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We are very happy to announce that the first babies of 2019 are now being welcomed to the Snow Monkey Park! Expectant mothers give birth from late-April to early-June each year, making spring one ...

It’s funny. It doesn’t seem so long ago that the snow still had a hold on us and the monkeys (just like us), were shivering away in the last clutches of Nagano’s beautiful but long, cold winter. N...

As mentioned in the recent cherry blossom forecast, Nagano’s long winter has finally come to an end! The snows that attract skiers from all over the world are giving way to the leaves, buds, an...

As everyone knows all too well, Japan's cherry blossom season is upon us! Starting in Fukuoka and moving north toward Kyoto, then most notably to Tokyo, the blossoms of Snow Monkey area in Nagano are ...

Some may think that spring skiing - from April to May - is no way near as good as peak ski season in Japan, when the mountainous landscape is covered by the best snow in the world– Japanese powder...

Hotel Kokusai 21 is conveniently located for access to a number of attractions in central Nagano City, including Zenko-ji temple, the Gondo district, and Uruoikan (the city center’s only hot sprin...