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  • April 25, 2019

    Shomyo Falls

    The famous Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route stretches 37.2 kilometers across the Central Japan Alps with changes in elevation amount to a massive 1,975 meters. There are many interesting places to see,...
  • March 25, 2019

    Hokusai-kan Museum

    Certainly Japan’s most famous artist, Katsushika Hokusai – more commonly referred to simply as Hokusai – spent some of his final years residing and painting in Obuse. Under the patronage of a wealt...
  • March 20, 2019

    Gansho-in Temple

    The Ganshoin Temple in Obuse is one with a long history. The most famous item of the temple is a painting made in 1848. Inside the temple you will find the last masterpiece of famous painter Hokusai ...
  • March 7, 2018

    Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway & Alpine Botanical Gardens

    Operating most of the year other than brief periods either side of winter, the Yuzawa Kogen Ropeway runs from the centre of Yuzawa town to the summit of – what in winter is – Yuzawa Kogen Ski Resort....
  • April 30, 2019

    Kiso Ontake Mountain Range

    The Kiso Ontake Mountain Range runs through the very center of Japan and dominated by Mount Ontake, Ontake is the second tallest volcano in Japan – behind Fuji - with an elevation of 3,067m. The regi...
  • January 29, 2019

    Ontake Ropeway

    Mt. Ontake is the second-highest volcano and 14th highest mountain in Japan at an elevation of 3,067m. The Mt. Ontake ropeway station is located at the 5th climbing station of Mt. Ontake and the rope...
  • January 22, 2019

    Atera Gorge

    The Atera Valley, known as ‘Atera Keikoku’ in Japanese, is known for its pristine beauty and stunning coloured waters. Running approximately 6km in length, the waters of Atera Gorge and nearby Kakizo...
  • January 18, 2019

    Kakizore Gorge

    Carved and created by another stunning river, the Kakizore Gorge is known for its rare beauty, typified by its emerald water and the majestic Ushigataki Falls. Walking trails lead into the valley, fo...
  • January 14, 2019

    Nezame-no-toko Gorge

    Translating as the ‘Bed of Awakening’, Nezame-no-toko is a natural formation of huge granite, that have eroded for a vast period of time and created a unique landscape in the beautiful Kiso Valley....