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Jigokudani Yaen-koen

4.5

2715 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Shimotakaigunyamanouchimachi Hirao 6845

This is a park where you can watch bathing monkeys in a hot spring and it is also popular with foreign tourists as a place to see “snow monkeys”. All the monkeys in the park are wild and enter the hot spring in order to be able to endure the cold temperatures of the severe winters which can reach minus 10°C. The park is located in the valley of Yokoyu River which brims with rustic beauty, and is located 30 minutes by foot from the free parking lot at Kanbayashi hot spring.

We had a great experience at the Snow Monkey Park! We took a taxi from the train station—which took about 15 minutes and cost around 2000 yen. We arrived right when it opened at 08:30 am and were...
Mayumi Takahashi Museum of Doll Art

4.5

52 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Iyamashi Iyama 2941-1

This art museum which opened in 2010 displays 100 works of Iiyama City resident doll maker Mayumi Takahashi. It is a popular spot where visitors can enjoy recalling their hometowns, the expressions of the grandma and grandpa dolls—looking like they are about to chatter—bringing back nostalgic memories. On weekends and holidays there is often a queue to get inside. The dolls on display are changed around twice a year. The nearest station is Kita-Iiyama Station.

とても人気があります。平田ますみ先生の和紙創作品が際立ってます。期間限定ですので是非お立ち寄り下さい。価値観のある作品です。
Lake Nojiri Naumann Elephant Museum

3.5

45 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Kamiminochigunshinanomachi Nojiri 287-5

A museum located in Shinano Town, Kamiminochi County, Nagano Prefecture. The museum exhibits materials relating to the natural environment in the Lake Nojiri area from pre-history up to today, with a focus on items discovered through the excavations of the lake which have been ongoing since 1962. The highlights of the museum are its life-sized replicas of a fossilized Naumann’s elephant and a giant Japanese elk skeleton. The museum also has an abundant collection of bone and stone tools, and even an exhibit where visitors can touch real fossils. The museum holds mini workshops and special events as well, such as a short class on stone tool-making.

I didnt spend enough time in Nojiri Lake else I would do the elephant walk. I didnt know what to expect from this museum. As I entered the glass door, there was this elderly woman sitting behind...
Obuse Museum / Nakajima Chinami Kan

4.0

36 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 595

The Obuse Museum / Nakajima Chinami Kan opened in 1992, and they store and display collections by modern Japanese painter Chinami Nakajima in the “Nakajima Chinami Kan” building, as well as traditional “matsuri yatai (festival stalls),” Obuse cultural artifacts. The trees in the area display the beauty of the four seasons, and the “Hanasaku Burari Art Museum” certainly lives up to its name. It’s about 12 minutes on foot from Obuse Station on the Nagano Line and about five minutes from the Obuse Smart Interchange on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway.

今年こちらは開館30周年[開館；平成4年(1992)10月22日]でこちらでは 9月23日-12月６日迄《中島千波の世界展千波の昔と今（東京藝術大学在学中の作品から現在の作品を展示）》が開催されています。 [中島千波館][第一展示室][第二展示室][キャラリー]に展示されている作品は写真撮影禁止なので写真で紹介出来ませんが屏風《樹霊淡墨櫻》のような作品は絵に関して素人である私のよ...
Floral Garden Obuse

3.5

37 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Nakamatsu 506-1

This flower museum is located in Nakamatsu, Obuse Town. Surrounded by five famous peaks, Mt. Karida, and other sights, you’ll find flower gardens with themes based on various seasons. There’s the “Chinese phoenix” garden based on the Hokusai Katsushika depiction of the firebird, the “Tropical Fantasy” greenhouse featuring 200 types of plants, and other exhibitions. There’s also a flower shop that sells gardening goods.

秋も終わりに近く、落ち葉のお庭にはお邪魔しませんでした。フラワーショップではクリスマスの寄せ植えやリースが並び、とてもお安く魅力的でした。花の盛りの頃に、もう１度訪れてみたいと思います。
Tanaka Honke Museum

4.0

32 Reviews

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Nagano Prefecture Suzaka-shi Kurincho 476

This is a museum in Kokumachi Town, Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, using the house of the Tanaka merchant family who amassed great wealth in the Edo period through grain, rapeseed oil, tobacco, cotton and brewing. In the 10,000 square meter plot around the stone storehouse are the former main building, reception hall and bathing room, and the strolling garden with central pond is beautiful in all seasons. In the stone storehouse exhibition room is a permanent exhibit of the daily goods used by the Tanaka family from the middle of the Edo period into the Showa period, and there are special exhibitions held five times a year.

The Edo-Style 5 course meal was the most incredible blend of flavors and exquisite taste my husband and I ever experienced! We traveled to Suzaka after our trip to Nagano and got to experience the...
Japan Ski Museum

4.0

23 Reviews

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Nagano Shimotakai-gun Nozawaonsenmura Toyosato 8270

The museum entry cost less thn $3 Aussie. If your a ski nerd and interested in competitive snow sports it is definitely worth a visit. The downside is that there are no English translations for the...
Japanese Light Museum

3.5

24 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Kamitakaigunobusemachi Obuse 973

This museum, focusing on Japanese lights and lighting, is located in the center of Obuse Town. Centering around the Kitashinano and Surrounding Area Lamp—Masami Kanebako Lamp Collection, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property, the museum displays a variety of works and crafts connected with lamps, lights, and lighting. The museum also offers a candle-making workshop (advance reservation required).

小布施駅から周辺を散策して寄りました。様々な灯火具があり昔の生活を思いできそうだ浮かべる事ができ現在の明るい生活のありがたさを再認識できました◯
Oborozukiyo no Yakata Hanzan Bunko

4.0

15 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Shimotakaigunnozawaonsenmura Toyosato 9549-6

This memorial hall in Toyosato, Nozawaonsen Village is dedicated to Takano Tatsuyuki, renowned lyricist known for such songs as “Kokyo (Hometown),” “Haru ga Kita (Spring is Here),” and “Oborozuki Yo (Moonlit Night).” You can view such articles as his drafts, letters, paintings and writings, and more. Shiko Munakata, Masaaki Tanaka, Shiro Kasamatsu’s works are also stored here and showcased during special exhibitions. There’s also a cafe, museum shop, and carillon that plays Takano Tatsuyuki’s songs at regular intervals.

温泉の合間にいきました。観光にはぴったりです。野沢温泉はとても小さな集落ですのでどの旅館からも徒歩圏内です。
Shiga Kogen Roman Museum

3.5

16 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Shimotakai-gun Yamanouchimachi Hirao 1465

"An art museum built to commemorate the Nagano Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. It features bottles and vases made in the ancient Roman Empire from iridescent glass. You can spot the adjacent conical restaurant from far away, making it a good landmark. They serve meals and tea. The elliptical museum, which has a theme of ""Coexisting with Nature,"" was designed by world-renowned architect Kurokawa Kisho. Exhibitions include works by Kodama Katei , who was Yamanouchi-machi native and a Nanga painter, and Yoshimoto Yumiko, a contemporary glass artist."

Its definitely worth visit. Museum building is beautiful, exposition is exquisite. Really enjoyed. Kids could eat pizza and pasta in glass terrace cafe, which is close to museum, so I could fully...
Higashi Tateyama Kozan Botanical Gardens

4.0

10 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Shimotakaigunyamanouchimachi Hirao 7149

You’ll find this summer-only botanical garden on the peak of Mt. Higashidate, which is accessible via gondola from Hoppo Hot Spring or the summer lift from Takaamagahara. You’ll find 500 types of Shiga Kogen alpine plants on the site, part of which was used for the giant slalom course for the Nagano Olympics. The groups of Nikkokisuge plants that bloom in early summer are especially famous. There’s also an observation platform in front of the gondola station at the peak from which you can view the Northern Alps (Hida Mountains) and more.

コロナ禍の2020年8月お盆休みに訪れましたが、人は疎らでした。天気が良くて、景色は最高でした。早く観光客が戻る事を祈っています。コーヒーを飲んだだけなので、評価は「普通」ですが、景色が最高だったので「良い」にしました。
Chie Koike Collection - World Folk Doll Museum

4.0

8 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Suzaka-shi Nobe 1367-1 Suzaka Art Park

This museum has been selected for inclusion in a list of Japan's 100 most popular tourism facilities as chosen by professionals. The museum preserves and displays a collection of over 3,000 folk dolls from more than 100 countries around the world donated by honorary chairperson Chie Koike. The museum is a fun destination where visitors can get a deeper understanding of the cultures, histories, lifestyles, and fashions of other nations through folk dolls.

須坂版画美術館＆平塚運一版画美術館の奥に位置しています。入館料３００円。ＪＡＦ等２割引。展示室内一部撮影可。文化服装学院名誉学院長が世界９０数か国で収集した２，０００体あまりの民俗人形のコレクションは壮大です。
Suzaka Hanga Museum/Hiratsuka Unichi Hanga Museum

4.5

6 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Suzaka-shi Nobe 1386-8

An art museum opened in 1991 after the donation of woodblock prints by Suzaka printmaker Asaji Kobayashi and works and self-published magazines produced as part of the Sosaku-hanga art movement collected by Kobayashi in his interactions with other print artists from across Japan. The museum introduces visitors to the wonders of woodblock print art, primarily via a standing exhibition of prints dating to between the Taisho and early Showa periods as well as those produced in the modern day.

Stunning displays of Hira dolls full of culture! The museum has the original biggest display of Hira dolls. It was interesting to see the subtle differences in the dolls based off of the period in...
Nobutaka Oka Collection Suzaka Classic Museum

4.0

5 Reviews

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Nagano Pref. Suzakashi Suzaka 371-6

A museum in Suzaka City, Nagano Prefecture, housed inside the former estate of the family Maki, who made its fortune in the Meiji period through silk. The museum stores and displays a collection of some 2,000 folk crafts, kimono, and other items donated by Japanese painter Nobutaka Oka. Here you can view kimono used by common people from the Edo, Meiji, and Taisho periods. The museum also holds themed exhibitions. The museum building was made with luxurious materials and tasteful design touches and craftsmanship can be observed throughout, hinting at the lifestyle wealthy merchant’s enjoyed in the Meiji period.

こちらは[須坂市ふれあい館...
Suzaka Zoo

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Pref. Suzakashi Garyu 2-4-8

A zoo located in Garyu Park in Garyu, Suzaka City. The park cares for 230 animals spanning some 50 species like capybara and Bengal tigers. The museum also displays stuffed examples of its animals that have passed away and a working D51 steam locomotive. The zoo holds a variety of events throughout the year like a nighttime zoo adventure, common animal exhibitions, and a ceremony celebrating the annual handoff from one animal in the Chinese zodiac to another.
Sakae Village International Illustrated Letter Time Capsule Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Shimominochi-gun Sakaemura Hokushin 2503

"A five-minute drive from Morimiyanohara Station. This museum was built to preserve for future generations the illustrated letters submitted by the public for the ""Illustrated Letters for the 21th Century"" project conducted in 2000. The museum has also gathered illustrated letters from other projects and its collection consists of around 1.2 million illustrated letters. The museum has a free illustrated letter creation corner where reservation-only illustrated letter classes are held; the museum can also lend you everything you need to make an illustrated letter, and people of all ages can have fun making their very own illustrated letter. The museum shop sells original materials for making illustrated letters. Note that the museum is closed in winter from December to April."
Obuse Makio Fujioka Art Museum

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Kamitakai-gun Obuse Machi Karida 1171

"An art museum surrounded by the rich natural beauty found at the foot of Mt. Karita. The museum's standing exhibition consists of 50 original pictures out of a collection of 400 by illustrator and picture book author Makio Fujioka. His depictions of the seasons of Nagano utilizing a unique touch and color pallet are simple, warm, and romantic. Many of the pictures should look familiar - try comparing them with the actual locations in Obuse! The museum's unique collection also includes original pictures used in the ""Sasabune Canoe"" nature exploration picture book series. Visitors can savor the added details of the original pictures not visible in picture books."
Kurohime Kogen GREEN GARDEN

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Kamiminochi-gun Shinanomachi Nojiri 3807

Kurohime Highlands Cosmos Garden began 40 years ago with the planting of cosmos plants in the alluvial fan in the skirts of Mt. Kurohime, and it is now adored as a place where you can behold “a million cosmos plants at a glance.” There’s also a dahlia garden and other seasonal blossoms, creating gorgeous scenery year-round. You can try your hand at pressed flower craft and flower basket weaving, and there’s also Strider Enjoy Park and other facilities. Events are regularly held as well, so you’ll definitely want to drop by. It’s about six minutes from Shinano Interchange on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway.
Suzaka Municipal Museum

3.5

7 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Suzaka-shi Garyu 2-chome 4-1

須坂駅から徒歩で暫く歩いた臥竜公園の中にあります。新しい建物になっていて入口近くには大きな鬼瓦があります。須坂の歴史を学ぶことができ鷹ノ目硫黄という硫黄の石が展示してありました◯
Kurohime Kogen Cosmos Sono Dahlia Garden

4.0

5 Reviews

Leisure / Hobbies

Nagano Kamiminochi-gun Shinanomachi Nojiri 3807

夏に行けば、避暑になりますが、冬にはスキーが楽しめます。豪華な施設がある訳ではありませんが、黒姫山から見える「野尻湖」は綺麗です。

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Nagano Areas

Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.