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  • January 1, 2019

    Mount Ontake Ropeway & Forest Hiking Tour

    Long considered sacred, Mount Ontake is Japan’s second tallest volcano – after Mount Fuji – and worshipped by adherents of the Shinto sect ‘Ontake Shinko’, with the most devoted practitioners walking...
  • December 26, 2018

    Mount Ontake Kodo Nature Worship Tour

    Long considered sacred, Mount Ontake is Japan’s second tallest volcano – after Mount Fuji – and worshipped by adherents of the Shinto sect ‘Ontake Shinko’, with the most devoted practitioners wal...
  • May 18, 2014

    Jigokudani Monkey Area: International ATM

    If you are at the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, Kanbayashi area, or Shibu Onsen area, there is no ATM around that accepts international bank cards. You'll have to travel back to Yudanaka to get access ...
  • January 19, 2010

    Exchanging Foreign Currency at Shiga Kogen

    It has been made possible to exchange foreign currency at Snow Can, the rental shop for ski/snowboard wear and more in Shiga Kogen. They have several shops, but the only one providing exchange of curr...