English speaking guide (licensed) for mountain amd sightseeing tours in Nagano, JAPAN. Naoko Ito will guide you around the Japanese Alps and more.

English speaking guide
Recommended 1 Day Guided Tours in Nagano
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snowflake : required physical strength
Daio Wasabi Farm
Scenic "Azumino" Bike & Hike snowflake snowflake snowflake
Let's go leisurely bike riding and hiking in the area of rustic charm called Azumino. Enjoying a superb view of Japanese Alps, tasting wasabi and finding pure streams and Dososhin deities of the roadsides.
  • Tour date: upon request
  • Meeting/finishing place: JR Hotaka station
  • Meeting time: upon request
  • Necessary time: 6-7 hours
  • In addition to guide fee and guide expenses, you need fee for lunch and rental bicycles

Kamikochi
Nature Hike in "Kamikochi" snowflake snowflake snowflake
Kamikochi is a place of natural scenic beauty. The valley is a part of National Park and encircled by 2-3000m Japanese Alps. You can enjoy magnificent scenery, abundant clear waters and wild life by visiting ponds through the forest of highland.
  • Tour date: upon request
  • Meeting/finishing place: Basically at "Kamikochi bus terminal". Matsumoto station and Sawando bus terminal are also possible.
  • Meeting time: upon request
  • Necessary time: 6-7 hours
  • In addition to guide fee and guide expenses, you need fee for lunch and admission for Myojinike pond

Tsumago
Time Travel in "Kisoji" (Yabuhara and Narai postal towns) snowflake snowflake snowflake
Kisoji is a part of Nakasendo trail. Let's visit postal towns still look as it used to and hike between them as people in the old days did. Fine Japanese lacquer and wood woks are also worthy to check.
  • Tour date: upon request
  • Meeting/finishing place: JR Yabuhara station / JR Narai station
  • Meeting time: Basically at 11:30 at JR Yabuhara station. If you come by car, upon request.
  • Necessary time: 5-6 hours
  • In addition to guide fee and guide expenses, you need lunch fee
*The following is also available. me for the details.
-An addition of Kisohirasawa town to the above hike
-A hike between Magome and Tsumago postal towns
-Multi-day Nakasendo tour (a walk through kisoji in several days)

Matsumoto Castle
Cultural Walk in a castle town "Matsumoto" snowflake snowflake
Let's walk around a castle town Matsumoto. Reaching the summit of Matsumoto castle tower, tasting sake and miso, looking for some nice souvenirs at dotted small shops.
  • Tour date: upon request
  • Meeting/finishing place: Basically JR Matsumoto station
  • Meeting time: upon request
  • Necessary time: 6 hours
  • In addition to guide fee and guide expenses, you need lunch fee and entrance fees

Togakushi
Ascetic Hike in "Togakushi" snowflake snowflake snowflake
Togakushi is a place of mountain worship. Let's visit Togakushi shrines one by one like ascetic trainers and pilgrim once did by following the old road called Kodo.
  • Tour date: upon request
  • Meeting/finishing place: "Nagano station" bus stop or "Togakushi Hokosha" bus stop / "Togakushi chusha" bus stop or "Nagano station" bus stop
  • Meeting time: Basically 10:30 at "Nagano station" bus stop or 11:40 at "Togakushi Hokosha" bus stop
  • Necessary time: 5.5 hours (from "Togakushi Hokosha" bus stop to "Togakushi Chusha" bus stop)
  • In addition to guide fee and guide expenses, you need fee for lunch and transportation

Snow Monkey Park
Snow Monkey & Onsen & Sake snowflake snowflake
Let's have heart-warming experience by watching snow monkeys bathing. Body-warming experience will be achieved by soaking in an Onsen hot spring and tasting sake at a local brewery.
  • Tour date: upon request
  • Meeting/finishing place: JR Nagano station
  • Meeting time: 9:45 at JR Nagano station
  • Necessary time: 8 hours
  • In addition to guide fee and guide expenses, you need fees for lunch, transportation and entrance for snow monkey park and onsen.



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