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4 Reviews Without a doubt, one of the coolest spectacles in all of Japan is to watch the wild snow monkeys of the Japanese Alps sit out a snowy winter day soaking in the hot waters of a naturally-heated onsen....
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5 Reviews The main hall is typical Buddhist architecture from the mid Edo Period. The principle image is enshrined inside the altar in the innermost temple. Admission to the inner temple is 500 Yen, and...
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2 Reviews Nagano Prefecture has the second largest number of spas in Japan, and there are many hot spring resorts here - Yudanaka-Shibu Onsen, Hakuba Onsen, Omachi Onsen, Shirahone Onsen etc. We went to the...
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2 Reviews Nagano has many winter resorts, very suitable for skiing enthusiasts. E.g. Hakuba (the resort's powdery snow is said to be of the highest quality in the region) and Shiga Kogen (with 21 ski areas,...
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1 Review and 10 Opinions This is a very traditional ryokan. The whole place is so Japanese. It's taken care by 2 elderly...
1 Review and 8 Opinions 9600 yen with breakfast for a twin room. It's right across the road from the station. Rooms are...
earthenki Says: HAKUBA SKI RESORT-- We experienced having a winter camp here and it was ammmazing. Imagine seeing snow (the Japan Alps, excuse me *wink*) for the first time and...
Laax Says: Go snowboarding in the Hakuba valley. If you stay in Hakuba you have easy access to several different resorts. The snow is amazing and in abundance, the people...
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cochinjew Says: URUGINagano PrefectureThis is a small mountain village at the bottom of Nagano Prefecture bordering Gifu and Aichi. Farmers. Few Stores. Police Station. School....
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Randy121 Says: Our hotel was located in the Ichinose Family Ski area. We stayed at the Sunroute Shiga Kogen Hotel. 4-5 minute walk to the nearest lift. The Sunroute hotel is a...
lukyboy Says: stipteas no sneakers
tompt Says: Another great sight in Nagano-ken are the numerous lakes and dams. Most dams are made to make electricity, but the lakes behind the dams are great for...
tompt Says: The scenery in Nagano-ken is great. The entire prefecture is mountainous. The japanese alps have 16 mountains of over 3000m in Nagano-ken.Winter is the time...
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Matsumoto station is frequently visited by trains from all over Japan. It is a busy trainstation with not too many tracks to be still manageable for the non...
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Q: please help me, I'm trying to find a night bus that goes from Tokyo to Nozawa-Onsen in Nagano and I can't find anything, would...
A: The bus sites on line are almost all in Japanese. If you don't read the language, I suggest that you ask this question on the forum at www.japan-guide.com
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Shigakogen - Ski Area in Nagano
This is the area where the 1998 Winter Olympics was held. We flew into Narita Airport. Met our escort and she escorted us right to Shigakogen Ski Area. It took 2 trains and 1 bus to get there. Caught...
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Nagano-ken, a mountainous region
Nagano-ken is situated in the center of Japan and is home to the Japanese Alps. There are 16 mountains of 3000m or higher in Nagano-ken. It is 13,584 square kilometers big. There are 67 towns /...
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History, Natural Beauty, Gentle Farmers
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Take Shinkan-sen " (bullet train) from Tokyo and go to Nagano. It takes about 2 hours. Nagano is well known where Nagano Olimpic was held in 1998. From Nagano, we took local train to...
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