The Kiso Valley (木曾谷, Kiso-dani) is a geographical area that centers on the valley of the upper portions of the Kiso River in the southwestern part of Nagano Prefecture in Japan. It is a v-shaped valley with length of approximately 60 km (36 mi) that follows the river as it flows from north by northwest to south by southwest into Gifu Prefecture.[1]
^"Practical Travel Guide - 408 - Kiso Valley" (PDF). Japan National Tourism Organization. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
The KisoValley (木曾谷, Kiso-dani) is a geographical area that centers on the valley of the upper portions of the Kiso River in the southwestern part of...
forests of the KisoValley, the trees have long held a significance in Japan. During the Feudal era in Japanese history, the five Kiso trees were protected...
the KisoValley. Parts of the Kiso River are sometimes referred to as the Japan Rhine because of its similarities to the Rhine in Europe. The Kiso River...
Mount Ontake (御嶽山, Ontake-san), also referred to as Mount Kiso Ontake (木曽御嶽山, Kiso Ontake-san), is the 14th highest mountain and second highest volcano...
literally "demon bear") is a mythological Japanese yōkai originating in the KisoValley in Nagano Prefecture. It is a bear-like creature that has been known...
Kiso may refer to: Kiso, Nagano (village), a village in Kiso District, Nagano Kiso, Nagano (town), a town in Kiso District, Nagano Kiso District, Nagano...
Kiso (木曽郡, Kiso-gun) is a district located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of November 1, 2005, the district has an estimated population of 34,759 with...
The Kisoji (木曽路, Kisoji) was an old trade route in the KisoValley that stretched from Niekawa-juku in Nagano Prefecture to Magome-juku in Gifu Prefecture...
enough to devour a man in one bite. Onikuma A bipedal bear yōkai from the KisoValley in Nagano Prefecture, that carries livestock out of villages at night...
operated in the KisoValley in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The railway was used to support the logging of cedar forests in the region. The Kiso Forest had historically...
The 1554 siege of Kiso-Fukushima was a siege by Takeda Shingen on Fukushima Castle, in the Kiso River Valley of Shinano province. This was one of many...
warrior from the late Heian period of Japan. The eldest son of Yoshinaka of Kiso, Minamoto clan. In his eleventh year, he was sent to Minamoto no Yoritomo...
offers a shorter version of the tour, Nakasendo Way: The Kiso Road, which focuses on the Kisovalley, one of the more scenic parts of the Nakasendo Way. In...
Nagiso is located in the KisoValley of southwestern Nagano Prefecture, bordered by Gifu Prefecture to the west. The Kiso River flows through the center...
Kiso and Agematsu, Kiso District, Nagano Prefecture, in the Chūbu region of Japan. It is 2,956 m (9,698 ft) tall and is the tallest peak in the Kiso Mountains...
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