Jigokudani Snow Monkey (from Nagano)

THIS TOUR STARTS FROM A LOCATION OF YOUR CHOICE IN NAGANO.

You can pick your hotel, a train station or any other location as long as it is located within NAGANO CITY.

WHAT IS INCLUDED IN THE PACKAGE?

+ Vehicle designated in selected package (either a Toyota Alphard, HiAce Grand Cabin or HiAce Luxury Cabin)

+ English speaking driver (the driver is not a guide & may only have basic English skills)

+ Tolls, Highway Fees, Parking Fees, Fuel (and other associated vehicle costs for this itinerary)

SEAT PLAN

Toyota Alphard	HiAce Grand Cabin

HOW CAN I ADD A TOUR GUIDE?

Pick a date & package; press the PROCEED BOOKING button. The next screen will offer you the option to add on a REGION EXPERT (a local guide with expert knowledge of the area, its history and culture) for an additional fee. Other add-ons may also be available.

ITINERARY

This private package tour will start at a location of your choice within NAGANO and then proceed to your chosen destination options.

Please type in three options from the following after pressing the PROCEED BOOKING button.

Option 01: Zenkoji Temple

Option 02: Jigokudani Snow Monkey

Option 03: Tamamura Honten

Option 04: Kaede no Yu

Option 05: Sekai Heiwa Kannon

Option 06: Oyu Public Bath

DETAILED ITINERARY

We start off in Nagano. After picking you up in one of our luxurious private vehicles, we will drive you through the three destinations of your choice.

Option 01: Zenkoji Temple

Nagano’s Zenkoji Temple is one of the most important and popular temples in Japan. It was founded in the 7th century and stores the first Buddhist statue ever to be brought into Japan when Buddhism was first introduced in the 6th century. The original statue is hidden while a copy of it is shown to the public every six years for a few weeks.

Entrance fee (separate from tour price, to be purchased on the spot)
Adult: JPY500 per person

Option 02: Jigokudani snow monkey (required a long walk to reach the onsen)

The Jigokudani Monkey Park offers visitors the unique experience of seeing wild monkeys bathing in a natural hot spring. The park is inhabited by Japanese Macaques, which are also known as Snow Monkeys. It is located in the monkey’s natural habitat, in the forests of the Jigokudani valley in Yamanouchi, not far from the onsen towns of Shibu and Yudanaka.

Entrance fee (separate from tour price, to be purchased on the spot)
Adult: JPY800 per person

Option 03: Tamamura Honten

Tamamura Honten started brewing Shiga Kogen Beer, like several other breweries such as Kiuchi Brewery, as an offshoot from a sake brewery. In 2004, Tamamura Honten applied for a license and started brewing in September of the same year. Unlike other breweries however, Shiga Kogen Beer receives 20% of its hops from the local area, produced by Tamamura Honten.

Option 04: Kaede no Yu

This is a day trip bathing facility right next to Yudanaka Station, and the pure Japanese style building is built on the train platform. It is a popular spot to enjoy natural hot spring water in easy reach of the station, with entry at a pleasingly low cost. There are indoor and open-air rotemburo baths, and special baths that switch between male and female use every month. There is also a rest spot where one can see trains pulling in to the platform.

Entrance fee (separate from tour price, to be purchased on the spot)
Adult: JPY300 per person

Option 05: Sekai Heiwa Kannon

The Sekai Heiwa Kannon is 25 meters tall and is set upon a hill overlooking the town of Yudanaka. This bronze female statue is dedicated to world peace and is found on the site of the Daihiden Temple. Next to the temple is a huge bell tower which you can ring to ask for world peace. The sounds of the bell resounds all throughout town.

Entrance fee (separate from tour price, to be purchased on the spot)
Adult: JPY200 per person

Option 06: Oyu Public Bath (for daytrip visitors)

Oyu, located at the centre of Nozawa Onsen village, is regarded one of it’s most recognisable landmarks. It is a beautiful bath house with an atmosphere reminiscent of the Edo period that was once a feudal retreat. This bath house symbolises Nozawa Onsen and is the largest and grandest bathhouse building among the Soto-yu. A ‘must try’ onsen for visitors to Nozawa Onsen.

Entrance fee (separate from tour price, to be purchased on the spot)
Adult: JPY500 per person

The tour will end with us dropping you off at a location of your choice in Nagano.