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With either of these two options, if you are departing from and returning to the Nagano station area on the same day this pass can offer good value, convenience and simplicity. For me, this wouldn’t allow me the time I’d want to see the monkeys and have a look around the city, especially in winter as the days are short.

We spent a lot of time with the monkeys watching and photographing them, much longer than most people would.
Do you think there will be snow/monkeys at this time? I’ve never travelled with a 2 year old but I imagine it adds another world of planning :). So by the time you reach the area with all the monkeys, you’ll know that you shouldn’t feed them your own food because of all the signs you’ll see.

Barb. I am staying in the Ginza main area, so I think the Tokyo station is close by?

Your email address will not be published. Also, any tips for a first-time traveller Thank you and fantastic blog! I would love to go there some day … even though it does look kind of cold . You can either buy the individual tickets for the specific trip or I would also consider the 5-day JR East Pass for Nagano it is Y17,310 vs Y16,280 for the return ticket from Tokyo to Nagano but you’ll be able to use it other JR east trains during your stay within Tokyo, to the airport or other day trips like Nikko or Kamakura. So excited to read that this trip is possible in a day from Tokyo – we had written it off thinking it was too far away! It was 90 minutes on the bullet train, 50 minutes on the local train and 15 minutes on the bus so by the time we allowed a little transit time between each 3 hours sounds about right. We bought tickets for the bullet train to go to Kyoto from Tokyo.

Thank you for reading and hopefully having a chance to reply . Call me crazy but as a wildlife lover this is #1 on my list of things to do after visiting Tokyo!

Take any express or local train service to Gondo, come up to street level and follow the signs to Zenko-ji – approximately 10-minutes walk. 訪日客に「NAGANO」の選択肢を！, YASUESOU BIO HOTEL(八寿恵荘)-Eco-Friendly and Green Hotel in Japan-, 5 Things need to Know When Cycling in Japan, Best Vegetarian Chain Restaurants in Japan, We will deliver up-to-date information for you, Nagano in Summer season -10 Must do in Nagano, Japan-.

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The snow monkeys of Jigakudani are wild, when food is scarce the staff hide supplemental feed in the snow for the monkeys to forage in a natural way. It’s not difficult to get from the ski resort to Nagano station but it’s not convenient to do by train because the tracks require a huge detour so you’d use the bus which charges Y2000 for an adult and Y1000 for a child each way and takes 75 minutes. We were happy with so much snow was there when we went, it was February, the day after a blizzard and still snowing. We’ve not stayed out there yet but if it’s mainly about seeing the snow monkeys you have a few choices.

See wild monkeys up close and personal in their natural habitats.

There are so many sites that pop up. Tripsavvy's Editorial Guidelines. Many were going on to snow fields. Learn how your comment data is processed. Thanks Pinky. Nagaden can be contacted on +81-(0)26-226-2681. There are two approaches to the Monkey Park: one requires a 25-40 minute walk through the forest, while the other requires a 10-15 minute walk from the nearest parking lot.


At Takao Station, transfer to the Keio Line (for an additional fee, not covered under the JR Pass) to Takaosanguchi Station. Although Arashiyama is located a bit away from the main part of Kyoto, access to the area can be pretty convenient to get from Kyoto station to Arashiyama.

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Out base is Kyoto and were planning on taking the bullet train early one morning to visit Tokyo for one night- for the ‘experience’ but not sure whether to then travel on and stay in a Ryokan in Hakone so we can take an Onsen in or near and then visit the monkeys on the following day, sounds like a lot but im hoping you think its do-able using trains (JR pass).

I’m sure the eye contact is only if you stare for an extended time, it’s not something we were particularly conscious of but apparently in the monkey world it’s an aggressive act, like a challenge. does it always Snow in the park or nagano area? Do you have any particular places or categories of things you’d like to include? We hope you enjoy the snow monkeys as much as we do. -Joanna. Thank you for such great information. Is it at all possible to get closer than a 3 km walk to see the Snow Monkeys, My hubby and I are in our 80’s and don’t get around too well but would love to see them in their bath.

Hi we were considering taking a day tour from Hakuba, but would cost us 12000 yen each, times that by 5 and that is a lot of aussie dollars (around $800). So a visitor should wear snow boots. We’ve travelled with large luggage on the shinkansen many times and never had an issue, also on the local train from Nagano it was not busy (we were not in peak hour) so we could have managed luggage there if we had it. thanks heaps Marianne. It is what we used to do the trip to Nagano and the snow monkeys.

100% natural onsen and Free Wi-Fi.

We stay in Meiji jingumae (shibuya) we only have tomorrow and the day after free (30-31 December 2015) to do this one day tour.

Visitors should buy “Snow Moneky Pass”. I hope you have a wonderful day up there! When is the JR pass worth it for train travel? The express bus is almost exclusively used by foreign tourists and is a slightly faster option to get out there. Set off at 8 this morning, we lost 30min nearly going to Nagoya because we had booked seats but not checked what we were getting the day before so it was 8:30 before we were on the right train. What is your preferred length for a travel report video on YouTube?

This pass sells at Nagano Dentetsu Nagano Station. While there is snow in the region throughout winter (Dec to Feb) what’s in our photos is a whole lot more than you’re likely to see there in December. I have 2 days in Tokyo at the beginning of April.

Which ever way you choose to go have a fabulous time. Yamanouchi town is 45 minutes away and if you prefer to buy individual tickets they will cost Y1260 for the 33km journey and as it is a different company they aren’t covered by the JR pass. This is about a 20-30 minute walk, and you’re going up a hill the whole way. The JR Pass doesn’t fully cover the transport but the additional portion is relatively low. The walking trail is passable around the year, but sturdy footwear is recommended especially in winter. If your husband is a snowboarder he’ll love it. We would appreciate any suggestions you can provide. It is located in the monkey's natural habitat, in the forests of the Jigokudani valley in Yamanouchi, not far from the onsen towns of Shibu and Yudanaka. 世界に向けて長野県の魅力を発信中！. If doing it as a day trip it will depend on how long you want to spend with the monkeys, what else you want to do in Nagano and on the time of year.

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