¥6,000 (Adult,Child)
| Departure Dates | Feb. 6, 8, 22, 23 |
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| Departure Place | Hakuba or Nozawa Onsen |
| Time | Hakuba：13:00 - around 21:00 / Nozawa Onsen：13:20 - around 21:00 |
| Meal | Dinner included |
| Guide language | English |
This is recommended! Highlights of this course.
Let’s experience Japan! First you will enjoy Matsushiro Town, full of traditional Japanese craft and game.
Listen to a stirring performance of the koto, Japan’s representative musical instrument, at the Sanada Family Residence in front of a beautiful Japanese garden. Afterwards, at the Teramachi Merchant House, you will experience handicrafts like “Sanada Braids,” play the traditional fan tossing game called “Tōsenkyō,” and marvel at sets of authentic samurai armor and helmets.
From there, we will head to one of Japan’s national treasures, Zenkōji Temple. First, at the traditional temple lodging facilities known as “Shukubō,” you will enjoy an evening meal of fresh vegetarian dishes.
For the finale of the tour, you can stroll through a fantastical world of illumination at Zenkōji Temple’s annual light show, the Tōmyō Festival.
This February, two festivals of light will be held at the National Treasure Zenkōji Temple.
One is the Nagano Tomyō Lantern Festival that will be held from 2/6～11, and the other is the Zenkōji Omotesando Illumination event that will be held from 2/22～3/1. Both feature productions of magical light shows, and you can enjoy a spectacular scene that is quite different from the Zenkōji you can see in the day.
Matsushiro is a castle town that still houses the remnants of ancient Japan. Inside Japanese-style buildings, you can get a taste of Japanese culture by experiencing musical instruments, playing games, and making handicrafts. A photo shoot featuring you donned in samurai armor is sure to be a hit on Instagram!
Enjoy a dinner of Buddhist vegetarian cuisine at one of the temple lodgings, or Shukubō, in the Zenkōji Temple grounds. Delighting in a delicious meal at a Shukubō is a rare opportunity that is sure to become a wonderful memory of your time in Japan.
| Departure Place | Departure Point | Departure Time |
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| Hakuba | Hakuba Tokyu Hotel | 13:00 |
| Happo Information Center | 13:05 | |
| Hakuba Base Camp | 13:15 | |
| Nozawa Onsen | Nozawa Onsen Chuō(Central) Terminal | 13:20 |
| Meal | Breakfast 0times / Lunch 0times / Dinner 1times | |||
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| Bus | Operated by Taiyo Bus or Nagano Kotsu Bus The tour is usually conducted in a minibus, but a taxi may be used depending on the number of tour participants. |
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| Tour Guide | There will be tour guide riding along until Zenkōji Temple departure. (Nozawa Onsen departure :from Matsushiro to Zenkōji) |
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| Interpreter | Accompany from Matsushiro to Zenkōji Temple. | |||
| Minimum number of participants | 2 people | |||
| Planning and implementation | Mie Kotsu Co., Ltd. Travel Agency Licence: No.1934 by the Japan Tourism Agency Head office 2-7-2 Nishiki Naka-ku Nagoya |
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| Cancellation fee | If you ever need to cancel the reservation, a cancellation fee will be applied as a percentage of the reservation fee according to the graph. | |||
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Zenkōji Temple & Matushiro Castle Town + Snow Monkey 2Day Tour
¥18,000 (Adult) \ ¥13,000 (Child)
| Departure Dates | Feb. 8 |
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| Departure Place | Nozawa Onsen |
| Accommodation expenses(Zenkoji Shukubo) | included |
| Meal | Dinner and Breakfast included |
| Guide language | English |
| Sat. Feb 8 | Same as Zenkōji Temple & Matushiro Castle Town 1 day Bus tour. Accommodation at Zenkoji Shukubo |
| Sat. Feb 9 | Shukubo･･･(Walk)･･･ or ==(Route bus)==Nagano Station(10:10)==(Nagaden Bus: Resort direct bus)== Snow Monkey Park Bus stop(10:57) ･･･(Walking / 35mins)･･･Jigokudani Yaen-koen(Free time)･･･(Free lunch)･･･ Snow Monkey Park Bus stop(14:20)==(Nagaden Bus)== Nozawa Onsen(15:20) |
The first day’s journey is a day-trip course. The first day is also the only one that includes a guided tour.
The bus fare for the Nagano Station～Snow Monkey Park～Nozawa Onsen route (￥3,200) will be each participant’s responsibility.
The Lantern Festival at Zenkōji Temple (Nagano Tomyo Festial) is an event which commemorates the Nagano Olympics.
During this festival, Zenkōji Temple is illuminated with five different colored lights.
A top designer will put on an aerial display out of light at Zenkōji Hondo and Sanmon, inviting everyone into the wondrous world of the Pure Land, a Buddhist vision of heaven.
The Sanada Family Residence was a palace built in 1863 over the span of a year. It served as a residence for the lord’s mother-in-law. Later, it became the residence for the lord as well, following his retirement. There are only a few palaces that were built apart from a castle like this remaining in the country. The main house and the many other buildings and gardens that remain on the premises are part of an important cultural heritage. You can experience playing koto.
From around the middle of the 19th century until the first half of the 20th century, this was the residence of the Kanehako family who ran a pawnshop.
The large building, storehouse, and expansive garden will give you a feel for the lifestyle of the merchants of that time.
In addition to tours of the residence, they also have a café and gallery, allowing you to casually enjoy this cultural heritage.
Throwing fan is a kind of traditional Japanese game.
Throw a fan at the target called a "butterfly" set on the paulownia box, scoring the shape made by the fan, butterfly and pillow according to the Tale of Genji and the point formula traced to Hyakunin Isshu.
Sanada Braids are flattened patterns of cords that are woven vertically and horizontally to make a pattern. The fact that it can be used to make vertical patterns is one of its unique characteristics. Because of this pattern’s durability, it was often used in crafting weapons and various lifestyle tools.
Let’s try making Sanada Braids!
It’s not real samurai armor, but you can take a commemorative picture in easy-to-wear armor outfits.
Zenkōji Temple houses 39 temple lodgings, or Shukubō, and each one has an enshrinement hall and a chief priest. The head chief serves the Nyorai, or the Buddhist deity of Zenkōji Temple, and along with that protective role they gather worshippers’ prayers from all over the country and relay them to Buddha. We will enjoy an evening meal of fresh vegetarian dishes at one of these temple lodgings.
One of the most visited temples in Japan, Zenkōji was founded over 1,400 years ago and stores what many believe to be the first Buddhist statue ever brought to Japan.
