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  • January 13, 2016

    [NOV 23 ONLY] 1-Day Tour: Ebisu-ko Fireworks Festival & Snow Monkeys

    With over 15,000 individual fireworks lighting-up the crisp autumn sky, Nagano’s annual Ebisu-ko Fireworks Festival attracts over 400,000 people to the city to watch this amazing spectacle. As Japan’...
  • January 4, 2016

    (Spring Only) 1-Day Tour: Snow Monkeys & Cherry Blossoms in Nagano

    **PLEASE NOTE - In the case that the cherry blossoms are not in bloom at any of the sites, we will contact you in advance to provide the option of switching onto our 1-Day Snow Monkeys, Zenko-ji Tem...
  • December 5, 2015

    D-LINE

    D-Line is a pub/cafe-style place with some really good pizza and cocktails. You will find it just 1 minute away from Yudanaka station.The staff are friendly and helpful, the drink and food menu ex...
  • December 1, 2015

    Shibu Onsen Bathhouse No.9: the ‘O-yu’

    The ninth and largest of the nine 'public' bathhouses of Shibu Onsen, the 'O-yu' is the only hot spring that can be used by both day-visitors and those staying at a guesthouse. Though called 'pub...
  • December 1, 2015

    World Peace Kannon

    The Sekai Heiwa Kannon (World Peace Buddha Statue) is 25 meters tall and is set upon a hill overlooking the town of Yudanaka. This bronze female statue is dedicated to world peace and is found on the ...
  • November 30, 2015

    Onsen Kaede-no-Yu

    Located inside Yudanaka Station, Onsen Kaede-no-Yu is one of the nearest public hot springs to the Jigokudani Monkey Park. Open daily from 10:00 to 21:00, it is popular with local residents and v...
  • November 25, 2015

    Onsen Toomi-No-Yu

    Toomi-No-Yu is an onsen attached to Hotel Selan in Yomase. It has an open air bath from where you can see the entire area stretched out beneath you. If bathing with strangers is not your thing, there ...
  • November 25, 2015

    Issa’s Pathway

    Issa-no-Komichi is a path named after the renowned haiku poet, Issa Kobayashi (1763-1868), formerly known as Nobuyuki Kobayashi. Issa frequented Yudanaka to use the hot springs and gather people toget...
  • October 3, 2015

    SEKIEI DRIVE-IN

    They offer various Japanese food....