For this beautiful shrine, I walked 20,000 steps in the snow

When I woke up in the morning, it had turned from raining to snowing in Yudanaka ❄️ What good luck! Actually, we should have stayed in Nagano City yesterday. This was the only failed arrangement in this trip. A round trip from Nagano to Yudanaka takes nearly an hour. ⭕️To go to Togakushi Shrine, you actually need to start from the No. 7 bus 🚌 bus stop next to Nagano Station 🚉. You can take bus No. 70 or No. 73. ⭕️You can buy the round-trip ticket directly at the ticket shop next to the platform. There is a lady who speaks Chinese at the service desk. Thank you very much for her help. Although there are quite a few buses, the journey is still a bit far, so it is better to catch the bus in time. ⭕️The journey is quite long, most of the shops in the mountains are closed, and there are no vending machines, so everyone should remember to bring some dry food and water. ⚠️Highlight the key points⚠️: Information is next to the drop-off pointℹ️. If you don’t bring hiking shoes or crampons, you can rent them here. You will need them on the way up the mountain in winter! ⭕️Everyone needs to get off at this station and walk 1.5 kilometers to reach Giant Sequoia Road. ⭕️You must wear crampons here because the road is icy and difficult to walk on. ⭕️The road leading to Aoshe is like being in the land of giants. There are towering redwoods on both sides of the road. It is said that it takes more than 500 years to grow to such a thickness, and the trees are only on both sides of the road. They are not that big in the farther places. ⭕️Don’t underestimate the snow on the roadside. If you step on it, the snow will be over your knees.⚠️ ⭕️On this path, I indulged in the shock brought to me by the giant trees, and slowly went up this quiet and secret path. ⭕️The road near Aoshe is quite steep, ⚠️It is best to bring trekking poles🩼, otherwise it is easy to go up the mountain but difficult to go down. ⭕️The original plan was to hike for only 2 hours, but we ended up walking for 3-4 hours. The scenery along the way was so beautiful. It was already 15:30 when we got down the mountain, and it was already 17:00 when we arrived in Nagano City. ⭕️We found two Yakitori restaurants, but both were fully booked. It was not until the third one that they started to accommodate us. However, this one was unexpectedly delicious. If you also go to Togakushi Shrine, this Yakitori restaurant in Nagano City after going down the mountain is really top-notch! The price is affordable. We were so hungry that we only got empty plates. The boss would take whatever he wanted! (My English is not good, please use the translation software to order by yourself)