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  • Cycling in rural area of Northern Nagano.
  • Snow Monkey.
  • Naena Water falls during the Cycling tour.
  • 1 night 2 days hiking in Northern Alps.
  • One day Hiking to Oonuma ike pond.
  • The forest of Mt. Madarao in Winter.
  • National Park Lake Nojiri.
  • Zenkoji Temple, one of the most famous and important Buddhism temple in Japan.
  • Snow Shoeing on the frozen lake.
  • One Day Hiking to Mt. Kurohime.
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Kouhei N.

5.00(3) reviews
 

Available Areas

Nagano (Living)

 

Languages

English, Japanese (Native)

 

Response Time

1 day on average

 

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About

Hello,

I'm Kouhei, a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter.

I'm originally from Tokyo, but since I love outdoor activities and want to live in a place surrounded by abundant nature, I moved to here in Nagano 4 years ago.

I 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 Hiking and 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


Tours

Exploring Nagano Cycling Tour

Nagano
6 hours

It’s a Cycling tour around north Nagano's Satoyama landscape and the Myoko Togakushi Renzan National Park. During the cycling tour, we will stop by the beautiful lake, waterfall, very old local shrine, or the traditional forged knife atelier. I will take you to a secret place where never on a guidebook! Participants can feel an authentic life style, local culture and a wonderful nature of North Nagano!

FROM$150/ per group

Togakushi Pilgrimage Trail Walking Tour

Nagano
7 hours

Togakushi area is considered as one of the most important places for the Esoteric Buddhism. Togakushi Kodo is a path which has been used by mountainous ascetics since ancient times. On this tour, we are going to walk the pilgrimage trail and visit the five Togakushi shrines. Let's explore the mysterious culture and abundant nature of Togakushi area!

FROM$150/ per group

Snow Monkey&Togakushi Snowshoeing! Nagano Winter Special!

Nagano
9 hours

Visiting world famous "Snow Monkey" park and snowshoeing in beautiful Togakushi Shrine's forest! The Mokey park is outstanding and you will love it to see the wild monkeys relaxing in Onsen. Moreover, this tour offers the other special experience "Snowshoeing in Togakushi". Explore the snowy beech forests. Woodland creatures also roam the area, so keep your eyes peeled for animal tracks! Approach the legendary Togakushi Shrine nearby, strolling along its idyllic tree-lined trail.

FROM$180/ per group

Reviews

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Vanessa C.

Jan 26, 2020

“ Lots of Cheeky Laughters ”

My family and myself had an amazing tour to tokagushi shrine and monkey forest guided by Kouhei. We had a child and a 6 years old. Kouhei is naturally hands on with kids. Genuinely patient, constantly caring, followed through our breaks, slow walks, made handful conversations with everyone of us and of course. snowball fights. Kouhei is well versed in English and he explained thoroughly well on all the places we visited. Recommended us an amazing soba restaurant for lunch (He also did an extra mile by booking us a dinner place) Shared us a lot of his experiences. In definite, we’ll be back for more extreme sports. Thank you kouhei for sharing us, your great personality and presence. We must say, you’re a natural and we’ll love to host you in Malaysia. See you soon for another great tour!

Kouhei N.

Hi Vanessa, Thank you so much for choosing me as a guide in Nagano. It was great to see you and your family! I also enjoyed the day a lot. I really appreciated you and your family's friendly, generous, and warm-hearted personalities. And it was great to talk to and play with your niece :) They are so cute and snowball fight was fun :) I wish you and your family are enjoying the rest of your trip in Japan. I hope to see you soon either in Malaysia or in Japan. Thank you!!

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Rita D.

Jan 13, 2020

“ Great fun with family ”

We had a great day out in the snow with sightseeing and snowshoeing. Good fun that needs a lot of energy. We would like to rate Kouhei a 6-star out of 5 review as he did an outstanding job for organising our group of 7 with a joyful and good pace tour. Excellent English and easy communications. Highly recommended.

Kouhei N.

Thank you so much for joining the tour today and a sweet review :) I also enjoyed a lot with you today! I'm so happy to be able to spend the day with two lovely families! Arigatou Gozaimashita :)

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Kichi J.

Dec 29, 2019

“ A fantastic day in snowy Nagano ”

We had a great time with Kouhei as our guide. Our family visited the snow monkey park, Togakushi Jinja, Zenkoji, Obuse Town and Hokusai museum. Kouhei was enthusiastic, extremely knowledgeable and made it a a day to remember. One of the highlights of our trip!

Kouhei N.

Thank you for the feedback! I'm glad that you like the tour in Nagano :) I also had a great time with you! Thank you so much!