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Tourism source ↗Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum in Nagano, prepared with map position, photo, accessibility notes and a month-based planning window.
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Weather for your date
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6°C
Partly cloudy
💧 4% rain chance · wind 5 km/h
Hourly forecast
6°💧 4%
6°💧 2%
7°💧 5%
7°💧 6%
10°💧 6%
13°💧 9%
14°💧 17%
14°💧 27%
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Packing checklist
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Parking
道の駅美ヶ原高原美術館
NEARBY
· 2 min walk
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Community-mapped nearby parking. Capacity, fees, hours and vehicle limits are not verified; check signs on arrival.
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Directions to Utsukushigahara Open-Air Museum
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A DIFFERENT JAPAN, EVERY MONTH
When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
Suitability
Stroller: Accessible
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: moderate
Kids: Confirm current opening, terrain, weather and accessibility.
Rules
Fire: no fire
Drones: banned
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Within 30 km, closest first.
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source · Reviewed 2026-09-28
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