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Located around 50-minutes from central Nagano City, the Jigokudani Monkey Park is open all-year-round and plays host to one very special troop of monkeys. The following page answers common questi...

Within easy reach of Nagano Station, the monkey park is one of the region's most popular destinations. Open everyday of the year, it can be enjoyed as a day-trip from Nagano City in combination w...

Within easy reach of Nagano City, the Jigokdauni Monkey Park is one of the region's most popular all-year-round destinations. Often referred to the 'Snow Monkey Park', it is home to a curious tro...

The monkeys of the Jigokudani Monkey Park are famous for one big reason - they are the only troop of monkeys in the world known to bathe in hot springs. Why they do this is interesting and worth ...

If you're headed to the monkey park then there's a good chance that you're aware of Japan's legendary 'onsen' (natural hot springs) and just might be in the mood to find one for yourself. Loc...

Nozawa Onsen is a historic hot spring town that in recent years has established itself as one of Japan's most popular ski resorts. Operating from December into the April, Nozawa Onsen Ski Resor...

Located deep within the mountains of Central Japan, Takayama is famous for the excellent preservation its Edo Period (1603-1868) historical centre, known as the ‘Sannomachi’. Once under the direc...

As Japan's largest ski resort, Shiga Kogen is comprised of multiple ski areas with accommodation spread across a wide area. There are approximately 100 hotels or other accommodation options sca...

Located around an hour from Nagano Station, Kita-Shiga Kogen is one of the nearest and most accessible ski areas from Nagano City. Almost unknown to international visitors and most certainly ...