Ina Valley – Diverse Experience Tour – 2 nights, 3 days –
KoshinetsuDuration3 days 2 night AvailabilityJune~ September Price: ¥ 99,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNagano / Nagano Duration3 days 2 night Activity Level★★★☆☆ Technical Level★★★☆☆ Story Enjoy this new adventure tour of the Ina Valley – one of the country’s better-hidden travel destinations, located between Japan’s Central and Southern Alps. Combining outdoor activities...
Ina Valley – Diverse Experience Tour – 3 nights, 4 days –
KoshinetsuDuration4 days 3 night AvailabilityApril ~ October Price: ¥ 141,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNagano / Nagano Duration4 days 3 night Activity Level★★★★★ Technical Level★★★★★ Story Few people today know that the famous Nakasendo trade passage originally ran along this other, “phantom” route. Participants of this tour can travel this path from...
Suge-Grass Weaving – Traditional Handcraft of Myoko Snow Country
KoshinetsuDuration4.5 hours AvailabilityJuly~October Price: ¥ 13,800 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNiigata / Niigata Duration4.5 hours Activity Level★★☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Highlight Story Myoko, known for its incredibly heavy snowfall, is also home to an amazing traditional handcraft. Sedge (hereby referred to as suge-grass), is a grassy variety of plant that grows well in...
Suginosawa Harukoma”, Traditional Performance Celebrating the Arrival of Spring in the Snowy Region of Myoko
KoshinetsuDuration1.5 hours AvailabilityMay~October Price: ¥ 14,200 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNiigata / Niigata Duration1.5 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Highlight Spend some time to interacting with members of the organization. Souvenir chopsticks commemorating Suginosawa’s rich forests. Story The Harukoma (“spring horse”) song and dance of Suginosawa in Myoko City, is a traditional...
Water Crossroads Lake Nojiri Historia ~ 1-day e-bike cycling & irori lunch in a historic house with a local guide
KoshinetsuDuration7 hours AvailabilityMid-May~Early-November Price: ¥ 13,700 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNiigata / Niigata Duration7 hours Activity Level★★★☆☆ Technical Level★★☆☆☆ Highlight Story Visitors to Lake Nojiri, located in the Myoko-Togakushi Renzan National Park, are rewarded with beautiful views of Mt. Kurohime, Mt. Myoko, Mt. Madarao, and almost fifty large and small capes and...
Visit to the Shugendo Training Ruins of Sekiyama Shrine of the Sacred Mt. Myoko
KoshinetsuDuration1.5 hours AvailabilityMid-May~October Price: ¥ 4,200 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNiigata / Niigata Duration1.5 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ Highlight Story Mt. Myoko has long been considered a sacred mountain where spirits live, as well as a place of worship and for “Shugendo” religious training. Visitors to the tour will be guided...
Preserving Traditional Handcrafts of the Ina Valley
KoshinetsuDuration4.5 hours AvailabilityLate-April ~ Mid-November Price: ¥ 14,200 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNagano / Nagano Duration4.5 hours Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★★☆☆☆ Highlight Story Since ancient times, Japan has had a rice farming culture. The straw that comes from the rice after it has been cut is used in a wide variety of...
The Natural Fortress, Takato Castle, and Samurai Lifestyle
KoshinetsuDuration4.5 hours AvailabilityLate-April ~ Mid-November Price: ¥ 11,800 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNagano / Nagano Duration4.5 hours Activity Level★★☆☆☆ Technical Level★★☆☆☆ Highlight Story Takato Castle, one of Japan’s top 100 castles, no longer has any castle buildings. It is a natural fortress chosen because of its topography and location on a river...
Traditional Performing Arts Group in the Ina Valley
KoshinetsuDuration2.5 hours AvailabilityApril ~ November Price: ¥ 70,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNagano / Nagano Duration2.5 hours Activity Level★★☆☆☆ Technical Level★★☆☆☆ Highlight Story Located between two alpine regions, the Ina Valley has long been home to many traditional performing arts, such as Bon Odori, Shishimai, and Kabuki. Dengakuza is a professional performing...
1-Day e-Bike and Trekking Tour Off the Beaten Track in the Ina Valley, Tatsuno & Kawashima
KoshinetsuDuration9.5 hours AvailabilityApril ~ October Price: ¥ 22,000 above（tax included） Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishNagano / Nagano Duration9.5 hours Activity Level★★★★☆ Technical Level★★★★☆ Highlight Story A wonderful experience, discovering the northern part of the Ina Valley, located between two alpine regions. It is said that the name “Tatsuno” comes from the dragon (tatsu) that...
～Passing Down Kamikatsu’s Traditional Tea Making to Future Generations～ Shinobu’s Kamikatsu Awa Bancha Tea Comparison Experience
ShikokuDuration2 hours Availability— Price ￥7,100 above(tax included) Guided / Self-guidedGuided Start / FinishTokushima / Tokushima Duration2 hour Activity Level★☆☆☆☆ Technical Level★☆☆☆☆ To tourists considering travel to Kamikatsu Kamikatsu is a small town with a population of under 1500. In 2013, the town made ” The Zero Waste Declaration” with aim of producing no garbage. Heartland...