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The city of Chino has been nationally well known as a resort, blessed with a natural environment surrounding Mt. Yatsugatake as well as an abundant ancient cultural heritage from the Jomon period (circa 10,000B.C. - circa 300B.C.). In 1964, Yatsugatake, Tateshina and Lake Shirakaba-ko were designated as Yatsugatake Chushin-kogen National Park. The roads were organized, cottages went on sale, and the golf courses were constructed. In 1967, the construction of Yokotake ropeway, traveling between Sanroku station and Yokotake-tsuboniwa station was completed. After the opening of the Venus Line, Tateshina-kogen highlands, Lake Shirakaba-ko and Kirigamine were integrated into one big resort. About 5 million people visit this place annually to get away from heat in summer, to see mountain flowers in spring and autumn, and to enjoy skiing in winter.
Photographs and materials provided by Chino-shi Commercial and Tourist Bureau (0266-72-2101)
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