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  • September 20, 2019

    2-Day Snow Monkeys & Nagano Cultural Tour inc. Luxury Onsen Hotel

    Running throughout the year, this engaging two-day tour combines a visit to the Jigokudani Monkey Park with some of Nagano’s most historic cultural attractions including Zenko-ji – one of the most ...
  • September 18, 2019

    15 Things to Do Around Obuse & Where to Stay

    Only 25 to 30-minutes by train from Nagano Station, Obuse is a small but historic town that offers an enjoyable morning or afternoon outing in combination with nearby destinations including the J...
  • September 10, 2019

    How To Get To Obuse

    Located between Nagano City and the Yamanouchi area - home of the Jigokudani Monkey Park - Obuse is a small but historic town famous for its chestnut confectioneries, 'miso' and 'sake' breweries,...
  • June 4, 2019

    Activities

    SNOW MONKEY RESORTS WINTER TOURS & CHARTERS! START PLANNING YOUR NAGANO SKI & SNOWBOARD ADVENTURE FOR WINTER 2019/20!

    Winter is never far away – or at least never out of mind – here in Nagano. With the past winter having come late but then refusing to call it quits, and ultimately blessing us with a massive amoun...
  • May 20, 2019

    Enjoy the Fruit of Nagano

    The elevation of Nagano and resulting temperature difference between day and night, bless the region with an ideal climate for growing fruit. As such, Nagano produces some of Japan’s best fruit; most ...
  • April 30, 2019

    Explore Obuse

    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 mi...
  • March 25, 2019

    Hokusai-kan Museum

    Certainly Japan’s most famous artist, Katsushika Hokusai – more commonly referred to simply as Hokusai – spent some of his final years residing and painting in Obuse. Under the patronage of a wealt...
  • March 20, 2019

    Gansho-in Temple

    The Ganshoin Temple in Obuse is one with a long history. The most famous item of the temple is a painting made in 1848. Inside the temple you will find the last masterpiece of famous painter Hokusai ...
  • March 20, 2019

    Takai Kozan Memorial Museum

    Takai Kozan was one of the wealthiest farmer-merchants of Obuse. Highly cultured and intelligent, he studied Confucianism, Sinology and Western sciences. His house was frequented by all sorts of ...