Active volcano Mt. Shirane(Apr 20 - Nov 10)
Mt. Shirane is about 40-minute
drive from our hotel.
Enjoy the beautiful crater lake. |
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Trekking (Jun 20 -
Nov 10)
Among more than 20 courses, a 4-hour trekking
course around Ohnuma lake, the beautiful emerald green lake, and
other ponds is one of the most famous for the visitors. |
Firefly watching (Jul 10 - Aug
20).
Fireflies here are famous for living in the highest areas
throughout Japan. |
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Autumnal leaves(Sep - mid Oct)
Trees are dressed in beautiful autumn colors. A lot of photographers gather
around Ichinuma lake near our hotel. |
Fishing(July
18-Aug 9)
Rainbow trout ,Japanese mountain trout |
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Golf(May 18 - Oct 14)
Many golf courses around here. |
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| Yudanaka-Shibu
Spas |
(20min) |
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Jigokudani Monkey park
Famous for wild
monkeys bathing in the natural spa.
Take you camera with you and you'll get nice shots.
You can see what Monkey Park is like on the Internet here at Live Cam. |
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Tamamura Honten
Japanese sake brewery, founded in 1805,
offers local sake tasting and a local history museum, Gallery
Tamamura. |
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| Obuse Town , City of Nagano |
(40 - 50min) |
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Hokusai Museum
Hokusai Museum
on Katsushika Hokusai, one of
the most famous "ukiyo-e" artist in Edo Era. |
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Ganshouin Temple
With Hokusai's painting of phoenix on the ceilings. |
Obuse winery
Kurinoki
Terrace, good restaurant of our recommendation. |
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Zenkoji Temple
One of the oldest temples in Japan, near Nagano Station.
Olympic
facilities (M-Wave, Big Hut) |
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