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Snow Monkey Park and Miso Production Tour Bullet Train from Tokyo
(28) Reviews
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Important Information
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
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Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
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Not recommended for pregnant travelers
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Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
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Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
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Please go to Tokyo City i and pick up the tickets on your own. Pick-up at Tokyo City i is possible starting from 3 days before the tour departure date until the day prior to departure. However, pick-up is not available on the day of booking and the day after booking (business days only)
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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This 1-day tour from Tokyo led by an English-speaking National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter visits a miso brewery to watch the miso production process in Nagano Prefecture, Japan’s leading miso-producing region; and Jigokudani Monkey Park, which is famous as a place where Japanese macaques soak in hot springs during the cold season. Miso is a traditional food in Japan which has been sustaining the dietary life of the Japanese since ancient times. To watch how miso is made, a historical brewery established about 300 years ago. Obuse, a beautiful town famous for chestnuts. Feel free to stroll around the town and try some local food. Jigokudani Monkey Park is where the behavior of Japa...
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter
Shinkansen (bullet train) tickets round trip from Tokyo
Monkey park admission fee
Other admission fees and transportation costs included in the tour
Guide (during train ride between Tokyo and Nagano)
Lunch
Fees other than those listed in Includes
Meeting Points
Departure
Tokyo City i
[Ticket Pickup] Please pick up your tickets at Tokyo City i at B1F KITTE JP Tower between 3 days before and THE DAY BEFORE your tour departure. [On the Day of the Tour] Board the designated Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station and head to Nagano on your own. Check your voucher for more details!
Return
Tokyo Station
Tour ends around 8:00 pm upon arrival at Tokyo Station
Snow Monkey Park and Miso Production Tour Bullet Train from Tokyo
(28) Reviews
Marunouchi
About
This 1-day tour from Tokyo led by an English-speaking National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter visits a miso brewery to watch the miso production process in Nagano Prefecture, Japan’s leading miso-producing region; and Jigokudani Monkey Park, which is famous as a place where Japanese macaques soak in hot springs during the cold season. Miso is a traditional food in Japan which has been sustaining the dietary life of the Japanese since ancient times. To watch how miso is made, a historical brewery established about 300 years ago. Obuse, a beautiful town famous for chestnuts. Feel free to stroll around the town and try some local food. Jigokudani Monkey Park is where the behavior of Japa...
Highlights
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
12 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
National Government Licensed English Guide Interpreter
Shinkansen (bullet train) tickets round trip from Tokyo
Monkey park admission fee
Other admission fees and transportation costs included in the tour
Guide (during train ride between Tokyo and Nagano)
Lunch
Fees other than those listed in Includes
Meeting Points
Departure
Tokyo City i
[Ticket Pickup] Please pick up your tickets at Tokyo City i at B1F KITTE JP Tower between 3 days before and THE DAY BEFORE your tour departure. [On the Day of the Tour] Board the designated Hokuriku Shinkansen from Tokyo Station and head to Nagano on your own. Check your voucher for more details!
Return
Tokyo Station
Tour ends around 8:00 pm upon arrival at Tokyo Station
Itinerary
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Tokyo Station
Please make your own way to Tokyo Station. Board the Hokuriku Shinkansen (ordinary car reserved seating) and head to Nagano. There is no accompanying National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter while on board the Shinkansen.
1 hour and 30 minutes
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Naganoshi Tourist Information Center
Please meet the guide holding a JTB Sunrise Tours sign at Nagano Station Concourse (2nd floor) in front of the Nagano City Tourist Information Center by 9:50 AM. The tour will depart at 10:00 AM towards the first destination.
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塩屋醸造
See the manufacturing process of miso, the
indispensable ingredient of miso soup and is said to
be synonymous with washoku (Japanese cuisine),
which has been designated as an intangible cultural
property. After the tour, experience Japan’s food
culture by sampling some miso soup and amazake.
40 minutes
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Obuse-machi
Enjoy your stroll around Obuse. Obuse is the town where renowned ukiyo-e artist
Katsushika Hokusai spent his twilight years. It is
also famous for chestnuts. Relish the beautiful
traditional townscape while strolling around, check
out some shops featuring chestnut products, and
take some time for lunch (meal charges not
included in the tour).
1 hour and 20 minutes
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Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park
Here, you can get to see wild Japanese monkeys
up close amidst scenery that changes with the
season. Delight in the adorable sight of cute baby
monkeys during their birth season in spring, young
monkeys full of life playing in the summer, or wild
monkeys taking a comfortable soak in the hot
springs in winter.
2 hours and 30 minutes
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Nagano Station
Depart from Nagano Station on the Shinkansen train (ordinary car, reserved seating) to Tokyo. There is no accompanying National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter while on board the Shinkansen.
