garyukyo gorge and the magnificent views of the soaring gigantic rocks.
Sailing along the Tenryu Line (Tenryu-Line-Kudari)
About one hour of sailing down the Tenryu River from the port of Tenryukyo at the Eboshi Rock to the port of Karakasa through a number of picturesque spots. Near the Senjo Wall, the boatman casts a net and serves the caught fish to the guests, after broiling with salt..
Apple Picking
There are many apple orchards for tourists around Tenryukyo.
You can enjoy picking and tasting various kinds of apples from mid-August to late November.
The Spring of Sarukura
Clean air and clean water are environmental conditions essential to production of high-quality products in the precision machining industry.
The Spring of Sarukura is located about l km northwest of Tamagawa Seiki. The water, designated as one of the l00 purest waters of Japan by the Environment Agency, is well-known for its cleanliness. It is another proof that this area is favored with a clean environment.
There is a legend that this spring was discovered in the mountains of Fuetsu upstream of the Matsukawa river by Ryukei, a master of tea ceremony in the Edo period (1603-1867). Lord Hori of the Iida clan also used the water for his tea ceremony. Today this spring is found amidst a beautiful forest of sugi (Japanese cedar) and hinoki (Japanese cypress).
You can drink from a water conduit provided at the spring. 		pfoto
Puppet Clock Tower
Puppet Clock Tower
 This clock tower, popularly called "Humming Pal", was born as a new symbol of Iida City, which is known as a city of apple trees lined along streets and as a city of puppet shows. At the show time, a fanfare is trumpeted by the "guard of time" sitting on the roof , then the door under the clock opens and four puppets perform a puppet drama "Mariotopia" to the narration.

Homepage
The following are the home pages we recommend you to visit. Our technologies are making their way into the projects by the organizations below.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
The home page shows the JAXA facilities guide, latest space development information, and the museum showing the earth viewed from the earth observation satellite "Midori." Tamagawa's technology goes into the rockets launched by JAXA.
 
Smart Valley Japan (SVJ)
SVJ is a non-profit-making organization aiming to create an energetic and truly rich economic society by combining the resources of the industry, administration, academic society and regional communities in view of the information-oriented society of the 21st century.