So you stopped by Zerubu no Oka (Day trip ideas #2), and are back on the road (Route 237) taking you to central Biei.
As you make your way down the hill leading into town, you'll notice a small intersection at the bottom. Take a right at this intersection and follow the winding road up the hill. At the top there will be a left turn with a little sign to showing you the way to the Northwestern Hill Observatory Park. The car park is on the left, while on the right you'll small galleries and a small cafe style ice cream shop to grab a snack.
The Northwestern Hill Observatory Park is beautiful, allowing you to capture Biei's rolling hills from all sides, with the entire Taisetsuzan Mountain Range as the backdrop. In the galleries section, look for BieiLand, the gallery of famous photographer Shunichi ABE. Here you'll be able to purchase amazingly beautiful postcards, posters, desktop and wall calendars or some exceptional photography. All of Mr. Abe's work is raw, that is, not digitally or otherwise altered.
This is most certainly a worthwhile stop on you visit to Biei. Give it a try!.
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