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Togakushi Snowshoe Hiking Tour
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Joined 2019
The mountains of the north Nagano are covered with deep snow during the winter.
The pond freezes, all the shrubs are buried under the snow, and the trees wear beautiful white robes.
The sound of footsteps and breathing of ourselves as we step on the snow in silence, and the footprints of rabbits and foxes that remain on the snow surface.
In winter, when bushes are covered with snow, you can freely walk around the forest, and you can also get to the forest of giant trees,
Itinerary
This itinerary can be customized to meet your needs and preferences. Send me a message with your requests!
Meeting Point
Kurohime station
Meeting at Kurohime Station
You can take a local train leaving Nagano station at 7:44 and will get to Kurohime station at 8:21
Tour Start at Togakushi Okusha Parking lot
Start walking around the Togakushi Forest Botanical Garden. Will start with a lecture on how to wear snowshoes and how to use poles.
Kagami-ike / Mirror lake
A beautiful mirror pond turns into a vast snowfield during the winter. Walk on the frozen pond and enjoy the panoramic view of the Togakushi mountain range. (Depending on the condition of the ice)
12:30 PM Lunch at Local Soba restaurant
For lunch, head to the soba restaurant near the entrance of the shrine.
Zuijinnmon Gate
The 400-year-old cedar avenue covered with snow is fantastic and stunning.
Tour FInish
Return to the parking lot and the tour is over! Take the shuttle car back to Kurohime Station.
Ending Point
Kurohime station
Want to personalize this tour?
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.
Rental Snow Shoes and Poles.
Transportation fee
Lunch ,
rental winter boots ( additional 1000JPY for one person, please let me know in advance)
Tour Important Information
1.Warm clothes and shoes are highly recommended for the walk on the snow. Beanie,gloves and sunglasses are also recommended.
2.The snowshoeing place may change due to the condition of the snow pack
3. If you don't have proper shoes, please let me know in advance. I will prepare the warm boots for the extra cost.
The tour can be canceled due to the weather conditions or the lack of snow.
Important message from the supplier
I can guide you not only in Nagano, but also some other areas such as Matsumoto, Takayama, Kanazawa.(Transportation fee for the guide needed.)
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 2019
About Tour Guide Kouhei N.
Hello,
I'm Kouhei, a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter.
I'm originally from Tokyo, but since I love outdoor activities and wanted to live in a place surrounded by abundant nature, I moved to here in Nagano in 2015.
I have traveled a lot of places in Japan and eventually decided to live in Nagano.
Nagano prefecture is sometimes described as "a roof of Japan" since most of its part are covered with high mountain range.
Because of that, the area gets lots of snow every winter.
It makes the place's nature and culture different from other areas in Japan.
I am also a Mountain Trekking guide and a Cycling Guide as well as English translator guide..
I want to guide you to super beautiful yet lesser known places!
I am very flexible, so please let me know your requests for the guided tour.
Let's explore the "Hidden Gem" of Japan together :)
(for example) Walking Tour : Matsumoto Castle, Zenkoji Temple, Togakushi Shrine, Obuse Town,etc
Mountain Hiking: Beginners to Intermediates (Northern Alps, Yatsugatake, etc)
Cycling Tours : Beginners to Intermediates (North Nagano Area), E Bikes tour available.
Other Specials :Snow Monkey, Picking Wild Vegetables and Cooking Tempura together,
Night Cherry Blossom Viewing, Visiting Sake Winery, Snow Shoeing in
National Park, etc
Reviews
Jeff D.
“Review of Kouhei-san”
This is not a review of the tour itself as I had to cancel due to a dumb mistake on my part that has to take up my day instead. However, I will say that planning the tour I wanted to go on and communication with Kouhei-San was excellent and smooth. He was very responsive with verifying the date I was requesting and answering a lot of questions I had about what to do on the morning of the tour. While it was very unfortunate I didn’t end up going on the tour in the end, I still left with a very positive impression of Kouhei-San and wanted to leave this review.
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Kouhei N.
Dear Jeff-san, Thank you for writing such a nice review even though not being able to do the tour. It was unfortunate that I couldn't see you today. I hope our paths crosses one day in the future!
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Teo R.
“Snowshoeing in Togakushi shrine ”
We had a blast snowshoeing with Kouhei our wonderful and knowledgeable guide. He was responsive and accommodating to accept our request for our available date. It was our 2nd time snowshoeing after our first in Hokkaido. Hike to togakushi shrine was fun and manageble. We even had local speciality soba at a resturant recommended by Kouhei. Overall highly recommend Kouhei if you're looking for snowshoeing experience. Thank you for the wonderful experience to finally see the amazing giant cedar trees at togakushi shrine. Take care. Apology for late review as we just got back yesterday from trip.
Kouhei N.
Hi, Thank you for a great review for the snowshoe hiking tour in Togakushi. I am very glad that you enjoyed the tour so much :) It was nice to meet you guys! Arigato Gozaimashita. Best, Kouhei
James S.
“Incredible tour”
This was a highlight of our trip to Japan. We had an amazingly serene and magical trip through the forest and to some shrines which Kouhei gave interesting information about. Kouhei was also very knowledgable about the nature of the area. We also had delicious coffee prepared by Kouhei in the forest and soba noodles for lunch. We were lucky to see a Japanese antelope! I would highly recommend this tour.
Kouhei N.
Dear James, Thank you so much for joining the tour today! I am very glad to hear that you enjoyed the tour a lot. It was great to meet you two! Thanks again and hope you have awonderful trip in Japan! Best Regards, Kouhei
$276/ per group
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