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2-Day Kanazawa To Nagano: Snow Monkeys & Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route
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Day 1: Kanazawa - Alpine Route - Kurobe Dam - Nagano
Stop At: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun 930-1406 Toyama Prefecture
Experience of one Japan`s most iconic sights – the immense Snow Walls of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route and witness the dramatic mountain landscape of the Chubu Sangaku National Park.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Kurobe Dam, Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun 930-1406 Toyama Prefecture
A highlight of this section of your tour is the Tateyama Ropeway. Spanning 1700 meters, the ropeway affords amazing views of the surrounding alpine landscape as you quickly descend toward Kurobe Dam, via Kurobedaira.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel in Nagano City including Western-style bedding and private bathroom.
Day 2: Nagano - Zenkoji Temple - Snow Monkey - Nagano
Stop At: Zenko-ji Temple, I-491 Motoyoshicho, Nagano 380-0851 Nagano Prefecture
Explore Zenko ji, a registered National Treasure, the temple is the most important cultural site in Nagano and one of the oldest and most important Buddhist temples in the entire country
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, 6845 Heion, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun 381-0401 Nagano Prefecture
Visit the world-famous Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park and learn all about what makes the resident monkeys so unique
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
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Day 1: Kanazawa - Alpine Route - Kurobe Dam - Nagano
Stop At: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun 930-1406 Toyama Prefecture
Experience of one Japan`s most iconic sights – the immense Snow Walls of the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route and witness the dramatic mountain landscape of the Chubu Sangaku National Park.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Kurobe Dam, Ashikuraji, Tateyama-machi, Nakaniikawa-gun 930-1406 Toyama Prefecture
A highlight of this section of your tour is the Tateyama Ropeway. Spanning 1700 meters, the ropeway affords amazing views of the surrounding alpine landscape as you quickly descend toward Kurobe Dam, via Kurobedaira.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Hotel in Nagano City including Western-style bedding and private bathroom.
Day 2: Nagano - Zenkoji Temple - Snow Monkey - Nagano
Stop At: Zenko-ji Temple, I-491 Motoyoshicho, Nagano 380-0851 Nagano Prefecture
Explore Zenko ji, a registered National Treasure, the temple is the most important cultural site in Nagano and one of the oldest and most important Buddhist temples in the entire country
Duration: 2 minutes
Stop At: Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, 6845 Heion, Yamanouchi-machi, Shimotakai-gun 381-0401 Nagano Prefecture
Visit the world-famous Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park and learn all about what makes the resident monkeys so unique
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
Included
- 1x Breakfast
- 1x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 1 night
- All transportation fees from Kanazawa Nagano and between activities/attractions
- Ticket (including all transport) for the Tateyama-Kurobe Alpine Route
- Entry to the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park
- Lunch on Day 2
- Sake tasting
- English-speaking guide
- Accommodation on Day 1 (Breakfast included)
- Entry/Admission - Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
- Entry/Admission - Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park
Not included
- Lunch on Day 1
- Dinner on Day 1 and Day 2
- Accommodation on Day 2
- Other food, snacks and drinks
- Optional entrance fee to the inner sanctuary of Zenko-ji Temple
- Shinkansen/Bullet train tickets
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Near public transportation
- Infant seats available
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Guests are required to follow the Snow Monkey Park rules at all times. Guests are not permitted to touch, hold, feed or bathe with the monkeys at any time. There are no barriers separating the monkeys from visitors to the park. Please ensure you keep a minimum distance of 1 to 2 meters between yourself and the monkeys. Your guide will explain the rules prior to entering the park.
- Most travelers can participate
- Please wear suitable shoes and clothing for alpine walking and cold conditions.
- The Snow Walls are located at 2400 meters above sea level and weather can change quickly. Please ensure you have clothing suitable for changing conditions including rain and cooler temperatures (5 to 21℃).
- Please bring sunglasses as the snow in combination with sunlight can produce intense glare.
- In case of extreme weather conditions, routes to the snow corridor might close. In such a case, the tour will be cancelled with full refund.
- During the winter it is common to see the Snow Monkeys enjoying the hot spring bath, however from spring up to autumn there will be times where the monkeys play or eat in the water, however please note that the monkeys are wild animals and there is no guarantee that there will be monkeys in the bath.
- There are a few days in the year that the monkeys might not come down to the park. In such case we will provide an alternative activity.
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
Features
Tourism
75%
Cultural
55%
Aquatic
25%
