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Snow Monkey Park / Togakushi Shrines / Zenkoji temple
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Joined 2025
Let's watch Japanese monkeys taking bath in hot spring and enjoy walking the worshipper's path toward Togakushi Okusya shrine surrounded by 400years' big cedar trees.
Eating soba noodles in Chusya area maybe a fun since Togakushi soba noodles are very famous in Japan (If you have food allergy, the alternative food will be arranged).
This tour covers Zenkoji temple at the night.
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Lobby of your hotel in Nagano city
- Let's meet at the lobby where you stay in Nagano city
Bus stop in Nagano station
Boarding bus for the entrance of Monkey park promenade.
Bus stop
Arrival bus stop at the entrance to Snow Monkey park. Walking for 30mins.
Snow Monkey Park
Let's observe wild Japanese monkeys soaking their bodies into hot spring.
Bus stop
After walking back from the park, let's board on the bus
Nagano station
Bus stop No.7 at Nagano station
Boarding express bus bound for Togakushi Okusya
The entrance of the worshipper's path
Arrival at the entrance of the worshippers path for Togakushi Okusya shrine.
Togakushi Okusha shrine
TOGAKUSHI is related to the Japanese legend of the heavenly Stone Cave. The Goddess of the Sun: Amaterasu Omikami hided in the cave.
Chusha shrine bus stop
Arrival at bus stop of Chusya shrine
Bus stop at Chusya shrine
Biarding bus for Nagano station
Nagano station
Arrival at Nagano station
Zenkoji temple
Let's stroll Zenkoji temple precincts in the night.
Lobby at your hotel
The end of the tour.
Ending Point
Lobby at your hotel
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This tour can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Click below to send me a message with your requests.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Guide fee
Public transportation fees:
・Between Nagano and Snow Monkey Park 4000 yen per person
・Between Nagano and Togakushi 4000 yen per person
Admission ticket fees:
・Snow Monkey Park 800 yen per person
Lunch cost varies approx. 1000 to 2000 yen per person
Tour Important Information
Snow monkeys' taking bath can be seen mostly in winter. Other seasons will be less.
Togakushi Okusya shrine may not be suitable in winter because the god enshrined will move to Chusya shrine and the worshipper's path may be covered by snow and it may cause the difficulty when you walk.
For those who have food allergy, the alternative food will be arranged.
The hall inside of Zenkoji temple will close in night time.
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
Joined 2025
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.
$199/ per group
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