Snow Monkey Park & Zenkoji Temple + Sake Tasting
Monkeys' Bathing in Hot Spring can be seen only here. Please don't miss it. Especially, winter is the best season.
Zenkoji Temple was built more than 1400 years ago and has been attracting 6 million visitors come very year. You can enjoy walking the dark
corridor under the main hall.
Also, you may take options like Sake Tasting, Matcha Experience.
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
Bus stop at Nagano Station East Exit
Departure at 8:15 for Snow Monkey Park
Bus Stop
The entrance of Yumichi promenade
Let's start walking for 40 mins.
Snow Monkey Park
Let's find out the monkeys in the Jigokudani valley. You may watch some monkeys bathing in the hot spring.
Leave the Monkey Park
Walking back to the bus stop
Bus Stop
Departure at 11:15AM bound for Nagano station
Nagano Station
Arrival at Nagano station
Sake Tasting and Lunch
Let's try sake tasting and have lunch around Nagano station area.
Zenkoji Temple
Let's visit main hall and Dark corridor walking under the main hall as a fun atraction.
Another Sake Tasting at Nishinomon Sake brewery, Matcha experience will be optionally arranged per your requests.
Your hotel
Arrival at your hotel and disband
Ending Point
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
Bus fees ¥3,000 x both ways/person
Monkey Park Entrance fee ¥800/person
Sake Tasting fees and Lunch fee
Tour Important Information
This tour involves a lot of walking, so make sure to wear comfortable shoes.
In winter, snow shoes are recommended.
This itinerary is valid on every Saturday from Dec. 20, 2025 to Mar.21, 2025 and Feb.11 and Mar.20, 2025.
Other dates may have 45 mins. later departure at 8:50 departing from Nagano station.
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
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.
Reviews
Francois D.
“Nice busy sight seeing day.”
Ken was a mellow and flexible guide. We rented a car and it was great to have Ken with us to show us around and share his knowledge with us. We enjoyed our day very much, although if you are based in Nagano, that's a lot of driving in a day and does not leave a ton of time at each stop. Would be best to do if you are staying in or near Matsumoto.
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Ken-ichi M.
Mrs. and Mr. Francois D. I thank you very much for choosing me as the guide for your wonderful and memorable tours in Nagano pref. I hope you could have spent a satisfactory journey. If you were happy, I am also happy !! As we talked at that time, If you have a chance to come to Japan again as a Japan lover and spend the time again with me for skiing !!
$232/ per group
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