Private Guided Half Day Tour Visit in Nagano
- 3 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 3 languages
- Private tour
Highlights
Join us on a journey unlike any other with our exclusive private tour of Azumino (Matsumoto), led by an experienced local guide deeply knowledgeable in the area's culture and history. We will delve into Azumino's rich religious heritage. From ancient shrines to sacred temples, each site holds secrets waiting to be discovered. This tour will also allow you to enjoy the picturesque view of Azumino with lush forests to mountainscapes. We will take you to the different locations by car, allowing you to visit places that would take a long time to reach on foot, and customize the tour to meet your areas of interest. The tour is accompanied by an interpreter.
Inclusions
What's included
- Wasabi Ice Cream
- Transportation with private vehicle
What's not
- Travel Insurance
Itinerary
Manganji is a temple located in Azumino Japan, quite difficult to reach on foot but we will get there by car. We will take a walk in the beautiful Japanese gardan and I will tell you the history and the legends of this temple.
It has been said that the god Hotakami no Mikoto came down from heaven to the peak of Mt. Hotaka, in the beginning days of the world. The Azumi-clan, had prospered in Northern Kyushu, and later they moved to the Azumi-area in Nagano-prefecture, and there succeeded in cultivating the land.In order to dedicate themselves to the deities, the Azumi-clan built a shrine at Hotaka, the center of the Azumi-area. This is the origin of Hotaka shrine. We will visit this shrine together and I will share the history and legends connected to this shrine.
Daio Wasabi Farm, nestled in Azumino, Japan, is the country's largest wasabi farm, inviting tourists to experience Japanese agriculture and culture firsthand. We will explore lush fields where vibrant wasabi plants grow. I will tell you the story of this place and share my knowledge of the plant of wasabi. We will take a break to enjoy the famous Wasabi Ice cream.
After the tour we can recommend a place for dinner (optional) before we take you back to the pickup point
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- We will meet right outside Hotaka station.
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Operated by
- JP03
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
How it compares in Nagano
- Its from-price is 51% below the median of the 179 experiences we list in Nagano.
- It is shorter than most of them.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Nagano
Nagano is a mountain city in central Japan, centred on the old Zenko-ji temple and ringed by ski slopes, hot springs and alpine valleys.
Nagano sits in a basin among the mountains of central Honshu, and Zenko-ji, a temple traditionally founded in the seventh century, is the heart of the city. Pilgrims have come to it for more than a thousand years, up a long approach lined with shops and lodgings to a great wooden hall. The city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998.
Top-ranked sights in Nagano: Jigokudani Monkey Park (Jigokudani Yaen-Koen), Zenkoji Temple, Yudanaka Onsen.
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