Meet your guide at Tokyo Station, sending your luggage ahead to Hakuba. Board the Rokumon train bound for Nagano, where you’ll explore the city’s gems such as the Hokusai Museum and Ganshoin Temple. Savor a western-style lunch on the train and indulge in a sake tasting at Matsubaya honkan. The day concludes with a traditional Japanese dinner and onsen experience at a ryokan in Yudanaka.
Meals included:
Lunch
Dinner
Insider Experiences:
Rokumon train with lunch on board
Nagano city highlight tour: Hokusai museum, Ganshoin temple
Sake tasting in Matsubaya honkan
Traditional japanese dinner & onsen in a Ryokan
Visit the Snow Monkey Park and transfer to Nagano to explore Zenkoji Temple. Optional experiences include Zazen meditation, incense making, and trying Oyaki dumplings. Later, journey to Nozawa Onsen for a stay at a ryokan.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Dinner
Insider Experiences:
Visit of the Snow Monkey park
Visit of Zenkoji temple
Option: Zazen experience
Option: Maki incense experience
Option: Oyaki dumplings experience
Begin the day with a Nozawa Onsen walking tour. In the afternoon, transfer to Iiyama for visits to Mayumi Takahashi Doll House, Shojuan Temple, and a hands-on washi paper-making experience. Conclude the day in Hakuba.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Insider Experiences:
Nozawa Onsen walking tour
Visit Mayumi Takahashi doll house
Visit Shojuan temple
Washi paper making experience
Before heading to Lake Aoki, we will send your luggage to Takayama. Enjoy a kayaking experience on Lake Aoki, followed by visits to Ishii Miso Brewery, Matsumoto Castle, and the Matsumoto City Museum of Art. Transfer to Matsumoto for an overnight stay.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Lunch
Insider Experiences:
Kayak in Lake Aoki
Visit Ishii Miso brewery
Visit Matsumoto castle
Visit Matsumoto city museum of Art
Travel to Takayama by highway bus, visiting Hida no Sato, Takayama Matsuri Yatai Kaikan, and Takayama Jinya. Participate in a tea ceremony experience to round off the day.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Insider Experiences:
Visit Hida no Sato
Visit Takayama Matsuri Yatai kaikan
Visit Takayama jinya
Tea ceremony experience
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawago, with a visit to Wada or Nagase old house and the Shirakawago Observatory. The guide tour concludes, leaving you with memories of this enriching journey through Japan’s cultural and natural wonders.
Meals included:
Breakfast
Insider Experiences:
Visit Shirakawago
Visit Wada old house or Nagase old house
Visit Shirakawago observatory