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Nagano Private Tour - Matsumoto Castle
Matsumoto Castle
Nagano Private Tour - Map of Snow Monkey Park area
Map of Snow Monkey Park area
Nagano Private Tour - Monkeys Bathing
Monkeys Bathing
Nagano Private Tour - Matsumoto Castle at night
Matsumoto Castle at night
Nagano Private Tour -

Snow Monkey Park / Matsumoto Castle / Daio Wasabi Firm

Nature & Outdoor
Nagano Tour Guide - Ken-ichi M.

Joined 2025

Ken-ichi M.
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Nagano
English
11 hours
Private tour (only you and Ken-ichi M.)
Up to 10 people

The Jigokudani Yaen-koen (altitude 850 meters) is known as snow monkey park that has been a worldwide popular place for watching the bathing monkeys in a hot spring. (Winter is the best tour season for it.)

The five-story, six-tiered keep of Matsumoto Castle is Japan's oldest existing National Treasure.

Daio Wasabi Firm is one of Japan's largest wasabi farms.

Itinerary

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06:00 AM

Meeting Point

Lobby of your hotel in Nagano city

08:30 AM

The entrance of Yumichi path

By getting on the train and bus, we will reach to the entrance of the promenade for Snow Monkey park.

09:00 AM

Jigokudani Monkey Park

Let's observe the ecology of wild Japanese monkeys.

10:30 AM

Bus stop at the entrance of Yumichi path

11:50 AM

Nagano station

After getting on the bus departure at 10:46am, we will arrive at Nagano station

12:50 PM

Matsumoto station

Boading to the train at 12:00 at Nagano station,

we will arrive Matsumoto station at 12:49.

01:20 PM

Matsumoto Castle

The five-story, six-tiered keep of Matsumoto Castle is Japan's oldest existing National Treasure.

03:20 PM

Akashina station

03:50 PM

Daio Wasabi Firm

Stay at the firm until 5:00PM and go to the hotel you will stay the night.

Ending Point

Lobby at your hotel

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Inclusions & Exclusions

What‘s included

Guide fee

What‘s not included

Public transportation fees per person:

・Nagano to Snow Monkey Park 1580 yen

・Snow Monkey Park to Matsumoto 4150 yen

・Matsumoto to Daio Wasabi Firm 530 yen

Entrance tickets fees per person:

・Snow Monkey Park 800 yen

・Matsumoto Castle 1200 yen

Lunch cost: depends on what you will eat

Tour Important Information

Snow Monkey Park's best season is winter because monkeys tend to take bath in winter. (This tour runs all through the year.)

Cancellation Policy

  • Free cancellation - 8 days prior to meeting time
  • 50% Refund - 3 to 7 days prior to meeting time
  • No Refund - Within 2 day(s) prior to meeting time
Nagano Tour Guide - Ken-ichi M.

Joined 2025

Ken-ichi M.
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About Tour Guide Ken-ichi M.

In March 1983, I graduated Chiba university. Major is psychology.

In April 1983, I entered a manufacturing company of semiconductor components and I was assaigned to the overseas sales dept.

For more than 40 years, I had done sales activities with foreign semiconductor companies using English language.

I had visited foreign customer companies located in several foreign countries on once a month basis.

I have stationed myself in Singapore and Malaysia for 5 years.


I have homestayed in Los Angels for a month and in Oakland New Zealand for a week.

I have welcomed an American teacher in my house for a week as a homestay program.


I have passed the examination of Tour Guide in 2016.


I have teached the skiing in Shiga Highland Ski Resort, Happo-one Ski Resort and Iwatake Ski Resort.


I had guided bus passengers(most of them were Austllarian people) at the bus terminal in Hakuba-Happo.


I am now teaching junior high school students English grammar.

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