Takashima Castle and Castle Park - quite nice, especially in cherry blossom season, no signs in English.
Every six years, Suwa is home to one of the "three dangerous festivals" in Japan, the famous Onbashira-sai. Onbashira is a symbolic reconstruction of the four shrines of the Suwa Taisha with gigantic logs harvested from the forests at the base of Mt. Yatsugatake. The highlight of the festival is the kiotoshi portion, where brave and/or foolhardy young men ride on these giant logs as they slide down a steep hill. Injuries are common and occasionally deaths occur.
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