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Explore Obuse

Home of the Hokusai Museum

Key features

  • Hokusai Museum
  • Takai Kozan Museum
  • Restaurants
  • Cafes
  • Shopping
  • Sake Breweries
  • Ganshoin Temple
  • Nearby Onsen
  • Tours

Public Transport

Obuse Station10-15 min walk
Nagano Station40 min train/walk

Nearby Attractions

Ganshoin Temple20 min walk
Jigokudani Monkey Park35 min train/bus
Zenko-ji Temple45 min train/walk

Explore Obuse

Home of the Hokusai Museum

Key features

  • Hokusai Museum
  • Takai Kozan Museum
  • Restaurants
  • Cafes
  • Shopping
  • Sake Breweries
  • Ganshoin Temple
  • Nearby Onsen
  • Tours
Once an important Edo Period (1603-1868) trading town, Obuse is a small historic town accessible using the Nagano Dentetsu (Nagaden) train line. Now known for its chestnut confectionaries, sake and miso breweries, Obuse is most famous as home to the Hokusai Museum. Dedicated to the life and work of Japan’s most renowned artists, Katsushika Hokusai, the small museum regularly rotates its large collection in an effort the breadth and significance of his lifetimes work. Having spent some of his final years in Obuse under the patronage of a wealthy local merchant called Takai Kozan, Hokusai’s last great masterpiece adorns the ceiling of Ganshoin Temple, while the Takai Kozan Museum retains Hokusai’s work studio.
Located near the midpoint of the line between Nagano Station and Yudanaka Station, Obuse has enough to keep you entertained for a morning or afternoon. A long with the museum, it is home to many chestnut confectionaries, cafes and restaurants, along with miso and sake breweries. As such, Obuse is a great destination with the Jigokudani Monkey Park or activities in Nagano City.

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      Nearby Destinations

      Jigokudani Monkey Park

      Jigokudani Monkey Park

      Visit Nagano's Famous Monkeys

      Combine your visit to the monkeys with a morning or afternoon in Obuse.

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      Snow Monkey Resorts Info & Gfit Shop

      Official Merchandise & English Information

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      Shiga Kogen

      Shiga Kogen

      Japan's Largest Ski Resort

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      Amenities

      Museums
      Temples
      Restaurants
      Cafes
      Shopping
      Sake Breweries

      Access

      Public Transport

      Obuse Station10-15 min walk
      Nagano Station40 min train/walk

      Nearby Attractions

      Ganshoin Temple20 min walk
      Jigokudani Monkey Park35 min train/bus
      Zenko-ji Temple45 min train/walk

      Obuse-machi, Kamitakai-gun, Nagano-ken
      TEL:+026-214-6300