Snow Monkey Trip

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2018.9.5

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HOKUSAI MUSEUM, OBUSE

HOKUSAI MUSEUM, OBUSE, located in this historical area of Obuse where is 30 minutes away by train from Yudanaka station. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), a world renowned Ukiyoye Artist in the edo-period has created a large number of masterpieces including his most famous “Fugaku Sanjiurokkei (Thirty-six vies of Mount Fuji)”. Since his first visit to Obuse at the age of 83, Hokusai created many of his final handwriting pieces in Obuse. Hokusaikan exhibits collections of Higashimachi Matsuri yatai tenjoe (a colored drawing on paulownia board) such as paintings of dragons, phoenix and Onami (high wave), Menami (low wave), which were drawn for the rest of Hokusai’s life in Obuse. Name：HOKUSAI MUSEUM,…
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2016.10.26

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Great Collection of Handmade Jewerly Only Found at This Store

This small boutique is joint establishment of the newly opened hostel. The owner, Sonmi, not only makes accessories as well, but also gathered a great selection of accessories and interior goods handmade by local and regional artisans. Each of these glass accessories have a different design. A Japanese curtain hand-dyed by an artist based in Nagano City. Shop name：　High Quality Hostel AIBIYA Addresses：3032, Hirao, Yamanochi-machi Shimotakai-gun, Nagano, 381-0401, Japan TEL/reservation:0269-38-0926 Operating Hours:13:00-21:00(variety shop) Shop holidays：irregular holiday
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2016.10.8

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To experience the real feeling of Japan, take a trip with a twist.

Yamanouchi is a town steeped in the true feel and ambience of Japan. This is the place for truly beautiful memories of your Japanese travels. ●Kyudo (Japanese archery) Adjacent to “Uotoshi Ryokan” in Yudanaka Onsen is an archery range that accommodates six archers at a time. Visitors are admitted every Wednesday to observe and try their hand at kyudo (¥700 per hour). Location: Uotoshi Ryokan Reservations and inquiries: Yamanouchi Town Tourism Association ●Try on a kimono or uchikake The uchikake is a bridal robe with trailing skirts worn by Japanese brides. Here visitors can try on a kimono or uchikake. Reservations and inquiries: Yamanouchi Town Tourism Association http://www.info-yamanouchi.net/english/contact/contact.html ●Making hand-made…
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2016.10.3

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The History of the Hot Springs of Yamanouchi

The town of Yamanouchi is dotted with geothermal hot-spring baths. There are nine hot springs in the Yudanaka/Shibu Onsen resort, seven in Shiga Kogen area and three in Kita Shiga Kogen area. In this article we bring you some of the history of two hot springs popular with tourists, Yudanaka Onsen and Shibu Onsen. “Yudanaka Onsen” is said to have been discovered some 1,350 years ago by a Buddhist monk named Chiyu. Upon finding the hot spring, Chiyu built a stone image of the Maitreya Buddha on the east side of O-yu hot spring. It is said that the image became buried with the passage of time but was unearthed…

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About Snowmonkey Town

The town of Yamanouchi in northeastern Nagano Prefecture is a popular sightseeing and leisure area. Nestled amid the beauty of nature, it is renowned for its large snow resorts such as "Shiga Kogen", "Kita Shiga Kogen" and "Yudanaka/Shibu Onsen Resort.



In recent years Yamanouchi has attracted worldwide fame for the snow monkeys of Jigokudani Yaen-koen, the "Snow Monkey Park." Large numbers of foreign tourists visit the park every year.

How to go?