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Relaxed Snow Monkeys & Shibu Onsen: Green Season Private Tour
Niigata Prefecture, Japan
$570.17
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
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Overview
The Snow Monkey Park adventure in Nagano offers a unique encounter with Japan's famous Snow Monkeys. This tour combines stunning natural scenery with rich cultural experiences in historic hot spring towns.
- 🐒 Visit the renowned Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, where you can observe the monkeys enjoying the hot springs in their natural habitat.
- 🌲 Enjoy a scenic 2km walk through a beautiful forest trail lined with majestic cedar trees leading to the park.
- 🕰️ Immerse yourself in Shibu Onsen, one of Nagano's oldest hot spring towns, boasting over 1,350 years of history.
- 🖼️ Explore Tamamura Honten, a sake and beer brewery established in 1805, featuring a traditional art gallery on the second floor.
- 🏯 Discover the historic Onsen village, once frequented by Samurai and poets, with a local guide sharing fascinating insights.
- 🚶 Experience a walking tour through the charm-filled back alleys of Shibu Onsen, showcasing the town's unique character.
- 💧 Enjoy the main onsen, O-yu, for just ¥800, a local tradition where you can bathe in the soothing waters.
- ⛩️ Visit Kokugonji Temple during the green season, a serene site known for its legendary natural spring essential for brewing sake.
- 🗺️ Private transportation is provided, ensuring comfort and convenience throughout the 4-hour and 30-minute tour.
- 🌟 English-speaking guide included, offering a personal touch to your immersive experience in this beautiful region.
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The experience offers several options. This price includes:
Subcompact Wagon (up to 3 pax)
Daihatsu Wake
Pickup included
Daihatsu Wake
Pickup included
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
Duration: 4 hours 30 minutes
Availability depends on seasonality and number of participants. Bookings can not be made for the same day. Please read our TnC’s.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
When giving as a gift, your recipient can choose a date at their convenience during a booking process. Otherwise, you can choose one after checkout and voucher redemption.
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The experience offers several options, check yours above
- In-person guide is also the driver
- Guided walk in Shibu Onsen
- Private transportation
- Guideded walk in the Monkey Park
- Lunch
- Monkey Park Entry Tickets
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Jigokudani Snow Monkey ParkThe journey to the park involves a scenic 2km walk along an unpaved forest trail, surrounded by majestic cedar trees, offering a true immersion into Japan’s pristine nature. The park itself is relatively compact; one hour is usually more than enough to see everything. However, please remember these are wild animals. You may encounter monkeys on the trail before even reaching the park entrance. We strongly recommend heading straight into the park first to see the main hot spring area. If you spend too much time with monkeys outside the gates, your time inside may be cut short. For a unique experience, look across the river from the park to the historic inn. In winter, you can often see monkeys and overnight guests sharing the outdoor bath! This facility also offers day-trip bathing for ¥1,500. If your timing is perfect, you might even find yourself soaking in the hot spring alongside a curious snow monkey. Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
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Shibu OnsenWith over 1,350 years of history, Shibu Onsen is one of Nagano's oldest hot spring towns. Traditional wooden ryokans and stone-paved streets create a nostalgic atmosphere, complete with retro game parlors, shrines, and temples hidden around every corner. Keep an eye out-a local troop of wild monkeys also lives here, and you might see them scurrying across the rooftops! The town is famous for its nine communal onsens (Soto-yu). It is a local tradition to collect stamps from all nine onsens on a special "Tenugui" towel; completing the set is said to grant a wish. While these onsens are locked for overnight guests, visitors can experience the main onsen, O-yu, by purchasing a ticket for ¥800. The charm of Shibu Onsen lies in its maze-like back alleys, where it is easy to lose your way. On our tour, our expert guide will lead you through these secret paths, through the ultimate route, meticulously designed to showcase the very best of Shibu Onsen’s historic charm without getting lost.
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Sake Storehouse Art Museum - Gallery Tamamura Honten[CLOSED on Sunday and New Year Holidays] Sake & Beer brewery. The ground floor is a shop area, 2nd floor is a traditional art gallery. During winter, you may freely visit it instead of the guided walk in Shibu Onsen.
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Kokugon-ji Temple[Green season only] Discover the secret behind Nagano’s delicious sake. This stunning temple is home to a legendary natural spring, providing the pure 'Shikomi-mizu' (brewing water) that nourishes the local breweries you visit. A peaceful stop to taste the essence of the region.
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Relaxed Snow Monkeys & Shibu Onsen: Green Season Private Tour
Niigata Prefecture, Japan
$570.17
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!