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  • May 2, 2019

    Olympic Stadium / Minami Nagano Sports Park

    Now known as the ‘Minami Nagano Sports Park’, the Olympic Stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the XVIII Olympic Winter Games. While the stadium and Olympic Cauldreron remain, the sta...
  • July 27, 2017

    Shiga Kogen: Get A Massage

    Especially in winter, when people are in Shiga Kogen to ski, snowboard, or enjoy other snow activities, you can strain your muscles quite a bit. Chalet Shiga, located in the middle of the ski resorts ...
  • May 2, 2019

    M-Mave Olympic Memorial Arena & Olympic Museum

    Located around 5km from Nagano Station and accessible using public buses, M-Wave was one of several Olympic venues used in the city during the 1998 Winter Games. During the Olympics, M-Wave hosted sp...
  • May 2, 2019

    Big Hat Arena

    The distinctively named ‘Big Hat’ hosted ice hockey during the 1998 Winter Olympics. Today, the venue remains one of the busiest in Nagano City regularly hosting big events including music performanc...
  • May 2, 2019

    White Ring Arena

    During the 1998 Winter Olympic Games, The White Ring hosted figure skating and short-track speed skating. Today, the venue continues to house an ice-skating rink, open to the public. Since Nagano hos...
  • May 2, 2019

    Aqua Wing Arena

    Aqua Wing Arena functioned as Stadium B for ice hocking games in 1998, in conjunction with Big Hat / Stadium A. Today, the Aqua Wing Arena is home to water sports facilities – a popular destination o...
  • 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 ...