Experience the best of 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.
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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.
In the hills north-east, Jigokudani Monkey Park is where wild snow monkeys bathe in hot springs. Togakushi has shrines in a cedar forest and a noodle-making tradition, Obuse has a museum devoted to Hokusai, and Matsumoto Castle, a black-walled keep, is within reach to the south-west. The Japanese Alps rise to the west, with the ski resort of Hakuba, while Shiga Kogen and the hot-spring village of Nozawa Onsen lie in the hills to the north-east.
Shinshu, as Nagano was once known, is famed for its soba buckwheat noodles, for oyaki, dumplings stuffed with vegetables, and for apples and grapes from the orchards. Sake is brewed across the prefecture, and the slopes turn red and gold in autumn.
- Free cancellation on 83% of experiences
- 4.8 across the top 20
Special offers in Nagano
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
Walking and bike tours in Nagano
24
Likely to sell outFree cancellation
Outdoor and adventure activities in Nagano
17
from$2,575
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Questions about Nagano
- What is there to do in Nagano?
- We list 179 experiences in Nagano. The largest groups are day trips (61), city tours (8).
- What are the top attractions in Nagano?
- Ranked by the experiences that visit them, the top attractions in Nagano are Jigokudani Monkey Park (Jigokudani Yaen-Koen), Zenkoji Temple, Yudanaka Onsen.
- What is the most popular experience in Nagano?
- By number of traveller reviews it is "1-Day Snow Monkeys, Zenko-ji Temple & Sake in Nagano", rated 4.9 out of 5 from 1,154 reviews.
- How long do tours and tickets in Nagano take?
- The typical experience in Nagano lasts about 6.5 hours; the middle half run between 3 hours and 8.5 hours.
- Can I cancel a booking in Nagano?
- The operator lists free cancellation on 84% of the 179 experiences we hold for Nagano. The cut-off differs by experience and is shown on each product page before you choose a date.
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